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Document - Historical information/data - Memories of Ray Wade - 7/1/2008
VdR� , "RAy (tusTogihN) I don't know why I thought of Emil Jandric tonight, but the memories should be of interest to the Eagan History Society. He advertised the sewer and water were in and paid for. Yes, he did have a water system and a purification system. A salesman once told me that the water was so pure, the head of the department would drink a glass to prove it's purity.. That head of the water department was Bill Branch and in later years, I asked him if this was true and he said no, I wasn't about to drink that. During the first years in Cedar Grove, Emil's crew would back - flush the system, forgetting to mention this to the house wives so the week's laundry would turn out brown. He built four hundred homes and did not require a building inspector because his size of lumber was always two inches in excess of the required size. His carpenters followed the plans, roughly, with some interesting results. The Adams family and the Wades supposedly had the same model, but there was a difference of one foot in the ceilings of the second floor. Another difference was that he was not required to place his studs and rafters sixteen inches to the center. Insulation comes in two sizes; 16 inch and 24 inch. Neither fit the expansion on our dormers. Maybe a bit more than a year after he finished building, one of the houses caught fire, Fire protection did not exist in Cedar Grove so if the fire was on the north side of the main street, [now Diffley] the fire department from Mendota Heights came., If the fire was on the south side, Rosemount responded. In the case of the first fire, we could have roasted marsh mellows by the time the equipment arrived. That experience,prompted some of the residents to attend the next Town Board meeting and request fire protection. One member of the township got up and said , in a short speech, NO! So, that was the beginning of West Eagan Civic Association, more commonly known as WECA. WECA was successful in getting a volunteer fire department for the township. When Jandric was done building the homes, he went to the Town r l r . VCR- r l C- Ii\C9.A a_ A.L_wilko-1\4 board and SOLD the water and sewer system to the township. Each of the four hundred homes was billed for their share of the cost. A Class action suit was brought against Jandric and the Town board, but that action died on the vine" The add that those systems were "IN AND PAID FOR' COST EACH HOME OWNER $2000 MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL PRICE. Cedar Grove ers were Pioneers! Ray Wade 7�1y I,abo� Hi$tory/Continued that has to be scaled back even further. So at this point, until we see the finalized drawings, we're not sure if even that secure storage space will be included:' According to Foote; Council Member Peggy Carlson has been looking into other options • fot the group, such as sharing the basement of the ° Fire Administration. "The City. Council actually thought they were doing us a favor by giving us a storage area in the community center because it's fireproof, which is a very important feature, but it's not the most important," Wade said. "The most important is having some area where we can conduct and do a proper job of receiving and filing." Foote also said there is some concern about the climate con- trol in the basement of the Fire Administration basement. :"That really is a priority for historical : filing," Foote said. "While the fireproof is impor- tant, the climate control is almost more important." Wade said ' that . he 'and Wachter spoke to the City Council at its last meeting to remind it of their situation so council members keep it 'in mind when space in the new building is being planned. Wade said that he's con- cerned because the lack of a per- manent space is getting in the way of the historical society's • ;t Did you know...? Some historical facts about Eagan We Eagan was named for Irish immigrant Patrick Eagan, the first chairman of its town board of supervi- sors. LW Eagan was designated a township by the state Legislature in March of 1860: OW In 1870, Eagan's population was 107. Onion growing was introduced to Eagan farmers around 1885. The amount of onions grown became so great that Mendota was dubbed the "Onion Capital of the U.S." In the 1910s, Eagan was invaded by a "minority group" of Scandinavians — one Danish 'and two Swedish families. In the 1920s, dairy farming provided.. the main income on most Eagan farms. In the 1950s, farms were being auctioned at a rate of two to three a week due to new dairy regulations and decreasing milk prices. Source: Lone Oak Years: A History of Eagan, Minnesota ., main purpose. . "The historical society has a said. "We should be doing it responsibility to research and now." ON document life in Eagan," Wade espite volunteers ma e ds. through service e role of a respite volunteer is to pro= vide those who care for loved ones a much needed break, but many times the comae, nity service flourishes into a relationship in which all who are involved benefit. -DARTS, a Dakota County organization providing services to seniors, offers an op- portunity for people to assist others through its respite care program. Respite volunteers undergo a 10-hour training ses- on thro siugh DARTS before being assigned. to provide caregivers -with a break. The • N respiteworkersare availablefor caregivers :re up to four hours d week; allowing them to run'errands or partake in social events''-" rmKosciolek, ,,VietnaitiWarseteran lives in Apple Valley, signed up with r ' respite care program as a way to a fell strvicelnans,1 l' -7j, rice i'. feel my generationowes the older gen- on a debt ofgratitude," said Kosciolek,;, T -who lives in Apple Valley. 'We owe them c `freedom that we have and we really- d give something back to them.' ' —the past three months, Kosciolek providing' respite care for -John wife, Genevieve, needs him to. ered a stroke about a year ago and Tias some disabilities becau ' of it. vieve cares for him in their heme;' • ongh their common bend is tlia they fought in wars olek nd John "talk about_ thettles:' tend, go for long rides in• Kosclolek'a four -drive truck sfopjiifig bccasi6hally b1ibite•at the Dairy Qiiieesi 'Other tunes fi jfis'tsitatJohn'shouseandtells,kvhile renevieve runs errandli participates in Kai1h events or visits with friend9j . , le Kosciolek knowsheslielping the. b n.: :ttstet tif-o-...t:.. tie. o re previdmg to make tfi-eir life riioie 1taskAtr`Itint "He hooka foiw�rd to me conurig so he can talk withsomeoneotherthahhiswife," mitsthatattimes th'ithaefyoftasue�th vbillettounterm . � � said Wade It's -equally revV�drii for Itlt She said their rtve� '6` •'b'ae'a �� loVedOn 45b>fza}a� brey•: (res ite" revidets); Yon makes � '�' >� �' wffiemesia ifl You feellikeyou're dome 1g thit strained oveft. a"5d tfii es `eotiona] o{taregiviag somenn '1 h' .. i �.- - r ab> „ i e a ndi g Cfle aemla8ts`a15o "The stroke is his, ha o In itt a7. fore it has completely changed my life," she expenences with the ;c 'cf.,:group, pro-. rsdu vi�S ie a 5rch needed awareness'that Y improving, and r ceregi at i^'hlerie"rn their expe`ri= the last manor, Genevieve has felt"xr%en'ceinCibuzarsaid,•'; comfortable enough to leaveh " Oils no mutter how little, are 6t iirte, caregivers who are so drat their own health that those in' care couple out, he said he benefits from it just a'mber that they can't as much as they do � :� K ti. veto. ln'addi "It's a real traillit �ole hARTSt'h'elp re vi ed by AARTS Dakota Co -can be for nli ti igli &till/ them and - sand. "(Uhl) doesn't seem t�r'hea'li t t'1'm -1b Ie nszc tjroae eg:•oits aiid'contnbu 'some churches she said getting a lot out of this too; ` • tiona caregivera are being recrognize this - Those who know a o That sentiment is shatfr by)`ta¢ , week$N'ov 24-30 dun"r g National, Care- offer supportmaysbyiask and tithe Wade, a retiree who livvea"4ti ktit i Wade' 4 ' •yers Week. - d do so byasking how the was introduced to DART ibYiJ'•°ttred of �. Though (ienevreve is a` caregiver the p doing, recehertha the care;home, - r tt .. registered nurse , ly'on the person neeeiving care: Family sitting 'athe volunteered drtvehua r"„and has been inacarevr' for the senior service orgenrzati6p"based in she still experiences en array o feebefore; -'anything an bens airy cahfriede `inane ask if there is - Vest St Paul r Y= ito,-„*li ''< ' : garding her rare erhrggs stain do tomakevay poeasier, . After quitting for' Medical rea- One of the gi rel�tohe;'husband' coffenng assistance many luny possible, � d ding pfthepast CibazarEaid, r v ! ro Die'hfe" had to saris, Wade 74; sought to continue his in- siverient in. the program by being a spite' volunteer For the past three years, he has'visited With people while their care, givers take a break Currently, one of the people he provides e pite care for is Philip Broman a 64- year old E.a an. ecovepin fro brain ariti��ism ens ouse a 3it,r,.,. Wade -goes to Bromans oevery hursday, spending four hours playing heckers and card'games'and chatting; ward`femie> nelifiaii • Wade adifut�'tlfat wife re-tarrik'RetieT from fief abtivrhes, stick'•igi$tuid fo'a-h<Etitfwhil`e"io�i'�eP f'.r pore information about r4�i'i•'�'i>E r• i' f f' From Page IA a debilitating medical condrd tion, such as a •. cr i I do rhn i stroke, cancer or Alzhenner s disease. tired and are)) It's a demandmg seemingly endless job suffers,"Cibu that create an onslaught of motion rang Cibuzar ingfi,omfradfatfonand grieftogratification �givtngsituatio and satisfaction said Lynn Cibuzar, who do it alone'" works with CaregiveraStippertServioespro tion to d in County; iadei'ii;o'�f+ r If a caregiver knows there is help out JoTw' (amia"o demanding'There are a rot of o are tompanyingthterralCuatao r� f q. S o arx to doeseigfrtiveas;theyteachcate•6eta'howfodeal wonderfuljob'ofcaruig 'tBiittd r . ,r _ there eveniftheydon'tuseitrightaway,it's'..•• thour :.-it big relief to them,"sh'esaida .-+tc:. ahitt;" she While Eare'pivmg can be +T cliallengilig )fera&'ected demandiiig�ob it is' apt withbiit joy, 3e°?eaist"24 eagedwithwhattEgr d "- atid'w nthatd zt a dgeta Yswhat'aSve" eCmu .* x� Iof�oisatisiactibnofilyTaheBai�'• ate Johd'sai liandfe3 '6Eres's az ` offers support for • verb Scheduld' n" have come ~pia expenppeed lij• tWeare're- r some refreshmenta7i'tr Ti 14-zn ,bghia, um nappwg Thaw wanting m iea ishile she nine to We;�tor,s. Combined th theDARTS offers may call t� areal welcome guest teraspitevolunteet�DARTS d 'I feel d 'I'm' t _ . with support there," Wade eaid:.`I drink their coffee arr8. weekly trope to. ad daycare'. and John's Shea 55.1566 Additional eat their bakeryevvate Ebenezer su" Ppo s Slo-A,' S- "" : goods - fN '; Ridges m Burnavillei Genevieve has been Spoiis"e tithBb' Well Those wishing: to learn more abbot ' getting slightrepneveafromhercare giving Flrimd a respite. omay - g' g andthvea,: P pportumties call dlit;eq fortha? Stgirniiia6- '1 as l Rita Youngner at 455 1560: "F? o .•.ro,-4r $p0 $ pg7 j 3 �1 i ne Lagan Historical Society is seeking a new home, by Erin Johnson Staff Writer Ray Wade and former City Council Member Ted Wachter are walking textbooks of Eagan history. Their memories are filled with colorful stories about the people, places and things that have made Eagan what it is today. One could almost imag- ine the two of them taking their act on the road as they outdo each other with story after story, occasionally prompting each other with a "Tell the one about Wade and Wachter, both lovers of history, are members of the Eagan Historical Society. They recently appeared before the City Council to lament the inadequate space and storage facilities available to the organi- zation and to stress the impor- tance of the work their organiza- tion does. The Eagan Historical Society, which exists on a year- ly budget from the city, is cur- rently housed in a basement cor- ner in City Hall, and historic documents and artifacts are stored in cardboard boxes. There is only a small work- space with a computer, a table, two file cabinets, a bookcase and some storage shelves. Wade, who is the Eagan Historical Society's chair, said that the space is inadequate for the organization's needs, and it, prohibits the. public from having access to the collection: According yto Wade, the soci- ety has been hoping ?to get vol- unteersto help organize the .piles of documents,.but has been unable to because the docu- ments are stored. in a secured areawith the city's .files: "We've got an area that is sizeable for what we need. right : i now, with the exception that we are down there with no separa- tion between our area and the archival area for all of the records at City Hall," Wade said. "So we have hesitated to invite volunteers to help us with this filing system" Boxes, overflowing with papers and other historical items, sit on shelves with no fil- ing system in place, and nothing protecting them from age and damage. The society would like to not only have a more suitable space for these articles, but also more appropriate storage con- tainers to protect original mate- rials such as specialty boxes and acid -free paper in an area that is climate controlled. Also on the society's wish list is an area in which to display items for the public. Some items are currently on display at City Hall, but Wade said they would prefer something more central- ized. According to Wade, the Eagan Historical Society thought that it finallyfound a home when members were invited by the city to give input on a space to fit their needs in the new Eagan Community Center. "Members of the historical society became very active in the initial planning and talking about the community center," Wade said. "It was about a month ago that we discovered that instead of all the room that we had asked for and they had Ray Wade and Ted Wachter stand next to the space designated for the Eagan Historical Society in the basement of City Hall. Historical documents and artifacts are stored in the cardboard banker's boxes on the shelves behind them. Photo by Erin Johnson recognized that we were asking for, they were giving us a fire- proof vault on the main level." The society compiled a list of needs early on in the process, Wade said, and submitted it to the City Council and focus groups. The list, in order of priority, included storage/filing space, an office area with a computer, an area to process, inventory, and better storage clean up materials, space for public access to materials, dis- play cases in general areas of the building and a display room for larger exhibits. The new plan for the commu- nity center includes only a fire- proof storage area and some dis- play cases. Wade said that while he appreciates that those have been included in the plans, his main concern is getting a functional office and a publicly accessible area. Joanna Foote, communica- tions coordinator for the city of Eagan and liaison to the histori- cal society, agreed with Wade about the importance of office space and public accessibility to the organization. "We get a number of requests from the public," Foote said. "I probably work with a couple people a month who are either trying to research family history or want to know about an old house or industry that's in Eagan." The difficulty, said Foote, is' that the architects' original plans for the community center were $1 million over budget, so the overall building area had to be shaved down in some areas. "So that puts the historical society in a precarious position," Foote said. "We don't have what we would have liked tohave seen in the original drawing, and See History, 6A History/Continued that has to be scaled back even further. So at this point, until we see the : finalized -:drawings, we're not sure if even . that secure storage space will be included." According to Foote, Council Member Peggy Carlson has been looking into other options for the group, such as sharing the basement of the Fire Administration. "The . City : Council actually thought they were doing . us a • favor bygiving us`a storage area, in the community center because it's fireproof, which is a very important feature, but it's not the most important," Wade said. "The .most important is having some area Iwhere we can • 'conduct and do a proper: job of receiving and filing." Foote also: said there is some concern about the climate con- trol ih the'basethent, of the Fire Administration basement. "That: really is a priority for historical filing," Foote said. 'While: the;.fireproof is impor- i. :;:the : climate control is almost more important.:'. Wade said that he `and' Wachter spoke to the ` City' Council at its last meeting to remind it of their situation. so council members keep it in mind when space in the new building is being planned. Wade said that he's con- cerned because the lack of a per- Did you know...? Sorne historical facts about Eagan Eagan' was named for Irish' immigrant :Patrick Eagan, the first chairman of its town board of supervi- sors. tip Eagan was designated ' a township by the state Legislature in March of 1860. In 1870, Eagan's population was 107.' IrW Onion growing was introduced to Eagan farmers, around 1885. The amount of onions grown became'so great that Mendota was dubbed the "Onion Capital of the U.S:' 0.W . In the 1910s, 'Eagan was:invaded by a "minority group" of Scandinavians one ,Danish and two Swedish families In the 1920s, ,dairy farming provided the main income on ;most Eagan farms:;,In-_tle 1950s,farmswere being auctioned ata rate of two to three aweek.due to. new dairyregulations and decreasingmilk prices. Source: Lone Oak Years: A History of Eagan, Minnesota main purpose. "The historical society has a responsibility to research and document life in Eagan," . Wade said. "We should be doing it now.,; manent space isgetting in the way of the historical society's UNIVAC TVt UNIVAC NEWS Ray Wade, left, shows James Skjelstad the approximate location of Univac Park on the Eagan township map. Jim is o tool de- signer in DPD Manufacturing Engineering. Ray's map indicates dates when roads were built or extended and marks sites of early historical buildings in the area. History Buff Ray Wade Finds Eagan Township Perfect Area The state of Minnesota is 110 bonded before he could unlock it. years old, but this area is many Many important and helpful more years rich in historical lore. documents were discovered, but Although most people only oc- many of them were partially de- casionally give a thought to the stroyed by mice. Of particular history of the area in which they interest were several records of live, Ray Wade has taken an ac- township births, written on any tive interest in it and come up scrap paper which was handy with a wealth of information when the doctor had arrived at a about Eagan township. household to deliver the baby. Ray is a mechanized data_ana- Some of these dated back to the_ lyst in the Systems Mechanization ems' Kay is a mecnanizea oaLa aria - list in the Systems Mechanization Department, Plant 4. His interest in history had been restricted primarily to reading. However, Minnesota history be- came a little more real when he discovered that General Henry H. Sibley, who was to become Min- nesota's first governor, was an original director of Ray's former church, St. Paul's On The Hill. Ray's move to Eagan township prompted him to delve more deeply into the history of the area. End result of his interest is a map of the township on which he has placed sites of early buildings and the dates when roads were built or extended. Some of the data for the map was uncovered when Ray found an old trunk of material which stood unopened for more than 20 years. While planning for a civic cele- bration revolving around the his- tory of the township, Ray and a former Univac employee, Jerry Countryman, were given access to records in the town clerk and road supervisor offices. A trip to the old town hall produced the trunk, which had been overlooked in a move. The trunk was locked and the name of the holder of the key had passed from most peoples' memories. A few months of questioning in the area disclosed the name of the family who had loaned the trunk to the town fathers years before. Another time lapse and a search of the house by the family produced the key to the trunk. The contents of the trunk were a mystery to everyone, so Ray was deputized a town clerk and 1880s. Also found were two complete sets of penny postcards received by the county assessor's office from the beginning of Eagan's history, in the Winter of 1861. The map on which Ray has spent countless hours shows old settlements, lakes, blacksmith shops, schools and churches of years ago. And he knows the story behind each. Pointing to Black Hawk Lake, he'll tell you how it got its present name. At the time General Sibley was in the army, he had an Irish Indian aide named John Conklin. John often embarrassed the Gen- eral because of his tendency to overimbibe. When the time came for him to retire as the General's aide, Mr. Sibley presented him with some territory adjacent to Long Lake in Eagan township as a gesture of appreciation, but also to assure that John would not become a permanent member of the Sibley household. The aide was quite a bragger and many a bored listener sat again and again through tales of how John and a vaguely alluded - to group of soldiers had captured the notorious Indian chief, Black Hawk. People in the territory eventually began referring to John's property as Black Hawk's lake and the original name dis- appeared. Ray still looks for history in the area — Indian burial grounds, remnants of the Red River Ox- cart Trail and other signs of early inhabitants continue to be found in Eagan township. He looks for nothing in particular, just anything that uncovers the historical significance of the area he calls home. . . • • ..;,, Providing care may alter • liveAlor eyeryow4n, 1'3- Arny Erik -se last Feb. 29. That was t e day - El -John-41usl'' Staff Writer' - `- stroke, and independence — fox' both hini and _ • - = : his wife — became a cherished memory. A little niorelhan a yedr ago, Genevieve • Genevieve is one of the 'thiintless spouses:— , and John Eul enjoyed gong to the theater, andfamily members: who fincrthemsehes in, iting the MinneapolfiAqUatennial and taking .. situations they are geldoniirained and rarely,' long walks along the lake, prepared for: that of a caregiver. 'Ibday, the Apple Valley couple takes heart _ For every person who is in a nursing facil- in such as theirsynchro:-. ity, two are being cared for at hoinf. That, • nized hunitirthotecinii-end either of them into means many loved ones are being dependecV 4 rolling • - - ,== on to maintain the quality oflife threatened by 'The senior citizens' lives changed forever Ray Wade (left) comes in to play checker: _ DART: To: Pape 15"k.... a respite care provider. (1.an2A7bboit9t/9S6taff -r S. : u ^^ ^ ------ • .•• ------ • , • 1., awoH 6uio0 l0l-V-LL •°N 1%otrr kind and thou ylrt f,i/ expression o/i. sympathy is deep/ y appreciated and (/rrftr/,/ill y nc•knan)lf 9r(jCA ...ir .AMIL/71111.1.1Wili IL ACCEINIMM, 2.3,4105-'41nitPrg W 2 *451Y . Norma Wade Saint Paul MN 5124:557 ' .*** „„,,,s0.10rwsz, 4,2•L'1.•(+C—J 6A, 64.:. 1,•• 1'3ftL - 111111111)111111„1111„111111111f11f1l1111!11111111111111111 = • Ray Wade 4283 Amber Dr Eagan, MN 55122 cJz City of Eagan • 3830 PILOT KNOB ROAD • EAGAN MN 55122-1897 As a community reader, you are invited to attend the Eagan City Councils six, month progress report on Eagan's Goats for 2001. We will- briefly cover the current status of • Cedarvale/Cedar Grove Redevelopment • DSL Internet Service • Business Survey • Road Construction • Repeat Ca11 Ordinance ■ Flood Improvements & Funding • Central Park Community Center • Park Improvements • Staffing Changes • Fourth of July Event Tuesday, jury 10, 2001 4: 30-5: 30 p. m. City Council Chambers Eagan 7vI unicipat Center Refreshments will be served. we hope you can join us. 1 CityCouncil ��Gooals ix % oath Review Years removed from the classroom, 16 contestants stumbled, stammered and sailed through words from `yield' to `liaison' at the second annual Eagan Adult Spelling Bee. Star Tribune photos by Max Becherer Ugh! Tim Murphy's son Joey, 6, and wife, Margaret, grimaced after he misspelled "liaison." Despite the reaction, Murphy was welcomed back to the blanket to watch the rest of the contest. Below, Rose Samuel, the 1999-2000 Eagan Royal Ambassador, worked out the word "interfere" in her head. Cruising to a win with `yacht' By Chuck Haga Star Tribune Staff Writer Anxiety, uncertainty, haughty pride, de- spair — the looks on contestants' faces were just what you'd expect in a spelling bee. But in Eagan on July 4th, the spellers on stage were all many years removed from classroom spelldowns. In the audience, gathered on family blankets in SkyHill Park, children and grandchildren played those other roles: cheering, grimacing, agonizing over every letter that passed a loved one's lips. "C'mon, Grandma!" The second annual Eagan Adult Spell - Twin Cities Journal ing Bee drew 16 entries. "We only had two contestants last year," said Ray Wade, the organizer. "We used up three words, and it was done." The winner on Tuesday: Andrea Nelson, 37, a lawyer from Eagan, who correctly spelled "encryption" after runner-up Jan Willms, 54 of St. Paul, had substituted an "i" for the "y." Nelson thenEa4 to spell one more word correctly: yacht. JOURNAL continues on B5 Andrea Nelson of Eagan re- membered the "y" in "encryp- tion" and won after correctly spelling "yacht." e can compete on that's tough Unlike Dziedzic, Ostrow isn't a native of the ward. His parents moved to Golden Valley in 1965, seven years after he was born in Chicago. He moved to the Win- dom Park neighborhood 12 years ago when he got married. He met his wife, Julie, at their Lutheran church. His status as a relative new- comer was the topic of voter in- quiries during the campaigns. His reply was typical of his upbeat approach to sensitive matters. He would grin and say, "I got here as fast as I could." Similarly;'he isn't distressed by the failings of previous stadium efforts. "I've always felt this issue shouldn't be about saying no, that we have to look at everything that went wrong and say, 'Where do we go from here?' " • When talking about his work on the council, he often stresses his emphasis on fiscal modera- tion,' including the resolution he sponsored last year to hold down property -tax rates. Why now? Deciding to take on the stadi- um issue doesn't seem to have been a difficult call for Ostrow. He's a baseball fan who keeps a foul ball from a- recent Twins game in his office. He attends about 10 games a year with his wife and kids, Matthew, 9, and Emily, 5. Still, he has hardly been a sta- dium cheerleader. In .July 1999, he sponsored a resolution that quashed the city's effort to sign a $25,000 contract for a public -re- lations plan supporting the Twins. Council Member Lisa McDon- ald compared Ostrow's high -pro- file role to buying a lottery ticket "because the chances of getting it right are one in a million." Paul Ostrow > Born: Nov. 22, 1958. Family: Wife, Julie. Two chil- dren i - Matthew, 9, and Emily, 5. . » Home: Min- neapolis. Education: B.A., St. Olaf College, North- field, Minn., 1980; J.D., Uni- versity of Min- nesota Law School, 1983. )- Career: Blue Earth County attorney's office, Mankato, Minh., 1983-86. 'Sweeney, Borer & Ostrow law firm, 1986-1997. Hobbles: Biking, golf, reading, attending sports events. Ostrow isn't a native of the ward, but says, "I got here as fast as 1 could." Fellowlawyer and Council Member Barret Lane said he be- lieves Ostrow's legal background will help him deal with divergent views. "I don't know what will come out of it. Paul doesn't know what will come out of it," he said. "But I think he's doing people a favor by encouraging some alter- native thinking on the issue." The effort receives the blessing of Dziedzic, who held Ostrow's seat for 22 years and now is a parks commissioner. "It would be very easy for him to dodge the controversy, but I really like that he took it head-on," Dziedzic said. What lies ahead ' Where Ostrow's political ca- reer goes from here could depend on what happens within the next few months. He admits to further unspecified ambition. Julie Ostrow, who ran her hus- band's first campaign and is working behind the scenes on a Minneapolis school board refer- endum this fall, half -jokingly said there are only two other places she would live. One would be Summit Avenue in St. Paul, which happens to be the location of the governor's residence. The other would be Washington, D.C. "A lot of politics is opportuni-, ty; you have to be really posi- tioned at the right place at the right time," she said. Ostrow will someday find out whether the Twins stadium has put him in that place. He's philo- sophical about it. "You need to take on the. tough issues, and I think in the end, the people you represent will credit you for that," he said. "And I guess we'll find out if I'm right." 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As traumatizing as a spelling bee can be for kids, an early exit can be a blow for an adult, too. Ask Barbara Ceryak, who was captain of her team in a Florida adult bee last year and was first •to leave when she dropped a "t" in acquit- tal. The bee was a fund-raiser for a school, and Ceryak was a veteran member of the school board. Shrapnel victim Many of the 11 women and five men who entered Eagan's July 4th adult spelling bee were nominated — not to" say coerced — by rela- tives. - "They said I'm the best speller in the family," said Doris Camp- bell, 74, of Inver Grove Heights, after relatives prodded her to the registration table. Ever been in a bee before? "Never," she said. "Oh, you must have done this in school," somebody said. "Well, maybe. But that was a long time ago." Malinda Wynn, the first con- testant called to the microphone, pulled on dark glasses first. "Can I do' this incognito?" she asked. "Can I spell incognito?" She was asked to spell antidote, and she did. All 16 adults made it through the first round — through such warmup words as arduous, grate- ful, indebted, lettuce and hilari- ous: Round two claimed two ca- , sualties. "Incorrect!" the judges said in harsh unison as a woman named Brenda left a "k" out of book- keeper. She stood there a mo- ment, incredulous, before step- ping down. But the real bloodletting came in round three. "Guttural," "hie - archy" and "yield" knocked out the .first three contestants, and others fell to "liaison," "shrapnel" and "morass." Six remained on the stage after round five, when Terry. Sarazin of Burnsville was too eager to get to the "o" in hypnosis: "H-y-p-o ...," he said, then hung his head. "As soon as I blurted it out, I knew," he said. Don Michaels of Richfield was • the last man standing, but he tripped in the seventh round. "Phooey," he said. But he spelled it fooey. Ray and the other judges said they hoped the spectacle of older people having fun with spelling would influence children to read more and pay attention to words. Nelson had never been in a spelling bee before. "I'm a big reader," she said. "I think that's the key." acing the ears. Her losion of nagazine nom de - kid who romiscu- ;:ting her [inning to over the aving fun not that 'ews on 'th what store in ismarck, ows off a, thinks immick, to grab lust what le, calls )oys and ie's only tyle girls ses inap- star on .omiscu- !cause of rge con - Spears "classy, PR News photo A lot of teenage girls look up to Brltney Spears, but her tight, cutoff t-shirts and belly button - baring hot pants have raised eyebrows. nice girl" image to a blatantly sexy image, which at times tends toward unattractive or "trashy." in . ina, said she has seen a change in Britney Spears' image from little girl to woman. "She's projecting a fun and spontaneous look — like Madonna at first." While Warfield said she thinks people 20 and younger like the way Spears dresses and may copy the singer, her look is too provocative at times. Warfield said she would dress her in clothes that are sophisticated but not too sexy. "I would dress her in a scoop neckline dress," she said. Susan Jack, a psychologist at Fairview -Uni- versity Medical Center, thinks the singing star is inconsistent in what she says she stands for and wardrobe style. "Young girls are likely to emulate her. Kids are impressionable and they can't discriminate between looks and behavior,' she said." Jack, who has teenage daughters, says the issue of how women dress is nothing new. "Popularity is based on looks rather than on values or accomplishments. It's a shame the way women are and have traditionally been judged and valued in this culture.' Spears has heard all the controversy re- garding her clothing — especially after she posed on the cover of Rolling Stone wearing a bustier and hot pants. In an interview with the magazine, the singer defended herself and claimed that she respects herself and does not see how people can say she is hypocriti- cal. "I have really strong morals, and just because I look sexy on the cover of Rolling Stone [that] doesn't mean I'm a naughty girl. I'd do it again." From: �i�Ul � iLl f))1i11.11. ...•,;. il;i The Minnesota Historical Society acknowledges, with thanks, the receipt of A History of Minnesota: Some Notable Men, A Compilation. By Raymond A. Wade As a Gift to the Society Raymond A. Wade 4283 Amber Dr. Eagan, MN 55122 Date: 25 January 2001 Nina M. Archabal Director All gifts are accepted with the understanding that they become the property of the Minnesota Historical Society and may be used for research. exhibited to the public, or o/rerwise disposed of according to the policies and procedures of the society. I. I ;; I.. • Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Ninth & Olive St.Paul, Minnesota 1857 A HISTORY OF MINNE S OTA SOME NOTABLE MEN A COMPILATION by Raymond A. Wade In the summer of 1834, Mr. John Jacob Astor ,whose operation in the fur trade extended to the Pacific coast, sold out his entire interest in the northwest to a new corporation in New York City, without the change of name, which Ramsey Crooks, the father of Col. William. Crooks, was elected president. (1) The American Fur Company, organized strongly by John Jacob Aster after the war of 1812 passed the heyday of it's prosperity in the thirties and was compelled to assign in 1842. The following year Pierre Chouteau, Jr. and Company of St. Louis took over the business, but the company was popularly known by the old name for many years. "Arrived at junction of St. Peter and Mississippi, November 7,1834.But when I descended into the amphitheater where the hamlet was situated, I was disappointed to find only a group of log huts, the most pretentious of which was the home of my fellow traveler, Mr. Bailly, in whose family I became an inmate for the next six months. I was duly introduced to Mrs. Bailly by her husband. She was a handsome well formed lady who had received some education and 1 was welcomed by her, and made much more comfortable than the outward appearance of the cabin would indicate. Her father, Mr. John B. Faribault, occupied another of the huts with his family. - - - There were dwelling for the blacksmith, carpenter, and common voyagers in the vicinity of Mr. Baileys quarters, and store houses for the goods used in the fur trade." Unfinished Autobiography (pg.30) H. H. Sibley This introduction to Henry Hastings Sibley when he was only 24 years old also is an introduction to the area. St. Peter was the name of what is now Mendota, situated at the confluence of the Mississippi and St. Peter rivers. The St. Peter river is now known as the Minnesota river. Across the St. Peter river is the second location of Fort Snelling. Down n stream on the Mississippi is where St. Paul began and upstream on the Mississippi is where Minneapolis began. (I) pg.24 UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY: H. Sibley (2) A HISTORY OF MINNESOTA I : 163 St. Paul 1921: William. W. Folwell 1 "The beginnings of the church in Minnesota cluster around Fort Snelling. - - - My earliest recollection is the Sunday school established by Mrs. Col. Snelling and Mrs. Van Cleve's mother. There was no chaplain allowed us then, no Sabbath service ... They, therefore, gathered together on Sabbath afternoons in the basement of the commanding officer's quarters and held a service with the aid of the Episcopal Prayer Book, both of them devout members of that branch of the church. There are grounds for believing (this) the first School organized in this Northwest region, perhaps the first northwest of Detroit. "In 1828 the Rev. Clement F. Jones was appointed chaplain." REVEREND EZEKIEL GILBERT GEAR "In the later part of 1838 the Rev. Ezekiel Gilbert Gear, Missionary at Galena was appointed chaplain at Ft. Snelling." "- - - letter being read at the meeting of the committee held November 5th 1838,the resignation of Mr. Gear was accepted, and the 'precinct of St. Peter's' Iowa .as the region about Ft. Snelling was designated, was adopted as a station of the Domestic Board ,with the following resolution 'Resolved, That the Rev. E. G. Gear be appointed Missionary to the Precinct of St. Peter', Iowa, and that the committee accede to his kind proposal to act without salary.' (The territory of Iowa included Minnesota at this time. Iowa was the 29th state, admitted 1846. Minnesota was the 32nd, admitted 1858.) The preceding ,without parents was taken from Chap.2 DIOCESE OF MINNESOTA by the Rev. George C. Tanner, D. D... BISHOP JACKSON KEMPER & REVEREND LLOYD BRECK The next people to come into the area were Bishop Jackson Kemper, bishop of the territory of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa before they were officially states in the United States and Rev. James Lloyd Breck, D. D. . Bishop Kemper's first visit to the area was in 1843 when he made a hurried trip to Fort Snelling to talk to Rev. Ezekiel Gear, then chaplain of the fort. Bishop Kemper did not return to our area again until 1851,when he spent about eight weeks in the territory. "The apostle of the wilderness", Rev. J. Lloyd Breck, D. D... is the title of chapter 3 from the book History of the Diocese of Minnesota by Rev. G. C. Tanner. Following is an excerpt from chapter 3 - - - in 1849 the Rev. Mr., Breck, during a visit in the East decided to resign the presidency of 'Nashotah House in Wisconsin and to plant a new mission in the territory of Minnesota. He was joined by the Rev Timothy Wilcoxson, priest, of the diocese of Connecticut, and the Rev. J. Austin Merrick, Deacon, of Philadelphia. The three met on Trinity Sunday in the church of The Holy Communion, New York City, where, at their request the Rev. Dr. Muhlenberg organized 'The Associate Mission for Minnesota. 'After a short visit to Nashotah house, They reached Prairie La Cross late Saturday night June 22,where the following day they held the first service of the Minnesota Mission. And, again, - 'The day before his departure from Nashotah Bishop Kemper formally transferred Mr. Breck to the jurisdiction which for seventeen years was to be the scene of his labors.' (June 17,1850) 2 About a year later the bishop paid another visit to the Rev. Mr. Breck and we can assume that this was the visit where the bishop had to broach the subject of the funds to continue the work at Nashotah House in Wisconsin. (Rev. Mr. Breck Chapter 4,pg 39) "The resignation of Mr. Breck left Nashotah in a critical Condition. The work was entirely supported by the offerings of the faithful through the daily mail." Mr. Breck had the rare art of interesting people by his charming and picturesque letters and had gradually drawn around him a large circle of admiring and enthusiastic friends. - - - he could not fail to carry with him, not simply the admiration and good wishes and prayers of his friends, but also that which the very continuance of Nashotah depended on ,the offering necessary for its support. And while Mr. Breck, with a large hearted faith, disclaimed any effort to draw away the friends of Nashotah, yet for a time at least, the new mission at St. Paul could but effect the gifts to Nashotah until the new president could gain the confidence of the church at large and win the enthusiasm of the friends of the mission. As theological education lay very near the heart of Mr. Breck, the decision of the bishop was a great disappointment. (at this juncture the condition of the Indians was laid before him by Father Gear, and the Indian country was chosen as a new field of labor." (pgs 39 &40) Mr. Breck came to Minnesota for the express purpose of establishing a Mission upon the same principals as he had done in Wisconsin, and this, too, with the sanction and approbation of Bishop Kemper. The work ,accordingly, was carried on for little more than a year with this full intention. But Nashotah threatened to abandon the work if Mr. Breck and his associates persisted in the purpose of a theological school in connection with their work. Mr. Breck, therefore , on being communicated to him by Bishop Kemper concluded to suspend the plan of a second Nashotah to a more propitious time. But how much pain it cost him will be seen by the extract from a letter to Bishop Kemper, dated October 16th after his visit. : " I am rejoiced at your assurance, Sir, that you are interested in this mission; - we could not doubt an interest after consenting to spend so much time with us; but we did think, Dear Bishop, that Wisconsin stood much in precedence to this new territory; Whereas, we fondly wished to view you ,Sir, under the title of Bishop of the Northwest, as much our own as Wisconsin's, and, perhaps, a little more so, being ourselves so young and tender as a missionary field. We cannot but be satisfied with the kind words spoken formerly to Brother Wilcoxson and myself, Sir, in the little room, ... and hope we are not to understand your letter in it's agreement with that conversation. My Dear Bishop, How can we work without men?(referring to that feature of the St. Paul Mission, education for the ministry.) And for a mission in Northern Iowa, the Green Lake country, or elsewhere, we have none from Nashotah, and it is wrong to expect any from the General Seminary or the east. We cannot expect any will join us from Nashotah if the spirit that I am informed exists there against myself, in that peculiar mode of mission, is really so, as stated to me. 