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History Center News

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Volume 47, No. 2 - Spring 2013

Published by the Goodhue County Historical Society

Holden Township
By Johanna Grothe, Goodhue County Historical Society Collections Manager

Cherry Grove Featherstone Florence Goodhue Hay Creek Holden Kenyon Leon Minneola Pine Island Red Wing Roscoe Stanton Vasa Wacouta Wanamingo Warsaw Welch Zumbrota
The Nansen cheese factory was established in 1904. In 1921, the Nansen Cooperative Dairy Association was formed and took control of the factory. The factory closed in 1956. The Finnesgaard cabin was often used for religious and social gatherings. For a while, four families lived in the cabin at the same time.

Holden Township had its first sod broken in 1854 in Sections 23 and 24 by Wanamingo Township settlers Hans Ovaldson and Ole Oakland. The first person to make a claim was Jens Ottun in the fall of 1854 in Section 33. The Finseth brothers purchased Ottuns claim in 1855 and became the first permanent settlers of the township. Shortly after, other Norwegians settled the area. The western part of the township was settled by Germans. The township was first known as Dunkirk and was attached to Wanamingo Township. In 1858, it became its own township and was named Holden. Contd on p.4

The mission of the Goodhue County Historical Society is to serve as the steward for county history by collecting, preserving, and promoting the natural and cultural history of Goodhue County and its people. GCHS Directors Scott Adkisson, Red Wing Ron Allen, Red Wing, Commissioner Howard Burfeind, Lake City Janet Daley, Welch Keith Fossen, Hay Creek Roseanne Grosso, Red Wing, Chair Roger Hand, Red Wing, Treasurer Marilyn Lawrence, Red Wing Ruth Nerhaugen, Red Wing, Vice Chair Ann Nibbe, Lake City Fran OConnell, Red Wing Art Owen, Prairie Island Todd Prink, Cannon Falls Bonnie Roach, Kenyon Dennis Schultz, White Rock History Center: 1166 Oak Street Red Wing, Minnesota, 55066 Phone 651-388-6024 Website: www.goodhuehistory.mus.mn.us General information via email: goodhuecountyhis@qwestoffice.net Open Tuesday through Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Saturday and Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 pm Closed Mondays and Holidays Director/CEO: Char Henn Building Supervisor: Barry Dosdall Collections Manager: Johanna Grothe Outreach Coordinator: Diane Buganski Visitor Service Associates: Nancy Enevold, LaVergne Dickerson Historical News Editor: Diane Buganski

Directors Column
By Char Henn
We have been very busy so far in 2013. We stayed open this January and helped a number of researchers and delivered some programming. The weather wrought havoc on our annual meeting. It had to be postponed twice because of icy road conditions. We finally had it on March 3, and had a program on Rev. Bernt J. and Oline Muus relationship, given by Jeff Sauve, associate archivist at St. Olaf College/NAHA. It was a delightful, engaging presentation given in conjunction with the opening of the Holden Township exhibit. We are planning a membership driveif you know of anyone who might be interested, please encourage them to join. You could also give a gift membership. We would like to increase membership by 10-15%. As I was writing this column, a supporter called about the Thrivent Choice Dollars program. We will be looking into the possibility of signing up for this. This program allows eligible Thrivent members to direct that their dollars go to nonprofits that they want to support. Please stay tuned as we work through this process. I will update you when we get registered. We have been undergoing some reorganization and planning processes as we work to bring the stories of Goodhue County to the public. We expect this process to continue through much of 2013 and welcome input from you on how we are doing and what you would like to see from us.

From the Chair


By Roseanne Grosso
The Goodhue County Historical Society has done an evaluation and is working on plans on how to become sustainable into the future. There is one thing we are going to do as soon as we can, and it will take help from all areas of the county. We want to do a countywide membership drive. Since the inception of the State Statute by the Legislature in 1929 that authorized a museum in every county, times have changed. Over the years, each community in Goodhue County has developed a local museum. That is all well and good, as it demonstrates that people value their historical past. GCHS has been preserving artifacts that were brought to the museum by county residents, local governments, and schools for 144 years. We hold records from townships, cemeteries, plat books, personal histories, to list just a few items that have been preserved county-wide. The preservation of history was important to early settlers and fledgling governments. We are fortunate in our county that those who came before us began the first officially recognized county museum in Minnesota. It is becoming more difficult to continue our mission of preservation and education as resources dwindle and society changes. Along with the membership drive, we are asking townships to help us become sustainable. Since we hold a lot of information on township residents as well as governments, we are for asking assistance in the form of annual funding. It is difficult to budget without knowing how many dollars we have to work with.

Historical News is produced quarterly by the Goodhue County Historical Society. Opinions expressed by authors or in quotations do not necessarily represent those of the Society, its Directors or staff. The Society welcomes your comments and suggestions.

