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Category Archives: Military

World War I in Northfield project launch

23 Thursday Mar 2017

Posted by Stephanie Hess in History Blog, Military, World War I

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In just two short weeks – April 6, 2017 – we will commemorate 100 years since the United States entered World War I.

Here they come! Military parade in Northfield, c. 1917. Northfield Historical Society collection.

In light of this centennial, the Northfield History Collaborative is pleased to announce the launch of a new digitization project that will focus on imagery, documents, and artifacts that tell the story of the Northfield experience of the war years – on the war front and on the home front. Stay tuned for weekly updates on the rarely-seen materials from our community partners that will be added shortly to our online database of primary source materials.

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Northfield’s Veterans

11 Friday Nov 2016

Posted by Stephanie Hess in History Blog, Military, People, Social Issues

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Throughout Northfield’s history, its citizens have consistently heeded the call to serve in our nation’s military branches. Many of the town’s early citizens were Civil War veterans, including bank hero Joseph Lee Heywood, and area military service has continued through today. The Northfield History Collaborative preserves documents and images detailing the service of its citizens. In honor of Veterans’ Day today, here is a selection of some of our favorite military and veterans’ documents:

Images:

John Norton’s Civil War promotion document

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Rice County Historical Society collection 

Send-off for Spanish-American War volunteers, April 1898

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Northfield Historical Society collection

Military parade on Division Street, 1915

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Northfield Historical Society collection

Three world War I-era servicemen on Bridge Square, c. 1917

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Northfield News collection

Documents – follow the links to see the books in their entirety

Resume of Service Men from Waterford from the Civil War through Vietnam

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Northfield News collection 

Minutes book for Northfield’s post of the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal organization made up of Union veterans of the Civil War

Rice County Historical Society 

Attendance roll for Company K, 4th Infantry of Northfield, from the Spanish-American War of 1898

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Northfield Historical Society 

American Legion Post 84 minutes, 1944-1949

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Northfield Historical Society 

The NHC salutes our veterans and hopes to continue telling their stories, as our collection of military documents keeps growing. You can see many more of them on the NHC website here.

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