'History of the Diocese Chapter 1, pg.10 G .C. Tanner A later letter to the bishop proposes that 'some men' quit Minnesota and start a mission and (seminary)mission college in Oregon " provided the practicability be admitted and all obstacles be removed." Again, in a letter to Bishop Kemper on March 1 lth,1852,Rev.Mr.Breck writes - "We hereby adopt the Nashotah House as the divinity training school for the Minnesota Mission, until such time as provisions shall .be made in Minnesota by the future ecclesiastical authority." With later exchange of correspondence the matter seems to be settled and Mr. Breck at once entered, with the Bishop's approval, upon his work among the Red Men in Chippeway Country. 3 "There are many among the people of the state who could be mentioned here, but this is the core of the church army that helped settle the Episcopal church in the territory. Others who could also be mentioned would include so many and I am sure to forget some. Let this, then, lead to the history of our church, St. Paul's in St. Paul, which began as an off -shoot, or missionary responsibility of Christ Church, St. Paul. Christ Church seems to be situated in the heart of St. Paul, administering to the 'rough' element. The rich and influential lived removed to the north and east of the core city. It was here that St. Paul's Episcopal church of St. Paul had it's shaky beginning. The prosaic pages of one of the newspapers in St. Paul carried the following brief paragraph in it's columns on the morning of January lst,1857: We learn that a new parish has been organized in the eastern portion of the city by the Episcopalians with the following gentlemen as vestrymen ; N.J.T. Dana, N. W. Kittson, J. E. Warren, H. A. Lampert, C. Wooley, and W. E. Hunt. A handsome stone edifice will be erected during the coming season for their house of worship on the corner of 9th and Olive streets. We are pleased to learn that the Rev. Andrew Bell Paterson of Salem, N.J. has been unanimously called to the rectorship." (The MINNESOTAN, a weekly newspaper) This brings up the name of another interesting person, that of Andrew Bell Paterson. He was one of the eastern sponsors of Nashotah House and subsequently of the American Mission; one of the largest contributors of the Rev. Breck's mission work in both Wisconsin and Minnesota.(as a side note - - it was Alice Paterson, Andrew's wife, who, along with a couple of England's nobility, started a little church in White Bear at a cost of $800, called St. John's in the Wilderness. pg 147 Diocese of Minnesota) He came to St. Paul several years before the new church of St. Paul's called him. While here visiting, he donated liberally to the new building, Christ Church and donated three acres to Christ Church for the purpose of an Episcopal cemetery, lying on DeBow St., north of Olmsted about 5 blocks northeast of the proposed St. Paul's church. These lots eventually sold by Christ Church, the funds to be donated to the building of St. Paul's church. Dr. Paterson came to St. Paul to accept the rectorship in May 1857. He brought his family and Mr. L. Smith who was the architect for the new church . The Dr. resided for a time at the corner of 9th and Wilins St. until his handsome stone residence on Phalen Creek, known as 'Ladore' was completed. Born in Amboy, N.J., December 1815. His family gave name to the city of Paterson, N.J. He entered the sophomore class of Rutger's and graduated with it's highest honors at the age of eighteen. After graduating at the Yale Law School he abandoned the legal profession to enter upon the studies of the Ministry at the General Theological Seminary in New York. He was ordained deacon in 1840 and the same year married Alice Consett, daughter of the president of Columbia College. For several years he served as County Superintendent of Schools. Because of his familiarity with canon law, he was able to provide great service to the diocese. He represented the diocese several times at General Convention and at the time of his death was the president of the Standing Committee. Under his ministry St. Paul's parish became the leading parish of the diocese, a position it maintained until the movement uptown began. He built the stone edifice and added the commodious rectory in 1866, the fifth in the diocese. He started two successful missions, with their chapels and also St. John's in the Wilderness at White Bear. He baptized four hundred and ten infants and adults, presented one hundred and seventy eight persons for confirmation, solemnized one hundred forty six marriages and officiated at two hundred and thirty eight funerals. At his decease, his parish numbered one hundred and thirty families, Two hundred communicants and six hundred and fifty souls. DIOCESE OF MINNESOTA Pgs 151 &152 George. C. Tanner, Registrar of Diocese, Faribault, Mn. 1909 4 Now let's introduce some lay -people who have figured in the history of St. Paul's Church and also the history of the state of Minnesota. Napoleon J. T. Dana (Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana) In 1861 this country of ours became involved in a civil war, the bloodiest in history. Minnesota can be proud of it's men in the earliest times of the war. For the most part, our First Minnesota Infantry Volunteers were taken from civilian life and put into battle without the proper clothing, equipment or training. If the reader visits the State Capitol rotunda, there is a flag on display that is protected from disintegration, but visible. It shows some wear and tear from normal battle fatigue because it was carried in the first major battle of the Civil War between the North and South United States, the battle of Bull Run. A letter from the Brigade Headquarters of the Upper Potomac, dated July 31, 1861 To His Excellency, Alex Ramsey, "Sir, The flag of our regiment, Riddled with canon ball on the twenty first instant, is this day returned to the state, to be, by you placed in the capitol or deposited with the Historical Society as may be thought advisable by your excellency. It affords me the highest satisfaction to testify that it was borne through that greatest of all battles ever fought on this continent, with it's folds unfurled in the face of traitors. I beg of you, on behalf of the gallant officers and men, to preserve it as a relic in the history of our state and her soldiers. Truly Yours W. A. Gorman, Colonel, first Regiment" Captain N. J. T. Dana was the ranking officer in that regiment. He was an original vestryman when Christ Church decided to sponsor the second Episcopal church in the city of St. Paul. After the Civil War he attained the rank of Brig. Gen. and finished out his days in Washington, D. C.. NORMAN WOLFRED KITTSON Born March 5, 1814 at Chambly, Lower Canada. Fired by the tales of William Morrison, a retired fur trader. He began, at sixteen, an apprenticeship with the American Fur Company and served as clerk at various posts, in the region which includes the present Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. (Unless otherwise noted, the following is excerpted from DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY) "In 1843 Sibley admitted Kittson as one of his special partners and assigned him the still profitable valleys of the upper Minnesota and Red River of the North as far as the British possessions. - - A year later he prepared to begin business there but found an unexpected obstacle in his path. Some half breeds from the Red River settlement, having gone toward the Missouri to hunt buffalo, as was their wont, had fallen upon a party of Sissiton from Kittson's vicinity at Big Stone Lake and had slain several of them.(The half breeds mistook the Sissiton for a band of Missouri Indians to whom they attributed the murder of one of their party) If Kittson now paid the 'Bois rules' of Red river the compliment of establishing a trading post at the point on American soil nearest to their community he would be likely to incur the inveterate enmity 5 of the aggrieved redskins. He invited the Indians in his district to a feast and laid before them the project of his northern trading venture. At first they absolutely refused to let him proceed northward with his supplies. But finally as a result of much discussion and doubtless the giving of many presents, he gained their reluctant consent. "In the fall of 1844 Kittson carried out his project of the Pembina post. The main lines of Kittson's project now unfolded rapidly. By coming to Pembina he was issuing a direct challenge to that ancient corporation, the "Governor and Company of adventurers of England Trading into the Hudson Bay," and if his outfit were to be a paying venture he would need to put forth his best efforts. Henceforth Pembina, instead of Big Stone Lake, became his headquarters. "Kittson to Sibley, September 16,1848; Kittson to F. B. Sibley, October 8, 1850, Sibley Papers; Kittson to Ramsey, July 31, 1850 , Sibley Letter Books. In 1848 Kittson's interests in the Rainy Lake region threatened to impinge on those of Henry M. Rice, who also was in partnership with Sibley. Kittson agreed not to interfere with Rice's post at Vermilion Lake and Rice promised to give Kittson a free hand on the northern border. See Kittson to Sibley, July 28,1848,Sibley Papers." See Biography - - - John E. Warren re History of Minnesota by Folwell. Writer's comment - During this time frame there was considerable action and re action between Kittson and his agents and The Hudson Bay Company and their agents. In 1850 the government appointed Kittson Postmaster of Pembina. In thanking Sibley for procuring this position for him, he remarked, facetiously that as yet no mail had been received or letters sent. Frontiersmen it may be observed, are not as a rule ardent correspondents. In the fall of 1851 the Pembina district got it's first taste of territorial politics. At Sibley's strong solicitation, but very much against hi own wishes, Kittson ran for membership in the Minnesota territorial Council and was elected. How well in hand the situation among his clientele is shown by the fact that he received all but one of the thirty three votes polled. - - Kittson served in the council during the four sessions, from 1852 to 1855 inclusive. Thrice he made the difficult trip by dog train. By 1855 he had become a resident of St. Paul. In 1853 Sibley and Kittson decided to withdraw from Pembina country and this arrangement was carried out in 1854. Joseph Roulette, Jr. took charge of the business, although Kittson appears to have retained a financial interest in it for some years. After taking up his residence in St. Paul, he was engaged from 1854 to 1858 in a general supply business for the Indian trade in partnership with William H. Forbes. In 1851 his St. Paul property had been surveyed and put upon the market as ' Kittson's Addition' and it's increment, as stated above, became in time the basis of a large fortune. In 1858 he was elected on the Democratic ticket as mayor of St. Paul. Keenly alive to the need of improved transportation between St. Paul and the lower Red River Valley, he established in the sixties a line of steamers and barges on the Red River of the North. This developed later into the Red River Transportation Company. It was in this connection that Kittson became known popularly as 'Commodore'. The improved means of communication between Breckenridge and Fort Garry soon displaced the trains of Red River carts with which Kittson's name in an earlier decade had been associated. - - - But what really made him one of the magnates of the west was his well known association with James J. Hill in the railroad enterprises from 1879 to 1885. His investments finally ran into the millions. On the imposing site on Summit Avenue in St. Paul now occupied by the Roman Catholic Cathedral, he erected a palatial residence." (next door to J. J. Hill's mansion) "It is recorded of him that he gave willingly but not ostentatiously to worthy causes, St. Paul's Church on the Hill (Protestant Episcopal) in St. Paul being a monument largely to his generosity." * and he retired from business, to become one of the large horse fanciers of the country, with stables in Midway Park, St. Paul and Erdenheim, Pa. His (Norman Wolfred Kittson) sudden death in 1888 removed the oldest settler in Minnesota and Dakota." 6 A Fur Trader at Pembina Hamline University, St Paul Clarence W. Rife The Cathedral of St. Paul (Bishop)"Ireland's decision of Holy Thursday,1904,made the choice of a site imperative. If he had forgotten Bishop Grace's recommendation of the Kittson land on Saint Anthony Hill, it had been brought back to him in 1903, when two prominent St. Paul businessmen, Charles H. F. Smith and A. B. Stickney offered to purchase the site for the archiepiscopal residence. He had rejected their proposal to collect the necessary $50,000 from fifty well to do Minnesota Catholics, arguing diocesan financial inability to build the structure and the likelihood of adverse public response to a bishop's house in so prominent place. But a site too grand for a churchman's home was singularly appropriate for a divine residence. Ireland's decision to obtain the land was made a day or two after his decision to build the Cathedral." (Under the picture of the Kittson mansion on page 20 is the following - - The Kittson mansion c 1895 built in 1875 by Commodore Norman W. Kittson, a wealthy merchant and prominent civic leader, this elaborate Victorian piece was one of the most beautiful homes in the city. In 1895,following years of neglect brought about by the breakup of the Kittson family, it was sold to the St. Paul Title and Trust Company, from which the Diocese would purchase it some nine years later). * See Appendix The Cathedral of Saint Paul an architectural Biography Eric C. Hansen HENRY HASTINGS KITTSON The Right Reverend Henry Benjamin Whipple who had been elected Bishop of the Diocese of Minnesota on June 30,1859,had said in his address to the third Diocesan Convention in 1860: 'few years hence and these hamlets shall be villages and these villages shall be cities and these wild prairies teem with a mighty civilization: 'His prophecy was fulfilled. A new church was needed and in 1868 the Free Church of the Good Shepherd was organized at Twelfth and Cedar streets. In 1881, the new church would claim a membership of 200. The Rev. William C. Pope was the rector. The Rev. Henry Hastings Kittson, M. A.. was the assistant rector, having served in that capacity for about a year. Henry Hastings Kittson is remembered as a devote and earnest man who had been brought up and educated in Eastern Canada. His tastes as he appears from the church he proposed to build were aesthetic and ecclesiastical. His convictions are displayed in the orders of the church services he celebrated. His was known as 'high church'. His father, Norman Walford Kittson was one of the earliest residence of St. Paul or in the region of the city for much of the time he lived at Fort Snelling, arriving there in 1834.He was elected Mayor of St. Paul in 1858. In 1860 he became the agent for the Hudson Bay Fur Company, and established a line of steamers on the Red River of the North. Mr. Norman Kittson's connection with James J. Hill and the old St. Paul and Pacific Railroad made him one of the richest men in the community. He was given the title of'Capitalist'. He was born in lower Canada, a grandson of an officer under Wolfe at the siege of Quebec. His early location in Minnesota was at Pembina and he served in the state legislature from that district. 7 On June 18,1887, Mr. Norman Kittson wrote Mr. W.C. Pope, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd: 'I have been trying for a long time to assist you in carrying on the good cause in which you are such a faithful laborer. I have looked over the Treasurer's report and find the indebtedness to be $716.99, besides the mortgage on the church which is $1000. You will find a check in the first amount and in a little while I will endeavor to assist you in liquidating the latter. I have no desire to have my acts of this kind made public. You will therefor oblige me greatly be getting the check cashed yourself and hand the currency to your treasurer.' A short time later Mr. Kittson died. A few years later, just before Christmas, a check for $1000 was handed to the rector by Mr. James J. Hill who thus redeemed the pledge of his very dear friend. Norman W. Kittson was one of the first organizers of the Red River Ox Cart trains in the shipment of furs from Pembina to Mendota and was a close friend of Henry Hastings Sibley for whom his son was named. On June 18, 1887 the expansion of the city up on St. Anthony's Hill called for a new congregation as the existing Episcopal churches were all in the downtown area. On the first Sunday after Epiphany, 1881, the mission of what was to be St. John the Evangelist was begun under the leadership of Mr. Kittson. (Henry Hastings Kittson Rev.) Mr. Kittson, writing to the church on it's twenty-fifth anniversary, recalls the first meeting: ' Bright evensong and an offering of $5.00 (which was used to pay our Presbyterian friends of the Dayton Avenue Presbyterian Church for the use of their wooden chapel) initiated the work in a part of the city in which there was nothing but fields and scrub oak.' Two lots were obtained by purchase by Mr. Kittson at a cost of $1000. On March 8 a notice was published in the local newspapers that; 'A meeting of the ladies interested in the new church of St. John the Evangelist will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the residence of Dr. Arthur Senkler, corner of Virginia and Selby Avenues. It is intended to organize a working society for the benefit of the church. A cordial invitation is extended to the ladies in the city wishing to take part.' The Pioneer Press reported on March 30 that a meeting was held on the 29th and that already , $2500 has been subscribed. Mr.Henry Kittson has been chosen rector of St. John's. The same paper published a full account of the dedication of the new church on July 29,1881. It is well understood that the property has been purchased by Mr. Norman Kittson, the father of Mr. Henry Kittson. In June 1884, Mr. Kittson was given a leave of absence for two or three months at his option. In September. , he notified the vestry that he was in poor health and that his physician ordered him not to return to work for the winter. This was followed by an expression of willingness to resign which he did on October 16, 1884. Mr. Kittson eventually became the rector and Cannon of Christ Church Cathedral in Ottowa, the capital of the Dominion of Canada." The Church of St. John the Evangelist Centennial History 1881 - 1981 By Robert Orr Baker HENRY HASTINGS SIBLEY GOVERNOR - FUR TRADER GENERAL OF FORCES TO QUELL SIOUX UPRISING The beginning of this story was taken from THE UNFINISHED AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF HENRY HASTINGS SIBLEY and was intended to give a brief verbal picture of the area where the recent history of Minnesota began. Now it is time to introduce the man who became the first governor of Minnesota, among many other accomplishments. "I was born in Detroit, Territory of Michigan February 20th,181 1, My parents Solomon Sibley and Sarah Whipple Sibley had been residents of Detroit since 1804, or 1805. My father was elected delegate to Congress from the territory in 1820-21 and was afterwards appointed U.S. District Attorney and Judge of the Supreme Court successively, holding the last named office until incapacitated by reason of physical infirmities. - - - 8 My early youth was in no manner distinguished, until it was that I was more given to mischief than my fellows. So many were my exploits in that direction, that my dear mother often declared me incorrigible, and the black sheep of the family. One brother and one sister were my seniors, and two brothers and three sisters, younger than myself.- - - I was educated in the Academy at Detroit, which was equivalent to the High School of the present day, supplemented by two years tuition in Latin and Greek, under Rev(d) Richard H. Cadle an Episcopal minister and an accomplished classical scholar, and thereafter by the study of law of two years duration. - - - on the 20th day of June 1828, being then in my eighteenth year, I left home never to return to it, except as a transient visitor. My debut was in the capacity of clerk to a Mr. John Hulbert, who had charge of the Sutler's store at the Sioux Ste. Mary, the river of that name being the connecting link between Lakes Superior and Huron." "In the spring of 1829 Mr. Sibley secured a clerkship in John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company at Mackinac. In the summer of 1834, Mr. John Jacob Astor, whose operations in the fur trade extended to the Pacific Coast, sold out his entire interest in the North-west, to a new corporation in New York City, without change of name, of which Ramsey Crooks, the father of our respected fellow citizen, Colonel William Crooks and for many years, one of the trusted, and principal agents of Mr. Astor, was unanimously chosen President." - - - - "it happened that Hercules L. Dousman, who with Joseph Roulette senior, had been in charge of the district included in the Upper Mississippi Valley below Lake Pepin, with the country watered by the tributaries of the Great River, for several years, with headquarters at Prairie du Chien, was ,when the business change took place, at Mackinak. Although many years older that myself, we had become warmly attached to each other, and the intimate friendship thus formed, continued until his lamented death in 1868. He was eager in advocating the project of Mr. Crooks, of forming a co -partnership consisting of the new American Fur Company, Joseph Roulette, H. P.. Dousman an d myself, the former to furnish all the capital required, Roulette (Nominally) and Dousman, to conduct the fur trade in their old ground, and I to take exclusive management of the trade with numerous bands of Sioux Indians from and above Lake Pepin to the distant boundary line, and to the head waters of the numerous tributaries of the upper Missouri River. " The Unfinished Autobiography of Henry Hastings Sibley (It was at this point in Mr. Sibley's autobiography, that he described the entrance described at the beginning of this history.) "As to Mr. Sibley's religious life at this time, it manifested itself in his association with those more advanced in religious experience and work. Among the officers of the Fort, and their wives, were some of " noble and devout Christian character.' His early religious training , by his mother whose praise was on the tongues of all, had not forsaken him. He had made a public profession of his faith while at Mackinac,1830, in the companionship of that rarest among men, Robert Stuart, uniting with the only church in that place, the First Presbyterial, whose pastor was the Rev. Mr. . Ferry, father of ex United States Senator Ferry of Michigan. "my early religious training, 'says he,' had so firmly impressed me with the truths of the Christian religion, and, of Christian doctrine as enunciated in the Old and New Testaments, that I was content to take them as divinely inspired, and ads such they constituted a perfect rule of life for the guidance and conduct of Christians, irrespective of forms of church government and theological disputes, which have torn Christendom into so many sects, and which, for ages, have been prolific of dissension and intolerance, disgraceful in the eyes of the outside world, and in direct and irrepressible conflict with the teachings of the Prince of Peace." In June ,1835,the year of the arrival of Rev. T. S. Williamson, M.D. , Missionary among the Dakotas, and of his associate, Mr. Huggins, a church was formed within the walls of Fort Snelling. In one of the company rooms of the Fort, twenty whites, consisting of military officers, Indian missionaries, and those 9 engaged in the fur trade, were assembled by Dr. Williamson on the Sabbath day, and upon the calling of their names, "the company stood up, in the presence of the assembled soldiers, entered into church covenant, and elected elders who were set apart in accordance with the solemn ordination service of the Presbyterian Church, the communion being administered at the close of the service." Minn.Hist.Coll., Vol.1 pp437,438 Of the session, thus formed, Mr. Sibley was one, and remained as clerk of the same for several years, the church, like the ambulating tabernacle in the wilderness, moving first at one place , then the other, now at Lake Harriet, and now at Minnetonka, it's little membership perpetually changing, until it settled, finally, as the First Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis, it's early records following the fortunes of it's itinerant development, - Mr. Sibley still residing at St. Peter's. With the arrival of Rev. Ezekiel Gear of the Episcopal Church, as United States Chaplain at the fort, Mr. Sibley continued to attend the regular religious services there established, still contributing, however, to the needs of the First Church, whenever called upon, and so continued till 1856-1857, when the Episcopal parish of St. Paul was established, and the Rev. Andrew B. Paterson of New Jersey, to whose devoted labors it owed it's rapid prosperity, was elected as it's rector, Mr. Sibley assisting in his support, though having built, at his own expense, the church edifice at St. Peter, the first Protestant church ever erected in Minnesota, west of the Mississippi river. In future years , when removing his residence from Mendota(St. Peter's) to St. Paul, as the commanding officer of the military district of Minnesota,1862, his location in the city, and his relations to the enterprise he had contributed to sustain, naturally drew him to identify himself with the Episcopal Church, the church of his father's family, and of his early association in Detroit. He was at once elected a vestryman of St. Paul's Episcopal Church and still retains that office to the present time." "A friend of the missionaries, he interested himself in all their movements. Among the Catholics, as pioneers in this work, he refers to Father Galtier, stationed at St. Peter's, 1840, and Father Ravoux, 1841, afterward vicar general of the diocese of St. Paul, and to the Right Rev. M. Cretin, subsequently bishop of St. Paul, in the warmest of terms, bearing his testimony to the 'devotion, zeal, learning, and faithful labors of Protestant and Catholic alike', with whom he was on the most familiar terms." Of the number and character of the Indian bands among whom Mr. Sibley was called to operate, and with whom he held an almost daily intercourse, as chief of the American Fur Company in the Northwest, for nearly twenty years, this is the place to speak. Whatever the tribes occasionally tarried in portions of Minnesota, yet the region belonged, by hereditary possession, to the Sioux or Dakotas, as their peculiar hunting ground. According to the accounts given the Dakotas by Dr. Riggs in his 'introduction', and by Mr. Sibley in his manuscript notes and published explanations, the Dakotas say their name means the 'League', or 'Allied', and speak of themselves as the 'Seven Council Fires'(Ochetisakowin). Their divisions are: (1) Mdewakantonwans, "Village of the Spirit Lake" , a name derived from a former residence at Mdewakan, "Spirit of Sacred Lake" , "Mille Lacs", in the country now claimed by the Ojibwas. They were distributed into seven principal villages. Three of these were on the western bank of the Mississippi(chief Wapashaw); at Red Wing (chief Wacoota);at Kaposia(Chief Little Crow, or Ta-WA-o-pa-do-tau). The rest were at different points on the Minnesota, twenty-five or thirty milesabove Fort Snelling; viz., Magayuta,"goose eaters"; Black dog, three miles from the mouth of the river; Pin-e-shaw,"good-road", seven miles; Huyapaw,"Eagle-head",fourteen miles; Shakopee, twenty five miles. The Lake Calhoun band was a part of the pin-e-shaw following; in all, 2,000 souls. (2) Wahpekutas, "Leaf -shooters", claiming the country on the Canon River; a roving band of five or six hundred, divided by two rival chiefs, wah-mun-di-doo-ta, the 'Red Eagle", and Ta-sau-ga,"The Cane". (3) Wahpetonwans, "Village of the Leaves", a name derived from their former residence in the woods, but now dwelling at Lac Qui Parl and Little Rapids: 1200 population. 10 (4) Sissitonwans, "Village of the Marsh". They occupied the Minnesota valley from Traverse des Sioux to Little Rock, claiming the Swan Lake country on the one side, and the Blue Earth region on the other side of the Minnesota River, the great body of them moving northward and westward, and making their corn fields around Lake Traverse and Big Stone Lake, a population of about 250 (5) Ihanktowana, one of the "End of the Village" bands, estimated at four hundred lodges, or about 4,000 souls. The Dakotas of the Minnesota river averaged not more than six inmates to a lodge, while on the prairie, where the material for tents was abundant, yet tent poles being scarce, they averaged about ten. The Ihanktowana were divided into the Hunk-pa-ti-dans, the Pah-bak-se, or "Cut -heads", the Wah-zi-ku-te, or"Pine-shooters", and the Ki-yuk-sas, or "Deviders", i.e."Law-breakers". Their range was along the James River and on the north of the Missouri as far up as Devil's Lake. From the Wah-zi-ku-te branch of this division sprang the Assinniboines, or Ho -he, of the Dakotas, who, revolting, joined the Crees and other bands with whom the Dakotas were at war. (6) Thanktowans, the other of the "End of the Village" bands, estimated at two thousand and forty lodges, or 2,400 souls. They were usually found west of the Missouri and the two related bands were described by the general name Yanktons. (7) Titonwans, "Village of the Prairies", numerically equal to one-half of the entire Dakota tribe, claiming about 1,250 lodges, or 12,000 souls. They lived on the west side of the Missouri, and reached to beyond the Black Hills. They were divided into seven bands, Viz., the Sie-an-gu,or "Burnt Thighs", the E-ta-gi-pe, or"Bow Pith", the Si-ha-sa-pa, or "Black feet", the Mini-kan-ye-wo-gu-pi or, "Who plant by the Water", the Oo-he-nom-pa, or "Two Boilings" or "Two Kettles' and Og-lal-la and Hunk -pa -pa, the meaning of which is uncertain. Such the native warriors among whose society the lot of Mr. Sibley was cast, and the combined force of which, save the Titonwans, he had to contend against in after years, all the rest, save the upper Sissitonwans, implicated in the bloody massacre of 1862. " Ancestry, Life and Times of Hon. Henry Hastings Sibley, LL.D It was no Surprise that the Gorernor of Minnesota turned to Mr. Sibley to engineer a meager military force in quelling the Sioux uprising of 1862. Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars - Vol II Official Reports and Correspondence Compiled, edited and published under the supervision of The Board of Commissioners 1893 On page 162 is a letter to Hon. T. j.. Galbraith, U.S. Agent for the Sioux Indians. The first indication of the trouble that results in the Sioux Indian War. "Dear Sir: I am requested by your Dakota children to write to you * * * Marpiya Wicasta (Cloud Man) requests me to say to you that through Wammidupiduta Scarlet Feather) (Who returned from the buffalo region in the northwest last Friday), and also in other ways , he is informed that five parties of Ehanktowan, one of them headed by a son of Inkpaduta (Scarlet Point), have started to steal horses. Some of these parties, he thinks, will come to this neighborhood,some to the Mdawakantan and some to the white settlements. He says further, that the Ehanktowan, to the number of 300 to 400 tents, are killing buffalo on the Peh (or Elm) river, a branch of James River, about due west from Lac Travers and the head of the Coteau of the Prairie, and are expecting large accessions to their number from the Sioux beyond the Missouri, and talk of coming here to demand of the Wahpehtonwan and Sissetonwan, pay for their lands, sold at the treaty in 1851, and say if they do not get it they will kill the Indians who dress like white people, and burn houses, and on this account he wishes you to have a large number of soldiers here. This is the report as told me by the Cloud Man. It is a new edition of the tale which we have had every year, except one, 11 since 1857. But for the fact that many men from Minnesota have gone to the war, and these distant Indians hear very exaggerated reports might merit very little attention. As circumstances are, I think they should not be wholly neglected. I think it probable from 50 to 100 Ehanktowan warriors, and possibly two or three times that number, may come here in two or three weeks. They will not come intending to fight, but prepared to do so, and as their presence is likely to cause alarm, when they see the people here are afraid of them, this may encourage them to do mischief, especially if they think they can do so with impunity. As it seems very desirable you should be here when the Ehanktowans arrive. I would suggest that you return as soon as you dispose of your business in St. Paul." The letter was signed Thomas S. Williamson and dated June 2, 1862. As a result, the records show an exchange of correspondence from Thomas J. Galbraith, Sioux Agent to Clark W. Thompson, Esq., Superintendent Indian Affairs, St. Paul, inn., dated June 14, 1862. The same date, there is a copy of a letter from Clark W. Thompson to his Excellency, Alex. Ramsey, Governor of Minnesota, etc..,- "I have to request that you order 150 troops, or as near that number as is practicable, to report themselves to Agent Galbraith, at Yellow Medicine, by the 25th of this month, or as soon thereafter as possible, for the purpose of preserving order and protecting United States property during the time of payment to the Upper and Lower Sioux. The troops should be provided with transportation, and at least fifteen days' rations." On the 27th of July Thomas J. Galbraith wrote to Lieut. T.J. Sheehan, commanding Camp at Sioux Agency and the last sentence shows the urgency - "While I recommend prompt and vigorous action to,bring these murderers, thieves and villains to justice, dead or alive, yet I advise prudence and extreme caution." The next letter of record is dated Aug. l9th, from Alex. Ramsey to Oscar Malmros, Adjutant General, "Sir: Information just received by express from Thomas J Galbraith, agent for the Sioux, and from the Lieutenants Gere and Cullen at Fort Ridgley leaves no doubt that the Sioux Indians, in considerable numbers, in the vicinity of the Redwood agency, have taken the lives and property of our citizens, and that as a consequence the people on the frontier are alarmed and excited. You will therefore immediately organize an expedition composed of four companies of the infantry now at Fort Snelling, and place them in charge of ex -Governor Sibley, to move to the scene of difficulties with the utmost promptitude." There are several good books about the Sioux Uprising. Each gives a detailed account of the ribbon of events that brought on the massacre. One fact stands out - - That two of the main characters in the history are Henry Hastings Sibley and Henry Benjamin Whipple. As for the choice of civilian commander, Sibley 's superior knowledge of the Indian, learned through his vocation as head of the American Fur Company in the territory made the choice inevitable. The choice did cause some sacrifice on Mr. (General) Sibley's part , however. Until the time of the uprising, he considered (Major)Joseph Renshaw Brown a close friend. Although the cause of the separation is not documented, he and Brown ceased to be friends.(MAJ. Brown is in no way connected to the history of St. Paul's church. He and Mr. Sibley were jointly responsible for gaining statehood for the territory of Minnesota.) The other sacrifice concerned his wife. General and Mrs. Sibley lost two of their children, each named Henry Jr., the last ,during the General's absence due to the Indian uprising. 12 HENRY BENJAMIN WHIPPLE 1st BISHOP OF MINNESOTA EPISCOPAL CHURCH FRIEND OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN "STRAIGHT TONGUE" Henry Benjamin Whipple was born February 15, 1822 in Adams, N.Y. He died September 20, 1901 at Faribault , Minnesota. "In 1842 when he was twenty years old he was married to Cornelia Wright." He was the grand -nephew of Daniel Webster, the cousin of General Halleck and the son of a well known upstate Whig. His young life revolved around politics. "In August 1843,Henry Whipple was for a time distracted from politics when little Sarah Elizabeth was born. He was distracted also by failing health . Although he was over six feet tall, his weight kept dropping till he was down to 144 pounds. Cornelia made him consult a doctor. The doctor immediately ordered him to go south for the Winter. His attitude in later life was influenced by the numerous injustices he witnessed in connection the Indian and the negro while he was recuperating in he south. He eventually returned to his wife and child and in August of 1845 another baby girl was born and called Cornelia. Henry's wife Cornelia was an Episcopalian and it was she who turned Henry's mind to bible study. Henry Whipple started his studies for the ministry under the Reverend W. D. Wilson of Albany. Dr. Wilson was an erudite and careful Godfather in the faith. His tutoring, done gratis, was very effective. Although a third girl , Jane was born in March 1847, Henry managed to study at home. - - In spite of having only one year of college, Henry completed the course in three years. The Whiplash had a baby boy June 12,1849. In August he was ordained in Christ Church, Geneva. He was promptly called to Zion Church in Rome, N.Y. "Henry was only a deacon and a deacon could not perform 'sacramental acts. 'He is required to devote himself to selfless service in the humanities for a year. But Rome ,New York needed a full fledged priest. Therefore, Bishop Deplane shortened the normal year of the Diaconate to six months. Cornelia and the children had joined him by the time he was ordained to the priesthood with his stole over both shoulders. The service was held in Sackett's Harbor the following February." "In June of 1853, Baby Frances made her appearance in Rome. While in Rome he must have taken time off to make a trip to Minnesota Territory. "When he returned to Rome he found Cornelia was ill and depressed over the death of her brother Benjamin."- - - - Remembering how much the warmth of Florida had helped him, Whipple asked permission of the General Convention to go to St. Augustine and serve in the Trinity Mission left vacant by Benjamin's death. - - - By spring Cornelia's health had improved. Since they had been sent to Rome for a seven year rectorship, they felt that they ought to return. "In the winter of 1856, he received an offer which at first seemed utterly mad. It was to go to Chicago to organize a parish out of nothing.., 'You must not go there,' his bishop told Henry. 'If you want to go west , why not accept a more established parish? If you go there you '11 starve.' That was something to consider since Cornelia had just had her sixth child, baby John, and Lizzy, the oldest one was only fourteen. He wondered if he could make enough to support them all in Chicago. "Then he got a letter from Chicago offering him $2000 a year and a promise to pay all his moving expenses. Henry Whipple got his family settled in a house which had been rented for his coming. Then he took his ready smile and his glib tongue and went visiting. - - - He left cards, telling the hour and the place of his services. - - - By that time it had been organized and named THE CHURCH OF HOLY COMMUNION. 13 "The election of Henry Whipple as Bishop of Minnesota provided evidence for believers in special providence. Either by a whisper of the inscrutable Holy Spirit, or by an accidental fluke with all the odds against him, the selection of this young man,unknown beyond his immediate narrow locale was something of a miracle. "Minnesota was elevated to statehood in 1858.By this promotion, the frontier Territory took in the functions of semi -autonomous government and church status. - - - "Dr. Jackson Kemper had been the first official missionary of the Episcopal Church. Back in 1835, he had been made it's chief shepherd for the Missouri and Indian Territories. He had successfully added Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota to his field. No one man could keep a close contact with such an enormous jurisdiction. Therefore, Minnesota's coming of statehood age provided the proper pretext for a Bishop of ifs own even though the work was hardly planted." Straight Tongue by Phillips Endecott Osgood * "He (Whipple) went to Richmond, Virginia, for his consecration. The ceremony was held in St. James Church on October 13, 1859 during General Convention. This was just three days before fiery John Brown 'with letters of marque from the Almighty' swept down with his little band to capture the arsenal at Harper's Ferry. That raid sent 'his soul marching on' into fame hardly deserved. "On the tenth of November, Bishop Whipple stopped off the river steamer at Red Wing to baptize a baby of Wabasha's at the village. Wabasha was hereditary chief of the Lower Sioux and later became Whipple's staunch friend. "Whether or not Bishop Whipple met Wabasha or John Other Day at this time, he did hear echoes of the Ink-pa-du-ta massacres of two years before of which this Red Wing locality had been the main theater. There was ominous portend in this repeated story even though two years had elapsed. Red End, the outlaw renegade was no more, but John Other Day, his enemy, was back in Minnesota and rewarded for his gallantry. "The massacre had originated in so trifling an incident that it showed how little was required to release the pent-up volcano of Indian hatreds. A vagabond Sioux bitten by a watch dog, had killed the dog and been struck by the owner. It had started a blood trail that led on and on. The settlers had gone to the Indian camp and disarmed the Sioux. Ink-pa-du-ta got other arms and attacked the Spirit Lake settlement. They killed all the white men and carried off four women. Killing as they went, they cut their way into utterly wild country to escape the Fort Ridgley troops. "Even before baptizing the child, he heard the sad stories. But his voice was even as he read from the prayer book to the wandering Indian God -parents. 