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Italian Immigrants, Master Builders

Posted on January 10, 2018 by schsuser
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We were asked this week to provide some information to Lura Jackson, editor of the Calais Advertiser, about immigrants to the St. Croix Valley in days past. She is writing an article for this week’s paper. While doing some research … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cards of the Past

Posted on December 20, 2017 by schsuser
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The tradition of sending Christmas cards began in the early 1840’s in England. The “Penny Post” system was instituted in England in 1840 and sending letters to friends and family became cheap and popular- so popular in fact that during … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at 1957

Posted on October 25, 2017 by schsuser
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In 1957 the world seemed as close as it had ever been to the unimaginable, a nuclear war between the US and the USSR. The British had become the third nation to joined the nuclear club and relations between East … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at 1926

Posted on August 2, 2017 by schsuser
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Other than March 26, 1926 when the first lip-reading competition was held in the United States, September 15, 1926 when an assassin fired three shots at Mussolini from close range managing only hit his nose and September 20, 1926 when Bugsy Moran … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at 1946

Posted on June 28, 2017 by schsuser
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For those of us born after World War Two the image of the post war years can best be summed up by the iconic photo of the “Kiss” in Times Square, the return of millions GI’s and by the fall … Continue reading →

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Exciting 1945 V-Mail

Posted on June 7, 2017 by schsuser
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Above is a copy of a 1945 V letter we recently received from Betsy Walker, the granddaughter of Betsy Higgins Gepte. Betsy Gepte had recently arrived in San Francisco after her release from the Japanese internment camp at Santo Tomas … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at 1910

Posted on April 26, 2017 by schsuser
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Many people spent the first few months of 1910 resignedly waiting to die along with the rest of humanity when Haley’s comet returned from its 76 year journey through the universe.The comet had been here  many times before and astronomers … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at 1905

Posted on March 6, 2017 by schsuser
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If a vote were taken by the sages of science on the most momentous and significant year in the history of scientific theory 1905 would have to rate either at or near the top. 1905 has been dubbed “The Miracle … Continue reading →

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Snow Management in the St. Croix Valley

Posted on February 19, 2017 by schsuser
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Last week’s storms were cumulatively probably as much snow as we’ve had around here in one week for a good long time. The Historical Society has many photos of snowy winters over the years- back in the days before front … Continue reading →

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A Look Back at 1883

Posted on January 11, 2017 by schsuser
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1883 was a year marked by few momentous military events, political upheavals or social conflicts although the year had, as always, its tragedies and disasters. It would have been a very boring year in the historical record had not an … Continue reading →

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