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Your Township Board has received a letter asking for support. Please consider assisting us to continue carrying out the charge the Goodhue County of preserving what our earliest residents felt was important. Many of you bear the name of those who first settled our area. Who knows, your familys stories might be residing in our collection and may have been for over 100 years. We thank all of you who continue to support us in our mission. We invite those of you who consider preserving our past as important to consider sustainable township support as part of the countys legacy.

Genealogy News
by Pauline Friese Jagusch
In this article I will talk about cemeteries. At the History Center, there is a whole section of resources about cemeteries around Goodhue County. One of the resources you will find is a book, Goodhue County Cemeteries, prepared by the Goodhue County GIS office in 2011 containing the locations of many of the counties cemeteries. You can also look online at www.co.goodhue.mn.us/departments/land/gis/historic places.aspx. Map tools you will find there are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Historic Sites Find a Cemetery Historic District A Ghost Town Find a Rural School House

Thank you
Annual Meeting Highlights... After two GCHS Annual Meetings were cancelled and rescheduled due to inclement weather, a third time proved to be a charm, although just barely, since less than 48 hours later, a snow storm left almost a foot of snow on the ground! We would like to thank outgoing board members Ron Berg, Paul Bringgold, Sandra Olson, Bob Peterson, and Bob Rohl for their service on the Board of Directors. Please give a big welcome to new board members Art Owen, Todd Prink, Bonnie Roach and Keith Fossen. A big thank you is also extended to Jeff Suave, who gave his enjoyable presentation of Muus vs. Muus: Holden in the Limelight.

Boy Scout Eagle Scout Project helps GCHS When Boy Scout Caleb Wilson was looking for an Eagle Scout project, he contacted us. One of the project ideas that we presented was to build a table display case similar to other cases that are heavily used. Caleb, three boy scouts, and four adults from Boy Scout Troop 913 from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints took on the project. They spent sixty hours building the beautiful display case. Thank you Caleb and Boy Scout Troop 913 for the display case!

The Historical Society also has a lot of information on cemeteries and pictures. A search of the Dalby Database at www.dalbydata.com will help you find a family member and what cemeteries they are in. This can be researched at the GCHS or on your computer at home. I found relatives in eight cemeteries around the county. I do take pictures of family tombstones and, if you enjoy the computer, there are websites for finding graves. Find a Grave has millions of cemetery records, along with images of headstones. Its a free resource for finding a final resting place of family members or famous folks. A lot of websites will give you seven days free too. It is a good resource to use. The GCHS also has vertical files which has information on dates of cemeteries when they first started, from Belle Creek to Zumbrota. There is also some information from the surrounding counties of Dakota, Dodge, Rice, and Wabasha. There are church records from St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church for baptisms from 18551981, marriages from 1863-1982, and deaths from 18631906; Holden Church death records from 1858-1897 written in Norwegian, Gol Church from 1875-1900, Old Stone Hauge from 1875-1902, and Moland Lutheran Church. I would like to fix a mistake I made several months ago. The phone number for the Family History Library in Red Wing is 651-267-2455. They give a great service to genealogy buffs. Try them out, youll be amazed. I also would like to say thank you to Linda Johnson for her informative article in the last newsletter. Until next time, happy hunting!

By 1860, 633 people were living in the township. Communities in the township included Holden, Eidsvold, Nansen, Finseth Station, and part of Norway. The community of Holden was located at the corners of Sections 4 and 8. A post office was established in 1860, closed a few months later, and reopened in 1867. Throughout the years, the Holden area had general stores, a blacksmith shop, a wagon shop, a shoe shop, a hotel, a tailor, a painter, and a physician. The Vang Lutheran Church was in the

Vang Lutheran Church

community from 1862 until 1896 when it moved one mile north. The community slowly declined even before the post office closed in 1903. All that is left in Holden are two houses and the Vang Lutheran Church cemetery. Named after a place in Norway, Eidsvold was located along the border of Sections 23 and 26. A post office was established in 1875. The community consisted of Dovre School, two blacksmith shops, and the cooperative general store Forening Dovre Handels. The post office closed in 1888. Nansen was located in Section 12. A

general store was established around 1892. In 1936, the store was destroyed by a fire during a heat wave. The Nansen Post Office was in operation from 1898 until 1905. The community also housed a cheese factory. Finseth Station was a Chicago Great Western railroad station located in Section 32. Finseth School was located nearby. Norway, which was never platted, had its beginnings when a post office was established in a shanty store in 1857 in Section 24 in Holden Township. A short time later, the store and post office moved just across the township line to Section 19 in Wanamingo Township. The small trading community also had a blacksmith, a shoe shop, a feed mill, and a physician. The post office closed in 1902 and the store closed shortly afterwards. Today, Norway consists of fields. Nine school districts were located in the township. The first school, established in 1858, was the Underdahl School (District #54). Other schools were Rauk or Holden or Baker School (#55), Dovre School (#56), Finseth School (#57), Tasa School (#58), Ugland School (#145), Norway School (#148), unnamed school (#151), and Hildebrandt School (#153). Holden Township has many stories to tell. To learn more about the township and the families who lived there, visit the exhibit which is on display through the end of June 2013.

