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Franky Jackson had no idea he was making history by becoming the first minority person to lead a county historical society in Minnesota when he took on the job of managing Renville County’s heritage as its museum and Historical Society director. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

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...

news / region Sat, May 18, 2013 - 5:02am

John Tennyson, director with Sleeping Dog Productions, of Green Lake, Wis., left, interviews Jim Carroll about his experiences as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division during the D-Day invasion. The interview was part of a special event at the Fagen Fighters World War II Museum. (Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

Granite Falls, Minn., museum event honors World War II glider, pilots

GRANITE FALLS - As teenagers growing up in the Netherlands during the Nazi occupation, Gysbert and Wilhelmina Beukhof witnessed many horrors, but fixed their eyes also on one sign of...

entertainment / showcase Fri, Apr 05, 2013 - 9:46am

Jake Ertl, left, and Junior Martinez, of Roof 1, apply an under layer of roofing Friday to the roof on the newly constructed multi-purpose community room which has been added to the west side of the Kandiyohi County Historical Museum in Willmar. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Historical roofers

news / local Sat, Nov 03, 2012 - 12:00am

Space shuttle pauses on 12-mile L.A. trip to museum

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- At its prime, the space shuttle Endeavour circled the globe at 17,500 mph, faster than a speeding bullet. In retirement, it's crawling along the streets of...

news / nation Fri, Oct 12, 2012 - 11:27am

Excavation work is underway Monday for the 1,700-square-foot multi-purpose room addition to the Kandiyohi County Historical Museum in Willmar. Carlson Construction of Willmar is general contractor. From left are Steig Sogge, Corey Rood and Corey Swenson as they excavate the area. They report that they have excavated several feet deep, but the soil remains dry. Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny

news / local Tue, Sep 25, 2012 - 12:00am

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...

extra / region / world Sat, Sep 22, 2012 - 8:22am

Diane and Ron Fagen are shown with the plane owned by Ron's late father, Raymond. The Ercoupe trainer is displayed in the gallery hangar.(Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

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 is built to be tornado proof. Yet despite...

extra / region / world Sat, Sep 22, 2012 - 8:00am

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...

showcase / region / world Thu, Jun 14, 2012 - 12:55pm

Austin Pagenkopf, 13, left, and Jordan Kadelback, 13, sit in old fashion school desks Friday in the one-room schoolhouse during a museum school tour. Students from the Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart school district were visiting the Kandiyohi County Historical Museum in Willmar for an end-of-the-year field trip. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

news / local Sat, May 28, 2011 - 12:00am

Paynesville (Minn.) museum village ribbon cutting is Saturday

PAYNESVILLE -- It only takes two years to create a new -- yet historical -- village. For the Paynesville Area Historical Museum, that's exactly what it took to replicate many...

Thu, May 19, 2011 - 8:59am

Willmar woodcarver Fred Cogelow, right, shows photos of his artwork to Colleen Sheehy, executive director of Plains Art Museum in Fargo, N.D., Monday at ARTmeyerson, an art studio and
display space in Atwater. (Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange)

Connecting artists

Sue Meyerson has a passion for art and her community.

showcase / local Thu, Jan 27, 2011 - 8:42am

Smithsonian exhibit Journey Stories coming to lac qui Parle County Museum

MADISON - A Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit that explores history of American travel is coming to the Lac qui Parle County Historical Museum. The museum will host "Journey Stories from...

region Tue, Jul 20, 2010 - 2:17pm

Katie Urban, left, of the Science Museum of Minnesota, is assisted Wednesday by Clara Holm, a student at Kennedy Elementary School in Willmar, during a demonstration on how air vibrations create sound. Holm blew into the top of a glass bottle during the demonstration. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Good vibrations

news / local Thu, Jan 28, 2010 - 12:00am

Editorial: City must complete airport parcel sale

The city of Willmar's efforts to obtain the federal release of the former municipal airport land and complete a subsequent land sale with a valid purchase agreement have been delayed...

opinion / editorials Fri, Dec 18, 2009 - 12:00am

Terminal is prime spot for military museum, group says

WILLMAR -- A group called the Central Minnesota Veterans Historical Council believes the 68-year-old terminal at the former city airport would be a good location for a military museum, a...

news Mon, Dec 14, 2009 - 12:00am

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