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Northfield-Rice County Digital History Collection

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Primary Source Sets released

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Tramadol Pay With Mastercard 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

Tramadol Online Legal 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.

https://www.waldenwoods.com/1hbr0ay 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.”

https://produceperks.org/2023/03/nv81xt1rb 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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https://www.protestskateboards.com/uncategorized/jljmpup 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:

https://umapharmatechmachinery.com/od023fac Bridgewater Township collection:

  • Birth Register 1907-1915
  • Individual documents and photos

https://borobudur-training.com/kavx0l6 First United Church of Christ collection:

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

https://produceperks.org/2023/03/8co17g6 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

https://www.sos-parents-japan.org/2023/03/15/0wr91y6r8vr 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

https://samede.org/2023/03/14/a48lr9tzl Carleton College born digital collection:

  • World War II photographs and documents

https://www.cavendish.ac.uk/1zpi6zg8 More to come!

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Rebirth and Reflection: Glimpses of Spring in Northfield during the early Twentieth Century

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https://theparrishplace.com/0swp7988u Spring is finally here! Well, at least according to the calendar. In Minnesota it can sometimes be a little difficult to tell. But before long, song birds will be returning, trees will be budding, and gardens will need tending. This year’s frigid winter will soon be only a distant memory as the last of the remaining snow melts away. Easter approaches, as do commencement celebrations and spring festivals such as May Day. Finally time to escape the homes we have been cooped up in all winter and pull out the barbeque or have a picnic. In my family, spring also means getting out the rain boots and coats so we can do some serious puddle splashing!

https://indyhabitat.org/hdk4gpe4 In the early years of the twentieth century, citizens of Northfield welcomed the germination of the new year in ways both analogous to and different from today. Perhaps a larger contingent of the population was occupied with planting the season’s crops, and masses of children probably did not descend on the city’s parks to search for candy-filled plastic eggs. Still, many parallels can be drawn, and it is certainly possible to imagine oneself sitting on a blanket having a picnic along the Cannon River on a fine April afternoon, whether in 2018 or in 1918. Exploring the wealth of documents digitized by the Northfield-Rice County Digital History Collection opens a window into these early years. These documents span many aspects of life, from histories of the city’s early schools and churches to letters sent home from sons at war, all giving us opportunities to study these spring days of long ago.

https://ramaco-qatar.net/9xuqqdvvr Early spring on the Lakes, Carleton College, undated. Harvey Stork, photographer. Carleton College Archives.

St. John's Lutheran Church Sunday School picnic at Heath Creek, May 1910.

St. John’s Lutheran Church Sunday School picnic at Heath Creek, May 1910. St. John’s Lutheran Church collection.

Spring is first and foremost a time of rebirth. It is a time for planting gardens and fields. As leaves return to the trees, so do the song birds that escaped to warmer climates for the winter. An early undated photo from the Carleton College archives shows a spring view of Lyman Lakes that could nearly have been taken today, minus the newer buildings and the highway. The lakes were created and given to the College in 1916-1917 by George and Marietta Lyman in memory of their son George Huntington Lyman.[1] A second photo, from May of 1910, shows a group of children from St. John’s Lutheran Church having a Sunday picnic. The trees overhead show relatively bare branches with few leaves yet still manage to shade this idyllic seen. At least one of the young girls has a hat covered with early spring flowers, which she deftly wears on what appears to be a blustery day.

Page 288 of The History of Carleton College

Excerpt from page 288 of The History of Carleton College, 1904. Carleton College Archives.

Of course, for many community members the spring holiday of Easter marks a pivotal rebirth. Apparently, those Carleton students not home for the holiday could look forward to a special morning. According to a 1904 history of the school, “Easter morning, in place of the rising bell, a carol is sung, and singing carols, all descend to breakfast with a butterfly or daffodil awaiting each one.” A story in the https://www.sos-parents-japan.org/2023/03/15/ur8495d Northfield News of April 21, 1906 tells of a particularly packed house at All Saints Episcopal Church for that year’s Easter observances. “The church was crowded to its utmost capacity at each of the services, and all agreed that never before had the parish passed a more pleasant and impressive Easter […] A special train on the Great Western railroad brought about ninety from Faribault and adjacent towns.”[2]

Spring picnic near the Cannon River, 1909.