Threshing at the Estrem farm, 1888.


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2012 Directors Report, by Char Henn


The economy continues to have an impact on our work. We are moving forward with a new website, and offering research and e-commerce opportunities is a goal of 2013. A Legacy Grant allowed us to research, write, and add more than two dozen Goodhue County subjects to the Minnesota Historical Societys online Minnesota encyclopedia, Mnopedia. Fred Johnson was hired to do this work, and his entries on Eugenie Anderson and Bill Sweasy have been highlighted on MinnPost. This past years D.A.S.H. (Developing Awareness of Students History) Program was our seventeenth. Three hundred and sixty third- through sixth-graders, teachers, and chaperones took part, learning about various aspects of county history. Military, agriculture, reptiles, rural schools, woodworking, and immigration are just some of learning stations that students attended. We average more than 40 researchers a month in our research library. Our website continues to have thousands visitors and we are always surprised by how many of them are new visitors to the site. We are on Facebook now and had almost 7,800 views this past year. We provided 46 programs this year on a variety of topicsGoodhue Countys Ghost Towns, hats, nuclear energy, and poetry, to name a few. Our big event was hosting Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations, a collaboration of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Minnesota Humanities Center and the Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of the American Indian. This project is funded in part with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund that was created with a vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 and The Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation. We cosponsored this program with the Red Wing Arts Association, with assistance from the Red Wing Human Rights Commission. The exhibit and accompanying programs brought in more than 450 people to the history center during its run. Overall, we visited with more than 6,100 people through our outreach programming. Every other month, you can read in the Today Magazine an article that one of us has written. We carried on fundraising efforts. Bling and Chocolate is just around the corner, and we hope to beat last years record-setting amount raised. Our first hangar dance fundraiser went well and we have already started planning for 2013s hangar dance. We continue to work on building issues, wanting the museum to be the best building that it can be for the irreplaceable collections we maintain. Our county outreach includes our series of township exhibits. The fifteenth in the series, Holden Township, has just opened. We hold quarterly meetings for our affiliates (the other historical organizations throughout the county). We catch up on the activities of each, talk about museum subjects, provide advice and support, and get to see each institution as they show off their sites. With the retirement of Penny Curtis at the end of Septemberthank you, Penny, for all that you have donewe are now a full-time staff of 4 and 2 weekend employees, who, obviously, have a lot of help getting things done. More than 125 volunteers provide project helpinputting databases, transcribing oral histories and diaries, serve on committees and the board, act as tour guides and research assistants, and myriad other tasks. Without you, this history center would not possible. Thank you for your support and we look forward to furthering our mission in 2013.

Thank You Members!


Helen Aase Chap & Benjie Achen Sco Adkisson Dennis Ahern Randall Akerson Arlin & Marilyn Albrecht Allen County Public Library Rosemary Alley A Bernard Anderson Bret Anderson Hans & Margaret Anderson John Anderson Georgene Arndt Russ & Geri Asper Mike Back Cheri Baldwin Gary & Van Bakko Marvin Bang Doug & Lisa Bayley Be y Beck Bill & Sherry Beckman James & Carrie Becker Marie Bengston Nathlye Benrud Marlin & Oryen Benrud Gwynn Bentley Brenda Berg Ron & Diane Berg Charles & Jeanne Bergner Nancy Berlin Jannes Bjerkvig Marian Bjorklund Sam Blue Suzanne Blue Edla M Bodelson Audrey Bodin Richard & Roxanne Bonde Janet Brandt Charles L Bremer Ken & Florence Bremer Paul Bringgold Dave Brown Karl & Ruth Brunner Shirley Brunner James & Connie Bryant

