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May 18, 2013
Renville County, Minn., museum director had ancestors on both side of 1862 conflict
MORTON -- Franky Jackson had no idea he would make history of his own when he accepted the position as director of the Renville County Historical Society and Museum in Morton. As a Dakota and member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton tribe in South Dakota, Jackson, 40, was told that he became...
news / regionMay 18, 2013 - 5:02am
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April 10, 2013
Symbol of future for America’s students offers a look back at a defining event of nation’s past
WILLMAR — When it’s time to talk about the Great Depression in teacher Ann Hendershott’s eighth-grade history class, it’s time to grab an iPad. Hendershott’s iBook on the Depression covers the same material as her students’ textbooks and adds audio files, videos and photo...
news / educationApril 10, 2013 - 10:24pm
March 15, 2013
Auction house: We found Titanic violin
LONDON (AP) -- The violin played by the bandmaster of the Titanic as the oceanliner sank has been unearthed, a British auction house said Friday. By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD Associated Press LONDON (AP) -- The violin played by the bandmaster of the Titanic as the oceanliner sank has been...
news / worldMarch 15, 2013 - 10:33am
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January 16, 2013
The history, mystery and purpose of War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Willmar, Minn., comes to light
WILLMAR — The 75th anniversary of the Willmar War Memorial Auditorium was allowed to go unnoticed last year, but there is a chance to make up for it. This can be the year that Willmar celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Richard Haines mural it holds, and let the world know about...
news / localJanuary 16, 2013 - 11:05pm
November 9, 2012
Ridgewater College blog: A Ridgewater professor's adventures in Russia
life / RidgewaterNovember 9, 2012 - 9:27am
September 22, 2012
World War II museum sents grand opening in Granite Falls, Minn.
The Fagen Fighters World War II Museum will host its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. There is no admission fee, and visitors are welcome to tour the museum at their leisure. No formal ceremony is planned, but First Officer Jeffrey Skiles of the "Miracle...
extra / region / worldSeptember 22, 2012 - 8:22am
Fagen Fighters World War II Museum ready for takeoff in Granite Falls, Minn.
To appreciate how prized this collection of World War II aircraft is, know this: The new, 15,000-square-foot brick-faced hangar that holds them...
extra / region / worldSeptember 22, 2012 - 8:00am
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September 4, 2012
A visit to Birch Coulee
news / regionSeptember 4, 2012 - 12:00am
August 30, 2012
Video: Acton Battlefield Marker Dedication
A permanent historic site marker is dedicated Wednesday on the location of the Acton Battlefield near Litchfield where a battle between U.S. soldiers and the Dakota Indians took place in 1862 during the U.S. - Dakota Conflict.
newsAugust 30, 2012 - 5:44pm
August 26, 2012
Video: Antique Tractor Plowing Event
Over twenty vintage tractors take part in a plowing event Saturday on a field north of Olivia. The West Central Antique Power Collectors sponsored the antique plowing bee.
newsAugust 26, 2012 - 4:12pm
August 11, 2012
Taking a sesquicentennial tour of U.S.-Dakota Conflict of 1862
There is heightened interest as Minnesota marks the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-Dakota Conflict of 1862. Hundreds of monuments and markers are scattered throughout southwestern Minnesota and the Minnesota River Valley to remember the tragic conflict. There are also historical...
extraAugust 11, 2012 - 12:00am
June 16, 2012
Kandiyohi County: 'Where the lakes begin'
WILLMAR -- It's no secret that Minnesota boasts some of the most gorgeous natural scenery in the United States, due in large part to the state's...
local / outdoorsJune 16, 2012 - 12:00am
June 14, 2012
Airshow Saturday offers glimpse of WWII museum in the works in Granite Falls
GRANITE FALLS -- While this weekend's airshow is expected to bring thousands of visitors to the Granite Falls Municipal Airport, it's likely only the beginning in terms of people making this site a destination. The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum will open this fall to permanently remember...
showcase / region / worldJune 14, 2012 - 12:55pm
May 23, 2012
Minnesota begins observance of 150th anniversary of the U.S. Dakota War of 1862
Ground Zero in what many consider Minnesota's most difficult and yet most significant historical era is here at the Lower Sioux Agency Historical...
news / regionMay 23, 2012 - 12:00am
February 25, 2012
Willmar, Minn., women celebrate 'real' birthday this year on leap day
When you only have a birthday once every four years, you learn to make it count. At least, that's the motto that Tracey Erickson, a leap day baby, has adopted. On Feb. 29, she'll turn 12 -- or, technically, 48. A speech and language clinician at Willmar Middle School, Erickson...
extra / localFebruary 25, 2012 - 8:00am
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