'Ye must remember that it is your parts and duties to see that this infant is taught as soon as he is able to learn, what a solemn vow, promise and profession he has here made by you.' "This was an important moment for Henry Whipple because it was actually his own baptism in the stream of Minnesota's emotional problems. "It was in 1857 that the War Department had decided the whole Snelling establishment should be abolished as a military reserve. They announced they were abandoning the Fort because it was no longer needed. The real reason was that Franklin Steele, once the sutier at the Fort, had negotiated secretly with Secretary of War, Floyd. He made a deal to buy the whole acreage and buildings on the reservation for $90,000. He had already paid Floyd $30,000 before the order was given to withdraw the troops. "When Steele took possession there were cries of outrage throughout the Territory. Senator Stanton denounced the sale, calling it one of Floyd's fly -blown contracts. Ignatius Donnelly, already prominent in Minnesota history because of his oratory, led a resistance to the sale with all his passionate gift of invective. "Father Gear, who had been at the Fort since 1838 and was practically an institution himself, had to leave when the troops did. He continued to serve among civilian families and through nearby towns, providing 14 a bond between the Fort's past and it's hoped -for resumption. When Bishop Whipple came to Minnesota, Fort Snelling was in the possession of Franklin Steele who hoped to start a city there. "Bishop Whipple visited the chapels at St. Paul, Minneapolis, St. Anthony, Stillwater and established new ones at many places. Often the meetings were held in schools and public halls. He was beginning to realize the vast area of scattered hamlets under his care, the distances to be covered, the prairies to be crossed. He was amazed at the size of the wilderness still to be explored, the number of heathen Redmen to be won. He was Bishop over an area larger than England where churches must be built, schools started, prayer books and Bibles distributed and Sunday Schools started. More than ever, he felt the terrible responsibility of being commissioned a servant of God. "He soon realized that the two main tribes of Indians fought whenever they met. The Sioux were Indians of the prairies. The Chippewas claimed the forests to the north. Between them was an imaginary dividing line which passed through the central part of the state. "Each nation had agreed not to cross the imaginary line except for peaceful purposes. They often failed to keep this agreement. There were more than 20,000 of these Redmen who needed to be taught the way of peace. "The Bishop wrote to Cornelia of all these things and she gave him new hope by assuring him that he could meet any responsibility the Lord chose to give him. "On February 19, 1860, after fighting blizzards and cold to visit various dioceses he went to a rude little chapel at Faribault, the church under James Lloyd Breck. Bishop Whipple soon realized that Breck had earned the title , "Apostle of the Wilderness'. His gaunt, striding figure was familiar to many an isolated settler as well as the silent Chippewas and quarrelsome Sioux. "On his very first day in Minnesota, Breck had celebrated Holy Communion under an oak tree on the bluffs back of La Crescent. Since then he had observed every feast and fast day of the church and the weekly Communion. He owned no horses. Dry summer and thirty degrees below zero did not stop him. He was not afraid of the wolverines or the lumbering black bears. He covered a wide radius, almost as if he wore seven -league boots. He walked to Stillwater up -river and downstream to Hudson. He visited Sauk Rapids, seventy miles north and LaCrosse, one hundred and seventy miles to the south. Often he lost his way and slept in the open. Yet he seemed mystically sustained never forgetting he had a mission on earth. "Bishop Whipple held a service in Breck's church in Faribault. Immediately afterwards, forty hospitable men came in a body to see the bishop. In the name of the town, they offered him a home there. They would either build one or rent one for five years. Although the men were of sundry communions, they were as one in their confidence in the future of Faribault. They agreed to back him in any school plans he might be formulating. They already had forty acres of land on which to start. "Bishop Whipple could not give an immediate answer since the board of Missions expected him to settle in St. Paul. However, Faribault was in the very midst of the mission field. It was in the heart of Sidux land, most ominous spot of all . In Faribault, he could meet mission problems at their crux. Yet, . . . to penetrate into this country meant danger. "At the same time, he knew St. Paul was well shepherded. Also, it irked him a bit that St. Paul was so cockily grasping in it's requisites for a new capitol. An act of the legislature of 1858 had designated Faribault as a home for deaf mutes if citizens would donate forty acres. "Although the Board of Missions from it's New York Olympus bade Bishop make his home in St. Paul, he shrugged off the orders, believing God's Providence had pointed out his abiding place. He replied to the board that St. Paul had offered him no home while Faribault had. It mattered not to him that Faribault had only a rude wooden chapel, a one story building 16 x 18 feet, used as a Divinity School for the ten men studying for the ministry, and two small cottages for Dr. Breck and Manney. 15 "The school would be the center of mission work for southern Minnesota. It would be an institutional center where young men could be trained for the ministry and teaching. He hoped to add homes for the sick, the aged, and the destitute. ".... So Faribault built a home for Bishop Whipple. At his request one room of his house was made into a small chapel which would hold twenty people. This was a place where braves could come for instruction. It had a wooden alter with a communion service. The alter was bound in red leather. On one side of the altar was a lectern surmounted on an eagle with it's wings outspread to hold the bible. "The Bishop knew how to adapt himself to all men. With the restless men of business he was a business man. With the backwoodsman he was a kind of friend. With the Redman he was a loving messenger. When the house was ready, Bishop Whipple wrote to Cornelia to come and bring the children. Cornelia sent Lizzy, who was then sixteen years old to St. Mary's Hall in Burlington, New Jersey to finish her education. She brought the five younger ones with her. Young Cornelia was then fourteen years old. Jane was twelve an d Charles was ten. They helped take are of eight year old Frances and baby John who was just two and the idol of all of them. "As soon as he had his family settled in their new home, Bishop Whipple made a trip to the Lower Agency of the Sioux where 25,000 Indians were gathered for their government payments . Their tents and camps stretched for miles on the prairies and there was loud excitement as some played la crosse, others ran races or gambled, and still others argued angrily around the Agency because they had been promised money for food and schools and they had received neither. "Bishop Whipple walked among them, trying to get acquainted with some of the chiefs. He talked with Wabasha, hereditary chief and third in the royal dynasty. Chief Wabasha was friendly to Whipple although ha had never been converted to Christianity.. He introduced Whipple to his vice chiefs, Good Thunder and Topi. The three of them were having difficulty keeping the disgruntled braves in leash. They were all angry because their money had not come from Washington. "'Long way to Washington Maybe money got jostled off and lost, ,' Wabasha said. "In spite of the seemingly calm of their chiefs, Whipple worried over the restlessness of the great gathering. Every day they held some heathen rite. They did the monkey, begging and scalp dances. "Some of them refused to shake the Bishop's hand when he offered it. He pretended not to notice, but he knew this was a bad sign. He knew they would brag among themselves that they refused to take the hand of a white. "In an effort to appease them, he told Chief Wabasha, Good Thunder and Topi that he personally would see to it that they got a school . As he said it , he had not the least idea how he would manage it. However , he could only believe that God's hand led him for when he got back to Faribault, one of the Divinity students named Samuel D. Hindman, asked permission to become a missionary. "You are the answer to my prayers," the Bishop told young Hindman. "I promised they would have a school at Lower Sioux and I did not know how I would manage it. I will ordain you and send you to start a mission School there. We will call it the Mission of St. John." "One of the Bishop's dreams was to start an Indian School at Faribault. He talked it over with Mr., Faribault and Mr. Faribault gave him land next to his own home. The towns people were persuaded to put up the building and they named it 'Andrews Hall'. - - - Very soon Sioux and Chipped children played together on the grounds around Andrews Hall even though their parents were mortal enemies." "Good Thunder came to Bishop Whipple with his twelve-year old daughter. 'I want my daughter to be like white woman, not wild woman,' Good Thunder said. 'Will you take her to your home?' "'I'll enter her in Andrews Hall and have her educated with the children there,' Whipple told him. "The little girl whom they called Lydia had been at Andrew's Hall only a short time when she became ill. The Bishop sent for Good Thunder. Good Thunder told the Bishop two other Indians jeered at 16 him when he left. They told him Lydia had become ill because she had been placed in a school with Chippewas. 'Ask Lydia about that,' Bishop Whipple said . "They went together and Good Thunder asked his little girl if this was true. Lydia said , "Father, the Chippewa children are like my sisters. There are no enemies among Christ's children.' "Because Lydia was in such poor health, Good Thunder took her home. - - - He was sad when he heard Good Thunder's little girl had died. He went to see them. Good Thunder asked the Bishop if he would conduct the service. Good Thunder told him Lydia's last words had been that he must follow to the Great Spirit's home where she would be waiting for him. - - - "After the funeral, Good Thunder told Bishop Whipple he wanted to become a Christian. He was the first adult Sioux to be baptized and became Bishop's life-long friend. "Bishop Whipple had acquired the proper horse and vehicles for his journeys on wheel and runners. Bashaw was his favorite horse. Bashaw was coal black and wise beyond mere instinct. Whipple often told of the time he started for the Sioux Mission with the temperature at 36 degrees below zero and with signs of a storm. When he reached New Ulm, he stopped at the house of a french Indian Trader to get warm. 'I've got to get through to the Mission,' he said. 'Indians call men liars who don't keep their word.' 'With that bear skin suit and fur coat you'll go through ,' the trader said. 'I'll give you three pairs of moccasins to wear instead of boots. The first seven miles of the prairie, you'll find three houses. After that, none for twenty-three miles. Let your horses out at their best speed when you hit the prairie, You can easily follow the road as the grass will be high on each side.' "Bishop Whipple pulled on the warm moccasins, got into the cutter and started out across the prairie. It was so cold, he had to keep his face covered most of the time. Suddenly he discovered that the grass had been burned away before the snow fall and there was nothing to define the road. He was helplessly off ,the track. The wind had blown the snow and obliterated every sign. "He watched for signs of the road as they went ahead. They had to keep going because it was too cold to stop, but in a coulee, the horses were breast deep in snow. "A western blizzard is a terrible thing. The Indians had often said Whipple could follow a trail as well as any of them. That night, however, he knew he was lost. He said a prayer, threw the reins over the dashboard, curled up under the buffalo robes and let the horses take their own course. "Suddenly the team stopped. Bishop Whipple jumped out of the sleigh. Under the snow he saw something that looked like a long snake. It was an Indian trail. He knew that the Indians always walked in single file to prevent being ambushed and their trails were several inches deep. "Bashaw had found the trail and the Bishop got back in the sleigh while Bashaw forced his mate to follow it with him. Peering ahead, Whipple saw a Tight in a window and knew the agent had placed it there for him. Bashaw had gotten them to the Mission House...." "It was James Lloyd Breck who took Bishop Whipple up to the Gull Lake Mission for his first visitation. Gull Lake was important to Breck because he had found safety there after having been driven from Leech Lake by the savages. "Nearing Gull Lake Mission, he saw the terrible need all about. At one wigwam, half naked children were crying with cold and hunger. The poor mother was scraping inner bark of a pine tree for the pitch to feed her starving youngsters. "Too much idleness," Breck explained. "Their hunting lands have been taken away from them. Contacts with the whites have taught them to use liquor and that is ruining them. Indian agents are totally incompetent, all trying to line their own pockets." "The things he saw shocked him more because he had a sort of romantic idealism about the Noble Savage, a tradition which pervaded the romance of both Europe and America. 17 "When Bishop Whipple and Doctor Breck reached Gull Lake they found the little St. Columba's Mission unmolested. Enmegahbowh, the Indian Deacon who had been ordained at Faribault the year before , was in immediate charge of the Mission. The white pastor who had been assigned to the place had been too alarmed by the Indian mood to remain there. "Bishop Whipple had long talks on fishing and hunting with Enmegahbowh whom he found to be sturdy, humorous and reliable. Enmegahbowh told Whipple that he was an Ottawa, born in Canada. His parents belonged to a band of roving trappers. A missionary whom they called a 'black coat' had seen the boy and wanted to educate him. He was lent by his parents to the 'heathen cannibals' where he helped as an interpreter at Sault St. Marie. He was such an apt student that the missionary sent him west for four years of study. When it came time to go to college, Enmegahbowh decided he would come back to Minnesota instead. He went to teach school in the village of the malevolent Hole -in -the -Day. He saw how Hole -in -the -Day went into Sioux country and brought back scalps. He did not like this. "He decided to return to his own people in Canada. On the way he met an' Indian girl who became his wife. They started for Canada together. "On the way",he said, "the heavens were inkey blackness. There was a roaring and a booming. Lightening seemed to rent the heavens. The captain gave orders to throw barrels of fish overboard to lighten the vessel." Enmegahbowh's black eyes glowed with the memory. "The wind increased," he went on. "The vessel could not make headway. The captain ran here and there, talking to the sailors. Then Mr. Jonah came before me and accused me of running away from my work. When I saw and heard his words, I returned to my heathen people like unto the city of Nineveh." (Again from Straight Tongue) - - - "In spite of all the problems of the War, He laid the corner stone of the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour on July 1862. He could not see where the money would come from to actually build the Cathedral but his faith was unlimited. It carried him far beyond the belief in a Cathedral. He planned to build schools around the church, making it a common center. But he wanted the first building to be a house of Prayer. He wanted the Bishop's Church to be forever free And a model for a missionary diocese. He was planning the first cathedral of the American branch of the Episcopal Church. - - - "One of Bishop Whipple's noblest qualities was his practice of this principal in church and state. His position in the church was exactly that which he held in war, He would not be partisan. He saw both sides. He had somewhat of a God's eye view above the battles. His soul ached with agony for the wrestlers in the cockpit of contention who should have understood each other in a larger magnanimity and patient Grace. He was a true exponent of the biblical statement, 'Charity suffereth long and is kind, it vaunteth not itself, is not easily provoked, beareth all things, endureth all things, and never faileth.' To him, this was the essence of a Christian example. The support of Seabird Divinity School was a work of pure faith. Yet, he would not compromise. At one time when they were desperate for funds, he was offered aid from an educational society. The Society made a condition that students most hold certain theological opinions. Bishop Whippel refused the offer. (The Indian Massacre is covered extensively in another part of this history. Suffice to say that Bishop Whipple was very involved in stopping the massacre, and in the end, used his influence in reducing the number of Indians that were hung in Mankato, in the largest execution in Minnesota,'s history. R. W.) "Bishop Henry Whipple was an indefatigable money raiser and it took a great deal of money to carry out all his plans. No one could hold out against his letters and personal pleas. His entree into capitalist's offices in the East was seldom blocked. Everywhere he made friends for himself and his diocese by his colorful picturing, his personal impressiveness and with his varied connections with key individuals. He 18 received constant pleas to preach and always he asked help and took up collections for his schools and missions. "During the strain of the Indian troubles, and his one-man campaign to get money for his projects, he burned the candle at both ends. He was at a breaking point when he preached on Good Friday at St.John's Church in Washington. "One of his personal friends, Robert Minturn, a man of wealth, offered to take Whipple abroad. Although the war was not over, Whipple felt he could gain as much from the English contact as he could by staying in America. Armed with letters of introduction to some of the most influential people of England, he accepted the offer. When he met them he was perfectly at ease, feeling that he was as authenticated in his own way as they were in theirs. "Cornelia did not go with him on the trip to England. Although he missed his family, he was so possessed by zeal for Christ, his Indians and the power of the church, that he had little time left to think about his family. Letters told him they were well and missed him but he was caught up in such a cross -current that he hardly had time for anything but the work at hand. "Henry H. Aspinwall, who had previously donated a telescope to the Bishop's schools, was visiting in London - - - - . He invited Whipple to visit him in Rome. On the way Bishop Whipple stopped in France and lectured in Paris. Stopping over in Spain, he received a welcome from the distinguished men of that country. At Rome he did a great deal of pastoral work while he was a guest of Mr. Aspinwall. From there he went to Palestine, Constantinople and Egypt where he was also honored. "Although the ancient land of Palestine had been desecrated, it was the same land where Abraham had pitched his tent and Jacob had fed his flocks. It held the old abiding place of Jesus. Many of the customs of Judea were unchanged. Grey-haired patriarch sat before their tents. Women drew water from the wells and people slept on simple mats. They still ate dressed kid, parched corn, dried figs and clusters of grapes. Bishop Whipple saw replicas of the sources from which Jesus had drawn his sermons. There was a woman kneading bread in the door of a tent, a shepherd tending his flock, a sower scattering seeds on the hill side. "On visiting the Holy Sepulchre, he saw a Russian, a Syrian , a Frenchman and an Englishman, as well as a woman from Egypt, all waiting for admission. At the Jordan River, he baptized a young Harvard student who was traveling in the same party. This was done in the presence of a company of Christian pilgrims and a crowd of Arabs. "He was feeling the start of Syrian fever as he approached Jerusalem. He was met by a deaconess and her school of Arab children who welcomed him with singing. He tried to listen while he fought the fever that burned in him. Suddenly he collapsed and was taken by stretcher to the home of Bishop Gabot. That family cared for him and he knew he owed his very life to them. "He longed to get home and as soon as he was able, he started back. He heard the North had won the War in the United States and peace had been declared. Lincoln had started a second term and his heart went out to the man who had managed to preserve the nation. "In Paris, he was delayed when he had a relapse of fever and was confined again. It was while he was there that he learned Abraham Lincoln had been assassinated. He wept for the man who had once talked with such sympathy again the Indian problems, the man whose birthday had been just three days from his own. They were both Emancipators. "It was the forth of July, 1865,when Bishop Whipple reached Faribault again. During his illness in Jerusalem there had been many times that he had been afraid he would never see Cornelia or his children again. "- - - - Bishop Whipple learned the first Lambeth Conference which had been so much discussed when he was in England had finally been arranged and was to meet under the presidency of the Archbishop of Canterbury in September 1867. He knew this would be an important meeting of illustrious persons. He 19 hated to miss this first world gathering of Anglican Bishops which would meet in Lambeth Palace. He knew its purpose was to secure a closer union between all branches of the Anglican Church. "However, the unsettled condition of Indian affairs and the pressing claims of his schools, prevented his attendance. He wrote a letter, making suggestions about things which should be decided at the Conference. "That year the Bishop stayed close to home because Cornelia was very ill. By February of the following year, she was well enough to give a clerical party for the Bishops 46th birthday in February. "He was proud when the Cathedral at Faribault was consecrated that year( 1 869). Bishop Kemper who had reached a venerable age, traveled a long distance to officiate at the ceremonial. He complemented Bishop Whipple on how much he had accomplished. So much had happened since Bishop Whipple had first come to the crude little school at Faribault. Seven years before he had laid the cornerstone for the Cathedral. It had been a work of pure faith, an answer to prayers and pleas. "In midsummer Bishop Whipple and Cornelia went to New York. Cornelia visited in their old homes at Rome and Adams while he gave talks about the Indians to crowds in Philadelphia and Washington. "- - - - Congress appropriated $45,000- for the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indians at Fort Wadsworth and Devil's Lake. One condition was that the money was to be distributed by Bishop Henry Whipple of Minnesota. "Bishop Whipple had not known this was being done and he felt the job was too big for him to handle. It would take too much time away from his regular work. When he wrote a refusal to Washington, he received an answer, saying Congress had adjourned and the Indians would suffer if they were not cared for, since no provision had been made for anyone else to handle the problem. (Eventually) The doctor decreed that he must absolutely give up the extra work , He would endanger his life if he continued because he could not throw off the cold he had contracted - - . He refused to let his Indians down. He knew General Sibley's heart was with the Indians. He asked him to finish the job. "Bishop Whipple wrote a strong letter to the Department of Indian Affairs telling them why he had turned the job over to Sibley. "I believe this is a turning point for the Indians," he wrote. "If they can just be helped through another year, I believe they can become self sustaining. They want to support themselves." "When the Bishop returned to Faribault he was so ill the doctor ordered him to go to France for his health. He hated to leave his family. The children were all growing up and he saw so little of them. Johnny was still the problem child. Charles who was twenty years old had started working in the First National Bank as a bookkeeper and assistant cashier. "Whipple was in such poor health that he knew he had better follow the doctor's advice and go to France. When he got there, he rested and wrote letters to people back home. He had to be away at Christmas time. "When he returned home in the spring, he found that the new Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour in Faribault had been completed at a cost of $100,000. It was in the Gothic style, made of stone quarried nearby. One of the stained glass windows showed a broken tomahawk and a pipe of peace. This had been a gift from the Christian Indians after the massacre. Another window had been paid for by Indian children who had earned the money by gathering and selling berries. It made him feel that the Indians considered the church their home. "Bishop Whipple left Faribault again to go to the General Convention at Baltimore. "That Winter he and Cornelia went to Cincinnati because Charles was being married. "Both the Bishop and Cornelia were deeply concerned about young Cornelia. She had married Doctor Rose who practiced medicine in Faribault but despite the special care she received, she lost three babies in succession and each loss left her frailer and weaker. "In 1876, Bishop Whipple was saddened by news that Doctor Breck had died in California. Other troubles were astir. Grant was in the office of President and although honest himself, he had an easy toleration of 20 corruption in others. Belknap who was Grant's Secretary of War had accepted a bribe to keep an Indian agent in office and had been discovered. The corrupt and illicit trade with the Indians of the West was carrying corruption into high places. "No matter how he fought it, Bishop Whipple's health always failed against the onslaught of Minnesota's winters. Since he had to go south every winter to escape the cold, he bought a house in Maitland, Florida. "The next winter he was glad to have Maitland to go to. He remained in Minnesota until January but he was ill for several days before he left for Florida with Cornelia. The celebrated his fifty sixth birthday there on February fifteenth. "In March they received a letter from Johnny saying he was leaving home. "I want to see the world,"Johnny wrote. "I'll get in touch with you later." "Cornelia wept for her youngest child but there was nothing she could do to stop him. He was almost twenty-one years old and eager to try his wings. a month later she received a short note saying he was in Cincinnati. She prayed that he would soon return home. "While they were away, Charles received a wire from Louisville, Kentucky. It reported that a man's body had been found floating in the Ohio River. A letter in his pocket identified him as a Whipple from Faribault. He had been buried in Potter's Field at Louisville. "Charles immediately got leave from the bank and left for Louisville. The girls sent a wire - - - to have Bishop Whipple located and notified. "The Bishop and Cornelia arrived home before Charles returned. While they waited they all suffered agonies. It seemed impossible that Johnny, the baby of the family could be dead. "When Charles got back, he was so overcome by the horrible experience that he could hardly tell them what had happened. Bit by bit, it came out. Johnny's body had been found in the river with a pistol wound in his right cheek. Charles had theta body lifted from the lonely grave in Potter's Field to make positive identification. "The family were all overcome by the horror of it. They knew that people were gossiping because their youngest son had come to a bad end. Even the paper reported it as the death of a wayward son. To them, Johnny had not been a wayward son. He had been their baby brother and youngest son. They all adored him. "That year young Cornelia had a baby boy which lived. After loosing her other babies, she and her husband , Dr.Rose, were very happy about it. However, Cornelia's health became steadily worse no matter what her husband did for her. When he finally diagnosed it as consumption, he was forced to keep her baby away from her. When the baby was three years old, young Cornelia died. The whole parish mourned with the Whipples. They had lost two of their children. Cornelia immediately began to plan to build a memorial church for them. "The 40th anniversary of his consecration as Bishop of Minnesota was celebrated at the Cathedral. Clergymen and laity came from everywhere. Clergymen from the Chippewa country were present and some of the laymen among the Sioux, including Good Thunder, warden of Birch Coulee Mission. The Bishop was presented a beautiful illuminated plaque to express their loyal affection. "In November he gave a talk at Shattuck School about his experiences in England. then he and Cornelia went to Florida, taking their daughter, Frances, and her two children with them. "It wasn't to be a happy vacation. On the way to Florida, there was a train wreck and Cornelia was injured. They took her to Maitland where she lay in bed, suffering deep pain. "In the spring, she recovered enough to get back to Faribault, but eight months after the accident she died. 21 "He had reached the age of seventy-four years (the) fall of 1896 when he left on unexpected business. His parishioners were all surprised when he wired home in October that he had just been married to Mrs. Evangeline Simpson of Boston. "The town buzzed with excitement. They wondered why they had never known about the woman their Bishop had chosen for his wife. Later they learned that Lizzy had gone to the wedding from her home in Philadelphia and Charles and his wife had also been there. They discovered that Evangeline Simpson had been a widow, owner of a beautiful estate worth half a million dollars.." STRAIGHT TONGUE by P.E.Osgood. Bishop Whipple and Evangeline ,his new wife traveled to England and Maitland, Florida several times. Evangeline was very well accepted by all who met her. Again, from his biography, STRAIGHT TONGUE "On September 16, 1901, just as the sun rose over the trees, Bishop Whipple breathed his last breath. Immediately, a sad letter was circulated in Faribault and throughout the state. It read, 'To the clergy of the diocess of Minnesota. Gentlemen: Mrs. Whipple has asked me to tell you of the death of our dear Bishop at dawn this morning. The funeral is appointed for two o'clock, Friday afternoon, at the Cathedral in Faribault. 'Faithfully yours, Charles Lewis Slattery, Dean of the Cathedral, Faribault, Minn... 16 September 1901' At the funeral on the 20th of September, all the shops, offices and schools of Faribault were closed. The new Co adjutor, Bishop Edsall and the Rev. Charles Slattery offered Holy Communion to the family. The body lay in state for two hours so that people might pass by for one last look at the Bishop. "During Bishop Whipple's life in Minnesota the state had grown from 170,000 to nearly two million. He had preached more than 600 sermons, his career had been interwoven with the history of the state, the nation, and the world." HIS WAS THE VOICE THAT AWAKENED THE CONSCIENCE OF THE NATION TO THE EVILS OF THE INDIAN SYSTEMS ' THE SIOUX GO ON THE WARPATH This is a chapter from the book: MINNESOTA A HISTORY OF THE STATE By Theodore C. Blegen. The Sioux War caught Minnesota by surprise. During the early hot days of August, 1862, people had no realization that before the month was over the state would be the scene of one of the worst Indian uprisings in American history. Readers of the St. Paul newspapers just before the outbreak found no stories of impending trouble with the Sioux. They read about the battle of Cedar Mountain; events at New Orleans and Baton Rouge; troubles in Missouri; Garibaldi in Italy; Civil War meetings in St. Paul, Henderson, and other towns; and local subscriptions to the war fund. They saw items about a singing tour of the Hutchinson family, new books by Victor Hugo, and Anthony Trollope, watermelons and eggplant available at the St. Paul market, and Dr. Hurd's toothache drops and neuralgia plaster. But no word about the danger from Indians until August 20, when murders in Meeker County were reported, though the next day one newspaper, referring to reports of slaughter, spoke of the 'excited imaginations of the people on the frontier.' Closer to the Sioux reservation, the St. Peter Tribune did print a brief note on August 13 about 'Indian rumors'. This was occasioned by the impatience of the redmen at the Upper Agency over delays in the 22 issuing of annuity payments, including food. The St. Peter newspaper took note of the fact that many men had gone away to the Civil War, and suggested that it might be desirable for the state to send arms to the Minnesota Valley towns on the chance of a'sudden freak of the aborigines'. If trouble came the women had 'spirit and courage to insure protection' if only they were supplied with guns. The issues of the German Neu Ulm Pioneer through August (up to the l6th, the last for some time) contain not the slightest hint of coming troubles that soon would necessitate a defense of the town against formidable Indian attacks. There was no serious anticipation among the whites of an outbreak, and it seems probable that the Sioux had not formulated any resolution or plan for war. The outbreak was improvised. It was set off by an episode of passion - and this was as a lighted match flung on a trail of powder leading to a powder magazine. On Sunday, August 17, four young devil-may-care Wahpetons attached to a Mdewakanton camp were returning from a deer hunt in the Big Woods. They happened to pass the farmstead of a settler in Meeker County. Their almost incredible names were Killing Ghost, Breaking up, Runs against Something When Crawling, and Brown Wing; and the farmer, who was the postmaster and storekeeper for his Acton ommunity, had the ultra -American name of Robinson Jones. The Indians, after a hot-headed challenge uttered to one of them, decided to kill Jones, went to his house, first requested liquor, were refused, then followed him to the neighboring house of one Howard Baker, where Mrs. Jones was visiting. There - like some echo of the treacherous Sioux attack on the Chippewah beneath the walls of Fort Snelling thirty-five years earlier - the Sioux hunters first engaged in a seemingly innocent target practice with the white men. The game was a ruse. The white men did not reload after firing at the target; the Sioux did so immediately, then took aim and shot down Baker, Jones and his wife, and a man named Webster, who chanced to be there on a search for land(his covered wagon standing nearby.) The Indians rushed back to the first farm and shot a girl, while the wives of Baker and Webster and some children saved their lives by hiding. Then, with five murders done, the Sioux stole horses and sped to their village on the Minnesota River near the mouth of the Redwood, where they reported their violent deeds to the leader of their band, Red Middle Voice. Events now moved at a quick pace. The Indians understood that the murders would not go unavenged, that annuities might be denied them, that trouble lay ahead. Middle Voice took the murderers to Chief Shakopee, and he in turn went on with them to the village of the influential Chief Little Crow. Many favored war against the whites, some were opposed. Little Crow had misgivings. In a tense council, when accused of cowardice, he made a reply that proved he had no illusions about the power of the United States. 'The white men' he said 'are like the locust, when they fly so thick that the whole sky is a snow -storm... Yes, they fight among themselves , but if you strike at one of them, they will all turn upon you and devour you and your women and little children, just as the locust in their time fall of the trees and devour all the leaves in one day. You are fools. You will die like the rabbits when the hungry wolves hunt them in the hard moon.' He foresaw the inevitable end. 'Kill one, two, ten and ten times ten will come to kill you.' To the hot -heads he said, 'You are likedogs in the hot moon, when they run and snap at their shadows. We are only little herds of buffaloes left scattered; the great herds that once covered the prairies are no more. Little Crow was only one of several chiefs whose sober counsel was swept aside by hot -bloods. Not a few of the experienced Sioux leaders were against war, knowing that it would mean defeat and disaster. Many Sioux were friendly to the whites and took no part in the uprising. Once the war had begun the wiser chiefs were against indiscriminate murder. But they had no control over young fighters thirsty for blood and glory, savages who made no differentiation between young and old in their resolve to strike and kill. Not withstanding his prescient speech, Little Crow yielded to the hot -bloods and agreed on war. He pledged himself to lead the Sioux in their fight. The question is why he did this, in view of his belief that the cause was lost before action began. The answer hinges on the Indian concept of glory. Little Crow had lost prestige when the Sioux somewhat earlier had chosen another Indian,(Traveling Hail) as 'Chief speaker' for 23 the lower bands. Now, in crisis, the Indians turned again to Little Crow. He would prove he was no coward. In battle he might regain prestige, demonstrate his military skill, and lead his people, no matter how forlorn the hope. And so, the night of the murders, the fateful decision was taken. The next morning the Sioux would launch a surprise attack on the Lower Sioux Agency, shoot the traders and 'short-hairs'(Indians who had accepted civilization), capture supplies and goods, and open an all outfight. There was no turning back. That night Indian women molded bullets, drums throbbed, guns were cleaned, and warriors got themselves arrayed for fighting. The next morning the Sioux War began with an assault on the unsuspecting folk at the Redwood Indian Agency. What brought on a bloody Indian war in the midst of the fiery national ordeal of the Civil War? A century has passed, and with its perspective one can dismiss anger -bred or short-term explanations, such as the 'Red devil' theory or the merely local and immediate circumstances that bulked large in the eyes of contemporaries. For those who regarded the redmen as murderous demons because they were Indians, Dr. Folwell offers the sobering reflection that more people were killed in the New York draft riots of 1863 than were killed in the Minnesota Indian war. The action murders were not the cause of the Sioux War. They blew up the powder magazine - but the magazine was there, it's train laid. It was a blast that could be detonated by an incident. The murders, as horrible as they were casual, were the incident. Three major lines offer clues to the underlying forces that account for the explosion into war. One has been suggested by the progress of settlement: waves of immigration from abroad and from the East; the hunger of white men for land and the prodigal attitude of the nation toward tillers of the soil, which found climacticle expression in the Homestead Law of 1862. There was a westward movement of people, yes, but also of railroads, farming, industry, and state -making. These were a tide that engulfed the natives Another Major line, closely related to the westward march of people and power, was the Indian policy of the United States. No one in Minnesota understood more clearly than did the Episcopal Bishop Whipple the disastrous consequences of the American treaty system. It involved the pauperizing effects of annuities, the political appointment of Indian Agents, the compressing of the natives into narrow reservations - their tribal relations shaken, their hunting grounds dissipated. As early as 1860, Whipple sent an analysis of the Indian situation to President Buchanan, and more than five months before the Sioux War, on March 6, 1862, he wrote in similar vein to President Lincoln. He called for honest Indian Agents, reform in the treaty system, workable plans for law and order among the Indians, control of the miserable liquor situation, and a paternal relationship under which the Indians would be fairly treated as wards. And he urged efficient management of the federal program for advancing the civilization of the natives. He denounced the administration of Indian affairs and said to Lincoln that 'as sure as there is a God much of the guilt lies at the nation's door.' The Indian trade, he wrote in a newspaper article, was 'a nursery of fraud,' robbing 'a whole people of their patrimony to pay the debts of the shiftless and dishonest' Dr. Folwell, reviewing causes sixty two years after the event, was not less emphatic than the bishop who courageously made public his views before the Sioux war. 