Norene Buhmann Howard Burfeind Joyce Burkel Lois Burnes Wayne Burow The Burton Family Charles & Lisbeth Nelson Butler Curtis & Jean Callstrom Delores Callstrom Frances A Callstrom Mark Campbell Cannon Falls Historical Society Audrey Carlson Carol Carmichiel Richard & Sandra Carter Central Research Laborartories Jim Chauncey Margaret Chesley Paul & Lois Christenson William & Judith Christianson Darlene Clauson Marilyn Claussen Sharyn Clough John & Lila Cole Mick Collins Shelley Colvin Karen & George Conzemius Muriel Copp & Sam Pearson John & Patricia Coppejans Robert J Crouse Shirley Dalaska Mary Dalbo en John & Jan Dalby Oscar & Janet Daley Peggy & Sco Danielson Rodney Danielson Marlene Dankers Brad Deitner Barbara DePalma Alvin & Grace Dicke Gerry Dicke Kenneth Dicke Leonard & Burne a Dicke Neil Diercks Willis Diercks Chris & JoAnne Judge Die1 Jane Donkers
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Sue Dopkins Marcy Doyle Chuck & Eva Drometer Carol Du Marvin & Joanell Dyrstad Cal & Berdell Eastlund James & Janet Edlund Jerry & Alma Eisert Cli & Margaret Ekdahl Jeanne Ellingson Nancy Ellison David & Tami Ender Nancy & Robert Enevold Michele Engberg Michelle Engel Thomas & Gale Erdmann Gary & Kay Erickson Tom Erickson Richard & Kathryn Ericson Nordis Estrem John & Lois Estrem Richard Falc Don & Nancy Jorgensen Falk Nancy C Falls Family Search International Karen Farrell Ruth Featherstone Don & Mary Felmlee Grace Fenne Frank & Mary Anne Ferrin Lew Fiero Gordy & Janet Fisher Buck & Joan Foot William & Rebekah Foot Eugene & Margaret Foster William & Sandy Frame Karleen Franklin Judy Freund Charlene Friedrich Friends of Florence Town Hall Marge Frost Margot Galt Bernade e Galvin Mikkel & Casey Gardner Lance & Renee Garrick Meta George Johanna Ghei

Georgia Gielau Marian Glew Joseph & Barbara Goggin Darrel Gonyea Dennis Gonyea Goodhue Area Historical Society Goodhue County Abstract Company Goodhue County Cooperative Electric Association Bob & Genene Gordish James Grantman Je & Roseanne Grosso Curtis Gruhl Zig & Lyne e Gudrais Leonard & Ann Guggenberger Donald & Joyce Gustafson Robert & Marian Gustafson Mike Hall Tom & Liz Hallaway Topsy Haller Dave & Diane Hallstrom Sue Halvorson Arthur & Andrea Hamilton Roger & Janet Hand Lisa HanniGoodhue County LUM/Survey Glenn Hanson John & Barbara Hanson Marge Harder Robert & Joyce Harlow Charles & Jane Hart Barbara Hauger Alex Hedin Douglas & Barbara Hedin Robert & Carolyn Hedin Mildred Heins Muriel Henderson Grace Hendrickson Phyllis Hendrickson Char Henn Harold & Lora Henn Richard & Olive Herder June Herling Robert Hickcox & Jackie Henry Robert & Roslyn Hjermstad Daisy M Hofer

Bob Holm Gary Holthaus & Lauren Pelon Roland & Lavonne Holthe Jim & Audrey Horn David & Mary Hulse Karen Humphrey Dr George & Jean Jackish Pauline Jagusch Carolin Janzen Bill Jebram Albert & Virginia Johnson Brad & Linda Johnson Catherine & Randy Johnson Charles Johnson Darlene Johnson Dennis & dj Johnson Frank L Johnson Frederick Johnson Keith & Judy Johnson Marjory Johnson Oreland & Arlene Johnson Richard J & Laura Johnson William & Luanna Johnson Philip & Miriam Johnston Veikko & Phyllis Jokela Sco & Anne Jones Evans & Norlene Josephson Marguerite Judge Jay & Deanna Juergens Nancy Ka8a & Mark Abrahamson Dennis & Dar Kalow Paul & Marilyn Kalass Mary Kaphings Barbara Karwand Hedy Keller Robert A Kempe John & Lynda Kern Glenn Kiecker Joanne Johnson Kilde Becky Kir1 Jim Kjeldsen & Linda Grassle Suzanne Kleinbub Lois Klindworth Liz Koester Steve & Kirsten Kohn Family Joanie & Gene Kohrs
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John & Doris Kohrs Bradley J Kolberg Richard Kosec Walter & Jan Kosec Rev Randall & Ellen Kuznicki Ardis Kyker Mavis Kyllo Kathy Lambert Je & Gretchen Lang Tom & Clare Larkin Janet Larson Steve & Marilyn Lawrence Gordon Levine E C & Marge Liebeg Helen Lillyblad Martin Lohmann Gary & Judy Lohmeyer Joe & LaVonne Lommel Carol Lozon Milton & Judi Luchau Jason Luhmann Be y Mae1old Terrence Mahoney Dick & Marge Mallan Mary Mark Ione Martin Conway & Avon Marvin Barbara Matul Jack May Mary Tuss McEvoy & Terry Fruth Phil & Linda McNairy Marie McNamara Larry Merson & Terri Wolco Barbara Meyer Wayne & Jean Miller Alexander Mishe Kenneth & Lois Mogren John Mortensen Cynthia Mote Michael & Mandy Mroz Barbara Mullaney Harry Munson Mike & Nancy Murphy Rik & Diane Musty William & Kathleen Naseth Al & Mary Nelson Anne Nelson

