November 6, 2012 in Alexandria Echo Press
The Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) awarded a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant in the amount of $7,000 to the city of Alexandria to fund the research and drafting of a historic context study of the city.
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October 25, 2012 in West Central Tribune
WILLMAR A two-story house connected to the family of early Willmar businessman John M. Spicer will be open for public viewing Saturday.
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September 26, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe
LUVERNE With nine buildings already listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the city of Luverne learned Wednesday it will receive a $16,600 grant from the Minnesota Historical Society to evaluate the historical significance of Luverne’s downtown commercial and civic core in the hope that an historic district can be established. Continue Reading
July 26, 2012 in West Central Tribune
MONTEVIDEO Two men who allegedly told officers they wanted to “see the ghosts” pleaded guilty to trespassing into a locked building after allegedly breaking into the Swensson Farmstead, a historic property in Chippewa County.
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May 27, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
A Minot neighborhood is being called North Dakota’s most endangered historic place. Eastwood Park was damaged by Souris River flooding last summer. The flood damaged more than 4,000 homes. Continue Reading
April 2, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
Dickinson may take a different route to provide up to $82,500 in remaining funds to restore the historic Elks Building, commissioners said at a meeting at City Hall Monday. Continue Reading
December 20, 2011 in The Dickinson Press
As the year wraps up and we enter 2012, The Dickinson Press will take you through the top stories that filled its pages this year. Today we start with No. 10.
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October 2, 2011 in West Central Tribune
NEW LONDON Softball games at noon, heart-pounding spelldowns, Christmas programs, painstaking cursive writing exercises and a teacher who taught eight grades in one room with a strict hand to make burly boys tow the line are just some of the memories Steve Nelson has of his education in the District 25 country school building.
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August 17, 2011 in The Daily Republic
From deep inside the South Dakota State University tent at the Dakotafest grounds near Mitchell comes a pop, a clank and a hum the sounds of a 100-year-old engine cranking to life.
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July 19, 2011 in West Central Tribune
ST. PAUL The Minnesota Historical Society, its museums, historic sites and library will reopen to the public on Saturday following the state of Minnesota government shutdown. Continue Reading
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