'In the Indian country,' said Dr. Folwell, 'there was no jurisdiction, no tribunal, no punishment for crime, and the Indian had no idea of obtaining redress for the white man's crimes against him other than by the torch, the rifle, and the scalping knife.' In Dr. Folwell's opinion, the traditional American Indian policy was 'calculated to invite outbreaks of passion and revenge.' Wisdom after the event is easy, but one cannot help wondering why the Sioux War caught Minnesota and the nation by surprise, why the government had so little inkling of frontier dangers that it actually sold and abandoned Fort Snelling in the late 1850s why people did not grasp the meaning of the recurrence of Indian wars from colonial times onward in the history of America. Even historians, writes one of them, 'have spent too much time on the local aspects of the Sioux War of 1862 and have placed too little emphasis upon the national significance.' The war cannot be understood save in a national setting. As Governor Ramsey 24 said later, it was a 'national war.' And as a modern scholar put it, 'Similar causes had produced similar conflicts over and over again as the pressure of population pushed the Indian farther and farther towards the setting sun.' A third line of causation was the character of the Sioux Indians. They were proud, war -like, uncivilized. Their traditions of glory centered in fighting. Individual honor was enhanced by scalps and counting coup (that is, striking an enemy). And their warlike clashes with the Chippewa ran back to the first invasions of the north country. The Sioux took pride in their prowess and skill, their mastery of raids, their talent for disguise, their ingenuity in using trees and hills and ravines to protect themselves, their knowledge of the ambuscade. It was Sitting Bull, the great Sioux Chief of the wars on the plains, who said that one of the differences between Indians and white men as warriors was that the Indian wanted to live, whereas the whites wanted to die. His reasoning was that the white soldier would make a stand and defend a hill against attack, while the Indian cared nothing about the hill except as it served to defend him. The nature of the Sioux and especially their traditional ideas of warfare from part of the background for understanding what contemporaries called murder. The Indians fought the kind of war they were trained to fight and knew best how to fight. Added to their native pride was an awareness of strength, and indeed of magnificence, when the Sioux assembled in large numbers in the vicinity of weekly manned frontier posts and trading villages. The astute Little Crow might warn them that the whites in their unseen total were like clouds of locust, but hot-blooded, impetuous warriors were unconvinced by the evidence before their eyes. They were strong. They were fighters. They were confident they could overwhelm the defenses they saw on the edge of the frontier. And they were not ignorant of the fact that many young white men had gone away to fight for the Union in the Civil war." The treaties of 1858 fed the smoldering resentment of the Sioux is attested by the reports of the Indian agents. A second circumstance was the degradation of the office of Indian agent. Under the spoils system, Brown, who had been appointed in 1857, was removed from office in 1861 with the advent of the new administration. After the cutting down of the earlier reservation, Brown had given attention to the treaty provisions designed to promote the transition of the Sioux to civilization. The essence of the plan was the allocation of an eighty -acre tract of farming land to every Indian who chose to be a farmer (the tracts went to heads of families and to single men past the age of twenty-one). By 1860 Brown reported that well over a hundred Indian families were living in houses, cultivating the soil, raising crops. This may have been a sound development, but the farmer - the short -hair, as they were called - were a minority compared with the thousands of long -hair, blanket Indians; and there was bad blood between the short -hairs and the wild Sioux. The feelings of suspicion found expression in the decision of Little Crow's council to wage war on both the whites and the short -hairs. Meanwhile, the management of the agency fell into the hands of a politician recommended by Governor Ramsey, Thomas J. Galbraith. Unlike Brown, who had had long experience with the Sioux, he was unfamiliar with their problems. He was not unsympathetic with Brown's civilization plan but it failed to blossom under his management. The short -hairs, meanwhile, were harassed by the untamed Sioux of the open regions stretching out to the west. In 1911 the priest at the time saw his congregation thinning out due to the population moving up onto the'Hill'. The property was sold to the railroads, St. Paul's church was dismantled, blocks were coded as to where they were in the existing structure and all were moved to Summit and Saratoga, on the hill. The cornerstone for the new St. Paul's was laid in October, 1912 and the church became known as St. Paul's on The Hill. (This name was/is not unique. The same name belongs to an Episcopal church in Osening, New York) Further history of the church is given in a history written in the 1930s by a former curate Phillip Shutte for a degree in seminary. A copy exists in the church files. 25 APPENDIX * Page 8: The architect of The Cathedral of St. Paul, Emanuel Louis Masqueray is also the architect of St. Paul's on the Hill (being a monument largely to his ((Kittson's)) generosity). * Page 19: In the author's travel in 1994 he discovered a church in central Missouri that had been dedicated in 1844 by the Right Rev. Jackson Kemper, D.D., Bishop of Missouri, who came from St. Louis by boat. In a history of Christ Church in Lexington, Missouri it states "Shortly after his visit to Lexington, Bishop Kemper took up work in another field and was succeeded by the Right Rev. Cicero S. Hawks as Bishop of Missouri. Our records of him indicate he was still named as Bishop of Missouri and Indian Territories in the book Straight Tongue.) Jackson Kemper to the Rt. Rev Geo. W. Doane September, 1835 My Dear Bishop, I have said, 'here am I, send me." I did it with fear and trembling, but I will go (the Lord being my helper) with cheerfulness. My faith at first was faint and my mind confused, for the event was unexpected and overwhelming. In the retirement of my study, and in the midst of parochial duty, I was enabled to examine the subject with some degree of calmness. The Question, 'how could I dare to refuse', connected with the brightening hope that my Divine Master had called me through the instrumentality of his Church led to an increase of faith and produced the effect I have stated. Ten thousand thanks for your letter. It penetrated, like a sharp two-edged sword, the inmost recesses of my soul. I have not consulted with flesh and blood. I know not even now the wishes of my relations. In the presence of God, I have endeavored simply to ascertain the path of duty. May I be strengthened by the divine grace to pursue it with a pure and devoted spirit. It now remains for the Church, in her Missionary character, to commission me, instruct me, and send me forth. May God, in his infinite mercy, prepare me, through Christ our Lord! Jackson Kemper 26 Bishop Kemper's Resignation of the Missionary Episcopal, October 6, 1859 At General Convention, Richmond Virginia I now, with deep emotion, tender to the Church my resignation of the office of Missionary Bishop, which, unsought for, and entirely unexpected, was conferred upon me twenty-four years ago. Blessed with health, and cheered by the conviction of duty, I have been enabled to travel at all seasons through Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, partly through Kansas and Nebraska. My days must soon be numbered, for in less than three months, I will be seventy years old. As age advances, I trust I have an increasing love for our Divine Master, and that Church for which He shed His most precious blood. The adorable Saviour's prayer for the unity and peace of His flock is most deeply impressed upon my mind, and truly anxious that we, the members of this branch of His mystical Body, should obey His precepts and follow in his steps, I solicit that every effort that is not sanctioned by due authority, either diocesan or general, be discouraged and abandoned. I rejoice and thank God, that with respect to the foreign field there has been no attempt to interfere or intrude. No true Churchman would ever think of it. And why cannot every member of our Communion repose with confidence on the ability, judgment, and zeal of the General Convention and it's Board of Missions? Let us all, then, throw our contributions for the home field into the Domestic Committee. The amount pledged at the disposal of that body is vastly inferior to what it ought to be. There should be thousands of dollars instead of hundreds; we should not rest satisfied until the annual receipts of the treasury are twenty thousand dollars per month. If anyone, perhaps I, can realize the immense field of labor and final triumph that is before us. Let our Missionary Bishops be increased-- let them be multiplied. The West, the mighty West, demands immediate and thorough attention. Thus far, what we have even attempted, has been but, as it were, a drop in the ocean. What ought we not to do for Pike's Peak (soon to be organized into a Territory) with it's one hundred thousand inhabitants? What for New Mexico, Dacotah, Desert, and those other vast regions, both South and West, into which the hardy emigrant is pressing, and where, I fear, before we act, there will be a million people, and among them a goodly number who once enjoyed all the sacred privileges we now possess. I cannot close this, my last report, without referring to the Aborigines of our country, who deserve at our hands, intense and abiding interest, instead of neglect, injury, an destruction. They have immortal souls, precious in the sight of the Redeemer. Their minds are open to the convictions of purity and truth. We have done much, and not altogether in vain, among the Chippewas of Minnesota, and quite a number of their children are now under religious training both at Gull Lake and Faribault. But could the member of the Church have been with me among the Oneidas, on the 19th of September, they would require no arguments to secure an interest in their very heart of hearts for the poor Indian. The day was exceedingly tempestuous. The faithful Missionary and myself had to ride eighteen miles through heavy rains before we were ready for divine service. The Church was entirely full. The singing, including some good chants, was excellent. The responses were general. The whole of the service was in the Oneida language, excepting the lesson and sermon, where were translated sentence by sentence. Fourteen young persons were presented foe Confirmation, and were earnestly admonished to lead, henceforth, a holy life. The memorials of our dying Saviour's love were received by one hundred communicants at the close of these solemn services, which occupied three hours; every person present, in due order, came up and shook hands with me. Now here there has most evidently, courtesy, reverence, worship, and the obedience to that Great Spirit, in whose hands are the issues of life. There people had sought the Lord in His appointed ways. Surely they will find Him an all -sufficient and a gracious God. and why should there not be a hundred similar congregations among the red race of this country? 27 0 (As printed in JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BISHOPS, CLERGY, AND LAITY OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ASSEMBLED IN A GENERAL CONVENTIONS, HELD IN ST. PA UL'S CHURCH, IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND ...1859. (Philadelphia, 1860) p. 331-333) Letter from the Rev. J. J. Enmegahbowh to a "member of Bishop Whipple's Family" (in the Living Church, July 12, 1902; vol. 27, p. 354) "I have been ill, and my rheumatism still confines me to my room. Someone reported that I had died. I was astonished to see how sorrowful my people were. They said, 'Since our loved Bishop has gone from us, sorrow and deep heart -sickness have been always with us, troubling us from day to day. Our hearts are full of pain. If you leave us we shall be lonely indeed.' My people tell me I am growing thinner, though except for rheumatism I feel well and sleep well in the nights. But three times of late I have dreamed of my loved Bishop. I dreamed that I sat under the oak -trees in front of Bishop Whipple Hospital, and suddenly I saw him coming towards me. He stood before me with shining face, and smiled, and then started away without saying a word. "This dream happened twice. I dreamed a third time. I saw my Bishop a great distance away coming towards me. He again stood before me. He smiled and said, ' My dear Enmegahbowh, we must take a journey together to all the reservations in the Indian Country.' I hesitated a moment and glanced at my foot. He, too, glanced quickly down, and said, 'I will not take you on this journey. Your foot is far too ugly.' 'Very well, dear Bishop' I said, 'if that is the only objection I think it is a small objection. My Bishop, that ugly foot has carried a heavy birch -bark canoe over the long portages you have traveled, but it never impeded the travel. I have stood, dear Bishop, on this ugly foot for forty years while your were giving your great, loving sermons to my people, and it never molested or impeded your loving words.' He said-- his face was shining with love--'Enmegahbowh, your foot has never kept you from following your Bishop, however hard the road.' Then he smiled with that smile my people loved and waited for, and vanished. "When I awoke I told my wife of my dream. I have thought much about it. It may that the cause of my dream about my Bishop is because I am heartsick for him. "Yesterday, one of our chief men said to me, 'When I see you my heart is moved and troubled like the great water, for I think only of our Bishop. You have been much with him.' "But the dream! I cannot get it from my mind. My heart tells me -- the forest whispers it -- I shall soon be with my Bishop. My heart cries our for him. The older Indians above all are lonely. They will soon go in search of him. "If it be the will of the Great Spirit that I see you in our land before I die, my people will rejoice greatly. Good-bye." Lexington, Missouri was the site of a Civil War skirmish. It is also the location of Christ Church and has a sign outside the church explaining the beginning. "CHRIST CHURCH, established on Whitsunday 1844 by the Rt. Rec'd.. David Jackson Kemper, First Missionary Bishop of the Episcopal Church, and by the Rec'd.. St. Michael Fickler, First Rector of Christ Church. This Gothic - Revival Style Building, Erected in 1848 of "Pink" Brick, was damaged by Cannon Fire During the Battle of Lexington in 1861 ... "This church is mentioned to give a feeling of the wide range of Bishop Kemper's Bailiwick. 28 In the beginning of this writing, one thing that was impressive was the fact that those "grey -beards" of our history were young at one time. At the beginning of the Civil War, Minnesota by coincidence, was able to raise one thousand troops, the first troops offered to President Lincoln the morning after Fort Sumter was attacked. Governor Ramsey was in Washington at the time and telegraphed his Lieutenant Governor, Ignatiius Donnelly, who in turn issued his.own flaming proclamation calling for recruits to make good the Governor's initiative. Donnelly was twenty-four at the time. Phillips Osgood also writes in his "Straight Tongue", "He went back to St. Paul and met one of it's leading men. Jim Hill was watching with his one good eye and his canny mind as he dealt with river -edge Otraders. He was a stocky, tireless Hercules who whipped drunken Indians and cowed roistering voyageurs. Jim Hill was also a dreamer, determined to rise above his station as a mere shipping agent. He had long -visioned plans for a railroad that would reach out on the prairies and give St. Paul status with the East. He was a sly man too. One day he told his friends at the boarding house where he lived that Mary Theresa Mehegan, a waitress was to be married. He suggested that all the boys chip in and give her a filled purse for a wedding present. The men raised nine hundred dollars for their favorite waitress. Then they learned that the prospective bridegroom was none other than Jim Hill himself." (Jim Hill was not an Episcopalian; he was, however a business associate and very close friend to Norman Kittson) Among the stained glass windows and tablets testifying to governors, politicians, and tycoons at St. Paul's Church, there is one small, young lad., who is popular because he was loved by his family. Benny Sleppy has a window memorializing him although he was only fourteen years old. One of our parishioners, and for a long time our treasurer, Peggy Varney admits that she, back when she was a teen ager, used to think that the window depicting Christ lowering a crown above Benny's head made her apprehensive. The crown was much too large and would have rested on Benny's shoulders. Peggy committed the window to her memory. In the early 1990s, each window was removed and taken to a company in Winona, where it was dis-assembled, washed and re -assembled and re -leaded, to be returned and replaced. First, the transom of Benny's window had the wrong date of death on it. The transom was returned to Winona and corrected. Then the author of this history was called by Peggy, suggesting that the window was put in reverse. Peggy recalled the image of Christ was at Benny's LEFT. The window was again returned to Winona where it was put RIGHT, re -leaded and re -returned to St. Paul's. Benny's father had a funeral parlor in the three digit numbers of Selby Avenue. He was a vestryman for several terms and eventually was elected as senior warden. He and his family obviously loved their son, who they were to have for fourteen short years. Amongst the greats, Benny is one of our favorites. 29 Bibliography 1) The Diocese of Minnesota by The Rev. George C. Turner, D.D. 2) Unfinished Autobiography by Henry Hastings Sibley 3) A History of Minnesota by William W. Folwell 4) The Minnesotan A Weekly Newspaper 5) Dictionary of American Biography 6) A Fur Trader at Pembina (Hamline University, St. Paul) by Clarence W. Rife 7) The Cathedral of St. Paul, an architectural biography by Eric C. Hansen 8) The Church of St. John the Evangelist, Colonial History 1181-1981 by Robert Orr Baker 9) Minnesota History Collection 10) Ancestry, Life, and Times of Hon. Henry Hastings Sibley, L.L.D. 11) Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars - Volume 2. Official Reports and Correspondence Compiled, Edited and Published under the Supervision of The Board of Commissioners 1893 (pg. 62) 12) Straight Tongue by Phillips Endecott Osgood. 13) Minnesota, A History of the State by Theodore C. Blegen 30 Ray and Norma Wade bought this house in 1960. It was under construction at the time so Ray & Norma, along with their four children, lived in a two -room suite at a nearby motel. Three children slept in one room - in one bed, and the one -week old baby was in a crib. In the other room Ray & Norma had their bed, a table, a two - burner stove, an apartment size refrigerator, and a small cupboard with a sparse assortment of pots,pan, dishes and utensils. Norma prepared many a meal in a crockpot. The Wades lived in the motel for six weeks. On October 15, 1960, the Wades moved into the two - bedroom house. There was an expansion dormer upstairs, which their three girls eventually took for their bedroom. Ray and Norma paid $15,600 for the house, with a 30 year mortgage at four & one -quarter percent interest. 079291 102854 WADE, RAY Check No. - 79291 Check Date - 12/20/2002 Stub 1 of 1 Invoice No. Invoice Date Reference Gross Amount Discount Taken Net Amount 120902 12/12/2002 SUPPLIES 15.61 15.61 15.61 15.61 PLEASE DETACH BEFORE DEPOSITING 41,11110.• 3830 PILOT KNOB ROAD EAGAN,MN 55122 1897 city oF eagan Am9Pror,P, Cs)ggg Cs)44§4.C9C9*C94g)gM. N't9'44e44C9.44)•"*C9C9H cimpssa,a,apopc,aporm,.c- REQUIEM EUCHARIST RAYMOND ARTHUR WADE APRIL 25,1922 - MAY 1, 2009 MAY 9, 2009 2:30 PM SAINT PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON -THE -HILL, SAINT PAUL WELCOME The entire order of service, including music, will be found in this bulletin. Be at peace and make yourself at home. Please participate in the liturgy as is most helpful to you. All baptized persons, regardless of denomination, including children, are welcome to receive Holy Communion. All are invited to greet the family in the Scott Room at a reception following today's service. The reception will be held both in the Scott Room and a second reception area on the lower level. A private interment will take place on a later date. The liturgy for the dead is an Easter liturgy. It finds all its meaning in the resurrection. Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we, too, shall be raised. The liturgy, therefore, is characterized by joy, in the certainty that "neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will he able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." This joy, however, does not make human grief unchristian. The very love we have for each other in Christ brings deep sorrow when we are parted by death. Jesus himself wept at the grave of his friend. So, while we rejoice that one we love has entered into the nearer presence of our Lord, we sorrow in sympathy with those who mourn. -The Book of Common Prayer, page 507 3 REQUIEM EUCHARIST RAYMOND ARTHUR WADE 2:30 PM MAY 9, 2009 WELCOME The great bell is tolled. PRELUDE Adoro devote Healey Willan LITURGY OF THE WORD Following the Prelude, the bell sounds three times, and all stand. ANTHEM (S-381) I am Resurrection and I am Life The following antiphon is sung by the Cantor, and then repeated by all. The verses are sung by the cantor, and the antiphon is sung by all, as indicated. Antiphon • • I am Res - ur - rec - tion and I am Life, • - • says the Lord. I Cantor: I am Resurrection and I am Life, says the Lord. Whoever has faith in me shall havelife, even though he die. And everyone who has life, and has committed himself to me in faith, shall not die for ever. Antiphon Cantor: As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives and that at the last he will stand upon the earth. After my awaking, he will raise me up; and in my body I shall see God. I myself shall see, and my eyes behold him, who is my friend and not a stranger. Antiphon Cantor: For none of us has life in himself, and none becomes his own master when he dies. For if we have life, we are alive in the Lord, and if we die, we die in the Lord. So, then, whether we live or die, we are the Lord's possession. 4 Antiphon • • I I am Res - ur - rec - tion and I am Life, says the Lord. Antiphon Cantor: Happy from now on are those who die in the Lord! So it is, says the Spirit, for they rest from their labors. Antiphon COLLECT Presider sings The Lord be with you. People sing And also with you. Presider sings Let us pray. 0 God of grace and glory, we remember before you this day our brother Ray. We thank you for giving him to us, his family and friends, to know and to love as a companion on our earthly pilgrimage. In your boundless compassion, console us who mourn. Give us faith to see in death the gate of eternal life, so that in quiet confidence we may continue our course on earth, until, by your call, we are reunited with those who have gone before; through Jesus Christ our Lord. People sing Arnen. FIRST READING Isaiah 61:1-3 All sit Reader A reading from Isaiah. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, and the day of vengeance of our. God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion — to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the plant- ing of the Lord, that he may be glorified. Reader- The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. A bell is rung to introduce and conclude 30 seconds of meditative silence. 5 PSALM 90 Dominc, refugium Remain seated for the Psalm. O 77 • • 0 • O • U • 197K_james Frazier. 1 Lord, you have been our refuge * from one generation to a - nother. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or the land and the earth were born, * from age to age you are God. 3 You turn us back to the dust and say, * "Go back, 0 child of earth." 4 For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past * and like a watch in the night. 5 You sweep us away like a dream; * we fade away suddenly like the grass. 6 In the morning it is green and flourishes; * in the evening it is dried up and withered. 7 For we consume away in your dis - pleasure; * we are afraid because of your wrathful indig - nation. 8 Our iniquities you have set be - fore you, * and our secret sins in the light of your countenance. 9 When you are angry, all our days are gone; * we bring our years to an end like a sigh. 10 The span of our life is seventy years, perhaps in strength even eighty; * yet the sum of them is but labor and sorrow, for they pass away quickly and we are gone. 11 Who regards the power of your wrath? * who rightly fears your indig - nation? 1? So teach us to number our days * that we may apply our hearts to wisdom. 13 Return, 0 Lord; how long will you tarry? * be gracious to your. servants. 14 Satisfy us by your loving -kindness in the mornincr; * so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. 15 Make us glad by the measure of the days that you of - flicted us * and the years in which we suffered ad - versity. Psalm continues on following page 6 0 s t, wo r 1978..James Frazier. 16 Show your servants your works * and your splendor to their children. + 17 May the graciousness of the Lord our God be u - pon us; * prosper the work of our hands; prosper our handiwork. + Second half of chant A bell is rung to introduce and conclude30 seconds of meditative silence. SECOND READING Reader A reading from Revelation. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'See, the home of God is among mortals. He Will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and. crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.' And the one who was seated on the throne said, 'See, I am making all things new.' Also he said, `Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true.' Then he said to me, `It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life. Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God and they will be my children. Reader The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. A bell is rung to introduce and conclude 30 seconds of meditative silence. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION All stand and sing. A Cantor sings the Acclamation which is then repeated by all. Revelation 21:2-7 6 • 9: Hal - le, hal - le, hal - le lu - - ,r o• J fi 0 - jah! hal - lc, hal - lc, hal - lc - lu - - jah! Hal - le - lu - jah! J • 0 9. hal - le, hal - le. hal - le i r G - jah! Hal - le - f F eJ lu - jah! Hal - 9. F le lu - - jah! 9 Words and Melody: Traditional Caribbean. Arr. Mark Sedio (b. 1954) © 1995 Augsburg Fortress, PO Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1209 Iwww.augsburgtortress.orgj. All rights reserved. Used by permission. The following verses are sung by a cantor. All sing the refrain following each verse. 1. Christ is raised up from death. He will never die again. All who follow His way shall have life in Him. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! I Sing a song and rejoice! The dawn is breaking. All earth awakes; can you hear the voice? Hallelujah! Hallelujah! 3. Sing to the mountains and the seas! Raise your voices, lift your hearts. This is the day that the Lord has made. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! HOLY GOSPEL Deacon or Presider The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John. People Glory to you, Lord Christ. All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him who comes to me I will not cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me; and this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up at the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son and believes in him should have eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day." Deacon or Presider The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. HOMILY Following the homily, a bell is rung to introduce and conclude 30 seconds of meditative silence. The family invites the assembly to share stories of Ray's life at the reception following the liturgy. 7 John 6:37-40 8 THE APOSTLES' CREED All stand. Presider In the assurance of eternal life given at Baptism, let us proclaim our faith and say, Presider and People I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. THE PRAYERS All stand, and an intercessor leads the prayers. Intercessor- For our brother, Ray, let us pray to our Lord Jesus Christ who said, "I am Resurrection and I am Life." Lord, you consoled Martha and Mary in their distress; draw near to us who mourn for Ray and dry the tears of those who weep. People Hear us, Lord. Intercessor You wept at the grave of Lazarus, your friend; comfort us in our sorrow. People Hear us, Lord. Intercessor You raised the dead to life; give to our brother eternal life. People Hear us, Lord. Intercessor You promised paradise to the thief who repented; bring our brother to the joys of heaven. People Hear us, Lord. Intercessor Our brother was washed in Baptism and anointed with the Holy Spirit; give him fellowship with all your saints. People Hear us, Lord. 9 Intercessor He was nourished with your. Body and Blood; grant him a place at the table in your heavenly kingdom. People Hear us, Lord. Intercessor Comfort us in our sorrows at the death of our brother; let our faith be our consolation, and eternal life our hope. Presider Lord Jesus Christ, we commend to you our brother. Ray, who was reborn by water and the Spirit in Holy Baptism. Grant that his death may recall to us your victory over death, and be an occasion for us to renew our trust in your Father's love. Give us, we pray, the faith to follow where you have led the way; and where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, to the ages of ages. Amen. THE PEACE Remain standing. Presider Th.e peace of the Lord be always with you. People And also with you. The assembly greets one another in the name of the Lord. The Presider says an of fertorY sentence. THE PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS ANTHEM Be Not Afraid Craig Courtney The people stand as the offerings are presented and placed on the Altar. THE GREAT THANKSGIVING (S 120) Eucharistic Prayer A All stand. Presider People • • • • ! • 0 • • • • • 0 The Lord be with you. And al - so with you. Presider People 44, •• O U ' • • • • • • • • G U Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Presider 44, • • • - • - - • - • 0 Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People .µ • • doe • • • • • or • p O It is right to give him thanks and praise. 10 Presider It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Through Jesus Christ our Lord; who rose victorious from the dead, and comforts us with the blessed hope of everlasting life. For to your faithful people, 0 Lord, life is changed, not ended; and when our mortal body lies in death, there is prepared for us a dwelling place eternal in the heavens. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name: SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS (WLP 858) c 1-lo - ly, ho - ly. ho - ly Lord. _I r God of power and J r . law o• 0 • might, heaven and earth are • full of your glo - ry. Ho - s• l6 0. san - na in the high - est. Z f . 0• a• * Bless - ed is he who comes o • 6 • • o• u• • • in the name of the Lord. J�J • * ' • • • •• • • Ho - san - na in the • high - est. Ho - san - na in { t s �� the high - est. 1 D zi• `••••••-___1 Land of Rest 11 The People stand or kneel. The Presider continues Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world. On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, "Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me." After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, "Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me. MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION (S-133) Presider There fore we pro - claim the mys - ter - Presider and People y of faith: a • vs • • 0 0 I • • • . o The Presider continues We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, 0 Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiv- ing. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacra- ment, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom. All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. THE GREAT AMEN (S 142) • ci r The People sing A -men. THE LORD'S PRAYER The Presider sings • • i As our Sa- vior Christ has taught us, we_ now pray, 12 Presider and people • • • v • • Our Fa - ther in hea - ven, hal - lowed be your Name, • • • your hea king - dom come, 0 ven. • your will be done, on earth as 0 • Give us to - day our dai - ly bread. • 0 • • • • • For - give us our sins as we for - give those who 0 0 • • - • • • 0 • sin a - gainst us. Save us from the time of trial, fi • • • • • • • • • • • • and de - liv - er us from e - vil. For the king- dom, the pow - er, and the glo - ry are yours, now and for ev - er. A - men. A period of silence is kept, and then the Presider and People sing FRACTION ANTHEM (S 167) Antiphon Cantor,. then All The dis - ci -pies knew the Lord _le sus in the break - ing of the bread. Cantor 1 _ 44 • 1. The bread which we break, al - le lu - ia, • the Cantor • corn - mun - ion of the bo dy • •• • of Christ. [Ant.] 2. One bo - dy are we, al - le lu for though man - y we share one bread. [Ant.] 13 Cantor / • • • • • • 1. The bread which we break, 4'. • • • al - le - lu ia, • 0. is the corn - mun - ion of the bo - dy Cantor • • tl of Christ. [Ant.] 2. One bo - dy are we, al - le l'l • for though man - y we • share one bread. [Ant.] Presider The Gifts of God for the People of God. All baptized persons regardless of denomination, including children, are welcome to receive Holy Communion. COMMUNION ANTHEM Make me a channel of your peace COMMUNION HYMNS Un ison I the Lord of sea and sky WLP 812 s • d 1. I. the Lord of sea and sky, 2. I, the Lord of snow and rain, 3. I, the Lord of wind and flame. I have heard my I have borne my I will tend the 4 I ' • • I' • peo - ple cry. All who dwell in deep - est sin peo - ple's pain. I have wept for love of them, poor and lame. 1 will set a feast for them. • • • My hand will They turn a - My hand will save. way. save. • • .1 I who made the stars of night, I will break their hearts of stone, Fin - est bread I will pro - vide • epl • • • •• I will make their dark - ness bright. Who will bear my Give them hearts for love a - lone. I will speak my Till their hearts he sat - is - fied. I will give my 14 light to them? Whom shall 1 word to them. Whom shall I life to them. Whom shall I Refrain send? send? send? 1 f Here I r heard you 11.2. • . r rr Lord. r r s Is it I. r call-ing in the night. • r, r • g wL Lord? AL I will I r I have a ��r go. Lord, 0 8 if you lead me. I will hold your pco - ple in my 113. heart 1 2 (The) 3 (Lin-) 4 5 (Yes,) 1 I am the Bread of Life I am the bread of Bread that I will less you I am the re - sur Lord, we be 1 1 1 a heart life; give eat rec - don, heve that_ Hymnal 335 they who is my of the r' • 1 come to me shall not_ hun - ger; they who be - 2 Flesh for the life of the world, and they who 3 Flesh of the Son of Man and 4 I am the life. They who be - 5 you are the Christ, the 15 S' i 1 lieve in me shall not 2 eat of this 3 dunk Of his 4 lieve in 5 Son of 1 me 2 ev - er. 3 in you. you 4 die, un 5 come Descant in thirst. bread, Blood, you me, God less the they shall shall not have they shall_ to No one can come to they shall_ live for shall not have life with e - ven if they who has Fa - ther live for life with live for the • draw them. ev - er. in you. ev - er. world. ..' •' And I will Refrain J { raise them up, And I will raise them up, ��^i .1• _71,1 r 7 r and I will raise I-1 them and I will raise them up, up, s• `t and I will raise r O ♦ the.m up on the • raise r. • —I I them J . r�r up on the it 9 I1-4 Final Ending it a last day ♦ 5 Yes, (Z) day. last day. 2 The 3 Un- 4 — 5 Yes, (�) day. u 1 re descant may he sung afterstanxas 4 and 5. 16 After Communion, the Presider says POSTCOMMUNION PRAYER Let us pray. A11 stand. Presider and People Almighty God, we thank you that in your great love you have fed us with the spiritual food and drink of the Body and Blood of your Son Jesus Christ, and have given us a foretaste of your heavenly banquet. Grant that this Sacrament may be to us a comfort in affliction, and a pledge of our inheritance in that kingdom where there is no death, neither sorrow nor crying, but the fullness of joy with all your saints; through Jesus Christ our Savior. AMEN. BLESSING Presider sings The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant: Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well -pleasing in his sight; through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. People sing Amen. Presider sings And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always. People sing Amen. Remain standing for the final hymn. HYMN 205 Good Christians all, rejoice and sing! Gclobt sei Gott 1 Good Chris - tians all, re - joice and sing! *2 The Lord of life is risen to - day! 3 Praise we in songs of vic to - ry 4 Your Name we bless, 0 ris en Lord, 5 To God the Fa - ther, God the Son, I i s s st t S / i ri • Now is the Sing songs of that love, that and sing to - to God the • 17 f 1 tri - umph of our King! To all the 2 praise a - long his way; let all the 3 life which can - not die, and sing with 4 day with one ac - cord the life laid 5 Spi - tit, al - ways One, we sing for • J r r AI-Ie-lu - ia, • • r i world glad news we earth re - joice and hearts up - lift - ed down, the life re life in us be J•hJ • s s 19. bring: say: high: stored: gun: 9 al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia! tj I Al - le Al - le -lu - ): DISMISSAL (S 175) - ia, al - le al - le - lu - ia, 1 Deacon or Presider iAIL 7. - fi 77: lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia! .. r al le - lu = ia! • • , •`! o Let us go forth in the name of Christ, al - le - lu - ia, O76 • . • • • . • . • o r, •J al -le - lu - ia. 6 People • + + . + • o 0 Thanks be to God, al - le - lu - ia, al- le - lu - ia. POSTLUDE Gelobt sei Gott Healey Willan 18 MINISTERS OF THE ASSEMBLY Fr. Mark Thompson, Presider and Preacher Mr. Frank Whitman, Thurifer Ms Cathy Carpenter, Subdeacon Mr. Tom Garrison and Mr. Rod Appold, Lectors Mr. Tom Lutes and Ms. Sarah Turnbull, Torch Bearers Mr. Jacob Manier, Guest Organist Mr. Mark Salter, Cantor and Choir Director Ms. Betsy Campbell and Mr. Paul Hansen, Guest Musicians The Choir of Ss Martha & Mary Episcopal Church, Eagan COPYRIGHT PERMISSION Except as noted, printed music is from The Hymnal 1982 ©1985 the Church Pension Fund. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, NY. MUSIC COPYRIGHT (c) 2006. St. Paul's on the Hill. All rights reserved. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-707277. Raymond A. Wade, age 87, of Apple Valley, Minnesota (formerly of Eagan), went to be with the Lord on May 1, 2009. Born April 25, 1922, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Philip and Daisy Wade. Ray attended Mechanic Arts High School before his service in the US Army, during WWII. In November 1945, upon returning home from the South Pacific, Ray married Norma Wilkinson, and together they lovingly raised four children. Ray was active with Boy Scout Troop 560; the Burnsville High School Band Boosters; and was an active Sunday School teacher, confirmation teacher, and Vestry member, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on -the -Hill, Ss. Martha and Mary Episcopal Church, and was one of the ► founding Vestry members of The Episcopal Church of the Nativity. After retiring from UNIVAC, a large computer company, in 1987, Ray became active with the Eagan Historical Society, serving on their board of directors for many years. In 1998, Ray and Norma were awarded the Volunteer of the Year award for their service to DARTS. Raymond is survived by wife Norma; four children and their spouses: Philip and Nancy Wade, Anita and Mark Pfauth, Susan and Stephan Wade, Katie and Rich Baker; eleven grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; and numerous extended family and close friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to DARTS, 1645 Marthaler Lane, West St. Paul, MN 55118, and Fairview Hospice, Fairview Home Care and Hospice, 2450 26th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55455. SAINT PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON -THE -HILL 1524 SUMMIT AVENUE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55105-2292 OFFICE PHONE: 651-698-0371 + OFFICE FAX: 651-695-0039 + OFFICE E-MAIL: STPAULHILL@VISI.COM WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.STPAULSONTHEHILLMN.ORG atie4, rye Fe/0/tte Since retiring, Ray and Norma Wade of Eagan have kept their hands busy playing weekly games of pinochle at the nearby Burnsville Senior Center. Their hearts, meanwhile, have been occupied with their volunteer work. Ray's schedule is full of duties to perform as president of the Eagan Historical Society. Norma is an Altar Guild member and church office volunteer. Both have served for many years as respite and on -call volunteers at DARTS. For many years, Ray was a respite volunteer and visitor for Philip Broman of Eagan. "He took extra time to take Philip to the Pan-O-Prog parade in Lakeville and to a tractor show in the Vermillion area. These were some things he didn't have to do," said Broman's wife, Ramona. She said that Ray and Norma also took the time to remember her, even while vacationing. They bought a Precious Moments plate with her birthday month on it. After returning from a trip to England with his brother, Ray brought his photos to show the Bromans "and spent a lot of time showing Philip and telling him about the trip. He's an exception," Ramona maintains. Audrey Carlson of Mendota Heights has also experienced the Wades' kindness. She was caring for her husband at home and Norma provided by Catherine Nyberg, DARTS volunteer writer Ray and Norma Wade are known around DARTS as caring and reliable volunteers who welcome new opportunities. They have devoted their efforts at DARTS to serving as on -call respite volunteers. weekly respite. "She was an angel," Audrey said. "She was the first help I had. It was such a relief to leave the house. She was a lifesaver." In appreciation, Audrey would occasionally bake a loaf of bread and give it to Norma, since she always refused other tokens of thanks but loved homemade bread. Norma and Ray also said it's been rewarding to volunteer with a little girl who had been traumatized by the death of two grandparents. "Kayla is a gem," Norma said. "It's been two years. She's 12 now and comes once a week. She calls us Grandma and Grandpa. We go to the movies or the Dairy Queen or pick apples or just have fun. Sometimes we stay home and bake cookies or she plays around on our computer or we play games." Norma and Ray are known around DARTS as being fun people with whom to work. DARTS Service Coordinator Lynn Cibuzar said the Wades "just keep on volunteering. They always say 'Yes' and we can count on them in a pinch. 