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Northfield-Rice County Digital History Collection

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Category Archives: Malt-O-Meal

Primary Source Sets released

02 Tuesday Apr 2019

Posted by Stephanie Hess in Agriculture, Arts and Culture, History Blog, James-Younger Bank Raid, Malt-O-Meal, Military, People, Recreation, Religion, Social Issues, Women, World War I

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Primary Source Sets

We are pleased to announce that we recently released a set of educational guides to Northfield-area history called Primary Source Sets. Primary source sets are online collections of digitized historical materials—from photographs to diaries and more—arranged by topic. These sets all reflect the local Northfield experience of a larger historic event, theme, or era.

The sets explore these twelve topics:

  • Settlement & Immigration
  • The James-Younger Gang Bank Raid
  • Malt-O-Meal in Northfield
  • Agriculture & Farming
  • Milling in Northfield
  • Women in Northfield
  • World War I Home Front
  • 1918 Influenza Epidemic
  • World War II in Northfield
  • Northfield Architecture
  • Religion in Northfield
  • Entertainment in Northfield

Each set includes a topic overview, links to approximately 20 digitized items on the Northfield-Rice County Digital History Collection (DHC), discussion questions, related resources, and a guide to using primary sources for research. Several benchmarks of the Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in both Social Studies and English Language Arts can be explored using these sets, as well.

Some of the Primary Source Sets available on the DHC

Mark Heiman, Northfield history enthusiast and member of the DHC steering committee, observed, “This is an invaluable starting point for anyone interested in local history, whether you want a deep dive into a topic you’re already familiar with or an introduction to fascinating people and stories that may be new to you.”

The Project Coordinator for the DHC, Stephanie Hess, explained, “One of the primary goals of the DHC is to provide access to a wide variety of digitized materials about local history. We want to spread the word about these amazing resources and provide guidance so teachers, students, and the whole community can discover their stories.”

Northfield founder John W. North and his daughter, Emma, in 1855. Find this primary source along with others in the Settlement & Immigration Primary Source Set on the Northfield History Collaborative.

Northfield founder John W. North and his daughter, Emma, in 1855. Find this primary source along with others in the Settlement & Immigration Primary Source Set on the Northfield-Rice County Digital History Collection.

The DHC developed these sets with guidance from the Minnesota Digital Library and the Digital Public Library of America. These publications were made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. The sets are open to all researchers: please follow the link to the Primary Source Set landing page.

For more guidance, check out our Primary Source Set Users Guide.

Send us feedback about these primary source sets!

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What’s new on the DHC?

13 Friday Jul 2018

Posted by Stephanie Hess in Agriculture, Businesses, Carleton College, City of Northfield, History Blog, Malt-O-Meal, Northfield Historical Society, People, Politics and Government, Religion, Rice County Historical Society, Social Issues, St. Johns Lutheran Church, St. Olaf College

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Residence of Frederick Albers, c. 1900. Bridgewater Township collection.

We have been busy so far in 2018! Here is a list of some of the highlights that have been added to the Northfield-Rice County Digital History Collection since January:

Bridgewater Township collection:

  • Birth Register 1907-1915
  • Individual documents and photos

First United Church of Christ collection:

  • Looking Backward: A History of the Congregational Church in Northfield
  • Manual of the Congregational Church of Northfield, 1878

Three Links Care Center collection:

  • I.O.O.F. Home for Elderly and Children Scrapbook

St. John’s Lutheran Church collection:

  • Ladies Aid Past Presidents scrapbook

Rice County Historical Society collection:

  • Miscellaneous historical documents

Northfield Historical Society collection:

  • 1878 Newton S. Persons Diary
  • Northfield City Council meeting minutes book, 1893-1903
  • Malt-O-Meal photographs and documents
  • Sheldahl Co. photographs
  • Reminiscences of Elise K. Ytterboe
  • Minutes book of the Northfield Improvement Association, 1884-1937
  • Northfield High School commencement programs: added years 1929, 1930, 1937

Carleton College born digital collection:

  • World War II photographs and documents

More to come!

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Fun Finds in the NHC: Malt-O-Meal Additions

24 Friday Jun 2016

Posted by Stephanie Hess in Businesses, History Blog, Malt-O-Meal

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As we near the end of Northfield’s history month, I’m happy to announce the addition of new photographs to the NHC from the Northfield Historical Society’s Malt-O-Meal collection. This collection includes artifacts and images from the history of the Malt-O-Meal company, but it also documents key places in Northfield where it ran its business.

In celebration of our newest exhibition, “Malt-O-Meal Originals,” enjoy this selection of historical photographs of the Ames Mill, Campbell Mill, and other Northfield views.

Cannon River and mills

Cannon River, two mills, and downtown Northfield, long before Malt-O-Meal came. Taken in 1888. http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/ref/collection/NfldHistSoc/id/9737/rec/13

Cannon River and Ames Mill

Cannon River and the Ames Mill long before Malt-O-Meal took up residence. Taken in 1888. http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/NfldHistSoc/id/9738/rec/12

Ames Mill, 1930

Ames Mill in 1930, with Malt-O-Meal sign on top. Sign reads “Malt-O-Meal, A Cereal You’ll Enjoy. Made here, sold everywhere.” http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/NfldHistSoc/id/9740/rec/1

Ames Mill with gas station

The Ames Mill included a gas and service station for vehicles from 1932 through 1981. http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/NfldHistSoc/id/9748/rec/1

Aerial view of Ames Mill

Aerial photograph of the Ames Mill from the early 1970s. Neon letters spell out “Malt-O-Meal” on top of the mill. http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/NfldHistSoc/id/9745/rec/1

Ames Mill with awnings

Ames Mill from across the Cannon River, with neon sign and red awnings, 1977. http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/NfldHistSoc/id/9743/rec/1

Ames Mill renovation

View of the renovation of the Ames Mill. http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/NfldHistSoc/id/9741/rec/1

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Campbell Mill

Aerial view of the Campbell Mill, the site of the production of ready-to-eat cereals since 1961. http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/NfldHistSoc/id/9747/rec/1

To see these images (and more!) in person, come to the Northfield Historical Society and ask for the “Malt-O-Meal Originals” exhibit. More artifacts from the collection will be posted on the NHC soon, so stay posted!

For more Northfield history fun, see the last week of events described here! Highlights include the History Hound Walk tomorrow (June 25), Teddy Roosevelt Live at Books and Stars on June 29, and the Vintage Base Ball Game on July 4 at 1 p.m.

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