Grace Nelson Donald & Marian Nelson Sharon Nelson Sharon L Nelson Stan & Ruth Nerhaugen Paul & Mary Lou Nesseth Ann Nibbe Colleen Nilan Bob & Carol Noah Charles & Joanne Nord Jack & Diane Nordgaard Joan Norgaard Ben & B-J Norman Bob & Karen Nybo Dick & Kristi Nystuen Fran & Nita OConnell John & Bev Odden Virginia Oliver Sandra Olson Don OReilly Fred O em Helen O man John O o Amy Aanes Parrish Jim & Jennifer Pa erson Byron & Dorene Pearson Shirley Perkins John & Rose Perra Dane & Lynne Petersen James & Ann Petersen Brian & Joyce Peterson Larry Peterson Robert & Helen Peterson Pine Island Area Historical Society Joanne Pohl Shelley & Roger Pohlman JoAnn Porter Luvy & Holly Rapp Ray & Karen Rapp Paul & Anita Ratwik Dr Ralph Rayner Dan Rech1igel Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation Peggy Rehder Gwen Remus

Jeanne Reuter Phil & Joan Revoir Karl Rigelman Ed & Bonnie Roach Bill & Anne Robertson Elaine Robinson John Rohan & Wendy Erickson Robert Rohl Rolvaag Memorial Library, St. Olaf College Jim & Ardee Rosasco Pat Ross Sharon Rusch Ralph Ryan Thomas & Kathryn Rynders Sherri Salmans Robert Sammelson Richard & Jerrie Samuelson Jon Satrum Janice Savage Dan & Jan Schaller Carol Schmidt Lois Schrimpf Sharon Schroeder Dr Robert & Nancy Schulenberg Dr Gerald & Joyce Schul1 Chuck & Carol Schwartau Bernice Schwartau Judy Schwartau Karen Seifert Hal & Ann Seymour Marlene Shelstad Neal & Barbara Siewert Mary Skelton Arne & Sara Skyberg Smith Schafer & Associates Sylvia Smythurst Sverre & Bev Solheim Sue Sorenson Kent Speight & Linda Thielbar/ Watson & Speight Margaret Glynn Stary Cynthia Z Stiverson Jane Stone Verdelma Strauss Robert & Julie Strickland Arnold & Karen Strusz
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David & Avis Sucher Evelyn Sweasy Norma Swingdorf Selmer & Alice Syverson Jamie & Laura Teele Gary & Bonnie Tet Marian TerBorch Ronald & Shirley Thomley Ron & Jane e Thompson Pat Tieskoe er David Tincher Family Barbara Ti le John & Jean Egbert Ti le Sheridan & Jan Tollison Jack & Darlene Tomhave Don Treagoe Treasure Island Resort & Casino Gordy & Karen Trelstad Nancy Truax Kent & Megan Tsui Robert & DeLoris Tubbesing Catherine Ullrich Charles Umbanhowar & Greta Anderson Arnold & Harriet Usem Vasa Museum Ernie & Mary Ann Valentine Sco Vaughn Gerald & Loraine Ve el George & Barbara Vogel Marjorie Gray Vogel Mary Vogel Stan & Pat Vogel Bonnie Voth Mearl & Shirley Voth Pete Voth Andrija & Hazel Vukmir Mary Lee Wahlin George Wallace Harris & Nancy Waller Avis Walter Wanamingo Historical Society Wayne & Susan Wandmacher Zach Wareham Craig Weber William B Webster Luke & Stacy Wegner

Steve & Beverly Wegner J L & Mary Ann Weigenant White Rock Bank Brenda Wiech E Keith & Jean Wilkinson Burt & Judy Will Martin & Gretchen Wilson Julie Winger Alan & Susan Winsor James Winsor Forest & Lois Wipperling Fran Worden Julie Wright Mary R Yates Ron Zaudke Aveline Zibble Zumbrota Area Historical Society 2012 Donors Chap Achen Dennis Ahern Tim & Linda Anderson Anonymous Archer Daniels Midland Marilyn Albrecht David & Linda Bang Doug & Lisa Bayley R H Behrens Dan & Dee Bender Dawn Benne / BodyKneads Massage & Wellness Center Nathlye Benrud Duane & Carol Berg Ron Berg Chuck & Jeanne Bergner Corene Bese1ny Barbara Betcher Stephen & Susan Nelson Betcher Suzanne Blue Howard & Terry Bolland Tim Bowes Nancy Braschler Paul Bringgold Jan & Bill Bruce Howard Burfeind Delores Callstrom Cannon Falls Historical Society