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Brian has been a DARTS volunteer for two years. He has served as a visitor; cleaned, sorted and inventoried the store room; and planned and participated in the DARTS Youth Volunteer program. In the spring of 1998, Brian became heavily involved in the DARTS Youth Golf Tournament. The proceeds fund youth and senior programs. The competition consists of teams of four youth playing golf, accompanied by a senior golfer who goes along to keep score. Rita said that much of the tourna- ment's success was due to Brian's recruiting "a whole lot" of his friends. Because Brian has so many good ideas and brings such enthusiasm to the project, DARTS staff has asked him to chair the 1999 Youth Golf Committee. by Catherine Nyberg, DARTS volunteer w Brian Bohlig has quickly established his repu- tation at DARTS as a friendly, enthusiastic and skilled youth volunteer. He plans to chair the 1999 DARTS Youth Golf Tournament. 7 Brian said he's inspired by his grandparents, who live near him in Eagan. He said he goes to Minnesota Vikings football games with Grandma Marge. "It's just great. I hardly ever get to spend enough time with her," he said, adding under his breath that "She buys the tickets." And he said he looks forward to seeing Grandma Dory at her house for dinner on Sundays, partly because "she always sends fresh rolls home with us" In turn, Brian's skills and talents inspire others, including this writer. After I talked to Brian and started writing this story, I called Brian's mother and told her that, even though I'm more than 80 years old, I intend to stick around to see how this exciting young man grows up. If he's an example of the kind of kids maturing in today's world, then we have no need to worry about our future. Brian envisions college in his future but, for now, he wants to continue being part of DARTS because he likes the DARTS staff and the appreciation he receives from them and the other volunteers. That appreciation is returned a thousand fold to the young man with the big smile, energetic personality and a really good golf swing. VP.004-4,7110,4400441114°4*-1, May The Power Of Human o Connections Bring Peace & Harmony 4 • To All This Holiday Season. 1 40t ° r' 651.463.7134 GJ ESTRIC 4300 220th Street West ASSOCIATION4(17 Farmington, MN 55024 p ATouchstone Energy -farmer www.dakotaelectric.com $ Z�t,e Warmth f ikottetzri5 Smiict Tb 1/4.51/i GM r c.Duv Fram. BRW A DAMES a MOOIE GROUP CONON*, 700 THIRD STREET SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55415 370.0700 www.brwinc.com Cameron Warehouse Liquors 6566 East Concord Blvd. Inver Grove Heights 451-6469 River Valley Clinic Hastings Allina Medical Group (651) 438-1800 fact/ 7414, �foeCda.ry Sea.¢act AMarquette Bank Lakeville Member FDIC 8790-207th St. W. P.O. Box 458 Lakeville, MN 55044 612-469-2165 17555 Kenwood Trail W. Lakeville, MN 55044 612-435-1600 Thank you, DARTS volunteers! You share your time and friend- ship while bringing joy to seniors, their families and residents throughout Dakota County. This past year was incredible for DARTS volunteers. Here are some of 1998's highlights in words and pictures. • More than 1,300 seniors, youth and families came to DARTS in 1998 to volunteer. • About 70 volunteers went back to school as Reading Buddies and Pen Pals, working with 450 elementary school students. • At least 100 seniors had their lawns raked, snow shoveled and brush cleared by 150 youth who were sentenced by Dakota County Juvenile Court to perform community service as part of their sentence for a minor offense. • More volunteers than ever helped families care for a frail elderly loved one at home by providing respite assistance. • DARTS volunteers truly bring joy, joy, joy to our entire community and we offer them our sincere thanks! Volunteers of all ages had fun and helped DARTS provide services to seniors. 9 Jo/our yea_son to DPP DHRTS Pot- rEers! riiFlNiis S EJ M LJ [ 1'I To 9�DARTS YLUTEERS SOUTHVIEW BANK 835 Southview Blvd. South St. Paul, MN 55075 451-2133 Member FDIC feJ.retr Wisks to DARTS Velunteerr during the Holiday Season! • MIDWESTOF CANNON FALL Gift Outlet Store 31265 Cty. Rd. 24 Blvd. Cannon Falls, MN 55009-0020 507-263-4150 4-upp' ftOLIDi+YS from COMMON SENSE SENIOR SERVICES -now at two new locations- 724 19th Ave. N #100 900 Third St. So. St. Paul, MN 55075 \J.// St. Paul Park, MN 55071 552-0288 768-8683 Enjoy your initial 2 hrs. at the Center FREE! NAPPY HOLIPAXS froniYnu<<<gd.at BREMER IPL BREMER BANKING • INVESTMENTS •TRUST• INSURANCE South St. Paul Inver Grove Heights Eagan Roseville Watertown Brooklyn Center White Bear Lake Town Square Bremer Bank is Member FDIC yfrLifi JG Design Associates 2690 East B Ist Street Bloomington, Mn 55125 612 854 6999 FAX 853 2277 creative design • corporate printing • advertising artwork 10 L� 'Go DARTS ate ust as DARTS couldn't operate without the outstanding efforts of our volunteers, we also rely on and appreciate the civic -minded businesses and organizations that donate $5,000 or more each year to sponsor a DARTS bus. The name of the business or organization is then displayed on the back of the bus. Last summer, we honored five sponsors at the DARTS Golf Tournament. They were Signal Bank, Koch Refining, Glassing Florists, Apple Valley American Legion and Tapemark. At this year's holiday celebration, we honor four additional bus sponsors. Lakeville Lions Club - The Lakeville Lions Club was chartered on March 13, 1953, to serve the City of Lakeville and Dakota County commu- nities. Their motto is "We Serve -We Share -We Care" In 1991, DARTS had the opportunity to give rides to the ever-growing senior population in Lakeville. However, DARTS needed help with the huge investment of purchasing a bus. The City of Lakeville decided to help and assembled a coalition of supporters, including the Lakeville Lions, whose name appeared on that first new bus purchased with the support of the community. South St. Paul Lions Club - The South St. Paul Lions Club has also become a DARTS bus sponsor. The Lions Club is the world's largest service organization, with more than 1.4 million members around the globe. The South St. Paul Lions Club has seen the value in helping DARTS provide transportation service to those in need in Dakota County. Once again this year, the club has generously spon- sored a DARTS bus to help residents keep appointments, shop, visit and enjoy the mobility offered through DARTS. Inver Grove Heights American Legion Post 424 For more than three decades, members of American Legion Post 424 in Inver Grove Heights have generously opened their hearts and their pocket- books to help their community. American Legion Post 424 first became a bus sponsor in 1991. DARTS welcomes the Post's continued involvement in helping provide transportation services to Dakota County residents through a bus sponsorship. First State Bank of Rosemount - In 1982, First State Bank President David Toombs pledged the bank's sponsorship of a DARTS bus. Every year since then, the bank has sponsored a DARTS bus. The First State Bank of Rosemount also supports DARTS by contributing to the annual volunteer celebration and holiday party. On behalf of all the seniors and their families, DARTS extends its warmest appreciation to the bus sponsors. Together, we attain the DARTS' motto of "Meeting Needs, Serving Seniors." 11 Contributors to Jo! J0! cJ O I Celebrate DARTS Volunteers AARP AVVR, Inc. American Legion Post 424 Angelo's Pizza Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Minnetonka Arby's, Minneapolis BRW Barnes and Noble, Eagan Belde Bldg. Maintenance Bester Brothers Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Minnesota Bremer Bank Brian Bohlig Buell's Landscape Center Dakota Bank Dick's Sanitation Service Don Buckner Drkula's "32" Bowl Burnsville Bowl Burnsville Goodyear Button Works Cabana Tan Cafe Latte Diana Campbell Tommie Campbell Cameron Warehouse Liquors Center for a Balanced Life, Inc. Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Charleton Flowers Cherokee State Bank Jeannine Churchill Circus Pizza, Golden Val ley Cole's Salon For You Common Sense Senior Services Gabriel & Loraine Coury Cub Foods, West St. Paul Dakota Electric, Assn. D'AMICO & SONS, Eagan Dick's Sanitation Service, Inc. Don Pablo's, Eagan Eagan Floral Eagan Tire & Auto Ebenezer Social Ministries Julia Fahey Fairview Ridges Hospital Farmington Eagles First St. Bank of Rosemount Firstar Bank, Eagan Flannery Construction Friends of DARTS G.M. Northrup Garven, Inc. Millie Gignac Gillette Company Girl Scout Troop 606 Darlene Goppelt Grande American Bus Sales Grist Mill Guthrie Theater Hampton Bank Edith Hanson HealthEast Holiday, Hastings Rose lijima Inver Grove Heights Animal Hospital JG Design Associates Mary Jones Kathy's License Service Krech, O'Brien, Mueller & Wass, Inc. Lakeville Lions Langer Construction Levander, Gillen & Miller Hazel Lindow Lockheed -Martin Mann Theatres, Inc. Marquette Bank, Lakeville McDonald's, West St. Paul & Mendota Heights Elizabeth Meek The Messengers Metro Connections Midwest of Cannon Falls Minnesota Zoo Eiola Nelson North Star Ice Norwest Bank, Apple Val ley Norwest Bank, Eagan Norwest Bank, Hastings People's Natural Gas PROEX Photo Systems, Edina Park Square Theatre Parkview Golf Club Wanda Pechous Perkins, Burnsville Martha Perlt Myrtes Perry Picture Perfect The Pops Group of the Convent of the Visitation School Rascals Apple Valley Bar & Grill Nancy Rechtizgel Regina Medical Center River Valley Clinic Vi Sachs St. Paul Saints Sam's Club Heather Sanders Sentimental Swing Stephens Market South St. Paul Lions Southview Bank Specialized Turf Missie Stone Bess Swanson Helen Swanson Temps for Hair Theatre in the Round Players Timber Lodge Steakhouse Tinucci's Restaurant Treadle Yard Goods Ray & Norma Wade West Group West St. Paul Commercial Club Westwood Ridge Joan Williams Wuollet Bakery HAPPY HOLIDAYS West Group is headquartered in Eagan, MN, and is the preeminent provider of information to the U.S. legal market. WEST GROUP www.westgroup.com O 1998 West Group 7-9661-0/1 1-98 12 Serving Dakota County For more informa- tion on these or any other HealthEast ser- vices, call HealthEast OneCall, 232-1515. HealtbEast ;� Care System At HealthEast Care System, we are committed to providing health care services close to where you live and work. A variety of services are available for Dakota County residents. Urgent Care Evenings. Weekends. Holidays. At HealthEast Urgent Care, a physician is available to provide medical care to patients with illnesses or injuries that are non -life -threatening — like cuts, sprains and sore throats. Located on the HealthEast South St. Paul Campus at the corner of Thompson and 19th Avenues, South St. Paul, HealthEast Urgent Care provides convenient care for adults and children seven days a week. No appointment is necessary. HealthEast Urgent Care phone: 232-6348. Hours: Mon -Fri 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.; Sat 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Sun Noon - 6:00 p.m. For more information or immediate health care assistance, call HealthEast OneCall, 232-1515. South St. Paul Campus The HealthEast South St. Paul Campus is the home of HealthEast Bethesda Care Center, a long-term care center for seniors and individuals with special health care needs. Bethesda Care Center is part of a comprehensive continu- um of care offered at the South St. Paul Campus. For more information call Social Services, 232-6000. Optimum Rehabilitation HealthEast Optimum Rehabilitation is a certified Medicare provider, offering orthopedic physical therapy, back and neck therapy, prescription foot orthotics, physical therapy programs for women (treatment for osteoporosis, treatment of low back pain during pregnancy, pelvic floor weakness and incontinence, and management of lymphedema), temporomandibular joint treatment and chronic pain therapy. 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Happy Holidays DARTS Volunteers noril 1654 Marthaler LaneSMI West St. Paul, MN 55118 Executive & Sales Office 455-0410 • City Desk 455-7995 T 'oil/llllhr oft You Make it all Happen! 0,,,evmpc .4 •;•mor#,A 4,11 DARTS ► 1645 Marthaler Lane West St. Paul, Minnesota 55118 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 ***********************AUTO**5-DIGIT 55122 Norma Wade 31 Mr. Raymond Wade 97 4283 Amber Dr Eagan MN 55122-2058 WEST GROUP Printing courtesy West Group Non -Profit Organization U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 41 South St. Paul, MN 55075 CeleLrale DARTS Volunleersl JOYIJOYIJOYIJOY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOY!JOYLJOY!JOYLJOY! Tzi C C e C C C C 0 0 Volunteer Opportunities igtchYour Life! • FrtenGL% V is [tor • Ca.re8tver Pes1tte Sujy)ort • Grocer j Sho�per • Cl/ertca,1 • Driver • kea,Gttna BuGtdies Special Events • pen pats • Outdoor Chores • Alentors Thank You Volunteers for the joy you bring. You enrich the lives of seniors, youth, families and staff at DARTS. 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Member FDIC Congratulating DARTS volunteers for going To The Nth DegreeTM Apple Valley Office 14325 Cedar Ave. South Eagan Office 3390 Pilot Knob Road BOTH LOCATIONS, CALL 667-9378 from West St. Paul Commercial Club 938 South Robert West St. Paul 451-4070 r�s c3rEEL1nu D TRT,h You ,Scni or V o L U.ntEer, Working Togener! 2 IG/i(e de ke d y J���G��L ecti f�LG • by Catherine Nyberg, DARTS volunteer writer For nearly one year, a group of dedicated women have worked on assembling the beautiful handmade quilt raffled off during this year's Volunteer Celebration. It is the 12th such creation that local women have donated to DARTS. Mary Jones, Nancy Rechtzigel, Helen Swanson and Joan Temple (deceased) have been together for more than 10 years. This year, Bess Swanson joined the group. They design the quilt, cut the pieces and sew the top together. The project is then passed on to the quilters from Clark Memorial United Church of Christ in South St. Paul. That dedicated group of quilters includes Edith Hanson, Rose Iijima, Eiola Nelson, Martha Perlt, Myrtes Perry, Bess Swanson and Joan Williams. In the DARTS Lindell Volunteer Center, the quilt experts, who are perfectionists about their work, put the layers of backing, batting and quilt top together, fasten it to a frame and start quilting. Their weekly quilting sessions are also social times, because while they stitch, the quilters chat and enjoy time together as good friends. The ladies also make a quilt every year for their church. Rose Iijima says that "We work one afternoon a week, but lately we've been getting together more. They always ask me about things so I'll take responsibility, but we're all equal." Mary Jones got her start in quilting 20 years ago when she took classes at Gibbs Farm Museum in Falcon Heights. She is a member and past president of Minnesota Quilters and taught quilting classes at Jodelle Ista's "Cotton Patch" quilt shop. The DARTS Quilters (back, l-r) Myrtes Perry, Mary Jones, Joan Williams, Nancy Rechtizgel; (front, 1-r) Rose Iijima, Helen Swanson, Bess Swanson; (seated, 1-r) Edith Hanson, Martha Perlt, Eiola Nelson Mary admits to being a "quilt-a-holic" who strongly believes that every quilt should be signed and dated by the quilter or quilters. Mary labels every quilt by typing, with a new ribbon, information on a square of muslin that is stitched on the back of the quilt. The quilts have traditionally provided good fundraising opportunities for DARTS. But the project provides other, equally important opportunities, such as the fellowship among the quilters, their joy of creation and the beauty and warmth of the quilt, all of which is gratefully received by the winner of the raffle. F:,-LS Thanks Best Wishes for FAIRVIEW DARTS Volunteers the Holidays and Every Day! 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ATTORNEYS AT LAW Wishing DARTS Volunteers a Joyous Holiday Season and a Happy New Year! 633 South Concord Street ♦ Suite 400 South St. Paul, Minnesota 55075 (651) 451-1831 ♦ fax (651) 450-7384 FIRsTR 0 BANK (O11G.HTUlfTION5 D��TS V01.1111TUN Yankee Square Office 1420 Yankee Doodle Road Eagan, MN 55121 651-454-2040 Cliff Lake Office 1950 Cliff Lake Road Eagan, MN 55122 651-686-0487 Member FDIC Congratulations DARTS Volunteers Regina MEDICAL CENTER Caring for Life 1175 Nininger Road Hastings, MN 55033-1098 480-4100 WikinQ All DARTS Volunteers 4 3 TRIBUTE IS PAID to Ray Wade, den, 2081 Opal Drive, pack chair- 4283 Amber Drive (right) former Cub man does the honors. Scout committee chairman. Allen Fol- Banquet of Cub Pack 510 Big Success DEN MOTHERS at Cedar school Cub Pack 510 line up for a pitcure, left to right, Wilma Dille, Dorothy Knott. Elaine Consoer, Nadiu Janda, Nancy Cannon and Shirley Markee. Den Mothers Honored at Blue and Gold Banquet The Blue and Gold Ban- quet of Cub Pack 510 Ce- dar Grove, was a tremendous success, according to reports from Nancy Cannon and Al Foldcn. Served "pot luck" style, the dinner consisted of several 1;ot dishes. jello salads. po- tato salads, cakes, rolls, plus many other items. It was es- timated that over 250 people attended the event. Guest speaker was Don Tracy, district executive of Chief Little Crow district, Indian head Council. Rever- end L. W. Akker. pastor of Peace Reformed church. gave the invocation. Jose Santi- ago entertained with his acts of magic and was assisted by his daughter and son. Den mothers were guests of honor and were nrPsented with corsages of yellow chry- santhemums. tied with blue rib',ons. to carry out the col- or theme of te banouet. Mot- herc honored wctz•P Shirley Markee. Wilma Dille, Elaine Cnneoer. Nancy Cannon. Na- dine Janda, and Dorothy Knott. Ray Wade chairman of the r'uh Scout committee. was n'.esen+o4 with an award niamle fpr hie 214 v'arc of service with the organization. miring the nrnvraw+ Cub scoots reneivpd Al diffprint av"lards Those rpcPiving the awards Ivere \ar„ 1 f-. acci^taut denner and wolf badge: Randy Nuernheru. wolf badge: Phinin Wade. lions ha•iap• Warran A4,-r+ran one year nin: noug Abraham son Boric bake: Mirk Pat• node. waif hariao aryl ono year nin: John Mvran, denner badge: Bruce Hughes. assi!t- ant denner; Bruce Selchow. wolf badge and gold arrow, Gerald Markee. wolf badge and gold and silver arrow. Awards also went to Mark Holstetler, bobcat badge; Steve ? )dell. bear badge and gold atow: Cr'aig j augeruc" bobcat; Mike Merman, one year nin: Charles Domer. bob- cat badge; Lee Walswick, bear badge; Craig Henry. denner: Joey Schmidt: assist- ant denner; Randall Skipton Wolf badge; Brad Binion. as sistant denner; Bruce Hill, denner and lions badge; Tim McCulay, one year pin, Pat- rick Cannon, wolf badge. Four Bobcats were taken info te Pack: they were Craig Laugerude, Jack Grup, Mark Hostetler, and Tery Chacos! L. Honor Roll IIieh Team Series: Sonny's ['rocks, 2276. High Team Game: Gopher -Itt;.. 761. high Individual Series: 'sl,.,nnr Denzer. 534. Hieh Individual Game: Lois ieleher. 222. 500 Gamec: Gwen McColl. i13: Barb Odland. 515; Lois 1e1r'her. 5:31. 176 Games: Gwen McColl. '(19,. 170: Iran(:? Kanrenberl.>:. 76: P' rh O.dland. 175. 180: Inn Kohrnn. 176: I:leanor )enter. 1511. 176. MERRY MERCHANT 'LEAGUE Standings — 2-18-63 W .L rovers 52 12 epharts 48 16' m Brady Drugs 3.6 ' 28 roducers 32 32 •a• (girl lull 32 32 ay's 30 34 earney's, 96 311 . Honor Roll 450.. Series: Joan Kegler 'roducersi, 478: Gen Peter- )n (Producers), 484: Donna plan iGroversl, 470: •Belly nderson (Grovers), 464: Dor- [hy •Lekson (Groversl. 455: onna Robinson (Gephartsi, 76. 160 Games: Joan Keller 'roducers), 196: Gen Peter - (Producers), 169, 161: mina Bolan (Grovers), 163. 78: Betty Anderson (Grov- rs). 189: Dorothy I.el:son roversi. 178: Donna Robin- )n .(Gepharts), 173, 163. of the Packers was extra tight kentonpdints. YOU GEi... DOWN TO FART CAREVERYDAY at FARMINGTON 4UTO CO. Because You Deal Directly With The Dealer We aren't having a sale that "Ends tomorrow night" -and we don't have to sell "umpty-nine cars by the end of the month." EVERY DAY -IS SALE DAY HERE and our customers come many miles because they like the way we do business. Large, selection of new cars to choose from: FORD, GALAXIE, FALCON,: FAIRLANE, THUNDERBIRD, MER- CURY. MONTEREY. COMET, METEOR, (All are inlide, • out of the weather, and where you can inspect t.'em in comfort. - Good selection of "HAND PICKED" Used cars. WE INVITE YOU TO SPEND 20 minutes driving Zo Farmington, You will' he. 'lad you did. IN BUSINESS AT SAME LOCATION SINCE 1919 Excellent Shop And , Service Facilities. Open Every Day (Except Sundays) • FARMINGTON AUTO CO. FARMINGTON, MINNESOTA "We Are Just A Short Ride Away From. You" • sisted for an.extended period saugers ran third and fourth. could change the picture, but The block long barge a ,:.at the moment at least, it remnant of the old Reed's appeared that fish were go- Ianding pontoon railroad ing to come through the bridge, provided' a total of winter in good shape. 76,000 fishing hours last year. BOULEVARD: TA 3-7471 53rd'.& LYNDALE FREE PARKING Wed.,' Feb. 27 — Tues., Mar.' 5 Au.tHe hEar-r and happiness of the away hit! .00441100004900000000 .0' • t•• • I III • 'SATURDAY MATINEE, 1 p.m. FOUR "ROAD RUNNER" CARTOONS CHAP. 10 "RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON" SUNDAY MATINEE 1-5 P'.M. DOUBLE FEATURE' "TARZAN THE APE -MAN" AND `.WATUSI" EXTRA: CARTOONS AND COMEDIES . Child 50c They call themselves "the originals." In Eagan — a community of mobile young families — it's rare to find a neighbor- hood with longtime homeowners. But in Cedar Grove, several residents lave lived in the neighborhood since the first homes were built around 1959. When Ray and Norma Wade moved in on Oct. 15, 1960, they knew they were putting down roots. "We said that is the last time we moving 'til the box!" joked Ray, referring to a coffin. The couple moved from St. Paul in search of a better school dis- STAFF trict and raised four WRITER children in their home. The originals say newer residents in the neighborhood, which is close to the Burnsville border, don't even know the area is called Cedar Grove. And they certainly don't know the rabble -rousing the first residents caused, which made the neighborhood what it is today.. The homes were built on what were several family farms. When the Wades moved in, they could still hear roost- ers and cows nearby. Residents from throughout the metro area moved to Cedar Grove in search of affordable homes in a kid -friendly neighborhood with good schools nearby. Neighbors were at odds with what was then Eagan Township pretty much from the start of the develop- ment. The first conflict arose when the city charged the residents for sewer and water after the developer, Emil Jandrick, had advertised the BY AMY SHERMAN ZUvei Bell Rd. ey ALEX LEARY/PIONEER PRESS homes as already having those ser- vices. In 1962, residents tried to annex to Burnsville, but the Eagan town board wouldn't let them go. More than 100 disgruntled residents formed the West Eagan Civic Association (WECA) in the early 1960s to push for city services such as fire protec- tion. That request irritated one longtime farmer, who protested fire protection at a town board meeting. "He got up and gave a big speech, three or four minutes," Ray Wade said. "(He said) his family had lived there 100 years and never lost anything from a fire." The farmer was against the city slickers, who would probably want things such as sidewalks and street lights next. "They can go to hell," he said before taking his seat. Apparently the town board sided with the majority, and a volunteer fire department formed in 1964. The civic association eventually disbanded as the city continued to provide the needed services. Today most residents At a glance • Best: Safe community. Light traffic. Homes and yards are in good shape. Many parks nearby. • Worst: New and old residents don't know each other. • Location: Close to the Burnsville border just east of the Cedar Avenue Freeway. You know that you are in Cedar Grove by the street names — all of the roads are named after gems and stones such as Amber Drive, Coral Lane and Diamond Drive. The first part of Cedar Grove was within the boundaries of Car- nelian Drive to the north, Rahn Road to the east, Diffley Road to the south. and Nicols Road to the west. The neighborhood later expanded to the east and south. • Homes: Building started around 1959. One of the more affordable neighborhoods in the city. Mostly one- and two-story homes. • Schools: Rahn Elementary, Metcalf Junior High, Burnsville Senior High ;don't have any complaints about the city. "I think it's ideal," Ray Wade said, describing the neighborhood today. "We have what is necessary and do without the things that aren't necessary. We have roads, no side- walks." But a funny thing happened after the fights fizzled. The neighborhood started to lose its identity and close- knit feeling. Maybe it was because a lot of the kids grew up, and there weren't children in every house. Norma Wade attributes the change to JOE ODEN/ PIONEER PRESS something more concrete: Residents started putting up fences in the 1970s. "We felt it took away from some of our togetherness, it was more like we were separated," she said. The Wades continued to connect with their neighbors. Ray carpooled with two of his neighbors to work at Univac in Roseville for 25 years. The trio — Ray Wade, an Episcopalian; Bill Malone, a Roman. Catholic; and Ray Moberg, a Lutheran -. spent the rides debating religion. "We chased people out of the carpool," Wade said. The exact number of:original homeowners is hard to pinpoint, but Malone figures that if he walks five houses away in each direction, rough- ly half of those residents are origi- nals. Although the immediate neigh- borhood hasn't changed much, the surrounding area has changed dra- matically. "When we moved in there were no grocery stores on this side of the river, no hardware stores. We did all our shopping in Bloomington," Malone said. Now all types of shops have come to Eagan. "I'm glad to have the services available. That part is real good. But I don't like everything that goes with it — traffic, traffic signals, the lights, all sorts of things which are bound to come with it." But most residents are perplexed by the question about how they would improve the neighborhood. The homes are in solid shape, the streets are safe and everything is handy, said Norma Wade. "I wouldn't change a thing!" Amy Sherman covers Eagan, Inver Grove Heights and Rosemount. She can be reached at ashemian@pioneerpress.com or (651) 228 2174. If you would like your neighborhood to be profiled, please give us a call. • SPOTLIGHT: CEDAR GROVE Old-time Community Feeling 5::Cedar Grove's first residents had some fights on their hands when the community was settled in the 1960s. They've mellowed witkage — and separated a bit too. But they're proud of their past. And they're proud of today's communi Ray and Norma Wade of Eagan, who moved to Cedar Grove from St. Paul in 1960, stand in front of the old town hall, built in 1914. When the Wades moved to Cedar Grove, they planned to stay there for the rest of their lives. rim hey call themselves "the f A • • • • • ■ JOE ODEN/ PIONEER PRESS I something more concrete: Residents EAGAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY highlighted names are only active members - 9/96 LEO MURPHY 1655 MURPHY PKWY EAGAN MN 55122 MR & MRS FRANK LEHMAN 4865 PILOT KNOB RD EAGAN MN 55122 CHERYL MARTENS 1311 BERRY RIDGE RD EAGAN MN 55123 TED WACHTER 4540 BLACKHAWK RD EAGAN, MN 55122 MARY ELLEN VORACEK 1244 MOURNING DOVE CT EAGAN MN 55123 4155 DGE CT ELISABETH KENNEALY 5 2115 SILVER BELL RD EAGAN MN 55122 ANN BOESEL 1860 CLIFF LAKE ROAD EAGAN MN 55122 MARTIN DESLAURIERS 4526 SO MALLARD TRL EAGAN MN 55122 ALYCE BOLKE 1365 DEERWOOD DR EAGAN MN 55123 PAUL HAUGE 1260 YANKEE DOODLE RD EAGAN MN 55122 LICHA BOB LICHA 649 1 .+a E 649 1st AVE. MENI.s' HEI .1 MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN 55118 55118 FRANK DEMBROSKI 1040 MCKEE ST EAGAN MN 55121 BILL AND VI REID 2065 PARK CENTER DRIVE EAGAN MN 55122 GAIL ROBERTS 1529 RED CEDAR RD EAGAN MN 55121 ANN CARLON CONV & VISITORS BUR 1474 Yankee Doodle Rd EAGAN MN 55121 RAYMOND WADE 4283 AMBER DR EAGAN MN 55122 JIM AND HELEN KENNEDY 3300 HERITAGE LANE EAGAN MN 55121 Bea Blomquist 4 504 Oak Chase Rd Eagan,MN 55123 May 2000 The Newsletter of the Dakota County Historical Society V! I I• II• I NIG GM 7 I r I CWATERFOR4 @ORTHFIEL4 Dakota County History MC ling Arboretum Carleton Collect • —•.w fl ....NW. ,I 1l 1 ow „-,•� w-,•.1.._,:2 INF ww.�, I "III 7 mu a• 7 7 .wr., a= ....,... MN a 7 M • t o.. p •.wrww__wxi ..a.l 1,F3 /i• .' ;: of 1r• �:? �-�i-.-.:J fa!7. "1 "L:_.J C: _. .:ItiIul Greg Page resigns Harriet Bishop with Charlie Maguire Feature: Searching for an Indian Pathway • IMA •. It Gf" ' DAKOTA L... t s COUNTY :l•...._ _M' r L••-.� yid CpINIr /- .III v Cvim .—•r..•�..�..�: _ __ I .•ciow'rr'- - RICE a COUNTY ^` O i i" .ir^;irY 11 :� ' , i C.)-, I, i r 11 Dakota. County History May 2000 Volume 21 Number 2 The Dakota County Historical Society and Museum 130 Third Avenue North, South St. Paul, MN 55075 (651) 451-6260 Fax (651) 552-7265 email: dchs @ mtn.org Staff: Rebecca Snyder, Associate Director/Librarian Carrie Ronnander, Curator of Collections Eleanor Clubb, Administrative Assistant Helen Waldoch, Receptionist Jim Wrucke, Research Associate Officers: Steve Larson, President Dick Guyer, Vice -President Bill Wolston, Secretary Lois Puckett, Treasurer Mary Kaliszewski, Past President Trustees: Sue Doty Dick Darsow Arlyn Lamb Richard Voorhees Maureen Geraghty Bouchard, Rosemount Chapter Sharon Bruestle, Mendota/West St. Paul Chapter Lu Stoffel, Hastings Chapter Honorary Consultant: David Nystuen Advisory Council: Duncan Baird Thomas G. Mairs La Donna Boyd Roger B. Shepard Dakota County History Editor: Bill Wolston Margaret S. Hubbs Society Membership Information Membership is open to all interested in history. The Society maintains permanent collections, displays of historical artifacts, sponsors museum exhibitions, programs, tours, and provides educational programs for schools and community groups. Society members also receive: Over the Years, a semi-annual magazine. Dakota County History, a quarterly newsletter. Discounts in the museum gift shop. Memberships: Individual $20 Sustaining $50 Family $35 The portion of your membership above $17 is tax deductible Corporate $250 Special thanks to our corporate organizations Cenex/Harvest States Wakota Credit Union Dakota Electric Bremer Bank GNB Battery Technologies 1st State Bank of Rosemount Southview Bank City of Apple Valley Richfield Bank & Trust Max Steininger Inc. Dakota County Government DCHS Director. Greg Page resigns Greg Page' surprised "us all with his resignation announcement. As he expressed it, he was offered an opportunity which he couldn't ignore. A local computer software company was aware of Greg's interest in developing computer program educational material and educational web sites. His interest, plus a good financial opportunity and support toward an advanced college degree made his decision. Greg will be missed for his enthusiasm and successful Society history leadership during our Dakota County 150th Anniverary Year in 1999. The DCHS board and county have initiated a search for a new director. Jim Wrucke, new research associate Jim may be retired from Control Data but is very active in our research library. He has a knack of assisting our customers find material for exhibitions and publications as well as family genealogy research. Aiming for Fall with "School Web Site" Jim Wrucke and volunteer Audrey Leonard are combining their considerable computer experience to the first DCHS Museum web site. The target date is the start of the Fall school year. Researching the "Twentieth Century" As you should be aware plans are underway for a history of 20th Century Dakota County. Fortunately we have a mass of information in newspapers, books, records and the like. However, unlike the 19th Century the story hasn't been written. Fortunately we have several valuable volunteers who are gathering 20th Century Dakota County. Cover "The Arb" The Cowling Arboretum of Carleton College covers approximately 800 acres along the Cannon River in southern Dakota County and Northern Rice County. It is a nature preserve. It is also the site of a historic Cannon River ford and Indian/Pioneer trail. In the feature story, page 2, the authors seek the location of the crossing and trail. Harriet Bishop returns with Charlie Magire and Sheila Ahlbrand On Sunday, June 25 Show starts at 4 PM Grandview Park, South St. Paul Free to the public History, music, and a great view of the Mississippi We are very pleased to invite our members and their friends to another Charlie Maguire concert. Charlie, the only Singing National Park Ranger, writes and sings tales of the Mississippi River. This will be his third concert at Grandview Park over- looking the Mississippi. The park is about three blocks north of our Dakota County history museum. Charlie likes to write a new song for each of the concerts and Harriet Bishop is this year's subject. Harriet was our first school teacher, arriving in Kaposia, and teaching in pioneer St. Paul. It will be interesting to hear what Charlie chose for his Bishop reflection. Harriet, unlike most women of the time, expressed her thoughts and opinions on the printed page. Her books didn't endear her to many townsfolk. She readily expressed her opinion about the Minnesota's fledgling communities. The following are a few impressions of Dakota County in her book, Floral Home, published in 1857. "Hastings, three miles above the mouth of the St. Croix, on the opposite side of the Mississippi, had no existence as a town until 1853. The rush of immigration to this point has known no parallel out of our young territory. Property has gone up here with a rapidity that astonishes men of the greatest sagacity, and the inhabitants are numbered by hundreds; churches and schools have been organized, and every department of business has its representatives. In short, Hastings is one of the 'smart"'fast' towns, where no money is lost by investment. "Since writing the above, I have made a visit to this precocious young town, for the avowed purpose of obtaining a sketch of it, to embellish the pages of this book, but failed, with the jocose assurance, that the business activity and bustle have been such that they have not kept still a sufficient time to obtain a daguerreotype impression.' But as divided pleasures are always doubled to the participators, I cannot refrain from imparting a little of the spice of this winter ride to my readers. Thoroughly hooded and cloaked --- for it was one of the sturdy days near the close of 1856, with the thermometer at fifteen degrees below zero --- we left our own comfortable sitting room with an exhilaration of spirits, which such weather always here imparts, for a seat in the sleigh of a clerical friend, who was going to attend a ministerial conference.' "The woodmen, all intuitively understanding the necessity for an increase for fuel, with mammoth loads, were hastening to town. We crossed the river and pursued the narrow road winding among the bluffs, now in the ravine and now on the summit, risking the danger of being precipitated far down the declivity as we passed. Load after load claimed the highway.' Nothing more serious occurred, however, than the depredations of a load of wood on the outer garment of my friend, leaving it in a condition more fit for the rag weaver than clerical wear. Again, to prevent a break -neck ride, the horse was headed upward, until the son of Erin had passed with his load, and in returning to the thoroughfare, there was no alternative but a grand overturn --- a half-somerset, while he who had occasioned our bad and good luck (good in that we got no broken bones), very kindly remarked, it was too bad,' and hastened on with his wood, leaving us to pick up ourselves, our sleigh, and its contents, and mend the broken thill,' which was done with a strap from the harness. Finally, after some eight or ten miles' ride, we emerged into a fair landscape scene, where there was nothing to break off the keenly biting prairie wind." May 2000 Page 1 Y All boa I■ .d..w. I taw ion dais Nan d s�� 14112112. 