St. Vincent Memories
Blog URL http://56755.blogspot.com
Located St Vincent, Minnesota USA
Tags local history, kittson county, red river of the north, red river valley, small towns
The history and stories of the oldest town in Minnesota
Latest Blog Posts
- Historical Essay Vault: Lost Potential on Nov 24, 2009 in education St. Vincent local history Red River of the North
The excerpt below is from a historical essay written by a Humboldt-St. Vincent student, and originally copied off of the Red River Valley website. Currently, most of that website is offline, but we're trying to piece it back together again at its ne...
- Time of Change on Nov 20, 2009 in Fur Trade early settlers Pembina
Between 1812 and 1823 the Selkirk settlers/Red River Settlement used Pembina as a seasonal (in winter) residence. In the early 1820's concerns were expressed over their the relationship of Pembina to the international boundary. Talk surfaced about...
- BORDERTOWNS: Chapter 13 on Nov 17, 2009 in education St. Vincent Bordertowns Pembina
Patrick was ecstatic to finally get at the building of their house. "That carpenter, Johannason, is a hustler! We got all the plate set on the brick foundation today and are starting on the studding tomorrow. He's going to balloon frame to the roof-l...
- The Whole Picture on Nov 14, 2009 in Indigenous history Red River of the North
I have strong feelings about trying to show as much of the whole history as best as I can of our area, and that must include the peoples that were here before the European settlers came. I will continue to share what I find in that regard...
- Historical Essays - NOT Forgotten on Nov 10, 2009 in education first-person accounts oral history local history
I came across this link to an index of the historical essays so many of us participated in writing back in our school days. It's part of NDSU's Institute of Regional Studies archives digital commons, an online project digitizing many historical reco...
- Great American Desert on Nov 7, 2009 in expansion nature early settlers land expeditions agriculture
From: Democracy in America By Alexis de TocquevilleThe concept of the Great American Desert had long been familiar to Americans and indeed it controlled much of the directions of the growth of the nation for a major part of the nineteenth century. S...
- BORDERTOWNS: Chapter 12 on Nov 3, 2009 in Family St. Vincent Bordertowns Pembina
Maggy's pains began on the last Sunday in January, just after she had gone to bed. Patrick had taken off his shirt and was preparing to remove his shoes."Pat, put your shirt back on. It's my time."He turned to see the grimace on her face, her fingers...
