History of the May Fete Celebration

History of the May Fete Celebration

An early 20th century spring ice cream social at Carleton became a May festival on the lawn of Gridley Hall dorm on May 22 of 1909, with Maypole dancing, Glee Club singing and the crowning of a May Queen. Over the next half a century, entertainment was added to the...

History Month Continues

History Month is in full swing with two events this week. June 11 @ 6:30 p.m. Village on the Cannon The Northfield Historical Society and The Entertainment Guide have teamed to produce Volumes 2 and 3 of Susan Hvistendahl’s trilogy of “Historic...

NHS Annual Meeting

We had our 37th Annual Meeting on Saturday, March 17 at Great Hall on the Carleton College Campus.  There were about 100 NHS members in attendance. We honored three long time supporters, Marion, David and Susan Hvistendahl.  Thank you to our musicans, Like a Bossa,...