0 �T.. � o NOCE Location of the Carleton Cowling Arboretum illustrated at right. Area crosses southern border of Dakota County. Dakota County / Rice County Boundary Carleton College Boundary *************** Northfield City Limits * 0 *. • S * * 40 • -i • • Q/ * 40 C r* ******** DAKOTA COUNTY C.) s Rocs COUNTY= * ..: .. **s•r**� RS �w U .rIN ie iF ******* V The Arboretum on the Cannon River Most Dakota County citizens are surprised the City of Northfield includes a portion of Dakota County. And even more surprised to learn Carleton College has an 800 acre Cowling Arboretum with the majority of its acreage in Dakota County. The arbore- tum borders three miles of the Cannon River from Canada Ave. in Waterford to downtown Northfield. The Waterford area was a natural Cannon River crossing point for Indians, explorers and pioneers. The "Indian Pathway" article in this issue describes research by the authors to determine the location of that crossing and its path through the Arboretum. The Cowling Arboretum serves extensively as an outdoor Carleton classroom and is open to the public. There are bike and walking trails; no motorized vehi- cles. The purposes for the arboretum are education, conservation, and recreation. The ecological communities include: Upland Forest Prairie Pine Plantation Floodplain Forest Oak Savanna Water and Wetlands Old Field Grass Monoculture Page 2 Dakota County History The Indian pathway through the (Carleton Arboretum By Paul Jensen and Charles Umbanhower, Jr. The precise location of the Cannon River crossing at Waterford and the subsequent trail is from most views unimportant; but for the city of Northfield and its two colleges its location is a bit of interesting local history. The crossing and trail could be ancient, possi- bly existing for the last 8000 years, or it could have been much more recent. Ancient Indians, could have walked the trail. The Dakota traversed the trail, as did U.S. soldiers (18th and 19th century), and settlers (mostly l9th century). Indian goods were hauled on travois (dragged by hand or horse); whites used wag- ons and traveled by stage -coach. Indian trails were commonly overlaid, often obliterated by the first roads, or were eliminated by farm practices. The need for the ford and the reason for its location can be explained by the occurrence of forest west and southwest of Waterford, a forest which extended beyond the future Faribault. This forest had some old growth stands, one near St. Olaf where a tree with a fifteen foot circumference was recorded. Further southwest there was a mix of smaller trees and occa- sional fine old growth forest. On the east side of the river in the area occupied by Carleton College's Cowling Arboretum, there was fire controlled prairie - or occasional oak opening - extending to Faribault and beyond. The easy way to go south was across the ford and south through the prairie and oak opening which characterized the then state of the future `arboretum'. We have, sad to say, only one certain eyewitness account of the crossing, which comes from the jour- nals (1838) of Joseph Nicollet and his botanist, Charles Geyer who both spoke of crossing at the Indian ford and together mapped (Map 1) its location, the arboretum passage and the way to the future Faribault and the Wahpekute village at Cannon Lake and further south and west. Other travelers were either preliterate or took this river passageway for granted. Unfortunately Nicollet's map. is difficult or impossible to interpret. Nicollet marked on his map his place of crossing. Nicollet also took an astronomical sighting which presumably set his latitude but only a month later on the return trip to St. Paul he had a chronome- ter to set his longitude. Although the intersection of these lines should be at or near the place of crossing, the map has neither of these lines. But the latitude and longitude readings place the crossing at about Cannon Falls. If one looks at a map of the Cannon Falls area it will be seen that the river runs almost east -west there. If they had crossed in that vicinity and then turned west to go upstream they would almost immediately have crossed the Little Cannon River, a sizable stream, and if they had then continued upstream they would have run into the gorge which now contains the Lake Byllesby Dam with high vertical or steep bluffs to either side and a dense wetland forest. No such fea- tures are described in Nicollet's Journals or map or Geyer's account of their journey and indeed their description of the vegetation at the crossing better fits the Waterford crossing. Finally, the 1850's plat maps for the Cannon Falls area do not show any major trails or roads crossing the Cannon River in the area of Byllesby. This could not possibly have been the crossing point. Indeed so great a deviation from their intended south direction from the Castle Rock by these two compe- tent travelers is impossible. Anyone with a compass then and now could easily keep a straight south course which would have certainly led to some point near the present Waterford. And presumably they were follow- ing the well -marked Indian trail. One explanation may be that Nicollet's determination of the latitude and Map 1. Excerpt from the Joseph Nicollet sketch map, Sept. 16, 1838. Labels and arrows added by authors. May 2000 Page 3 Map 2. Excerpt from 1854 map. Section numbers in (), Kaposia and Hastings Trails, and Cannon River, Spring Creek and Barbour Island labels by authors. longitude suffered from inclement weather (cold and snowy in October) and was made on his return trip back to Fort Snelling and not the initial crossing a month earlier when he made most of his other deter- minations of longitude and latitude. Unfortunately topography in map 1 is shown in a rather surreal way and offers little guidance. You try to interpret Map 1! If the stream is Spring Creek, then its distance from the indicated ford would represent about one and a half miles. The south end of the Cowling Arboretum would then be about where the trail crosses the creek. But on the other hand, the intersection of the trail and the real Spring Creek must be at the arboretum south end. But they did cross at the ford. They said so. Map 2, a plat map prepared before the bulk of Euro- American settlement, shows the Indian trails coming from the Dakota village, Kaposia, (in the future South St. Paul), and from Hastings converging to cross the river at Waterford. It is not quite as surreal as Map 1. Just upstream from the location of the present Canada Avenue bridge is Barbour's Island, once a favorite picnic spot of locals. This island is now tied to the arboretum flood -plain. Notice that the crossing is rep- resented as a downstream diagonal a sensible way of reducing the impact of the current. Notice too that the combined trail is tangent to the river opposite the future sewage plant site and appears to proceed along the present lower arboretum road. This map indicates the trail going directly up the hill as it headed south from the crossing contrary to Watson's description (below) and is perhaps a result of the surveyors gener- alizing its path, just as they generalized meanders on the river. A second clue to the location of the crossing is pro- vided by Mitchell in his history of Dakota County. We quote in part: "In October 1852 a party of explor- ers ...traveled to the Indian crossing on Cannon River where two of the party...made claims, Atkinson's embracing the old Indian ford, just above the mill dam in the town of Waterford." What mill dam? Mitchell's book was published in 1868, five years before the construction of the Granger grist mill dam in 1873. There was an earlier rock dam constructed in 1855 near the location of the future 1873 mill site. Perhaps Mitchell refers to this dam. No reference is given to the source of the information about the location of the crossing. Atkinson claimed the northeast quarter of section 30 of the township (Map 2, section numbers are located on the map at the very center of each square mile area, i.e. a section.) The northeast corner of section 30 includes the later Granger grist mill, the accompany- ing dam and dike (still existing in the Cowling Arboretum), all constructed in 1873. The dam provid- ed the power to run the mill. "Above the dam" implies upstream, i.e. to the left (west) of the dam. From the lower arboretum trail, the dike, about nine hundred feet long, leads directly to the dam and Granger grist mill foundation ruins still visible across the river. Our most important bit of evidence comes from the book, Old Rail Fence Corners, a compendium of old timers' reminiscences compiled by members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Northfield chapter. Mr. C.H. Watson submitted to Mrs. Emily Sargeant Bierman that: "the old trail afterward stage- coach road known as the Hastings-Faribault trail passed through Northfield along what is now Division Street. Going north it followed the Stanton road. At Page 4 Dakota County History the entrance of Mr. Olin's farm it passed along in front of the house - and along through his pasture - east of the pond - on down onto Mr. Alexander's land follow- ing between two rows of trees, still standing, and crossed the Cannon just above where the Waterford dam now stands...thence along what is still known as the Hastings road...through Mr. Olin's pasture there is about fifteen or twenty rods of the old trail and road still left." Watson was 71 years of age when he gave this information to Mrs. Bierman. He had come to Red Wing, Minnesota in 1855, served as a soldier in the repression of the Indian uprising (1862) and in the Civil War. Red Wing is 35 miles from Northfield, a long, forested, rough journey in 1855 (the year of first stage coach from Hastings). No evidence could be found that he had ever been in Northfield before 1867. He presumably observed remnants of the trail, at the earliest, two years after the stage had ceased to exist (1865). His recall to Bierman of its location comes some 30 years later. Can we trust his memory? His words are not quotations; they smack of the truth; more important, they point to physical evidence which is at least partially corroborated by a 1916 article in the Northfield News which tells us that a Mrs. A. P. Bierman hosted a DAR group, taking them to the Olin farm where they saw a lengthy part of the old Indian WATERFORD Q Map 3. Excerpt of Pinkney 1896 map from "A Waterford History" extended to include Olin family armhouse. The map above is the former Atkinson section. Labels by authors. trail and stage -coach route. Finally, Watson did for awhile manage the Leonard Johnson Stock Farm located in East Castle Rock. The old trail would have been a natural route into Northfield. He could have traversed the whole thing. Unfortunately we can find no reference. That the Indians traversed the arboretum land is well attested by numerous reminiscences about Indians holding dances north of the city and by stories of Indians going down Division Street on their way to the Wahpekute village at Cannon Lake (and no doubt much further). Two hundred Indians were observed by the Olins encamped on or near their farm on their way to Kaposia (Dakota village in South St. Paul). Map 3 is an 1896 plat map showing Atkinson's sec- tion 30 of Waterford township. On the right is a sketch of today's Waterford. The Granger grist mill and dam are located at number 15, the dike at number 16. Note number 2, the location of an original settler's cabin (John Lanphear) toward the right, middle. Just beyond this (not represented) is a well known artesian spring (now designated as a well). Note further the location of the future highway 3 (to St. Paul) at the west boundary of Waterford and the future highway 47 (to Hastings) paralleling the railroads to the right. If you mentally superimpose the sketch over the Waterford area, the dike and the vertical line extend- 0 May 2000 Page 5 ing north from the dike lie west but adjacent to the dark vertical section line just at the east edge of Waterford. Note the bay extending down from the river next to the dike. Nicollet and Geyer describe their crossing in 1834 as having 60 yards of water to cross, nicely corresponding to this bay. A limestone step backing up water (providing a fall) is a good place for a dam, a grist mill and a dike. The step must have backed up the water in a similar manner when Nicollet had crossed long ago. Note also number 27 at the southern end, west side of the dike, a large flat area, once a hill quarried to construct the dike. It is a hill visible from the dike by its absence across the lower arboretum trail. Where did the travelers go in the arboretum? Map 3 shows three trails, one placed on the 1896 map as a dashed line by an unknown person. The other two (present day) trails are dotted in. Let us call the trail (dotted) on the west the lower arboretum trail, the one further east (dotted) the upper arboretum trail. There is no trace of any trail ever existing between these two trails. Compare the two dotted trails to the trail repre- sented by the dashed line (from the 1896 map). Note that the dashed trail fits the upper trail better but does not represent some of the wide curves of that trail. Moreover this upper arboretum trail traverses a slop- ing surface having at least four ravines and would have required a lot of work to make usable for stage- coach travel. Nor is there a possibility of a `pond', required by Watson's description, anywhere near the upper trail. The lower trail fits the dashed line not at all and is highly suitable for stage coach travel and passes a pond at precisely the point (next paragraph) required by Watson's description. One guesses that the unknown author of the dashed line trail route knew something about the trail but drew the line carelessly. The Indians who originated the true route and the sub- sequent settlers surely were like you and I when traveling, conserving energy. All this inference points to the lower arboretum trail as the natural route. At the other end of the arboretum is the precise loca- tion described by Watson. We quote again and then try to interpret: "At the entrance of Mr. Olin's farm it (the Indian trail) passed along in front of the house and along through his pasture east of the pond on down into Mr. Alexander's land between 2 rows of trees, still standing." Note the Olin farm location on Map 3. The front of the farmhouse points downhill; the trail must also go downhill; one would certainly not then have gone up hill. Notice that Watson's words place it before Alexander's land; this would imply somewhere along the bottom of the present Hillside Prairie in the flood -plain area. And, indeed at present there are ponds below the Hillside Prairie along the lower trail. Map 1, Nicollet's map, shows what could be a very large pond but again is vague. Alexander's land starts at the eastern bound of the Olin property, a boundary just touching the further east edge of the river loop. On Alexander's land, after the ponds, the lower trail runs along a flood -plain border next to a steep hill- side. On the flood -plain side of the trail would have been black willows, possibly some silver maples and other species. Uphill would have been large bur oaks as there are now in the present oak opening, forming a possible double row of trees such as is present now. This lower trail is an almost completely level straight route between the crossing and the south end of the arboretum. About every 15-20 years a portion of this trail floods in spring for a week but is always pass- able. Indeed this route is the shortest and least arduous route to Northfield. To sum up; the following points favor the lower arboretum trail as the Indian and settler passageway. 1) The' trail route as shown by map 2 taken from a pre-Euro-American settlement plat map 2) historical evidence for Location of crossing 3) historical evidence for Indians passing 4) the Watson description of the route as given in Old Fence Corners 5) the corroboration of its location by observers in 1898 and 1916 6) environmental inferences: ease of passage on the lower trail; the probable rows of trees; fire side of river; presence of drops in river; and Nicollet and Geyer's description of the vegetation at the crossing The environmental inferences are of value only inas- much they confirm or deny the more solid evidence from the other references. We conclude that the Indian trail crossed the river just above the ruins of the grist mill, continuing along or parallel to the future dike, then followed the present lower arboretum trail skirting the flood -plain and proceeded southwesterly to exit the arboretum just below and past the Olin farmhouse. Page 6 Dakota County History Final Notes Attempts to gain information about travel on the stage coaches which used the crossing and arboretum trail were unavailing. No fliers, schedules, no reminis- cences were to be found even though names of owners and their lines were available. A random sentence in a bicentennial publication in the Rice County Historical Society, Faribault said it cost $5 (guess 50 modern dollars) to travel from Hastings to Faribault through Northfield. (No source cited). Names of owners or drivers include J.J. Brackett (St. Paul) and C.W. Childs (Hastings line), and J.J. Becker Lakeville. Railways - first to come to Northfield was the Minneapolis Central RR (1863) from St. Paul. Oddly this line was added to Map 2, a pre -settlement, pre - railroad map. It is likely that other crossings were used, especially one at the artesian spring (a step is present), and another at the location of the present Waterford bridge. But we have no evidence. We are also still searching for any remaining pieces of the stage coach trail near the Olin farm house. We sought a letter of reminiscence by someone who traveled the route. So far no luck. Thanks are due to John Dudley, Clark Webster, Lois Lindbloom - Dakota County, recorder; and Dallas Drake for much help. The people at the Rice County, Northfield, Dakota and Minnesota Historical Societies were all helpful and friendly to us. And thanks to my wife for stopping gross grammati- cal stuff. 1. The Waterford township map of 1896 shows (lower left corner) the Olin farm and the adjacent Alexander farm. Carleton's arboretum includes the land from the river to the far edge of the Ogden property (with the exception of the lower half of the Ogden property— at present part of the Peterson farm) The kettle hole is located halfway up the western edge of the Ogden property. The map ends at the south at the Dakota County border. Both Olin and Alexander properties extend south into Rice County and are also parts of the Arboretum. 2. Some may wonder where the Indians and stage- coaches proceeded after going down Division Street. We can trace a bit of the route. They went straight south past the High School down to the County 81 intersection on a few yards and then proceeded up Old Trail Route (Determined by authors) Carleton College boundary ************* Major arboretum paths (WATERFORD) 0 G fr. 00 0 • DAKOTA COUNTY U RICE COUNTY 0 i m • rya* . . • • • s t ...****• Map 4. Suggested rout for old trail overlaid on current map of Arboretum paths. over Question Mark hill continuing perhaps half a mile to turn right on a road designated 125th Street (now uncared for) turning at its end (now County 20) to the south passing a triangular open area which once contained a post office -tavern (maintained for two years, by Drake family) and then south, the latter sec- tion of the route unknown to us. We would be delighted to receive information anyone may have about the route to Faribault from that point on (infor- mation from Dallas Drake, scion of the one of the oldest families of that area.) Editor's note: The original text, sources and the addendum are on file in the DCHS Research Library. May 2000 Page 7 PinPoints in Dakota County History Remembering Joe Schumacher I can't recall when I first met Joe. It' must have been about ten years ago when he was in his 80s. He didn't look or act like 80. He was probably dropping wife Gladdy off for one of her volunteer days at the Museum. I thought he should receive extra volunteer credit for just delivering Glad. She seems to have done just about every volunteer task one can do at the museum and Joe was right there ready to help. In his quiet and knowledgeable way Joe made his own contributions. And with 90 plus years of experience and a good memory he could give first hand accounts of events in the South St. Paul area. Joe was also an avid stamp collector; collectors have a natural appreciation of history. I was surprised when Tom Kaliszewski said Joe worked in the Stockyards Exchange Building. I was trying to document, with video, transforming the Exchange into the Castle Hotel. Tom gave me some names so Ii could visit with them in their old exchange office spaces. The building was still in the "clean out the rubble" stage when Joe and I ascended the stairs to his office space of some 70 years ago. "How did you get in this business," I said. "I didn't plan to," he said. "I had just graduated from college and I planned to go to South America" to seek my fortune. But, my father who was with the bank across the street asked if I would go to work for one of his customers who needed some help with the books. That's how I got here."j Later Joe decided to go into the seed and feed business and from there to the nursery business which' still bears his name, "Schumachers." At Joe's memorial in February Gladdy suggested the museum as an appropriate place for memorials to Joe. We at the museum were honored by the thought and overwhelmed by the support of Joe's friends. Thank you, and thank you, Joe. Bill Wolston Curators Corner The Biskop Wine Press The wine press was used by Marko and Helen Biskop from the 1920s through 1975. Marko immigrated from Croatia to South St. Paul in 1914. He worked at Swifts in the meat packing plant. Helen immigrated from Croatia in 1921. Marko and Helen married in 1923. After renting a few years they were able to buy a house at 259 2nd Ave. The wine press came with the house. The size of the press probably induced the former owner to leave it. Marko and Helen had two children, Catherine and Mary. It was Mary's husband James Carpenter who donated the press to the museum in the name of the two sisters. Typically Marko made two 55 gallon barrels of wine each fall. Mary and later his two sons-in-law helped. The grapes came from a small backyard Biskop vineyardsupplemented by grapes given by neighborhood grocery stores. The latter were grapes that had fallen off the stem bunches. The Biskop wine was strictly for home consumption through the 1920s to 1933. Operating the Biskop Press as described by James Carpenter Loose grapes were placed in the top hopper. A crank turned a grinder mashing the grapes in the vat with the juice dripping into a bucket. The mashed grapes stayed in the bucket while the juice seeped, through the slats to the press bottom and into barrels. The mashed grapes were transferred to a second bucket and crushed further with a press. This juice was also added to the barrel for fermentation. James said even the second generation of mash was mixed with a few fresh grapes and sugar. This mixture was run through the entire process again to make "second wine." Page 8 Dakota County History Preserving...Publishing...Promoting History Around the County Sibley House Historic Site 2000 Season Underway May 6th saw the opening of Sibley House activities including tours and special events through October 31. Guided tours of the Sibley and Faribault Houses and trading post area are offered through the day Tuesday through Sunday. A walking tour of the Village of Mendota landmarks starts at 10 a.m. the first Saturday of each month. Special events for June, July and August are: • June 17 Children's Day: A Moving Panorama. • June 23 La Fete du St. Jean -Baptiste. Music, dance, and costumes of the Quebecois. • June 24-25 Was Jean -Baptiste a Spy? Skits and testimonies to the respected Mr. Faribault. • July 8 Children's Archaeology hands on activity. • July 18 Lawn Chair Concert with Honeywell Concert. • Aug. 12 Children's Day with Irish Wolfhounds. • Aug. 26-27 Foodways of Mendota during 1840's. Events and tours start at the Du Puis House. Call (651) 452-1596 for times and details. Lakeville Historical Society prepares history kits for schools • The sale of Year 2000 Lakeville History Photo Calendars has contributed more than $1,600 for the preparation of "local history kits" for the media centers of all local schools. History kits were also presented to the Library Board for the new Lakeville Heritage Library. June 19, 6 p.m, is scheduled for the annual LAHS sponsored community picnic at Antlers Park. "Rambling 'Round" Farmington Bicycle Tour The Farmington Area Historical Society will host a Farmington history bicycle tour on June 22. The tour departs the Rambling River parking lot at 6:30 p.m. returning to the lot at 8:30 p.m. Participants will see and hear about Farmington history including a stop at the historic T.C. Davis house and the Corinthian Lodge. The cost is $2.50 per adult or $5.00 per family; children 12 and under are free. The bicycle tour is a scheduled Dew Days event. Eagan Historical Society Display features Election Heritage When you enter the Eagan Municipal Building just past the receptionist is the history society's local history showcase. The theme is "Election times in Eagan." Eagan is fortunate in having a complete record of elections since its first election in 1860. Remember, 1860 was the battle between Lincoln and Douglas. Eagan had 62 voters. Then the display acknowledges the first year, 1920, women could vote following the "suffrage" movement. For years Eagan was looked upon as a "so goes the country" voter measurement. When the hotly contested Kennedy - Nixson race went to the ballot box in 1960 the press was looking to Eagan for the winner. That year Eagan was one of two precincts in the nation to have a tie presidential vote. Eagan elections will be on display through the year. County Fair planning another Dakota County History Chautauqua Last summer's "Follow me to Dakota" historical musical was so successful it just had to be done again. The team of playwright Pete Martin and music composer Eric Peltoniemi have been converting our history to memorable moments on stage. Earlier in the year Dakota City's Jean Beckman invited the DCHS and others to propose history highlights for the "moments" presented by the Chautauqua cast. Lasts year's show is still alive on video. Copies of the production by NDCTV were supplied to schools and libraries and are still offered for sale at the Dakota City office or at the Dakota County Historical Society. "90 Seconds of History" Videos for Burnsville -Eagan Community TV During 1999 NDC-TV with Bill Wolston produced 25 90-second videos of historic Dakota Places. The videos were supplied to community TV stations throughout the county. Arrangments have been made to supply new issues for programming by the Burnsville -Eagan community TV. The 90 seconds of Dakota County history also appear on St. Paul community cable. May 2000 Page 9 Annual Museum Book Sale Thursday, June 15 through Saturday, June 17 Here's a great opportunity to recycle your books for a good cause. Bring in your used books and look around for some new ones to take home. Hardcovers will be 50 cents each and paperbacks 25 cents each. After 2 p.m. on Saturday all books will be $1.00 per bag of books. Books may be brought in anytime we are open prior to the sale. Sunday, June 25 4 p.m Charlie Maguire in concert with Sheila Ahlbrand M usic of the Mississippi River Introducing a musical tribute to Harriet Bishop Grandview Park in South St. Paul overlooking the Mississippi. Take Concord to Grand Ave. at Castle Hotel / Exchange Bldg. Up the Grand Ave. hill going to right and top of bluff overlooking the river. Bring blanket or camp stool. Some park benchs. Sign up as a volunteer for our Historical Society Booth at the Dakota County Fair Sign up for 4 hours at the booth and then take in the fair. We always have two or three people covering the booth. If you haven't been to the fair you will be surprised how everything from 4-H to Midway, and cattle barns to rabbits are within shouting distance. 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Enclosed is your recent application to the Minnesota State Archives Commission for authority to dispose of records. It has not been approved because the Commission was abolished under the provisions of Laws of 1971, Chapter 529, approved May 2 5, 1971. We have re -typed your application on the new application form, which has been designed in conformity with the new law. To obtain authority to dispose of the records described on the new form (under item 9), please sign and date 'item 6 on three copies and send them to the acidness: shown onsah ;,Uor, m. 1971 REGULAR SESSION Ch. 529 ARCHIVES -REVISION OF LAW CHAPTER 529 H.F.No.2670 [Coded in Part] An Act relating to archives; abolishing the state archives commission; trans- ferring Its duties to the department of administration, the Minnesota his- torical society, the attorney general, and the public examiner; providing for the disposition and reproduction of certain records; amending Min- nesota Statutes 1969, Sections 138.17, Subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8; 138.18; 138.19; 138.20; and 138.21; repealing Minnesota Statutes 1969, Sections 138.13; 138.14; 138.16; 138.17, Subdivision 2; 138.23; and 138.24. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. 138.161 Abolition of State Archives Commission; transfer of duties The state archives commission is hereby abolished. <111 positions in the state archives commission which relate to record management shall be trans- ferred to the department of administration. The position of state archivist and all other positions of the state archives commission are hereby transfer- red to the Minnesota state historical society.- The person oc(upyhiig the posi- tion of state archivist and such other employees transferred to the Minnesota state historical society shall retain their classified civil service status and shall retain all employment rights accrued to date of transfer. Such rights shall apply only to the individuals transferred not to the positions they fill, such that when a vacancy occurs in the positions transferred to the Minnesota state historical society, such positions shall no longer be in the classified service. Sec. 2. 138.162 Equipment and supplies; transfer The commissioner of administration shall transfer custodial control of all equipment and supplies of the state archives commission which he determines do not directly relate to record management functions to the Minnesota state historical society. The remainder of the equipment and supplies of the state archives commission shall be transferred to the department of administra- tion. Sec. 3. 138.163 Preservation and disposal of public records It is the policy of the legislature that the disposal and preservation of public records be controlled exclusively by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 138 and by Laws 1971, chapter 529, this, no prior, special or general statute shall be con- strued to authorize or prevent the disposal of public records at a time or in a manner different Than prescribed by such chapter or by Laws 1971, chapter 529 and no general or special statute enacted subsequent to Laws 1971, chapter 529 shall be construed to milli prize or prevent the disposal of public records at a time or in a manner different than prescribed in chapter ]38 or in Laws 1971, chapter 529 unless it expressly exempts such records from the provisions 821 Ch. 529 1971 REGULAR SESSION of such chapter and Laws 1971, chapter 529 by specific reference to this sec- tion. Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1969, Section 134.17, Subdivision 1, is amended to read: 138.17 Public records; administration Subdivision 1. Destruction, preservation, reproduction of records; prima facie evidence. The attorney general, public examiner and dircctcr of the Minnesota state historical society, hereinafter director, if all consent, shall have power to direct the destruction, the sale for salvage or the disposition by gift or otherwise of public records as they may determine to be no longer of any value, and for the preservation of which no reason exists. The attor- ney general, public examiner and director may by unanimous consent order any of such records to be reproduced by photographic or other means, and may make an order that such photographic or other reproductions be substituted for the originals thereof, and may direct the destruction or sale for salvage or other disposition of the originals from which the same were made. Any such photographic or other reproductions so made shall fur all purposes be deemed the originals of such records so reproduced when so ordered by the attorney general, public examiner and director, and shall lie admissible as evidence in all courts and in proceedings of every kind. A facsimile, exemplified or certified copy of any such photographic or other reproduction, or any enlarge- ment or reduction thereof, shall have the same effect and weight as evidence as would a certified or exemplified copy of the original. The attorney general, public examiner and director, by unanimous consent, shall have power to direct the storage of any public records of the state, except as herein provided, and to dircct'the storage of such photographic or other reproductions. 1'or the purpose of Laws 1971, chapter 529 and of chapter 13S, public records comprise all papers, books, maps, photographs or other documentary material regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by all officers or agen- ciesof the state and all officers and agencies of the comities, cities, villages, towns or school districts, or other municipal subdivisions or municipal corpo- rations within the state, in pursuance of the state law or in connection with the transaction of public business by such officers or agencies, as evidence of the organization, functions, policies. decisions. procedures, operations, or other activities of government or because of the informational value of data con- tained therein. Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 19(19, Section 13S.17, Subdivision 3, is amended to read: Subd. 3. University; state agricultural society; historical society. Laws 1971, chapter 5129, sections 1 to 1.1 shall not apply to the i:ublic records of the University of 111ituncsot:n, the Jliunesot:n State Agriculture Society, or the Min- nesota historical Society. Sec. (t. Minnesota Statutes 1969, Section 1:3S.17, Subdivision 4, is amended to read: Subd. 4. State library. No public records of the Minnesota State Library shall be subject to the disposition or orders provided by Laws 1971, chapter 529, except with the consent of the state librarian. Sec. 7. Minnesota Statute 1969, Section 138.17, Subdivision 5, is amended to read:' Subd. 5. Supreme court. No public records of the Supreme (Court shall be subject to the disposition or orders provided by Laws 1971, chap(or 529, except will' tilt. consent of the court. See. S. Minnesota Statutes 19(19, Section 138.17, Subdivision (i, is amended. to read: Subd. 6. Archivist; equipment; suf, )lies. The Alinuesola stale historical society shall employ a professional archivist, who shall IS' l:uuwu as the slate Q77 1971 REGULAR SESSION Ch. 529 archivist and such oilier agents and personnel as are necessary to enable it to carry out it duties and powers. The archivist and all other agents and per- sonnel shall be unclassified service employees, except as otherwise provided 1n Laws 1971, chapter 529. The Minnesota state historical society may acquire by purchase or lease Such equipment, machines and instruments and such sup- plies as may be necessary to enable it to carry out its duties and powers. Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1969, Section 1:38.17, Subdivision 7, is amended to read: Subd. 7. Records management program. A records ni:notgenu'nt program for the application of eff'i(ient, and economical management methods to the creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of offi- cial records shall be administered by the commissioner of administration. The commis.:inner of administration is empowered to establish standards, pro- cedures, and techniques for effective loauagenu'ut of prthlic records, to remake continuing surveys of paper work oiler:tt hats, and to recommend improvements in current records management practice: including the use of space, equip- ment, and supplies employed in creating, nn:uint:tiimdn0, preserving and disposing of public records. It shall be the duty of the head of each state agency and the governing body of each county, municipality, and other subdivision of government to cooperate with the commissioner in conducting surveys and to establish and maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and efficient management of the records of said agency, county, nuntieipality, or other subdivision of government. When requested by the commissioner, public officials shall assist in the preparation of an inclusive inventory of records in their custody, to which shall he attached a schedule, approved 1)3' the head of the governmental unit or agency having custody of the records and the elan- missioncr establishing a time period for the retention or disposal of each series of records. When such schedules are unanimously approved by the attorney general, public examiner and director, the head of the governmental unit or agency having custody of the records may dispose of the type of records listed in the schedule at a time and in a manner therein prescribed even though the records were created after such approval provided a list of records disposed of pursuant to this subdivision shall he forwarded to the commissioner and the director by said head of the governmental unit or agency. The state archivist shall maintain a list of all records destroyed. Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 10(19, Section 1:3S.17, Subdivision S, is amended to read: Subd. 8. Emergency records preservation. Iu light of the danger of nuclear or natural disaster, the commissioner of wind nislrat ion shall establish and maintain a program for time selection and preservation of public records con- sidered essential to the operation of government and to the protection of the rights and interests of persons, and shall numbed or cause to be made preserva- tion duplicates or designate as preservation duplicates existing copies of such essential public records. Preservation duplicates shall be durable, accurate, complete, and clear, and such duplicates reproduced Iry photographic or other process which accurately reproduces and forms a durable medium for so repro- ducing the original shall have the same force and effect for all purposes as the original record whether the original record is in existence or not. A tran- script, exemplification, or certified copy of such preservation duplicate shalt be deemed for all purposes to.be a transcript, exemplification, or certified copy of the original record. Such preservation duplicities shall he preserved in the place and manner of safekeeping prescribed by the commissioner. Every county, municipality, or other subdivision of government may institute a program for the preservation of necessary documents essential to the conti- nuity of government. Such a program shall first be submitted to the commis- sioner for his approval or disapproval and no such program shill' be instituted until such approval is obtained. Ch. 529 1971 REGULAR SESSION ' See. 11. Minnesota Statutes 1969, Section 138.18, is amended to read: 138.18 Rules and regulations The Minnesota state historical society shall have power to adopt rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of Laws 1971, chapter 529, and chapter 138 governing its procedure and the performance of its duties here- under. Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 1909, Section 138.19, is amended to read: 138.19 Applications for orders of the commission Any officer, department, or agency of the state or any officer or agency of a county, city, village, town, school district, or other municipal subdivision or municipal corporation, is authorized to apply in writing to the Minnesota state historical society for an order relating to the disposition of any public record. The attorney general, public examiner and director are authorized to consider and act upon such applications and by unanimous consent make such order with respect thereto as they may deem advisable within the powers granted to them. Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 1909, Section 138.20, is amended to read: 138.20 Record of proceedings The director shall keep a record of all orders authorizing the disposition of records. Orders shall be in writing and signed by the attorney general, pub- lic examiner and director, and shall identify the records referred to therein. A certified copy of any such order shall be admissible in evidence in any court or proceeding. Such records shall he preserved in the office of the director and shall be open to public inspection. Proper records shall be kept by the director showing where any records or reproductions thereof have been stored, and also identifying such as have been ordered destroyed, sold for salvage or disposed of by gift or otherwise. Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 1969, Section 138.21, is amended to read: 138.21 Storage space designated by commission When the attorney general, public examiner and director shall have ordered the storage of any public records, or of any such reproductions thereof, the same shall he stored in the space designated by the Minnesota state historical society. Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 1909, Sections 138.13; 138.14; 138.16; 137.17, Subdivision 2; 138.23; and 1382-1 are repealed. Approved May 25, 1971. i PR-1 Application No. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Date Received 117 University Ave., St. Paul, MN 55101 APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF RECORDS INSTRUCTIONS: Make original and three copies. Complete items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 9a, b c. Use reverse side of form to continue records description. If more space is needed, use white bond paper similarily spaced. Send original and two copies to the above address. Retain one copy while your application is being processed. You will receive an approved copy of your application, which will be your authority to dispose of records. The approved copy should be retained permanently. NOTE: Laws of 1971, Chapter 529, Section 3 reads as follows: "It is the policy of the legislature that the disposal and preservation of public records be controlled exclusively by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 138 and by this act, thus, no prior, special or general statute shall be construed to authorize or prevent the disposal of public records at:a time or in a manner different than prescribed by such chapter or by this act and no general or special statute enacted subsequent to this act shall be construed to authorize or prevent the disposal of public records at a time or in a manner different than prescribed in chapter 138 or in this act unless it expressly exempts such records from the provisions of such chapter and this act by specific reference to this section." 