Hometown History
Series produced by KSRQ
Residents of northwest Minnesota communities share nostalgic stories related to the culture and history of their hometowns. Segments feature content from county history museums along with the personal recollections of local people. Recent immigrants' stories will be featured, along with remembrances of traditional northwest Minnesota activities like farming, hunting, fishing, hockey, and snowmobiling.
Residents of northwest Minnesota communities share nostalgic stories related to the culture and history of their hometowns. Segments feature content from county history museums along with the personal recollections of local people. Recent immigrants' stories will be featured, along with remembrances of traditional northwest Minnesota activities like farming, hunting, fishing, hockey, and snowmobiling.
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The Olson Cabin at Pioneer Village in Thief River Falls is unique because of an added room and upper level that were not typical of a basic 1800s s...
- Added: Jan 17, 2024
- Length: 03:36
Maintenance of the 19 buildings on the grounds of Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village is an ongoing project. Executive Director Jamie Bakken describes ...
- Added: Jan 17, 2024
- Length: 03:01
Visitors can scan QR codes to hear about local history on an audio tour of Pioneer Village's 19 buildings, to give a more immersive experience of t...
- Added: Jan 17, 2024
- Length: 04:01
Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village Executive Director Jamie Bakken talks about her involvement with the Pennington County Historical Society in Thief ...
- Added: Jan 16, 2024
- Length: 05:31
Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village Director Jamie Bakken talks about the Inga Geving Museum, home to a collection of Native American artifacts and man...
- Added: Jan 16, 2024
- Length: 04:58
Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village Director Jamie Bakken walks through a collection of Apple IIe computers that can still play Oregon Trail, along wit...
- Added: Jan 11, 2024
- Length: 03:56
Jamie Bakken, director of Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, talks about an exhibit featuring vintage toys donated by...
- Added: Nov 01, 2023
- Length: 02:23
Auto racing has a history in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, going back to the 1950s. Jamie Bakken, director of Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village, tal...
- Added: Nov 01, 2023
- Length: 02:28
Jamie Bakken, director of Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, reviews a mural of photos showing the town in the early ...
- Added: Nov 01, 2023
- Length: 02:20
Jamie Bakken, director of Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, gives an introduction to the museum's namesake.
- Added: Nov 01, 2023
- Length: 03:35
Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village Director Jamie Bakken talks about the effort underway to restore a chandelier that once adorned the Thief River Fal...
- Added: Oct 25, 2023
- Length: 03:47
The Christmas cookies from Gary's Rainbow Bakery were so tasty that nostalgic customers who moved from Thief River Falls to the East Coast ordered ...
- Added: Jun 29, 2023
- Length: 05:44
The railroads opened up northwest Minnesota and the Midwest by transporting products from the farm fields and the deep forest. The people who produ...
- Added: Jun 28, 2023
- Length: 20:14
The Steiger Tractor Company was founded in the 1950s by brothers Douglass and Maurice Steiger, who farmed near Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. The broth...
- Added: Jun 14, 2023
- Length: 17:45
Russell Lileks began collecting the history of Thief River Falls in 1972 when he started the first of over 30 scrapbooks filled with photos, newspa...
- Added: Jun 14, 2023
- Length: 16:14
Third-generation Polk County, Minnesota farmer Alan Dragseth shares insights into the history and economic impact of sugar beet farming in the Red ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 03:04
Third-generation Polk County, Minnesota farmer Alan Dragseth shares insights into the history and economic impact of sugar beet farming in the Red ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 04:06
Third-generation Polk County, Minnesota farmer Alan Dragseth shares insights into the history and economic impact of sugar beet farming in the Red ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 03:02
Third-generation Polk County, Minnesota farmer Alan Dragseth shares insights into the history and economic impact of sugar beet farming in the Red ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 03:44
Third-generation Polk County, Minnesota farmer Alan Dragseth shares insights into the history and economic impact of sugar beet farming in the Red ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 03:44
