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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US troops of Norwegian descent made up the 99th Infantry Battalion, trained to liberate Norway from the Nazis in WWII. 98-year old Army Veteran Ric...
- Added: May 17, 2022
- Length: 22:36
Grant Nelson talks with Deb Zak about the history of the University of Minnesota Extension Service, with a focus on Pennington County.
- Added: Apr 12, 2023
- Length: 16:27
This Pennington County gathering place has been the site of wedding dances, baseball games, and good memories since 1936. Randy and Michael Carpent...
- Added: Apr 12, 2023
- Length: 14:50
Margie Coan of the Goodridge Area Historical Society talks with Grant Nelson about the electric passenger train that served the area in the early 1...
- Added: Apr 17, 2023
- Length: 18:00
The Pennington Soil and Water Conservation District was formed in 1948. District Manager Peter Nelson tells Grant Nelson how the SWCD provides land...
- Added: Apr 17, 2023
- Length: 16:18
At the age of 19, Gary Bucklin became a bakery manager at McGlynn Bakeries in Minneapolis. In 1973, he moved to Thief River Falls and purchased Rai...
- Added: Apr 25, 2023
- Length: 15:21
Voices that fill the radio airwaves across Minnesota, North Dakota and beyond, were first heard on a college radio station in Thief River Falls. Hu...
- Added: Apr 28, 2023
- Length: 50:17
Grant Nelson's guest is Peter Solem. Peter's history is anchored by roots that run deep in rural life. On today's show, Peter talks about what life...
- Added: May 10, 2023
- Length: 23:01
Debbie Miller spent 40 years as a librarian at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. Debbie is a board member of the Norwegian American Histori...
- Added: May 23, 2023
- Length: 24:49
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 06:51
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 09:29
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 09:10
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 09:08
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 11:04
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 11:08
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 10:23
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 10:20
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 10:31
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 09:30
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 08:36