1. TO: Minnesota Historical Society 2. FROM: Agency or Office Subdivision or Section 3. Quantity of Records; cubic feet or linear feet 4. Location of Records: 5. Laws other than M. S. 138.17 that relate to the destruction or safekeeping of the records: 6. I certify that the records listed on this application are accurately described, and that they have no further administrative, legal, or fiscal value for this agency. Agency Head or Authorized Signature Date 7. AUTHORIZATION Under the authority of Minnesota Statutes 138.17, it is hereby ordered that the records listed on this application be destroyed, except as shown below (item 8). Director, Minnesota Historical Society Date Public Examiner Date Attorney General Date 8. Exceptions to Destruction. (For use by Director, Public Examiner, and Attorney General only.) 9. Description of Records - Describe each record series or type of record separately. Number each series, beginning with "1". a. Series No. b. Name of record, form numbers, content, usage, arrangement, original, duplicate, or microfilmed c. Inclusive Dates a. Series No. b. Name of record, form numbers, content, usage, arrangement, original, duplicate, or microfilmed c. Inclusive Dates HASTINGS continued CONZEMIUS PARK - Dan Retka and Dick Darsow Location: Bahls Drive and Park Lane Description: Bronze plaque on mauve granite pedestal Photograph: HAS - 2 Inscription: Donated by the John J. and Catherine Conzemius and Family 1967 HASTINGS VETERAN'S HOME - Dan Retka and Dick Darsow Location: Minnesota Veterans Home Description: Inscription at base of flag pole. Photograph: HAS - 3 Inscription: Dedicated to those who served 3rd District American Legion and Auxiliary 1978-79 ROPE FERRY - Dick Darsow Location: At dam upriver from Hastings Description: Bronze plaque with steel pedestal base - 12" x 16" Photograph: HAS - 4 Inscription: Rope Ferry Site 1854 -1895 This ferry provided the traveler with the first assisted means of crossing the river at OliversGrove. (Hastings) Operation ceased when the Spiral Bridge was completed. Historical Preservation Commission 1982 Hastings continued Page 4 Dakota County Markers 'FEBRUARY 18, 1971 CAREER VOLUNTEERS pictured above, front L-R, Mrs. Weiland, Mrs. Viss, Mrs. Wade, Rear L-R, Mrs. Kreitz, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Abra- hamson, Mrs. Harmsen and Mrs. Hollings- worth. The Ladies are members of Church Women United who hove volunteered to staff the Career Resource Center at Burnsville High School. They are shown prior to a visit to Ten volunteers in Guidance, members of Church Women Unit- ed, who will staff the Career REsource Center at Burnsville High School have been partici- pating in a training program un- der the coordination of John O'Grady of Burnsville High Guid - dance Department. The ladies have had three training sessions, one at the high school with Mr. O'Grady, a se- cond at University of Minnesota - Marshall High conducted by Mrs. Diane Garetz, Chairman of the Marshall -University High School volunteers and a third session conducted by Dr. Lorraine S. Hansen, Associate Professor,'' University of Minnesota was held. in the Burnsville High Career, Resource Center. The Career Resource Center staffed by volunteers is being modeled on the successful cen- ter now in operation at M arshall- University High School. The center is a funetinnal hasp in Marshall -University High School as part of their training program prior to the opening of the Resource Center. Not shown above is Mrs. Robert Dawson and Mrs. Haram. The Resource Center is co-ordinated by Mr. John O'Grady, Burnsville High School Counselor. j Photo by Scott Bouman. work with high school students should call Mr. O'Grady at the high school, telephone number 890-4040, ex 38. It is a room stocked with in- formation for any students who drop -in orare referred for help. J o b s, education; occupational. trends,, .even,:.mar: agei ' f habits and; cTrug�` �ai'e ai 'cu's ' openly and thoughtfully. Students who need more help than a vol- unteer can provide are referred to a counselor. • No special needs of minorities, of girls, of the handicapped or of the college or job -bound are ignored. The center tries to meet the needs of all students. Teachers are encouraged to use the resources of the center and to bring classes in for orientation. The center is also abase for career information programs, which are intended to bring school and community closer together and acquaint students with work and leisure opportunities. Career Guidance implies re- cognition that "career" is much more than choice of an occupa- tion. It is a lifetime process of exploring how an individual will use his talents, spend his leisure time, earn a living and develop a life style. Career Guidance is based on the assump- tion that students need help in discovering who they are and what they can become in a changing society. It assumes that nearly every- one a young person talks with contributes in some way to his career development, it is based on the belief that a systematic program of help and information should be available in the schools. The center will be open on Tuesday 16, February and Wed- nesday 17, February from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. There- after it will be open two to three days per week depending upon availablity of volunteer staff members. Ladies interested in this very rewarding volunteer) by p �i4 CHANGING TIMES It isn't true that the Peters Meat people won't give you the time of day. They just moved their sign, that's all. Every day as I drove home through the Capitol Ap- proaeh, bending around on University and Rice toward Como, I would check the time and temperature on the Peters Meat sign at University and Rice. It was a nice big sign, too, easily read without craning your neck as you rounded the corner and doing in a pedes- trian or running into a gravel truck. And then, a month or so ago, they took down the sign. Is the price of wieners that bad, I wondered, that they can't afford' the electricity? Most everybody has a watch, but do they expect us to wear a thermometer on the other wrist? No. They just moved their sign. • • • After worrying about time, let alone the temper- this for a few weeks, .I attire. finally got around to call- Friday morning, as the ing the Peters people, who mercury moved through • told me the sign is now on the 80s on its way to the :. the freeway, visible as you 90s, the Twin City Federal ! ' drive west over the Sixth sign registered 0 degrees, st. bridge. which was a considerate If the light Is right, you gesture. • can also make it out from Do we really want to the Third st. bridge. know how hot it is on days So they'll still give us the like we've been having?, time of day. Sure. If it's hot, it's hot, It doesn't make my drive and it gives a person a home any easier, though. touch of pride to know he's Now I have to drive across withstood record heat. :. the Third st. bridge and Thursday, for example; I :• come back over the. Sixth suffered grandly s all d a y st. bridge to find out how (in an air conditioned :licit It is. building) in the belief i t I could drive up Robert was 95 degrees and the hot - at., of course, but that gets test day of the year. confusing, since the three On the way home I found time -temperature signs out (via the radio) It was :: within a few blocks on Rob- only 93 degrees. Somehow ert st. can't agree on the I was disappointed. • • • Hot and cold are all right, but you may have noticed Me paper is no longer running that Discomfort Index, which 0.combined heat and humidity. It's hard on a person to read in the newspaper that any normal, healthy individual is supposed to be feeling mis- erable on a day like this. On the other hand, we are now printing the pollen count, which allows hay fever sufferers to know how bad ;.: they feel. That sort of thing prompts a lot of psychologi- ,cal sneezing. • • • BRIDGET AND CHARLIE Lat Thursday I wrote a little something about Bill Smith and the Afton House, and his candid, and humorons, • admission ina newsletter that his idea for a Sunday boaters breakfast had flopped. ,I had hoped that my account would evoke a few chuc- kles. It did, a few more than I had anticipated. Bill wrote that the only people to show up for the breakfast had been Bridget and Charlie Smith. I identified them as the daughter-in-law and son of the owners. This is not entirely correct. Bridget and Charlie live together, but they aren't mar- ried. Bridget is 6. Her brother Charlie is 12. • • • • JUST A THOUGHT Do you suppose that when a winemaker comes out with o new champagne, he smashes the bow of o model ship across the bottle? • • • QUOTE "There are three types of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and the vast majority who have no idea what happens. — Bruce Kennedy. • • • SHOWING OFF "Dear Paul Light, "Want to know where I would take three travel editors on a 10-day swing through the state? Gotta move fast if we only have 10 days. "Are they interested in the history of ,the state? Start at St. Paul's on the Hill and speak- about the church that .had the 100th and the Ist Episcopal con- vention of the state. It's the church that H. H. Sibley served as a vestryman. "Take them out to the Sibley house and tell them of the part he played in the Indian uprising daring the Civil war and the h a r d- ships he had to overcome. "Take them out to Acton, Henderson and Birch Cou- lee. Take them to Mankato and New Ulm and tell them about Judge F l a d r ea u, Brown Valley and Jos. Brown. "Take them to Pembina and tell them about t h e trek the Red River carts made to Mendota and all about Mr. Rolle t•e who thwarted the efforts of those who tried to move the capital to St. Peter. "Take them to Cass Lake and follow the Mississippi up and around its turn to the source at Lake Itasca and tell them how Lake Itasca and Cass Lake were na med. "Let them talk to people like Fred Lawshe hi the Dakota county historical museum. "Don't be afraid to be a name dropper — Col. Lind- bergh, Sinclair Lewis, Mrs. Mikan, Robert Fennel, Hubert Humphrey, and of course the May family in Rochester. • "For culture they would enjoy the 'Minneapolis sym- phony, Edyth Bush theater, the Guthrie theater, Walker Art Center and the St. Paul Gallery. "Industry -wise we rank very high with the milling companies of Minneapolis, the Ford plant, Minnesota Mining and Univac. Take them to the Iron Range, Duluth and Superior har- bor, or down to the Blue Earth country for a look at some fertile farming. "I've left out two very important things that our state should be very proud of and will be noticed with- out any effort: the happy, talkative, friendly : natives and the 10,000 lakes. "Anyone wouldbe much impressed with a contact with either of these. Ray Wade 4283 Amber dr." I wrote something about ragweed fhe other day, and irk e woman told me she sneezed all the way Through it. \.4 d .h erns n'f ovon I.. e. ..//•.. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY M A Y/ J U N E • 1 9 9 6 Ethibits on the Road Note: Before traveling to view an exhibit, please call the sponsoring organization to verify dates. If your organization is interested in borrowing a traveling exhibit, call 612/297-4497. M A Y BAGLEY New Roots: Families Who Caine to Minnesota (Small) Clearwater County Historical Society 218/694-6574 COON RAPIDS Keep the Home Fires Burning: World War I in the Midwest Anoka Ramsey Community College 612/422-3362 PARK RAPIDS Minnesota School Days Hubbard County Historical Society 218/732-5237 THIEF RIVER FALLS The Sacred Circle of Life: Dakota and Ojibway People of Minnesota Northland Community College 218/681-0866 FRIDLEY Portrait of the Chippewa: Photographs by Charles Brill Fridley Historical Society 612/571-0120 J U N BAGLEY The Sacred Circle of Life: Dakota and Ojibway People of Minnesota Clearwater County Historical Society 218/694-6574 MENAHGA Till the Cows Come Home Menahga Area Historical Society 218/564-5215 MINNEAPOLIS Failure is Impossible: Women Win the Vote II Holy 'Dinky Lutheran Church 612/729-8358 ST. PETER Her Works Praise Her: Inventions by Women St. Peter Friends of Library 507/931-6883 four N•E•W•S Worktime is Playtime in the Members' Pumpkin Patch Members are invited to help celebrate spring at the Oliver H. Kelley Farm. Plant your own pumpkin in the farm garden Saturday through Monday, May 25-27, noon to 5 p.m. Mark your plot, plant a hill of pumpkins and return to harvest your crop this fall. Oxen Buck and Berry, and the farm's newest arrivals, lambs, calves and piglets, will be there to greet you. And of course, the friendly staff in 1860s attire will help bring the past to life. Reservations required; call 612/296-0332 by May 21. After May 21, call 612/441-6896. Plant pumpkins at the Oliver Kelley Farm at the members' event May 25-27. Summer Program for Children at History Center Children can create a hard -cover book that documents historical Minnesota families as well as their own in a summer program at the Minnesota History Center. One -week sessions, beginning July 22 or July 29, will introduce children to the skills of artists, printers, bookbinders and histori- ans. Activities include using a printing press, investigating his- torical documents, binding books and exploring exhibit galleries. The program, titled Books of Art: Pages of Family History, will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Fee: $135 members; $150 non- members. Co -sponsored by the Minnesota Center for Book Arts. Registration required; call 612/297-7258. Exhibit Curator Will Begin Flandrau Research on Richards Treat Cafe Kate Roberts, a curator in the Society's Exhibits Department, has been granted a leave through the Society's Charles E. Flandrau Fund to conduct research on Richards Treat Cafeteria and Food Shop. Located in downtown Minneapolis, the cafe was a favorite spot for diners from 1924 through 1957, then it closed due to expansion of the First National Bank building. Roberts will begin her three month leave in July 1996 and is interested in hearing from anyone with memories of the Richards Treat — former employ- ees, diners or acquaintances of owners Lenore Richards and Nola Treat. If you fit these categories, or know someone who does, please call Roberts at 612/297- 8839. New Hill House Exhibit A new exhibit at the James J. Hill House, Pictures for a New Home: Minnesota's Swedish - American Artists, includes paint- ings and sculpture by Swedish and Swedish -American artists of Minnesota. The exhibit will begin May 4 and go through Oct. 26. A related exhibit details the work of Swedish immigrants who were part of Hill House history. Call 612/297-2555 for more informa- tion. Sponsored by the George A. MacPherson Fund. YY YYYY WWI WIN AYW [140 10. PUN YWW YYY W1q IWYY aWi Y.W AW wag NA WWI MN .aYu wMMAIWAY .WW k.W Y.W YW WY St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail Becomes a Reality Bikers, walkers and rollerbladers will encounter Minnesota history along the path of the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail beginning May 1. Four kiosks will be in place on a two mile loop that crosses the Mississippi over the Hennepin Avenue Bridge and the Stone Arch Bridge, which recently received a merit award for rehabilita- tion in the architectural and historic preservation category from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the U.S. Department of the Interior. The kiosks will feature maps, pictures, stories and visitor informa- tion for self -guided tours. A formal opening of the Heritage Trail will take place May 1 at 2:30 p.m. Guided tours of the St. Anthony Falls area are offered by the Society from 125 Main St. S.E. Call 612/627-5433 for more information. Y.Y YUY .IN...YYI WW SOY YYW WVW WIN YYWI WUW IA. 1u.11n 4.1.1 II.iW 41111, IUYW aY. ii.inil 1. .4 VWW .uA1 II.Yi.I Y 41. A.. ..W MY YYWI YAW w.i LJ¢ Stone Arch Bridge MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY "MemberNews ISSN 0544-358X Published bi-monthly by the Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906. Second-class postage paid at St. Paul, Minnesota. Membership in the Society includes a subscription to Member News. Correspondence should be addressed to the editor at the above address; phone 612/296-2155. Editors are encouraged to reprint articles from Member News with appropriate credit. Editors: Elizabeth Sagisser Turchin, Therese Downey. Designer: Tom Maakestad. Writer: Jack El -Hai. A portion of the Society's general operating funds for this fiscal year has been provided from the Institute of Miw um Services, a federal agency offering general op- erating support to the nation's museums. Postmaster. Send address changes to: Member News, 345 Kellogg Boulevard West, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102-1906 MEMBER NEWS Vol. 5 No. 3 Published by the Minnesota Historical Society 345 Kellogg Blvd. W. St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Second Class Postage Paid St. Paul, Minnesota a:xxxx X:x:x:xxXYA:x:aVAA::z ::x:zX5-DIGIT 55:120 ELIZABETH WITT 2601 BEDFORD CT MENDOTr-4 HTS MN 55120-1 7 39 ® Printed on recycled paper, 10% post -consumer. MINNESOTA HISTOR ICAL SOCIETY • M A Y/ J U N E • 1 9 9 6 ASK AN EXPERT: Mark Haidet Mark Haidet, head of the Society's Development and Membership Department, leads a second life as an expert on the history of tourism in Minnesota. He for- merly worked as a historian for the Society and in the State Historic Preservation Office. In the process, he frequently focused on preservation issues in the northeast part of the state and delved into the history of the region's many resorts. Q. How did tourism begin in Minnesota? A. A good name for the region's earliest period of tourism is "The Era of the Fashionable Tour," which was coined by the artist George Catlin after he traveled up the Mississippi River from St. Louis to Fort Snelling in the 1830s. It started when Easterners and Southerners came up the river before the Civil War to experience "the Far West." For them, the main attractions were the Falls of St. Anthony and Fort Snelling, plus the beautiful scenery of the Upper Mississippi Valley. By the 1850s, the Southerners visiting the area began to stay at resort hotels near the falls — the most famous was the Mmbers- only Historic Tourism Lecture The North Woods are Calling: Minnesota's Tourism Industry from the 1830s-1930s. Mark Haidet, historian and head of the Society's Development Office, will give a slide lecture highlighting the "Fashionable Tour" of the pre -Civil War years, the railroad era and Lake Minnetonka's golden years, and Northern Minnesota's phenomenal development as a vacation playground during the early 20th century. The lecture will be at the History Center on May 23 at 6:30 p.m. Reservations required; call 612/296-0332 by May 17. Winslow House, built in 1856. During this period, tourism in the region was promoted by steamboat packet compa- nies, people like Catlin who visited and wrote about it, and the painters of panoramas, long painted scrolls of scenes that measured as much as 1,200 yards long. By 1849 there were four panoramas of the Upper Mississippi Valley touring the country. Q. What periods of tourism came next? A. After the Civil War, a second era emerged: the rail era. Railroads played a major role in advertising Minnesota as an outdoorsman's par- adise. Railroad companies also were in- volved in building resorts. The biggest and most famous was the Hotel Lafayette on Lake Minnetonka, built by James J. Hill in Minnetonka Beach, a community that his railroad platted. By the 1880s, Lake Minnetonka was into its heyday as the queen of Minnesota resorts, and Alexandria and White Bear Lake also developed their own resorts. Later in the period, the railroads opened up northern Minnesota to recreational development. Then came a third period: the early automobile era. It lasted from the years just after the turn of the century to about 1930, a time that includes the period of the state's greatest recreational development. As the automobile and increased leisure time enabled tourism to spread from the elite to the middle class, the number of resorts in the state rose from an estimated 200 in 1917 to nearly 1,300 in 1930. Marketing organizations like the Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association heavily promoted Minnesota as a tourism area — they originated the slogan "Land of 10,000 Lakes" — and there was a strong emphasis on building good roads. Q. What kind of effect did good roads have on tourism? A. Here's an example. The Lake Superior International Highway, now called North Shore Drive, opened in 1925. For the first time, it made attractions like Split Rock Lighthouse accessible to tourists. By 1938, the Hotel Lafayette on Lake Minnetonka lighthouse was attracting 100,000 tourists a year, and in 1940 the U.S. Coast Guard reported that Split Rock "was probably the nation's most -visited lighthouse." Q. How did Minnesota's early resorts develop during the early automobile era? A. Many early resorts were developed by people who homesteaded on lakeshore property. Although they came to farm, they eventually found themselves providing meals and lodging to fishermen. The Ruttgers family, for example, began servicing visitors in the 1890s on their farm at Bay Lake. By the 1930s, the family was operating five resorts in Minnesota and two in Florida. Some resorts, like Grandview Lodge on Gull Lake, were developed by real estate companies in an effort to help promote the sale of cabin sites. Still others were devel- oped as private clubs or hunting camps. Historic tourism poster reproductions are available at the Minnesota History Center and Split Rock Lighthouse gift shops. Q. What are some of Minnesota's most historic resorts? A. Several of Minnesota's resorts are recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, including Grandview Lodge, Clearwater Lodge on the Gunflint Trail, Douglas Lodge in Itasca State Park, Naniboujou on the North Shore of Lake Superior, Sunset Beach Hotel near Glenwood, Burntside Lodge in Ely, and the Chase Hotel in Walker. Some of these wonderful and historic resorts date back to the 1890s. MU Ra. Historic Sites 1996 Opening Dates Alexander Ramsey House St. Paul May 7 Comstock House Moorhead May 27 Folsom House Taylors Falls May 25 Forest History Center Grand Rapids May 25 Fort Ridgely Fairfax May 1 Grand Mound International Falls May 1 Harkin Store New Ulm May 1 Historic Forestville Preston May 27 Historic Fort Snelling St. Paul May 1 James J. Hill House St. Paul Year-round Jeffers Petroglyphs Bingham Lake May 1 Lac qui Parle Mission Montevideo May 1 Lindbergh House Little Falls May 15 Lower Sioux Agency Redwood Falls May 1 Mille Lacs Indian Museum Onamia May 18 Minnesota State Capitol St. Paul Year-round North West Company Fur Post Pine City May 1 Oliver Kelley Farm Elk River May 1 Split Rock Lighthouse Two Harbors May 15 St. Anthony Falls Historic District Minneapolis May 1 W. W. Mayo House Le Sueur June 1 For more information, consult your copy of Explore Life in the Past Lane, the 1996 historic sites travel guide. The guides will be mailed to members in early May. three MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY • M A Y/ J U N E • 1 9 9 6 Research Center Classes RESEARCH CENTER CLASSES These one -session classes offer introductions to the Society's collections for genealogy, house or other histori- cal research. Registration required; call 612/296-2143. A sign -language interpreter is available; please call Denise Carlson at 612/296-2143 five working days in advance. INTRODUCING THE RESEARCH CENTER Saturday, May 4, 9:15 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 9:15 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, 9:15 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 1, 9:15 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 9:15 to 10 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 9:15 to 10 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 9:15 to 10 a.m. Saturday, June 29, 9:15 to 10 a.m. Learn about the resources available in the Research Center that can help you in your historical research dur- ing this free class. WHOSE HOUSE WAS THIS? Tuesday, May 14,10 to 11 a.m. Discover the resources available at the Research Center that can help you find your house history. S3 members; $5 non-members. GENEALOGY SOURCES INTRODUCTION Tuesday, June 11, 10 to 11 a.m. This class presents an overview of the variety of genealogy resources available at the Research Center. $3 members; $5 non-members. INTRODUCTION TO CENSUS RECORDS Thursday, May 2, 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7,10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2 to 3 p.m. Find out about census records available at the Research Center and learn about the genealogical information they contain. S3 members; S5 non-members. NATURALIZATION: WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? Wednesday, May 8, 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 10 to 11 a.m. Naturalization records can often answer your family history questions. Discover the naturalization records available at the Research Center. $3 members; $5 non-members. USING THE ONLINE CATALOG Wednesday, May 22, 2 to 3 p.m. Learn how to use PALS, the Research Center's online catalog, to locate the materials you need. A reference specialist will discuss the relationship of PALS to the other "finding aids," such as inventories, card catalogs and notebooks. S3 members; $5 non-members. The Society Presents Family History Classes By Warren Research The Society presents classes conducted by Warren Research. These one -session classes on family history and genealogy are in the Research Center classroom. Both general introduction sessions and more detailed topics are offered. The instructors, Jim and Paula Stuart Warren, are nationally recognized professional genealogi- cal researchers, lecturers, writers and tour leaders. All the classes include up-to-date handout material. Advance registration is highly recommended. For more informa- tion, call 612/644-6581. RESEARCH IN BASIC PRINTED SOURCES Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Historical societies and libraries hold a wealth of pub- lished sources that are important and useful for genealogical research. This session will make you aware of the categories of material and the repositories that can be of help to you. Many specific published sources, including updated editions and new indexes, will be dis- cussed. $5 MHS members; $6.50 non-members. DISCOVER YOUR FAMILY HISTORY Saturday, May 18, 1:30 to 4 p.m. Thursday, June 27,10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Everyone has a fascinating family history; find out how to research yours. Learn how to find information within your own family, and in libraries, archives, courthouses, churches and cemeteries in Minnesota and elsewhere. Also a good refresher course. $9 MHS members; $12 non- members. RESEARCH IN SCHOOL RECORDS Tuesday, May 21, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Each ancestor generally leaves behind only one birth, christening and death record. But school records are kept every year and may contain family connections and won- derful detail. Helpful to someone organizing a school reunion, or writing a school or community history. $5 MHS members; $6.50 non-members. VITAL RECORDS AND SUBSTITUTES Tuesday, May 21, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Birth, death and marriage records are important basic sources for researching family history. Obtaining those records can be a frustrating and lengthy process. This session will help you learn how to identify whether records exist, what access restrictions are, and alterna- tive sources for birth, death and marriage information. $5 MHS members; $6.50 non-members. FAMILY HISTORY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Saturday, June 22, 11 a.m. to noon. Ask some of your questions, and learn from what others ask as well. Session leaders will provide help, sources and ideas based on their extensive experience, including work in many states and at many different U.S. repositories. No fee, but pre -registration is recommended to ensure a space. GENEALOGICAL CORRESPONDENCE Saturday, June 22, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Correspondence, by letter, fax or E-mail, can greatly assist your research. The way, and to whom, you write your letters influences the answers you receive. Suggestions and techniques will be presented for efficient and effective correspondence designed to encourage posi- tive responses. $5 MHS members; $6.50 non-members. RESEARCHING AMERICAN INDIAN ANCESTORS Thursday, June 27, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Many types of records, and the repositories most likely to hold them, will be covered, including: Indian census and annuity rolls, oral history, manuscripts, private sources, legal records, Indian school records, tribal records, and BIA and National Archives collections. The importance of understanding the historical context of the records, and the lives they reflect, will be discussed. $5 MHS members; $6.50 non-members. 22 RALLY 'ROUND THE FLAGS TOUR Saturday, June 22, 1:30 p.m. Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul This 90-minute tour focuses on Minnesotans' roles in the Civil War as depicted in the artwork and memorials placed throughout the Capitol. Tour highlights include a visit to the Governor's Reception Room where six battle scenes are com- memorated. Reservations required; call 612/296- 2881. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. 23 AFTERNOON TEA AT THE RAMSEY HOUSE Sunday, June 23, 1:30 p.m. Alexander Ramsey House, St. Paul Enjoy an afternoon tea at the Victorian mansion of Alexander Ramsey, Minnesota's first territorial governor. Visitors will tour the home's dining room and kitchen, then guides dressed as servants will serve tea, finger sandwiches and dainty cookies in the reception room. Reservations required; call 612/296-8760. Fee: $6. 29 30 Generallnformation 612/296-6126 1-800-657-3773 TTY 612/282-6073 Research Center 612/296-2143 Membership Office 612/296-0332 Volunteer Office Group Reservations 612/296-2155 612/297-7258 Museum Store Events /Catering 612/296-4694 612/296-9004 DAIRY MONTH CELEBRATION Sunday, June 23, 1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Princess Kay of the Milky Way Kimberly Mallery will demonstrate her milking skills on Tabitha, the Kemps cow, on the front lawn of the History Center. This salute to the dairy industry includes a chance for visitors to churn butter, meet a former Princess Kay whose butter -carton dress is on exhibit, and hands-on activities for kids. HISTORY HIJINX: BUTTER CARTON CLOTHES Sunday, June 23, 1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Stitch a skirt, build a belt, create a cape - all out of butter cartons. See the butter carton dress worn by the 1965-66 Princess Kay of the Milky Way to promote dairy products. Churn butter, meet the current Princess Kay and Tabitha, the Kemps cow, while wearing your butter -carton creations. NINETEENTH CENTURY CRAFTS DAY: DOMESTIC CRAFTS Sunday, June 23, noon to 5 p.m. Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River Demonstrators show visitors how and why domestic crafts such as spinning, soapmaking, quilting, lace -making and rug weaving were important parts of farm family life. Crafts will be offered for sale. Visitors can try their hand at spinning and candle -making. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. LINDBERGH SCIENCE LABORATORY: WINDPOWER IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA Saturday, June 29,1 p.m. Lindbergh House, Little Falls Ernest Diedrich, director of environmental studies in the St. John's University economics department, will discuss windpower in an illustrated lecture. Diedrich is a Lindbergh Foundation grant recipient. In his lifetime, Lindbergh strove to find a balance between nature and technology. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. HISTORY HIJINX: TASTES OF MINNESOTA Sunday, June 30, 1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul From frybread to flatbread, pumpernickel to pita, Minnesotans enjoy lots of ethnic breads. Learn about the many breads eaten in Minnesota, then make one of your own in our kitchen. Sample your bread after it is bakes. MARY HILL'S 1 SOTH BIRTHDAY PARTY Sunday, June 30, noon to 5 p.m. James J Hill House, St. Paul James J. Hill made a name for himself in Minnesota, but his wife, Mary is the focus of this event. How did the wife of the "Empire Builder" celebrate her birthdays? Come have cake, lemonade and ice tea and let the Hill House staff explain. Activities, self -guided tours, demonstra- tions, music and viewing of the Swedish art exhibit fill the day. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. History Center Hours Museum: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Monday. Open Monday holidays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Research Center: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Closed Sunday. Museum Stores: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Cafe Minnesota: Monday through Friday 8 to 10 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (coffee and dessert until 3 p.m.) Saturday 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. History Center Museum Open for Memorial Day: Open Memorial Day, Monday, May 27,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AN EVENT, CALL 1400-657.3773 FOR THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE HISTORIC SITE. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY M A Y/ J U N E • 1 9 9 6 2 HISTORY HIJINX: DISCOVER DIVERSITY Sunday, June 2,1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Minnesotans are diverse — short, tall, young, old, from all parts of the globe, and representing a range of talents, challenges and preferences. Create a unique life-size "you" out of paper and colors for our Mural of Minnesotans as you discover the diversity of your neighbors. LECTURE: FRONTIERSMAN IN BLUE Sunday, June 2, 2 p.m. Fort Ridgely, Fairfax David Rambow, director of the Pipestone County Historical Society museum, will show historic items and present an illustrated lecture focusing on the every day life of an Army private stationed at a mid- 19th century military post. OPEN HOUSE AT LINDBERGH HOUSE Sunday, June 2, noon to 5 p.m. Lindbergh House, Little Falls Tour the boyhood home of Charles Lindbergh during this open house in conjunction with the Lindbergh State Park. Rena Coen, retired professor of art his- tory at Saint Cloud State University, will present Mirror of Eden: Nature and Environment in American Art. She focuses on the theme of living in harmony with nature often depicted by 19th and 20th century American artists. Cosponsored by the Minnesota Humanities Commission. OPEN HOUSE AT SPLIT ROCK LIGHTHOUSE Sunday, June 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors Both the state park and the historic site welcome visitors without charge. Tours of the light stations will be offered throughout the day. The site includes a film about the early shipping industry on Lake Superior and a museum shop. 6 FAMILIES MAKING HISTORY: GAY AND LESBIAN PARENTING Thursday, June 6, 7 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul A panel discussion featuring attorney Suzanne Born will address the legal, psychological and emotional issues facing gay parents in the past, present and future. Gay and lesbian parents will share their child -rearing experiences. 8 9 DAKOTA CULTURE PROGRAM Saturday, June 8, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lower Sioux Agency, Morton Learn about the Dakota culture past and present in conjunction with the Lower Sioux Community Powwow. Non-members: $2 for adults, $1.50 for senior citizens, $1 for children ages 6-15. IRVINE PARK WALKING TOURS Saturday, June 8, 1 p.m. Alexander Ramsey House, St. Paul Learn about Irvine Park, one of St. Paul's first neigh- borhoods, on guided walking tours. See how the neigh- borhood has changed, and gone through restoration, over the last century. Tours include an architectural history of the area. Reservations required; call 612t296-8760. Non-members: $4 for adults, S3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. TIMBER WOLVES OF MINNESOTA Saturday, June 8, 1 p.m. Lindbergh House, Little Falls Charles Purdham of the International Wolf Center in Ely will present an illustrated lecture about the wolf and its coexistence with other species and humans. Visitors can learn about Lindbergh's concern for the environment. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. DAIRY DAY Sunday, June 9,1 to 4:30 p.m. Harkin Store, New Ulm Celebrate Minnesota's dairy industry with milking demonstrations and refreshments. Guest is Avlon Fritsche, a life-long dairy farmer. Browse through the Harkin Store, a riverside general store where you can settle in for a game of checkers or enjoy the view of the Minnesota River valley. Non-members: $1 for adults, children ages 12 and under free. DOROTHY MOLTER FILM • LIVING IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS Sunday, June 9,1 and 3 p.m. Forest History Center, Grand Rapids Dorothy Molter was a nurse from Chicago who had vaca- tioned in canoe country as a girl. In the early 1930s she moved to what would become the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. Learn more about her fascinating life, and how she became known as the "root beer lady" to thousands of visi- tors. The film chronicles her life and reflects on her spirit, philosophy of life and forest ecology. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. HISTORY HIJINX: FOCUS ON GORDON PARKS Sunday, June 9, 1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Choose images, write and draw captions, design layouts and covers — create your own photojournal on acclaimed photographer Gordon Parks. Learn more about Parks, from his first camera in 1937 to his photos, film -making, prose and poetry. Sponsored by the Cargill Foundation. JUNETEENTH FILM FESTIVAL Sunday, June 9, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Photographer, author and filmmaker Gordon Parks will be a special guest at a screening of his film, Visions. A reception to honor Parks will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. with the film beginning at 8 p.m. in the 3M Auditorium. Now 87, Parks began his career as a young fashion photographer for the Frank Murphy store in St. Paul and has achieved international acclaim. Free tickets may be picked up at the History Center Information Desk beginning May 27. NORTH WEST COMPANY FUR POST CHILDREN'S DAY Sunday, June 9,1 to 4 p.m. North West Company Fur Post, Pine City Children can enjoy games, crafts and activities from the fur -trade era. Play a tug of war game the voyageurs enjoyed, make a pouch or feather necklace and learn about canoe construction. 43 COMPLEAT SCHOLAR COURSE: MINDING THE MISSISSIPPI Thursday, June 13, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays through June 27 Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Untouched by human hands for countless millennia, the mighty Mississippi was shaped only by nature. Then, commercial interests brought drastic change. John Anfinson, district historian for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a board member of Friends of the Mississippi, is the instructor in this course that explores the history of the river's commerce and conservation. Call 612/624-8880 for registration information. Members and seniors: $45. Non-members: $50. Late fee after June 6. 15 16 CELEBRATE FLAG DAY Saturday, June 15, storytelling at 1 and 2 p.m. Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul Listen to stories about Minnesota's first state flag and how flags were used in Civil War battles. Hear None Fly Higher: The Story of the Stars and Stripes and A Flag for the Fair. Then, a guided tour will highlight the use of the American flag in government and as a symbol. VICTORIAN COOKING FOR ADULTS Saturday, June 15, 10 a.m. to noon Alexander Ramsey House, St. Paul Cooking on a wood -burning stove with recipes over 100 years old challenges modern cooks who are invited to see how the Ramseys' cook, Annie Robertson, operated in what was then a state-of-the-art kitchen. Participants make some Victorian delights. House tours are optional. Registration and pre -payment required; call 612/296-8760. Cooking fee: $6. Tour fee: free for members; $4 non-members. AN AFFAIR OF HONOR: THE BAXLEY•LEONARD DUEL OF 1827 Sunday, June 16, noon to 5 p.m. Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul Enjoy this recreation of the preparations for a historically documented 1827 duel at the fort. The duel was set in motion when Capt. Baxley accused Lt. Leonard of using "foul language" in front of his wife. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15 (for Father's Day, free admission to fathers w/child). 16 21 22 FARMHOUSE CAKES AND COOKIES Sunday, June 16, noon to 5 p.m. Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River Watch costumed guides prepare baked goods and learn how sweets were more than treats for frontier farm families. Then, taste the results of 19th centu- ry baking methods with traditional ingredients. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. FATHER'S DAY AT THE LINDBERGH HOUSE Sunday, June 16, noon to 5 p.m. Lindbergh House, Little Falls Guided walks on the nature trail along the Mississippi River led by naturalist Virginia Berguson highlight outdoor activities. From 1 to 4 p.m. inside the site's history center, visitors can see two recent documentaries on Lindbergh's 1927 flight. Lindbergh's Flight to Paris, made in 1991, will be shown at 1 p.m., and at 3 p.m. see the 1995 Are There Any Mechanics Here?. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15 (fathers are admitted free). HISTORY HIJINX: UP TO THE LAKE Sunday, June 16,1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Use sponges, string and sequins to "land" a fish. No bait or fishing poles required. Learn more about the what, where and how of Minnesota fishing. ARROWHEADS AND STONE TOOLS Friday, June 21, 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. North West Company Fur Post, Pine City The "k" is silent in the word "knapper," but it's what separates a skilled maker of spear points and arrow heads from your average sleeper. Learn more about knappers and how they keep this ancient art alive. Minnesota Flint Knappers Guild is co -host. CHILDREN'S DAY I AT THE OLIVER KELLEY FARM Friday, June 21, noon to 5 p.m. Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River Enjoy 19th century activities and music with chil- dren in mind. Learn about the lives of children whose families were among the first farmers in Minnesota and participate in some of their chores such as drawing water for the animals and washing clothing by hand. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH'S 9OTH BIRTHDAY Saturday, June 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lindbergh House, Little Falls Celebrate the birthday of aviator Charles Lindbergh's wife Anne. Enjoy the Smithsonian World program, Crossing the Distance, which features a David McCullough interview with Anne on her aviation accomplishments. Visitors will receive a 10 percent discount on books that Anne has written. Non-mem- bers: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for chil- dren ages 6-15. CHILDREN'S DAY AT FOREST HISTORY CENTER Saturday, June 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Forest History Center, Grand Rapids Family activities, period games and stories explain logging life in the early 20th century. See how cooks fed the hungry jacks or learn how to use a saw. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens. Children under age 16 free when with an adult. CIVIL WAR WEEKEND Saturday, June 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul The fort's service as a Civil War recruit processing center and military supply depot is reenacted in this event, the only time during the year when the Civil War era is staged in this 1820s fort. The First Minnesota and other reenactment groups depict typical troop recruiting and training activities. Military drills, weapons firings, artifact displays and women's activities are featured. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. n d RI M w o a Auxiliary aids and services, including sign -language interpreters, for Society programs at the History Center and historic sites are available. Please call 612/296-6126,1-800-657-3773 or TTY 612/282-6073 in advance of your visit. Members are admitted free unless otherwise noted. Programs subject to change. History Center Museum Open for Memorial Day Open Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p..m. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AN EVENT, CALL 1400.65743773 FOR THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE HISTORIC SITE. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY • M A Y/ J U N E • 1 9 9 6 15 18 19 LETTERS FROM THE AVENUE Monday, May 13, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 7:30 p.m. James J. Hill House, St. Paul Costumed actors recreate the scenes recorded in the turn -of -the -century letters of Summit Avenue house- holds. Refreshments served. House tours follow 50-minute performance. Reservations recommend- ed; call 612/297-2555. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. THE ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION Wednesday, May 15, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul The Society's Oral History Collection includes more than 1,500 interviews with people from all walks of life. The collection is especially strong in the fields of Minnesota politics, labor, business, agriculture and immigration. James E. Fogerty, head of the Society's Acquisitions and Curatorial Department, will explain how to use video, tapes and transcripts to record history in the words of the people who have lived it. Members: $3. Non-members: $5. GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW MILLE LACS INDIAN MUSEUM Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, noon to 5 p.m. Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia Explore the history and culture of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe through interactive exhibits, craft demonstrations and a calendar full of special programs when the new Mille Lacs Indian Museum opens its doors. The Onamia museum is dedicated to telling the story of the Band, past and present. Museum hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. Free admission on this opening weekend. OJIBWE ART EXPOSITION Saturday, May 18 through June 16 Mille Lacs Indian Museum Trading Post, Onamia This nationally recognized show highlights some of the best contemporary American Indian art from the region. SPRING PUNTING WEEKEND Saturday, May 18, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 19, noon to 5 p.m. Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River Farm gardens were productive suppliers of the household's fare. Learn about gardening methods of the past with a special emphasis on planting, hot beds, cold frames and historic varieties. Those who want to grab a garden tool are welcome to partici- pate in the activities. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. GUESTS IN THE GALLERY: CELEBRATE ASIAN• AMERICAN MONTH Sunday, May 19, 1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul St. Paul photographer Wing Young Huie exhibits his Frogtown photos and Paul Chamberlain will enter- tain with East Indian stories, shadow puppets and music in the Families exhibit performance area. Puppet shows held at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. HISTORY HIJINX: SHADOW SHOW Sunday, May 19,1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Make a movable shadow puppet and tell stories with silhouettes on a shadow screen. Learn about the best known shadow puppets in the world — the Javanese wayangs — which include over 600 differ- ent characters used to perform centuries -old plays. Learn from the shadow puppet performance of Gallery Guest Paul Chamberlain. Sponsored by the Cargill Foundation. IN HONOR OF MOTHERS Sunday, May 19,1 to 4:30 p.m. W. W. Mayo House, Le Sueur Tours highlight the life of Louise Wright Mayo, wife and mother of the founders of the Mayo Clinic. Visit with a costumed guide portraying Louise while enjoying English tea, crumpets and scones. Learn about women's hats from the last century. Mothers receive gift shop discounts. Non-members: $2 for adults; $1.50 for senior citizens; $1 for children ages 6-15. 19 21 25 26 NORTH WEST COMPANY FUR POST CHILDREN'S DAY Sunday, May 19, 1 to 4 p.m. North West Company Fur Post, Pine City When the voyageurs played tug-o-war, they called it Cat and Mouse. Children can learn this and other games that voyageurs used to pass time at a fur trading post. Other activities include making voyageur pouches and feather necklaces, decorating a canoe manboard and playing non -contact Francois ball. All are welcome, with activities especially aimed at children ages 6-12. SUMMIT HILL ASSOCIATION HOUSE TOUR Sunday, May 19, noon to 6 p.m. James J. Hill House, St. Paul The first floor of the James J. Hill House will be among the features of the Summit Hill House Tour. For reservations and fees, call 612/222-1222. SWEET GRASS BASKETWEAVING Monday, May 20,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thesday, May 21, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia Margaret Hill demonstrates her skill in weaving baskets from sweet grass, a traditional Ojibwe craft. Non-mem- bers: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. FRESH CURRENTS: SWEDISH AMERICAN ARTISTS IN MINNESOTA Thesday, May 21, 7:30 p.m. James J. Hill House, St. Paul Mary T. Swanson, professor of art history at the University of St. Thomas and an international authority on Scandinavian -American art, will present an illustrat- ed lecture on the themes of the Hill House's art exhibit, Pictures for a New Home: Minnesota's Swedish -American Artists. Reservations recommended; call 612/297-2555. 27 LEISURE ON THE FRONTIER Monday, May 27,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul Soldiers will be singing, playing nine -pins or rounders. Mrs. Snelling will host an informal tea. A fishing party will be organized at the front gate at 10:30 a.m. and guests can try their hand in the Minnesota River with an 1820s pole and tackle. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. 2, LECTURE: A CENTURY OF CYCLING Wednesday, May 29, 7:30 p.m. James J. Hill House, St. Paul This lively lecture by Richard Arey, author of Zlvin Cities Bicycling, and Ken Woods, founder of Gopher Wheelmen, traces the history of recreational bicycling in Minnesota. Arey and Woods will tell how the first bicycle craze of the 1890s unfolded in the Twin Cities. 71vin Cities Bicycling will be available during an author -signing after the program. Reservations are recommended; call 612/297-2555. 30 BEADED BUTTERFLY NECKLACES Thursday, May 30, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 31,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia Craftsperson Betty Kegg demonstrates making beaded butterfly necklaces in the tradition of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. FLUTE MAKING Thursday, May 23,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 24,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia Chuck Littlecreek demonstrates the skill of making a flute in the traditional Ojibwe fashion. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children 6-15. SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS ANNIVERSARY Saturday, May 25,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lindbergh House, Little Falls Joseph Ole Sancha, a Masai teacher from a Kenyan school that receives aid from Little Falls' Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary School, will present an illustrated talk at 2 p.m. on progress at the school. The lecture also highlights Lindbergh's interests in the tribal cultures of Africa. Other events of the day include an anniversary celebration of Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. BLUEGRASS MUSIC Sunday, May 26,1 to 4:30 p.m. Harkin Store, New Ulm Listen to traditional music played on the fiddle, guitar, dulcimer, mandolin and banjo. Learn about the history of the music and instruments. Performers are Bill and Laurie Ness. Non-members: $1 for adults; free to children ages 12 and under. HISTORY HI JINX: RIVERS OF RIBBON Sunday, May 26,1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Cut and sew flowers and stitch down leaves when you decorate a sash with the woodland designs of the distinc- tive Winnebago ribbon applique. You'll gain inspiration from examples of the work of Winnebago craftswomen. NATIONAL NATIVES MONTH CELEBRATION Sunday, May 26,1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Kunu Buffalo of the Ho -Chunk nation, will demonstrate how bows and arrows are made. Visitors also can see how intricate ribbon embroidery is done and watch the mesmerizing Four Directions Dance Clan. BASSWOOD DOLLS Monday, May 27,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thesday, May 28,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mille Lacs Indian Museum, Onamia Craftsperson Betty Kegg demonstrates making basswood dolls in the tradition of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Fee: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. 1 2 HISTORY DAY BENEFIT FEATURING DAVID MCCULLOUGH Thursday, May 30, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Noted historian David McCullough will present a 30- minute lecture followed by performances by History Day finalists. Tickets $15. Proceeds benefit Minnesota History Day. Call 612/296-0332 for information. June FARM ANIMAL AND LIVESTOCK WEEKEND Saturday, June 1, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 2, noon to 5 p.m. Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River Learn about the care and feeding of oxen, horses, hogs and sheep as the Kelley Farm staff and a visiting sheep shearer show how important livestock was to pioneer farming. This time of year, the farm has many young animals, including lambs, piglets and calves. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. SERVANTS AT THE RAMSEY HOUSE Saturday, June 1 throughout June Alexander Ramsey House, St. Paul In June Ramsey House guided tours focus on the fami- ly's servants. From creative cooking to helping ladies of the house dress in elegant gowns to the drudgery of cleaning and emptying chamber pots — find out how servants spent their days. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays (Tours leave on the hour until 3 p.m.). Reservations recommended; call 612/296- 8760. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citi- zens, $2 for children ages 6-15. SUMMIT AVENUE WALKING TOURS Saturday, June 1,11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays through September James J. Hill House, St. Paul Walk through one of St. Paul's historic neighborhoods. On a 90-minute exploration, guides explain the archi- tecture, development and social history of the neighbor- hood. Reservations recommended; call 612/297-2555. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. ADVENTURES ON THE VIRGIN PRAIRIE Sunday, June 2, 2 to 4 p.m. Jeffers Petroglyphs, Bingham Lake A guided walking tour will explain the value of virgin and reseeded prairies at this site known for its rock carvings of human figures and animals that tell a story spanning 5,000 years. GRAND MOUND CENTER'S 2OTH ANNIVERSARY Sunday, June 2, noon to 5 p.m. Grand Mound, International Falls Celebrate the Grand Mound historic site's 20th anniversary with refreshments. The Grand Mound is the Upper Midwest's largest burial mound. Its oldest artifacts date to 5000 B.C. On June 5,1976, the Grand Mound Center had its official opening. Since then, 135,000 people have visited the site. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AN EVENT, CALL 1.800.657.3773 FOR THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE HISTORIC SITE. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY • M A Y/ J U N E 1 9 9 6 1 2 4 ON -GOING EXHIBITS HISTORY CENTER, SAINT PAUL • BOXCAR 137356 • FAMILIES • GRAINLAND • HELP WANTED • HOME PLACE MINNESOTA • MANOOMINIKEWIN: STORIES OF WILD RILING • MINNESOTA A TO Z • MINNESOTA ALMANAC • MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES • MINNESOTA THROUGH ARTISTS' EYES • ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL OPENING OF ST. ANTHONY FALLS HERITAGE TRAIL Wednesday, May 1, 2:30 p.m. St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis Visitors to the St. Anthony Falls Heritage District will find an interpretive trail, modeled after the Boston Freedom Trail, to guide them to the mills, bridges, dams and spillways that remain from the time when Minneapolis was the flour milling capital of the nation. Kiosks include pictures, stories and visitor information. Signs and markers show the way along the loop. Formal trail opening is at 2:30 p.m. HISTORY AS ART AND PERFORMANCE Thursday, May 2, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul David Noble, professor of American studies and history at the University of Minnesota, is a pioneer in the dramatization of historical figures. He will present Thomas Jefferson and Norman Mailer in this entertaining and educational presentation. GUIDED TOUR OF GRAND MOUND Saturday, May 4, 2 p.m. Grand Mound, International Falls A guided tour of the trails will focus on some 5,000 years of history recorded in the archaeological record of the site. Site manager Mike Budak will detail the area's native cultures, fur trade, logging and homesteading. Non-mem- bers: $2 for adults, $1.50 for senior citizens, $1 for children ages 6-15. CELEBRATE RIVER HISTORY Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5, noon to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Explorer Joseph Nicollet and St. Paul's first public school teacher Harriet Bishop help bring the past alive for "Confluences," the St. Paul riverfront celebration. These figures from the past, in the form of costumed History Players, will talk about the rivers and their rela- tionships with these historic highways during the city- wide event. Meet Nicollet on Saturday and Bishop on Sunday as they tell stories in the museum galleries. EXHIBIT: PICTURES FOR A NEW HOME: MINNESOTA'S SWEDISH•AMERICAN ARTISTS Saturday, May 4 through Oct. 26 James J. Hill House, St. Paul This exhibit includes paintings and sculpture by Swedish and Swedish -American artists of Minnesota. A related exhibit details the work of Swedish immigrants who were part of Hill House history Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. Non-mem- bers: exhibit only $1; tours $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. Sponsored by the George A. MacPherson Fund. THE RECRUITS ARRIVE: HISTORIC FORT SNELLING OPENS FOR SEASON Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 5, noon to 5 p.m. Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul Rookie tour guides and volunteers complete their train- ing as they portray newly arrived 1820s residents of the fort. See exhibits, living -history characters and restored buildings. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citi- zens, $2 for children ages 6-15. Preserving the Past Archaeology Week April 26 through May 5 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION Thursday, May 2, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sibley House, Mendota Heights Learn how archaeologists sift through Minnesota's past. Robert Clouse, head of the Society's Archaeology Department, will lead a dig at the American Fur Company's Mendota Headquarters. Weather permitting. ROMAN FURNACE RECONSTRUCTION Saturday, May 4, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul Experimental archaeology in action faithfully repro- duces a Roman -style shaft furnace, producing the "bloom" and slag of iron. Weather permitting. ARCHAEOLOGY FOR KIDS Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul Kids of all ages are invited to the simulated excavation of a historic -period archaeological site. Wear old clothes, because you will dig, sift and find replicas of artifacts that were used by the inhabitants of Historic Fort Snelling in the 1800s. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. ARCHAEOLOGICAL WALKING TOUR Saturday, May 4, 10:30 a.m. to noon St. Anthony Falls, Minneapolis Enjoy a walking tour of Minneapolis's waterfront as Society archaeologist Scott Anfinson explains the indus- trial history of the area. He will discuss the archaeologi- cal excavation of the Pacific Sawmill, the first success- ful steam -powered mill in the city. Weather permitting. Historic Preservation Week May 12-18 LECTURE HIGHLIGHTS HISTORIC PRESERVATION Thursday, May 16, 7 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul From organizing a small town preservation movement to neighborhood activism in an urban center, panelists will discuss how preserving historic properties has made their communities a better place to live and work. For a statewide list of preservation events, call 1-800-657-3773. 5 GUEST IN THE GALLERY: MEXICAN FOLK MUSIC Sunday, May 5, 1 and 2:30 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Mariachi Serenata, a St. Paul group that performs traditional Mexican folk music, will help celebrate Cinco de Mayo as they stroll through galleries play- ing mariachi music. HISTORY HIJINX: CINCO DE MAYO Sunday, May 5,1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Celebrate Cinco de Mayo by creating a bright Mexican yarn "painting." Learn the techniques of this traditional art form, associated with the Huichol Indians of Durango. Use yam, glue and your imagi- nation to "paint" your design. Sponsored by the Cargill Foundation. HISTORICAL FARM POWER SHOW Sunday, May 5, noon to 5 p.m. Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River Collectors display authentically restored trucks, tractors and engines and explain their vehicles to visitors. Visitors learn about historic vehicles and the impact they had on early Minnesota agriculture. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. 7 9 11 12 RAMSEY HOUSE SEASON STARTS WITH MAY TOURS HIGHLIGHTING RAMSEY CHILDREN Tuesday, May 7, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Alexander Ramsey House, St. Paul Tour the 1872 Victorian mansion of Territorial Gov. Alexander Ramsey and his wife, Anna. You'll find orig- inal furnishings and a restored kitchen where cos- tumed cooks serve cookies baked on the wood -burning stove. May tours focus on the Ramseys' grandchildren. Their toys will be among items on display while guides tell stories of the children's lives. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays (Tours leave on the hour until 3 p.m.). Reservations recom- mended; call 612/296-8760. Non-members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. MINNESOTA GARDENS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY Thursday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. James J. Hill House, St. Paul Susan Price, author of the book, Minnesota Gardens, will present an illustrated lecture on gardens from the pioneer era to the present and the cultural forces that affected gardeners. Tours of the home will be offered. Refreshments served. Reservations recommended; call 612/297-2555. WORLD WAR II HISTORY ROUND TABLE Thursday, May 9, 7 p.m. Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul Women in the Navy and Marines is the topic for this round table discussion featuring four World War II veterans who will talk about their experiences. CAPITOL STATEHOOD CELEBRATION Saturday, May 11,1 to 3:30 p.m. Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul Celebrate Minnesota's birthday and hear costumed characters from the state's territorial past explain how Minnesota became the 32nd state. Tours will focus on Minnesota's role in the national debates on expansion of slavery in territories and the free verses slave state controversy. Guided tours leave every half hour until 3 p.m. Reservations requested; call 612/296-2881. PLOWING WEEKEND AT KELLEY FARM Saturday, May 11, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 12, noon to 5 p.m. Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River Kelley Farm fields turn to black velvet behind the plows, which find their power in draft oxen and horses. Visitors can join in or watch as Kelley field hands prepare for a season of crops. Non-members: $4 for adults, 83 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15. HISTORY HIJINX: PRESERVE COMMUNITIES Sunday, May 12, 1 to 4 p.m. Minnesota History Center, St. Paul Help create a giant communities jigsaw puzzle as part of Historic Preservation Week. Use building materials to create a giant puzzle piece to represent your own community. Learn how to preserve communities with materials form the State Historic Preservation Office. MOTHER'S DAY NATURE WALK Sunday, May 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lindbergh House, Little Falls For Mother's Day, families can enjoy nature walks guided by naturalist Virginia P.Berguson or wander on their own through the trails near Lindbergh's boyhood home. Tour the home, see the exhibits, or try Swedish party cakes from the recipe of Charles' mother. Non- members: $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for children ages 6-15; mothers are admitted for free. PRAIRIE PLANTS AND GARDEN PLOTS Sunday, May 12, 2 to 5 p.m.. Lower Sioux Agency, Morton Learn the prairie gardening practices of the Dakota and the Euro-Americans in the 1850s. Weather per- mitting, visitors can help with a prairie burn and gar- den planting. Non-members: $2 for adults, $1.50 for senior citizens, $1 for children ages 6-15. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT AN EVENT. CALL 1.800.657.3773 FOR THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE HISTORIC SITE. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY M A Y/ J U N E • 1 9 9 6 Minnesotans Vacation on the Edge In the last issue of Member News we asked members to write and let us know about their favorite vacation memories. Nora McGillivray and Wayne Hornicek of Shoreview wrote us about their trips on the edge, literally, of the state. Our great Minnesota vaca- tion is on -going and on -the - edge. Once every year or so we pack a van with maps, history books, nature field guides, art materials and cameras and head out to spend a couple of weeks poking along the edge - the boundary - of our state. That measures 1,783 miles; we have no idea how long it will take to finally make our way all around. On our first edge foray, it took us a week to get to Winona. After two weeks had passed, we were at the spot where 1-35 crosses Minnesota's bound- ary with Iowa. We live in a northern St. Paul suburb; we were back home in two hours. On our second edge outing, we started where we left off, continuing west, then north, as far as Ortonville. There is where we will begin the 1996 segment of this vacation -on - the -edge. Our goal is to be on the roads that keep us as close to the actual boundary of Minnesota as possible, but, ideally, we want to be on the edge. Much to our delight, a good deal of the Iowa - Minnesota edge is a road and every once in a while there's a town literally balanced on the edge. Have you ever been to Bee? Or Emmons? Wherever we are is the best place to be. Whatever we see is worthy of notice, be it a wild flower, a ladder, a place of history or a field of corn. We talk with people we chance to meet. We explore, we read, we draw, we write, we make a book, we take photos. We move on only when we are ready. Mille Lacs Indian TIiding Post returns to life and reopens memories Sally Mitchell remembers the items that sold well at the Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post in the middle years of this century "We sold cloth remnants, cotton hose, packets of beads, straw hats in the summer, heavy boots and stock- ings in the winter, sugar, flour, oatmeal and cornmeal, baking powder and soda, and cereals. Soda crackers were also big sellers, because people could carry them back to their cars and eat them there," she says. Mitchell, who now lives near Pine Center, Minn., and is 86, was hired by Jeannette and Harry Ayer around 1930 to perform a variety of duties at their trading post, and she worked there on and off for about 25 years. The Ayers willed the property to the Society in the mid-1960s, and it just underwent an extensive restoration to duplicate its appearance during the 1930s. It stands next to the new Mille Lacs Indian Museum, set to open May 18. The Ayers, native Twin Citians with an entrepre- neurial bent, had run a trading post in the area for Indian and tourist customers since 1918. In 1925 they opened a new trading post — a complex on the Minnesota Scenic Highway (U.S. Highway 169) that eventually grew to include tourist cabins, boat dock and boat rentals, a gas station, and dining facilities — which is where Mitchell worked. "Sometimes there were cabins to be cleaned and I did that, sometimes I cooked, and sometimes I filled in for the waitresses," she says. "If business was slow inside the building, there was always something to be done in the garden, like picking berries. The place where I really liked to work was what Mr. Ayer called the Indian Room. It had a great variety of Indian - made things for sale, from all over the United States and Alaska. I helped sell them, kept the pottery dusted, and swept." The Ayers stocked this room with hand-crafted souvenir items for the tourist trade. These in- cluded beaded necklaces and chains, birch -bark craft items, jewelry, rugs, and pottery that they acquired from members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and from Indian craftspeople throughout the Southwest and Mexico. 'They also had thousands of artifacts attached to burlap on Boatworks employees enjoyed a break, ca. 1931. the walls, including a giant arrowhead made from many small arrowheads, a rabbit -skin blanket made from pelts and woven sections, and full Indian costumes," Mitchell remembers. B11N01GEN. Trading Post too., The trading post has been restored to its 1930s appearance. Then (below), ca. 1932, and now (above). IMP Elr • ft. You can browse through the gift shop at the restored trading post. She has vivid memories of her employers. "Mr. Ayer smoked cigars and never quite smoked them up, so he'd leave them where ever he was discoursing with a client. We'd collect them and give them all back to him for the holidays," she says. "Mrs. Ayer mothered the whole bunch of us. If we had a problem, we'd go to her for help, and if we had a bill coming, she would pay us a bit ahead of time. All of the workers there were like a family." The Ayer building remains the only known 20th- century Indian trading post in Minnesota that retains its integrity of location, design, setting and associa- tion with its past — all of which makes its recent restoration especially important. The restoration included reinstalling the original south porch entrance, installing new windows to match historic locations, and returning original interior finishes. Outside, signs and gas pumps recreate the am- biance of the 1930s roadside stop. The Society also upgraded the building's mechanical and electrical systems and corrected drainage problems that had caused some deterioration. Now the north wing houses a gift shop serving as an outlet for Mille Lacs arti- sans. Tourists will also find Native American crafts from around the country, including blankets and books, jewelry, clothing, wild rice and other food products. The trading post also includes a small space for traveling exhibits, and planning is underway for a permanent exhibit of the art of members of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. For Sally Mitchell, working at the trading post changed her life. It was there that she met her husband. "A tall, dark, handsome young man came to the door, closed it behind him, and stood there for a while," she remembers. "I said, That's my man,' and I guess he got the same idea. We had 54 years together before he died eight years ago." Their daughter Eve Kuschel now works as the assistant site manager of the Mille Lacs Indian Museum. O j i b w e Art Expo A juried art exhibit, the Ojibwe Art Expo features art of the upper great lakes region, including bead work, quill work and baskets in the traditional categories as well as photographs, paintings and sculpture in the contemporary division. The Expo will take place at the restored Mille Lacs Trading Post May 18 through June 16. Artists range in age from teenagers to those in their 70s. This year's Expo is dedicated to beadwork artist Maude Kegg, a Mille Lacs elder who died recently. t u' o MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY M A Y/ J U N E • 1 9 9 6 llI Me,nber VOLUME FIVE ■ Niii M HER THR.0 New Mille Lacs Indian Museum shows events through Ojibwe eyes When Brenda Moose Boyd thinks about the Society's new Mille Lacs Indian Museum, set to open to the public on May 18, she is reminded of the stories her father used to tell. Growing up on the Mille Lacs Reservation during the 1940s and '50s, she often listened to her fa- ther's accounts of his life and the history of the Ojibwe people. "He talked about how things looked when he was growing up — stories like that," recalls Boyd, who is now director of the Mille Lacs Tribal Archives and founder of the Band's oral history and archives program. Like her father's tales, the new museum re- counts events in the history of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe from both the distant past and recent times, seen from an Indian perspective. Boyd served on the new museum's planning committee, one of many Band members who worked closely with the Society in the planning process, and she is pleased with the results. "We thought it was very important to include contemporary events," she says, and the Mille Lacs Indian Museum — a 22,810-square-foot facility that occupies the former site of the Society's old Mille Lacs Museum that closed in 1992 — gives plenty of attention to the present. "A lot of things are happening now in the Indian community, and we wanted to show and tell people that the Band is very much alive in contemporary times," observes museum site manager and exhibit co -curator Joycelyn Shingobe-Wedll. More than a half -dozen exhibits work together to give visitors a view of life in the Band. An introductory section that offers a glimpse of the Mille Lacs community through the eyes of its members is one of the favorite parts of the museum for Kate Roberts, exhibit co -curator. "When visitors first come in, they see a wall of cardboard cut-outs showing past and present Band members," she says. 'We've paired con- temporary people with those from the past, to help visitors understand that the past and present are both a part of life in the Band. It works well for the casino -goers and other visi- tors who may not have family in the communi- ty, and for the Band members who will recog- nize people they know and see throughout the week. It's a nice welcome to the museum." Society members are invited to the grand opening of the new Mille Lacs Indian Musewn on May 18. Other exhibits include "Our Living Culture," which shows how traditional music and dance remain an integral part of life at Mille Lacs today; 'The Veterans' Tribute," examining the importance of military service within Indian communities and highlighting the service of a 30-year-old Desert Storm veteran; "Nation Within a Nation," exploring how the people of Mille Lacs have asserted the rights of sovereign- ty and self -governance; and "Making a Living," which investigates how the Band has survived over the past 500 years. Other sections of the museum feature the 2,841-square-foot Four Seasons Room, preserved from the old museum, whose life-size dioramas show early Ojibwe These Band members were at a recent Mille Lacs powwow. One section of the museum relates how traditional music and dance remain an integral part of life at Mille Lacs today. The section's life-sized figures form a dance circle featuring an impressive array of contemporary powwow costumes made by Band members. ways of living, as well as the 1,500-piece Ayer Collection of Ojibwe artifacts, a community exhibit of artwork by Band members, and a re- search area. Adjoining the museum is the Mille Lacs Trading Post, which has been newly re- stored to its 1930s appearance. The new museum is unquestionably an im- provement on the old one, which had been built in 1960. "The old museum included only pre - contact times," says Shingobe-Wedll, who started out by working in it as a tour guide. "That's where things stopped — it didn't bring the story of the Band up to the present." Planning to replace it began in 1983, and from the beginning the Society worked with members of the Band to develop a new facility. "We wanted the basic message of the museum to be that the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has retained its culture, home and traditions through the centuries, often against great odds," says Roberts, who joined the museum's exhibits team in 1992. "We've tried hard to include personal stories and quotes from the oral histories of Band members to put a human face on the events that affected the Band. Indian history is often told from the point of view of the people who acted upon the Indians. We wanted to turn that around, to show what those events meant to the Ojibwe." Funding for the new museum has been a partnership between public and private sources. In 1987, the Minnesota state legisla- ture appropriated $4 million for the project. Federal funding support came from the Economic Development Agency to promote tourism in the area and to create new jobs, the U.S. Department of Transportation (ISTEA program), and from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Another $1.3 million came in the way of grants from the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and Grand Casinos, Inc., the Laura Jane Musser Fund, the McKnight Foundation, and several individuals. Grand opening The weekend of May 18 and 19 marks the grand opening of the new Mille Lacs Indian Museum, and the museum will welcome visitors with a variety of activities and events. In addition to the ribbon -cutting ceremony on May 18, the opening weekend will feature craft demonstrations, kids' activities, a fun run, Mille Lacs Band musicians performing traditional and contemporary music, and speeches on the changing perception of American Indian arts. See the calendar for other May events. The museum is located in Onamia, two hours north of the Twin Cities on Highway 169. Call 320/532-3632 for more information. David McCullough to speak at History Center David McCullough, host of PBS's The American Experience, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning biog- Davtd McCullough raphy Raman, narrator of Ken Burns' documentary The Civil War, historian, teacher and popular public speaker will give a lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30 in the 3M Auditorium at the Minnesota History Center. Following McCullough's speech will be performances by Minnesota students who will compete at National History Day in June. Tickets are $15 and proceeds will benefit the Minnesota Historical Society's History Day program. To purchase tickets, complete this form and return it to the Development Office, Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906. To charge tickets to a major credit card call 612/296-0332. Number of tickets @ $15 each = total enclosed. _ I cannot attend but a contribution is enclosed. Name Address City/State/Zip Phone o n e Members of the Eagan History Society January 2003 Joanna Foote I would ask that you accept my resignation as chair of our group. I have truly enjoyed the privilege, but my hearing is becoming a problem. I am not able to hear conversations at the other end of the table during our meetings and I feel that the group is suffering from this. I want to remain a member and work at gathering and storing records of our City. I enjoy the opportunity to discover new facts concerning Eagan. Above all else, I want to help the society to grow in interest and number. Ray Wade Philip and Ramona Broman moved to Eagan Tnsp. while in their early 20s in 1954.They were married at Lone Oak Trinity three years before. They made the move in 1954 because Philip had a job as a government meat inspector at Armours in South St.Paul. Phil had the job for less than a year when the government cut back and because he had low seniority the Browmans were out of work. He took a job with a well digger in Bloomington that lasted less than a year and Phil was able to qualify as an inspector for a new state program for encouraging hog producers to feed cooked garbage to their hogs under a controlled situation. One of the participants was the largest hog farm in the state and , coincidentally a close neighbor of the Broman's. Bromans lived just south of the intersection of Highway 3 and Diffley, however Diffley did not exist at that time.The Clarkson Farm was immediately north of Bromans property . Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson each drove a tank truck in two separate routes, picking up several tons of select garbage from restaurants in the Twin Cities, bringing it back to their farm, cooking it and feeding it to their 1500 hogs. Phil and one other inspector serviced all the hog farms in the entire state at that time. Phil eventually found a job with Minnesota Mining where he worked until retirement two years ago. When asked where they voted and how they got to the voting place, Ramona said that Diffley was then known as Hiway 7 and ended at the junction of Dodd Rd. They voted at the Town Hall and drove on Cliff Rd which was gravel. To the north on Hiway 3, except for the farms,the only businesses were the Wescott station and the Halfway House. If one was to ride the Jefferson Bus, Wescott Grocery would light a colored light and the bus driver would stop, however if you were on the road side when he drove by he would stop when you flagged him down. Ray Wade Historical Soc. Saturday October25, 1997 America Online: HISTRN Page: 1 History of Dakota & Goodhue Counties Vol 1 1910 pg. 405 "Eagan was formerly a part of the town of Mendota as established by the county commissioners 4/6/1858. At a meetibg held by them on the 20th of the same month, a town was formed consiosting of sections 13 to 36 inclusive in the present town of 'Eagan & called Montgomery. This action proved unsatisfactory and was reconsidered and repealed at the same meeting. By a specialact of the state leguslature during the winter of 1861, the town of Eagan was detatched with it's present limits from Mendota. The populationat the census of 1880 was 642. The first meeting for the purpose of organizing the town was held at the houise of Michael Comer in the northwest quarter of section 25, 4/3/60. Robert O'Neill was chosen moderator and Micheal Comer Clerk. At the election which ensued, the following officers wereelercte for the comming year, VIZ.: Patrick Eagan, James Collar, Robery O'Neill, supervisors: Michael Comer, Clerk Thomas Fannon, Assessor; William Diffley, Treasurer, Michael Kirby, William Harper, Justices of the peeace. Patrick Mooney,Louis Sansonley, Constables; Patrick Eagan, Anthony Devitt, Michael Cain, road supervisors." * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Largest lake is Long Lake also known as Black Hawk, lies between sections 16,17, & 21 with an area of about 90 acres. Received the second name, Black Hawk because an early resinent with that nick -name, John Conklin, previously a soldier at Fort Snelling, in the employ of General Sibley, who placed him on a farm at the east end of Long 'Lake, subsequently known as Black Hawk." ************,********************************** JOANNE This is the source for story on Black Hawk. Ray from Eagan's Past.... THE LONE OAK TREE A bur oak tree, located at the junction of Mendota -Hastings Road and early Dodd Road, was used as a posting spot for public notices by Eagan township. The tree served as an official posting place from 1860 to 1981. The site is at the intersection of Highway 55 and Lone Oak Road. in the mid 1920s, Arnold Walther, columnist for the West St. Paul Booster, wrote news about Eagantown and called his column the Lone Oak News. He said that the but oak tree and area around it would be called Lone Oak. And so it was. For over 120 years the Lone Oak Tree was an official posting spot for Eagan township and Eagan city. in 1961, County Road 26 officially became Lone Oak Road. Trinity Lutheran Church and school added Lone Oak to their names in the mid-I960s. As Eagan grew, the need for wider streets and highways also grew. The Lone Oak Tree was soon boxed in by a widened Highway 55. The Minnesota Highway Department ordered that the tree be cut down in 1974. However, the highway department did not know the significance of the Lone Oak Tree. School children, city and other state officials successfully rallied support to save the tree and the highway department rescinded its order. For a few years, things went well for theLone Oak Tree. in 1976, it was named a Minnesota Heritage Tree. The City of Eagan adopted as its motto, "The Lone Oak Tree is a symbol of strength and growth in our community". By 1982, however, it was clear that the Lone Oak Tree was dying. Blacktop was just a foot away from the tree. The highway department said the tree was a hazard which should be cut down. The department offered to ,and did, plant a new bur oak tree on the grounds of the Trinity Lone Oak Church. Still, the City was reluctant to eradicate the tree despite the fact that the proximity of Hwy 55 and Lone Oak Road was choking the life from the tree. In 1984, the Highway department again approached the City Council and asked to remove the tree. On April 9, 1984, the 200 year old bur oak was cut down. The symbolism of the Lone Oak Tree lives on. The Lone Oak Tree is part of the Citv's motto and Iogo.The Lone Oak Years is the history book of Eagan. Lone Oak Road is the address for a growing commercial -industrial community. The new Lone Oak Tree is thriving. The Lone Oak Tree Nvil1 forever be an integral part of Eagan's past and its future. Black Hawk He was a chief of the Sacs and Foxes and belived his people were unfairly treated in a treaty wherein their land was lost in the treaty of 1804 in St.Louis. He made trouble for the U.S. government untill he was captured at the battle of Bad Axe River in Wisconsin August 2, 1832. After several moves, he and some of his people were moved to Fort Monroe, Virginia. In 1838 he and his family moved to a new home along the Des Moines river. He died October 3, 1838. John Conklin was a private in the army and at one time was an aide to General Sibley during the Souix Uprising. General Sibley was a large land owner in Eagan Township and in an effort to seperate himself from John, he gave him property on the shore of Long Lake. John claimed to have been in the party that captured Black Hawk and on any chance would tell people around him about his involvement. It became known that,should you be near him he would stop you to tell this story and the general vicinity of his property, including the lake became known as Black Hawk, as a put-down. Common usage eventually did away with 'Long Lake.' Ray Wade Eagan Historical Society' 4 — 4 . • Ipll IUII , G('i GP�'� No• LL / / /— / / / / / / / / // / / / // /' // /' // // / LEGEND g ARS EXISTING- E3EF-C' I /87 - TOWNSHIP BOUNDRY. SECTION LINE . . 1 /4 SECTION LINE . EXISTING ROAD RIGHT of WAY PROPOSED ROAD RIGHT of WAY RAILROAD RIGHT of WAY UTILITY EASEMENT NATURAL GAS MAIN u (31,IC C31_OG-5, ALL A T LEDANON WESCOTT 1 NM ROSEIMOt1N BLAC//HA A L' gal MEADO NORTHERN STATES 19q_ dolt HOVEN LL b.: • l 1fit I / TA Nnv i i ti - A - TWP. 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