Audrey Carlson Richard Chalmers Colleen Clark John & Lila Cole Muriel Copp Rodney Danielson in honor of Erwin Danielson Dawnbreakers Kiwanis Club Adeline Deden Jane Donkers Harriet Eddlemon Jim & Jan Edlund Alice Ellis Dave & Tami Ender Nordis Estrem Alberta Evans Don & Nancy Falk Karen Farrell Leonard Fellman Lew Fiero The First State Bank of Red Wing Gordy & Jan Fisher Kevin & Ann Florine Buck & Joan Foot William & Rebekah Foot Dolores Fri1 Carol Gardner Johanna Ghei Georgia Gielau Dr Michael Giorgi Marian E Glew Dr John & Marybess Goeppinger Joseph & Barbara Goggin Goodhue County Abstract Jay Greenberg Jerey & Roseanne Grosso Nikki Grosso Len & Ann Guggenberger Topsy Haller/Terry L. Haller Fund in memory of Forrest M. Haller Andrea Hamilton Roger & Janet Hand John & Barbara Hanson Marjorie Harder Larry Hawe Beth Henn Char Henn
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Harold & Lora Henn Jacqueline Henry June Herling Hiawatha Broadband Communications Inc. Larry & Katie Himanga Nadine Holbert Arne Hunstad Jim Isensee Catherine Johnson Dennis & DJ Johnson Frank L Johnson Fred & Diane Johnson Judy Johnson Richard & Laura Johnson Nancy Juenemann K&K Diversied Holdings LLC Paul Karlen Kenyon VFW Post 141 Joni Jonson Kilde Rebecca Kir1 Leanne Kno Ron & Peggy Knudsen Walt & Jan Kosec Calvin & Lynn Kozlowski Kristine Kvols Mildred Lair Gretchen Lang Delores Lawrence in memory of Paul W Lawrence Stephen & Marilyn Lawrence The Levee Joseph & LaVonne Lommel Luhmans Construction Company Jennifer McBride Kenneth McClellan & Jean Bruemmer Jody McIlrath Corrine Mase Daniel & Beverly Mjolsness Katherine S Morrow George & Mary Nemanich Stan & Ruth Nerhaugen Nesbi s Nursery Colleen Nilan Joan Norgaard Ben & B-J Norman

Fran & Nita OConnell Carol Olson Kari Ozmun-Flom Roger & Donna Palmquist John & Jill Palof Byron & Dorene Pearson Pine Island Township Prairie Island Indian Community Jackie Lee Ranby Luvy & Holly Rapp Dr Ralph R Rayner Red Wing Collectors Society Red Wing Noontime Kiwanis Karen Rigelman Anne & Bill Robertson Roy-n-Als Auto Service Tom & Kathryn Rynders Sherri Salmans Betha Schlaudera Lois M Schrimpf Nita Schuenke Robert & Nancy Schulenberg Dennis Schul1 Steven Se1er Dan & Marlene Seymour Terry & Marlene Shelstad Siewerts Garage Ann & John Smereczniak Paul Steinberg Neil & Karen Stemmann Cynthia Z. Stiverson Emelia Stiverson Evelyn Sweasy Pat Tieskoe er Barbara Ti le Treasure Island Resort & Casino Jerry & Mary Weigenant VFW Post 1218 George & Barbara Vogel Warsaw Township Mark & Deborah Wasmund White Rock Bank Peter & Anne Wildenborg Burt Will Edith Williams Mary Williams Alan & Susan Winsor

Mary Yates In-Kind Donors Sco Adkisson Dennis Ahern Tim Alms Beth Anderson Anonymous Idah Jean Bauer John Bauer Suzanne Blue Howard Burfeind Capture SalonLiz Brooks Civil Air Patrol Culligan Cut-N-Edge SalonLori Rother Ken Cunningham Janet Daley Rita Dassner DeLeon Jewelers Nancy Denzer Pat Dixson Jean Dosdall Dove Chocolate Discoveries JoAnn Hillesheim Anne e Duncan Mike Duncan EconoFoods West Be y Elsen Michelle Engel Brandon & Missie Fitcha Elizabeth Fitcha Flat Pennies Ice Cream Full Circle Studios Amy Palmer Generation II Big Band Gormans Meat Market Roseanne Grosso Judy Habedank Dave & Diane Hallstrom/ Hallstroms Florist Andrea Hamilton Hanisch Bakery Beth Henn Char Henn Harold & Lora Henn Linda Henn
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Shelly Henn Marilyn Henning Howes Diamond JewelersMary Trussoni Mary Lee Huber Hue ls Meats InstyPrints Footprint Grant program Pauline Jagusch Jackie Johnson Linda Kelly Becky Kir1 Ruth Kuehni Kay Kuhlmann Libertys Restaurant & Lounge LaVonne Lommel Meatheads Ruth Nerhaugen Stanley Nerhaugen III Ann Nibbe Marlene Nihart Lauren Pelon/Lauren Pelon Musique Company Perkins RestaurantRed Wing Perkins RestaurantStillwater Provenzanos Ristorante Red Wing Brewing Company Red Wing Collectors Society Riverbend Market Cooperative Ryan Mechanical St Brigids at Hi-Park Connie Schuster Kent Smith Dena Swanson Treasure Island Resort & Casino Treats & Treasures Upper Hiawatha Valley Pilots Association Caleb Wilson & Boy Scout Troop 913 Caseys Auction Service Matching Funds 3M Xcel Energy Foundation Matching Program

