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RED RIVER ORTHODOX Orthodox Easter and Church History
Sunday was Pascha ("Easter") for Orthodox Christians across the globe. For us, it meant the conclusion to a long Holy Week and a wonderful celebration of the resurrection of Christ in the very earlies...
Posted on 5/7/13 at 9:56 AM
THE BRIDGEHUNTER'S CHRONICLES Loving ode to bridge poets: The Unknown Bridge
The Month of Bridge Poets The month of dedicating our loving odes to bridge poets continue with another bridge poem that was discovered a few years ago. Unlike the previous post (which featured the...
Posted on 5/2/13 at 8:55 AM
RURAL REFLECTIONS the Pavek Museum
Sometimes people give gems of information to each other, gems which are worth more than their mineral counterparts. Paul Maloney is a friend of mine who gave me such a gem and I want to share it with ...
Posted on 4/20/13 at 8:37 AM
SOCIAL SECURITY: INFORMATION & UPDATES Remembering Oklahoma City
On April 19, 1995, at 9:02 a.m. CST, our nation experienced a profound tragedy in the terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City. Sixteen SSA employees and...
Posted on 4/19/13 at 9:02 AM
SWEET CONCLUSIONS A Lesson in Family History (Part 3)
continuation of A Lesson in Family History Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road wou...
Posted on 4/3/13 at 9:32 AM
Eriksmoen: Murder, mystery surround Custer statues 
What I call a mystery, some might call a curse. Four major attempts to memorialize George A. Custer with bronze, larger-than-life statues have resulted in strange twists.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , March 03, 2012
Magna Carta translated into English for new exhibit at National Archives
WASHINGTON – To most Americans, England’s “Magna Carta,” or “Great Charter,” is a dead-tree document from the 13th century.
February 19, 2012
Grand Forks Pearl Harbor survivor remembers day, but doesn't dwell on it
Woman served on one of two hospital ships in the harbor the morning of the attackGRAND FORKS - At 26, Agnes Shurr was a nurse aboard a hospital ship at anchor on a bright, calm morning. “It was a Sunday, and we could sleep in,” she said. “We were anchored out in the stream, away from the docks. Sunday was our day off, and I was sleeping.”
By Chuck Haga, Forum Communications Co. , December 06, 2011
Halgrimson: Northport Shopping Center expanded over time
A 1976 story in The Forum noted that “Northport Shopping Center in Fargo will mark its 20th year of operation next week at a time in its history when sales are hitting new highs.”
By Andrea Hunter Halgrimson , April 03, 2011
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Eriksmoen: Political farmer drew North Dakota’s state rank
The man who determined that North Dakota would become the 40th state admitted to the Union was a bonanza farmer and a newly elected U.S. senator.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , March 20, 2011
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Eriksmoen: Early newspaper editor also first published poet
The first person to edit a newspaper for more than a month in what is now North Dakota was also the first published poet in the state.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , March 06, 2011
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Clay historical society has open board seats
The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County has three-year board member seats to fill.
February 03, 2011
History Lecture Series continues on Saturday
The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County History Lecture Series continues at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hjemkomst Center, 202 1st Ave. N., in Moorhead, with Terry Shoptaugh, professor of history and university archivist at Minnesota State University Moorhead.
February 03, 2011
Eriksmoen: Champion for pure products has legacy at NDSU
The first chemistry professor at the North Dakota Agricultural College, now North Dakota State University, later became president of the college and a U.S. senator.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , January 30, 2011
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As I Recall: Moorhead borrows name from NP railroad director
William Garroway Moorhead, for whom the city of Moorhead is named, was born July 7, 1811, at Moorhead’s Ferry on the Susquehanna River,
22 miles north of Harrisburg, Pa. He was one of four sons and three daughters born to Irish immigrant parents who came to America in 1798.
By Andrea Hunter Halgrimson , January 30, 2011
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Halgrimson: Book explores food, lifestyle of migrants
In her book, “97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement,” author Jane Ziegelman tells the story of families in a single apartment building in New York between 1863 and 1935.
By Andrea Hunter Halgrimson , January 26, 2011
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Man translates Dakota letters: Canku has spent a decade bringing 150-year-old stories to life
For nearly 150 years, the voices of Dakota men imprisoned after the Dakota Conflict of 1862 went unheard.
By Dan Gunderson / Minnesota Public Radio , January 23, 2011
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Bonanzaville loses facilities manager
Half of full-time positions open after back-to-back firing, resignation
Four days after the executive director of Bonanzaville was fired, the West Fargo historical village’s facilities manager resigned.
By Sherri Richards , January 23, 2011
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Eriksmoen: Chemist ‘made North Dakota a leader in pure food’
Considering today’s political climate, I found it interesting that a century ago, the man most responsible in North Dakota for drafting legislation calling for strict government regulations was a Republican who later became a U.S. senator.
By Curtis Eriksmoen , January 23, 2011
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Lind: Langer’s legacy lives on
Bill Langer was “a character.”
So says Don Aird of Fenton, Mo., in the wake of other stories about North Dakota’s late governor and senator.
By Bob Lind , January 18, 2011
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