Spring picnic near the Cannon River, 1909. St. Olaf College Archives.

As the snows finally melt away after a lengthy Minnesota winter, people across the years have wanted to get outside and enjoy themselves. The parks have filled with families enjoying the sun and the Cannon River has provided ample opportunity for an afternoon river trip. The 1909 photo above shows a group of St. Olaf students having a picnic next to their canoe. What better way to spend a warm weekend afternoon after a long week of classes?

May Fete 1922

Four women dancing in the May Fete pageant of 1922. Carleton College Archives.

May Fete 1923

Frances Emge’s solo dance in the May Fete pageant of 1923. Harvey Stork photographer. Carleton College Archives.

Nothing epitomized this need to get out in the warming sun and celebrate more than Carleton’s elaborate Mai Fete pageants which were held each May on one of the islands in Lyman Lakes. As the two photos above show, Mai Fete was foremost a springtime dance festival. These extravagant events were produced by students and came to involve a majority of the women on campus. First celebrated in 1918, Mai Fete reached its peak popularity in the 1920s and 1930s, regularly drawing thousands of spectators.[3]

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Tornado damage behind a house on St. Olaf Avenue in 1922. Northfield Historical Society.

As we all know, spring weather can be fickle and the citizens Northfield had ample opportunity to witness nature’s unpredictability in the early years of the twentieth century. The city has known its fair share of floods along the Cannon River and late season snows, along with the early appearance of summer thunderstorms. A particularly dramatic spring storm occurred on May 3, 1922. The photo above shows some of the damage incurred by the tornado that hit the St. Olaf area that evening. The https://spagzblox.com/2023/03/14/zlj19xhwabx Northfield News noted that “Northfield had a visit from an early season tornado Wednesday evening that threw a scare into everybody in town, and wrought considerable havoc in the northwest portion of the city […] Those who had the opportunity to view it at close range admit that they are satisfied and have no desire for an introduction to another.”[4] Luckily, while considerable property damage was sustained, there were no injuries, not even among the occupants of a bus that was blown into a ditch along Lincoln Street.

The Northfield-Rice County Digital History Collection has been focused on commemorating the centennial of World War One over the past many months. What must the families at home have thought of a spring planting of the family farm or of attending an Easter service without their loved ones by their side? Capturing the contrast between spring’s joy and the darkness of war, one Carleton member of the student training corps recorded in his diary on March 1918: “Only one class. Ushering in Spring – Playing catch […] Good long sleep […] Drill until 4 P.M. Home at 10:01 – [..] Big day at home. Red Cross Auction. Worked in shop. Dance.” What a week! Went to class, played catch, and practiced for war.

Still, even during a time of war, spring brought with it some light-heartedness and apparently a desire to go out and buy a new suit. Two ads for tailors seem oddly out of place during such difficult times. A Chas Stern Square Dealing Clothier ad from March 1917 notes, “Easter 1917 Fashion Decrees Military Effects.” That certainly could have made for some interesting suits at Easter service. An ad for Olberg’s Tailory the next year, however, departed from military styles: “Don’t think that just because the country is at war you can do without your Easter Suit.” Instead, the country needs prosperity during such times and, after all, “you cannot feel prosperous unless you look prosperous.”