Additional Funding from: The Janet Ferrin Coors Charitable Remainder Trust Goodhue County The Estate of Reynold Larson Hangar Dance Sponsors Rug Cu er Merchants Bank Treasure Island Resort & Casino Gammin Discovery Financial Falk Auto Body Lindahl Tire Service Palmquist Dental Smith Schafer & Associates Ltd. Memorials were received in memory of: Helen Bell John Bloom Donald A. Carlson Carol Castner Donna Edquist Helen Grote Adeline Hove Marjorie Jagusch Jim Kann Katherine Morrow Clemens Nelson Jean Ness Clara Samuelson Marion Schafer John Schwartau Dorothy Thompson William Bill Thompson Verneil Voth Richard Dick Walter Pa y Winblad 2012 Collection Donors William Ahlberg Terry Allen Linda Anderson Mary Andrus

Mary Ann Arden Georgene Arndt Richard Arne Sherry Beckman Brent Be erley Anthony Bianchi Jannes Bjerkvig Bruce Bodelson Elizabeth Breeden Diane Buganski Cannon Falls Historical Society William Christianson Ina Christoerson Clearwater County Historical Society James Cliord John Cole Janet Daley Cora Dillin Lois Emerson Nancy Enevold Gale Erdmann Alberta Evans Karen Fandrey Laurie Fossen Dale Fredrickson Patricia Friedrich Friends of Fort Snelling Girl Scouts River Valley Marian Glew Goodhue County GIS Oce Johanna Grothe Harold Henn Lora Henn Mavis Hogan Jean Humeniuk Iowa Chapter of the Red Wing Collectors Society Anne Jacobson Demetrius Jelatis Estate Linda Johnson Richard L. Johnson Cindy Kells Joni Jonson Kilde Rebecca Kir1 Richard Kuhn Randall Kuznicki
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Ardis Kyker James Lepore Ruth McDonald Litke Jim Luetke Hugh McWhorter John Miller Wayne Miller Jean Moberg Laura McDonough and Evan Brown Sharon Nelson Ruth Nerhaugen Karen Nybo Mary Perry Elaine Carolyn Poylio Red Wing Collectors Society Red Wing High School Red Wing Public Library Red Wing Republican Eagle Richard Reese Phillip Revoir Rice County Historical Society Robert Rohl Cathy Ryan Ron Shelby Neal Siewert Lois Steenhagen Sandra Toogood Ernest Valentine Jane Voxland Renee Wi nebel Frances Worden

Dont know what to cook? Are your cupboards bare? Tired of the same old, same old?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, then join us at the Red Wing Perkins Restaurant on Wednesday, April 17 between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. for

Dine To Donate!
Its a delicious way to raise money for the GCHS; just dine at Perkins and 10% of our events food and bakery pre-tax sales* will be donated to the GCHS by Perkins of Red Wing located at 812 Withers Harbor Drive. Support the Historical Society - visit with and see other members and supporters and bring your friends - the more people, the more money that will be donated by Perkins to the museum!
*Coupons or discounts will not be honored in conjunction with a Dine to Donate Night.

Goodhue County Passport 2013


In case you missed it last year, we are once again presenting our successful Goodhue County Passport program, valid from May 25 through Labor Day. Heres how it works: Everyone is welcome to participate. One individual or member of the family can pick up a passport at any of the participating history sites. The passport is free, but admission charges may apply. A guided or self-guided tour needs to be completed at each site. A site representative will stamp and initial the passport. The sites can be visited in any order. After you have visited all the sites, please fill out the contact information on the passport and leave it at any site or mail it to the Goodhue County Historical Society. Its that easy! Please check our Facebook page and website often for details as they become available!
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The History Center will be joining once again in the annual National Endowment for the Arts Blue Star Museum Program, a collaboration with Blue Star Families Operation Appreciation. The GCHS is one of more than 1500 museum to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer. Blue Star Families is a non-profit organization that works to support Americas military families from all branches of the service. The program offers free admission to museums across the country for active duty military personnel beginning on May 25 and extending through labor Day.

The Hangar Dance is Coming!


If you were with us at the Red Wing Airport last year, you know how fun the WWII Era Hangar Dance fundraiser was. We have scheduled this year's date. Please join us again the evening of Saturday, September 14th for our second annual dance. Doors open at 5:00 Generation II will be returning to play some amazing dance music. music We will have our canteen operating with the cigarette girls providing refreshments. We decided on an earlier date this year hoping that the weather will allow us to keep the hangar doors open so we can enjoy the warmth of the fall evening. So save the date, find your costumes, and stay tuned! In the weeks before, the Goodhue County Historical Society will be having swing dance lessons for those of you who want to brush up or learn to dance.

