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History


June 16, 2008 - 11:38am
Eco-historians fly high

Erin Anderson, education coordinator with the Carver County Historical Society, leads an exercise during the final day of Eco-History Camp on Friday in Waconia. The class discussed ways students can help the environment. The society is holding two more eco-history camps, this week in Norwood Young America and July 7-11 in Watertown.



June 9, 2008 - 10:03am

Jumping with hoops

Ingrid, Anders and Lars Cologne, of Edina, try their hand at hoop rolling during the June 7 open house at the historic Grimm farmstead at Carver Park Reserve in Victoria. Wendelin Grimm, who purchased the property in 1859, brought winter-hardy alfalfa to the United States, revolutionizing the agricultural industry. He was recently included in the “Minnesota 150: The People, Places, and Things that Shape Our State,” by the Minnesota Historical Society.



10 most endangered places include Shakopee house

The ten most endangered historic places in Minnesota include a Shakopee house.

The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota released its 2008 list today, which includes an abandoned jail, a small-town bank, below-ground resources, and a mid-century Modern icon.

The list, the 15th annual compilation the Alliance has released, profiles the state's most endangered historic sites.


Seeking new uses for an old house

A restaurant, an environmental education center for hunters, a field research office – those are just a few of the reuse options that could keep the historic Gehl-Mittelsted farmhouse from facing the wrecking ball.

“It has to be viable and sustainable,” said Steve Wilmot, architect with the firm doing a reuse study on the building.


The Minnesota/Rhode Island poultry lice connection

Neil Ross, of Kingston, Rhode Island, is trying to discover some local historical information and is seeking readers' help.

He recently acquired a postal envelope. It is dated 1897 and addressed to “H.T.R. Kraus, Box #9, Chaska, Minn.”

It was postmarked Cowesett, Rhode Island, June 14, 1897. “The envelope looks to be from a commercial business of a D. J. Lambert, Apponaug, R.I. It shows a rooster head and slogan ‘Death to Lice.’”


February 25, 2008 - 12:05pm
Messiah on the move

A life-size plaster statue of Jesus made the "long" trip from Guardian Angels Catholic Church to the Chaska History Center Monday morning where it will eventually be part of an exhibit highlighting two of Chaska's oldest churches. Guardian Angels and Chaska Moravian Church are both celebrating sesquicentennials in 2008. (Photo by Mollee Francisco)



Public asked to comment on historic Gehl-Mittlested home

The Fish and Wildlife Service is holding an open house to get public comment on the historic Gehl-Mittlested House.

The house, located within the Rapids Lake Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, is a Chaska brick farmhouse situated on the west bank of the Minnesota River and includes a brick outhouse and stone barn foundation ruins.

A public open house is scheduled for Thursday March 6 at the Rapids Lake Visitor Center, to review preliminary reuse options and to seek public input regarding the reuse of the house.


Swedish consul to visit Carver County

Bruce KarstadtBruce KarstadtCarver County has witnessed a resurgence of interest in its Swedish roots lately: a push for preservation of the Andrew


Attention history buffs: lots of sesquicentennial events at St. Paul Winter Carnival

The Minnesota Sesquicentennial Commission is hosting eleven days of special events for history buffs, amateur artists and kids of all ages at this year's St. Paul Winter Carnival, to help commemorate 150 years of Minnesota statehood.


Religion on the river: Guardian Angels and Chaska Moravian churches kick off 150th anniversary celebrations

By Mollee Francisco 

These are two birthday cakes you don’t want to stand too close to when all the candles are lit. Two of the town’s oldest organized churches celebrate 150 years in Chaska this year.


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