Northfield News, March 30, 1917

Northfield News, March 30, 1917

Northfield News, March 8, 1918

Spring is such a contrasting season, the first colorful songbirds bursting onto an otherwise wintertime scene, or bright warm days leading quickly to dangerous floods when the snows finally melt. Though seemly a disparate group of documents—from an advertisement for military style suits to a photo of a church picnic—all of these sources display this distinct contrast that so defines springtime. The pictures taken of Lyman Lakes or of St. Olaf students on a picnic, could easily have been taken in 2018, though perhaps without such formal attire. A diary entry about students drilling for war at Carleton College, or an ad telling us that it is our patriotic duty to purchase suits in war time, perhaps seem a little more out of place.

As the days lengthen again, let’s reflect on the different meanings of spring, and maybe contemplate what it may have been like to welcome the season here in Northfield a century ago. Most importantly, let’s all go grab our rain boots and splash in a puddle or two. I am sure that Northfield residents, young and old, were doing the same a century ago!

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Robert Coleman is an independent historian and current stay-at-home dad. His background is in public history with an emphasis on Native American history, the environment and changing understandings of landscapes. He has enjoyed working on transcribing projects for the Northfield-Rice County Digital History Collection over the course of the past year and looks forward to continuing to research and write about the fascinating history of his newly adopted home.

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Notes:

[1] Ben Weiss, Lyman Lakes, http://northfieldhistorical.org/items/show/67

[2] “Easter Services,” Northfield News, April 25, 1906.

[3] Carleton College Student Activities, “Mai Fete,” https://apps.carleton.edu/campus/campact/programs/maifete/

[4] “Tornado Visits Northfield Early Wednesday Evening,” Northfield News, May 5, 1922.

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Fun Finds in the NHC: New Additions to the Collaborative

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Posted by Stephanie Hess in Businesses, Christdala, First National Bank, History Blog, James-Younger Bank Raid, Northfield Public Library, People, Religion

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The Collaborative has been busy transcribing, interpreting, and uploading a number of documents in the last few months. We’re excited to share some of these new additions with you!

First National Bank of Northfield collection:

  • Excerpts from the first minutes book of the First National Bank. This selection includes digitized records relating to the failed James-Younger Gang bank raid of 1876. You can see when the bank directors decided to get a burglar proof safe with a time lock, how much was left in the bank after the raid attempt, and various tributes to Joseph Lee Heywood, the fallen acting cashier/hero of the day. The book also includes cashier G. M. Phillips’s account of receiving the famous telegram, “Bank Robbed. Heywood Killed. Two Robbers Also Killed.”
Telegram to First National Bank cashier G. M. Phillips with news about the bank raid, Sept. 7, 1876.

Telegram to First National Bank cashier G. M. Phillips with news about the bank raid, Sept. 7, 1876.

 

Northfield Public Library collection:

  • Souvenir program for the city of Northfield’s centennial in 1955. The booklet includes a brief history of Northfield, information about Northfield’s “pioneer families,” and a program for “The Genesis And Rise Of Northfield,” a dramatic pageant presented by the Northfield Centennial Corporation. The program was presented with compliments of local businesses, whose advertisements also appear inside.
Cover of the Northfield Centennial souvenir program

Cover of the Northfield Centennial souvenir program

  • Views of Northfield book. This book features photographs of various houses of prominent citizens in Northfield, MN as well as photographs of the different churches in town. Houses are labeled according to their owners and churches are also labeled. The book is not dated, but we estimate it is from around 1899.
Page 5 from the Views of Northfield book, including the residences of C. A. Drew, C. W. Blodgett, J. F. Revier, as well as Miss Baker's Boarding School.

Page 5 from the Views of Northfield book, including the residences of C. A. Drew, C. W. Blodgett, J. F. Revier, as well as Miss Baker’s Boarding School.

 

Christdala Church Preservation and Cemetery Association collection:

  • Various records (mostly in Swedish) documenting the immigration of members of the Christdala Church, as well as some baptism certificates, confirmation certificates, and letters of dismission. The migration forms include information about the birth dates and places of the individuals named, as well as the date they left Sweden. The NHC has identified the names and dates on these documents, but has not translated the Swedish or transcribed them fully – so if you would like to volunteer your skills as a Swedish transcriber, please let us know!
Migration form for Carl Berndtsson and Stina Berndtsdotter, dated April 25, 1882. View on NHC http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/CCPCA/id/1124/rec/29

Migration form for Carl Berndtsson and Stina Berndtsdotter, dated April 25, 1882. View on NHC to zoom in.