Library News by Diane Buganski


New on the library self... Do all Indians Live in Tipis? Published by The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. The most common myths and questions are answered in this book about Native Americans. American Priestess: The Extraordinary Story of Anna Spafford and the American Colony in Jerusalem, by Jane Fletcher Geniesse. The story of Anna Spafford, who has ties to Wanamingo Township, and her journey from Chicago to Jerusalem in the mid-19th century. Only what we could carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience, edited with an introduction by Lawson Fusaso Inada, preface by Patricia Wakida, afterword by William Hohri. A collection of reminiscences, letters, stories, poems, and graphic art of the Japanese-American internment camps during WWII. Better Homes and Gardens New Ideas for Remodeling your Home, published in 1947, it gives house plans with before and after photos of remodeling, then considered an old, outdated Victorian house, into a stunning modern home. A helpful guide to those interested in their current house history or restoration. Vasa, Minnesota Historic Sites; Goodhue, Minnesota Historic Sites; Wanamingo, Minnesota Historic Sites; Cannon Falls, Minnesota Historic Sites; Kenyon, Minnesota Historic Sites, prepared by Goodhue County GIS Office. With an index of historical sites in each of these township books. Who We Are 2011-2012, Red Wing High School Scarlet Feather Annual.

We look forward to dancing with you!

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We our Volunteers!
John Handler has been entering the names, dates, and offenses into a database from the Goodhue County Sheriff ledgers that date as far back as the 1850s. He also was a Station Master during DASH in the Geology Room. Volunteers have also planted flowers, painted walls, addressed envelopes, brought doughnuts, and assisted in many other important behind the scenes activities that help in museum operations. Without your help, we couldnt accomplish many of these projects that help support our Dave Twaites entered all of the names from the 1918 Alien mission. Registration Forms from microfilm into the computer. He is currently working on entering information from the Your time that you have given us is also important in an innewspaper index cards - a project that volunteers in the kind donation when applying for grants. For the year 2012, latter 1980s indexed the Red Wing newspapers from the our volunteers have clocked 1848 hours! According to 1850s - 1900. Independent Sector, the leading network for nonprofits, foundations, and corporate giving programs, the dollar Mary Yates is transcribing oral histories and is also a value of a volunteer hour in Minnesota is $21.62 an hour. Library Assistant. She also researches and writes the For the GCHS, your 1848 hours is valued at an amount of Looking Back column that appears each week in the Red $39,953.76! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Wing Republican Eagle newspaper. If you would like to get involved with these and many Lora Henn has been transcribing the diaries of Lewis other opportunities available, please give us a call or stop Johnson. The diaries date from 1864-1930s. She is in for a chat. We look forward to hearing from you! currently on 1896. Audrey Bodin has been clipping obituaries from the newspapers (plus a recipe or two!), and Linda Johnson enters those names into the obituary database. The database currently has 24,828 names! The weekend Library Assistants have been busy with researchers. Having our library open Saturday and Sunday has given us more exposure, and it has allowed many people to take advantage of our resources, who usually dont have time to come during the week. It is such a pleasure to tell researchers that we have weekend library hours! All of our Board and Committee members are volunteers. They have worked tirelessly on Historical Society matters, building issues, as well as planning events and fundraisers. Bling & Chocolate and the 1940s Hangar Dance wouldnt have been the success that they were without their expertise and energy. DASH (Developing Awareness of Students History) has been our largest volunteer-need event. We typically use between 60-75 volunteers for this educational program, with some volunteers coming back year after year since the beginning of the program more than 15 years ago! We rely on volunteers to staff our booth at the Goodhue County Fair every summer. Last year we also staffed the Rural School building. Look for an even greater presence by the GCHS and our volunteers during this coming Fair.
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GCHS Membership Application


Name_____________________________________________ Address___________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Phone (____) _______________________________________ E-mail_____________________________________________ Would you like to receive the newsletter by email?_________ My check is enclosed

Yes! I want to be a member of the Goodhue County Historical Society at the following level (please check one):

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$35 $50 $100 $250 $500 $1,000

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Acct. Number_______________________________________ Expiration Date______________________________________ Authorized Signature_________________________________

Please make checks payable to: Goodhue County Historical Society Mail applications to: Goodhue County Historical Society 1166 Oak Street Red Wing, MN 55066

Scenes from Bling & Chocolate Thank you to all who came out to sample delicious chocolate desserts and bid on fabulous bling!

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Goodhue County Historical Society


Minnesotas oldest county historical society est. 1869

1166 Oak Street Red Wing, MN 55066

Nonprofit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 305 Red Wing, MN

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Dont miss
Dine to Donate - Wednesday, April 17, 2-10pm, Red Wing Perkins Restaurant Holden Township Exhibit - Now through July 2013 Goodhue County Passport 2013 - May 25 through Labor Day Volunteer & Donor Recognition Open House - Watch your mailbox!
Please check our website and Facebook page often for details of these and other events as they become available.

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