Look for more uploads in the coming months, including a batch of newly-scanned documents from the history of the Congregational Church in our First United Church of Christ collection.

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Fun Finds in the NHC: Christdala’s Young People’s Society and Luther League

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To finish off our month-long exploration of the Northfield History Collaborative’s fascinating offerings, here is a blog post written by Caroline Priore, NHC transcription intern. It features two new additions to the Collaborative from our partner, the Christdala Church Preservation and Cemetery Association: minute books from Christdala’s Young People’s Society and Luther League.

In the early twentieth century, the Christdala Swedish Lutheran Church maintained a strong core of young people through the vibrant presence of its Young People’s Society. Fortunately for us, the society’s various secretaries took detailed and thorough notes of meetings from the end of 1916 through 1918, bound in a minutes book. The book records specific details like what hymns were sung, how many members attended, and how much money turned up in the collection basket. Meetings usually consisted of a prayer or sermon led by the president (the pastor), a collection of musical performances and scripture readings led by members of the congregation, and a few small business items.

The Society held its first meeting in December of 1916, under the guidance of the church’s current pastor, Reverend Norsen. At this particular meeting, members of the Y.P.S. elected their officers, including President, Vice President, Secretary, Cashier, Social Committee, Program Committee, Auditors, and Librarian. The secretary noted, “The Y.P.S. decided to have a meeting every month as before. The program to be in Swede [sic] every other month and English every other month.” And the young people also decided “that $10 be sent to the China mission.”

Young People's Society, December 29, 1916

Young People’s Society meeting minutes, December 29, 1916. See page 5 here  http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/CCPCA/id/950

At another meeting, in November of 1918, members decided to purchase altar trimmings and coat hooks as essential additions to their community. Most meetings were enhanced by vocal, violin, and even accordion solos, and were often followed by a “social hour” characterized by home-cooked refreshments.

Young People's Society, November 24, 1918

Young People’s Society meeting, November 24, 1918. See page 28 here    http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/CCPCA/id/950

Notes from the meeting held in March of 1917 indicate that the Young People’s Society took a vote to officially join the Luther League and send a delegate to the Luther League Conference, but the motion was defeated.

Young People's Society, March 1917

Young People’s Society meeting minutes, March 1917. See page 7 here  http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/CCPCA/id/950

The Luther League, formed in 1895, was a nationwide organization that strove to “quicken the consciousness of the Christian faith,” and to promote a “practical life” of pious living among young people. Although the minutes do not explain why the members of the Society were reluctant to join in 1917, we might speculate that they were unwilling to pay dues or take on other responsibilities attached to participation in the national group.

When Christdala did eventually claim membership in 1932, the secretaries continued recording events of the group newly reorganized under the auspices of the Luther League organization. As the minutes indicate, each meeting was an occasion for social mingling and displays of hospitality, and some were even hosted at parishioners’ homes. The secretary’s report for the Luther League meeting on July 24, 1932 chronicles the society’s rousing rendition of the hymn “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” closing with the observation that “everyone seemed to enjoy the program.” However, despite the presence of nearly sixty attendees at that meeting, a mere $4.51 was gathered in the collection plate.

Luther League, July 24, 1932

Luther League meeting minutes, July 24, 1932. See page 6 here  http://contentdm.carleton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/CCPCA/id/965

Through the Young People’s Society and the Luther League, Christdala’s young people enjoyed Bible studies, fellowship events, and even trips to national youth events. It was a setting where young men and young women could meet and socialize. Who knows, perhaps a few courtships may have started at one of these meetings!

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