Saturday, August 22, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: August 22

August 22, 1936 – Minnesota Governor Floyd B. Olson died in office of stomach cancer on this date.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_B._Olson




Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain Nov. 25, 2013,
as long as acknowledgement included.
 
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Friday, August 21, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 21

August 21, 1883 – An estimated F5 tornado hit Rochester, Minn.  “It was one in a series of tornadoes that hit Southeast Minnesota that day, causing at least 37 deaths and over 200 injuries, and was the impetus for the creation of the Mayo Clinic.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883_Rochester_tornado




Rochester Tornado

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883_Rochester_tornado
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Thursday, August 20, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 20

August 20, 1914 – A monument to Chief Mou-zoo-mau-nee, leader of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, was dedicated on this date at Fort Ridgely Cemetery in Nicollet County near Fairfax, Minn. The chief helped protect settlers at Fort Ripley during the Sioux uprising of 1862.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41925277




http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=41925277&PIpi=21459651


Inscription:
“Erected by the State of Minnesota in recognition of and to commemorate the loyal and efficient services rendered to the state by Chief Mou-zoo-mau-nee and the Chippewa Indians during the Sioux outbreak and the Civil War.”



http://image1.findagrave.com/photos/2009/255/41925277_125289973078.jpg

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 19

August 19, 1862 – A home known as Farther and Gay was a center of hospitality and happy family life for the short time Joseph Renshaw Brown, his half-Indian wife and their 12 children lived in it. On this date during the Sioux Uprising, the Browns were forced to flee their home, which was looted and burned by the attacking Indians. The ruins of the home are still standing on 145th Street between Granite Falls and Redwood Falls, Minn.


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The ruins were added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug. 3, 1986.


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Marker Text:

Farther and Gay Castle
These ruins are all that remain of a large stone house built in 1861 by Joseph R. Brown, frontier fur trader, Indian Agent, politician, journalist and inventor.

The house, known as Farther and Gay Castle, was a center of hospitality and happy family life for the short time that Brown, his mixed-blood Sioux wife and their twelve children lived in it.

On August 19, 1862, during the Sioux Uprising, the Browns were forced to flee their home, which was looted and burned by the attacking Indians.

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1http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/0371dc56-d079-4762-9fc0-d670a846efb4.jpg

2http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/1cc8563c-0fcf-4a8c-9b7c-a800bddd9c0d.jpg
3http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/e6f20bde-13e9-4d7d-a289-d87998838074.jpg  

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Tuesday, August 18, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 18

August 18, 1980 – The Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific Depot in Virginia, Minn., was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on this date. The depot was built in 1913 for the Duluth, Winnipeg, and Pacific Railway, which was a subsidiary company of the Canadian National Railroad. The depot was used until the late 1950's when it was converted to a bank.

http://nrhp.mnhs.org/NRDetails.cfm?NPSNum=80004364

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2PJY_Duluth_Winnipeg_and_Pacific_Depot_Virginia_Minnesota








Photos taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain August 18, 2015,
as long as acknowledgement included.


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Monday, August 17, 2015

On This Date in Minnesota History: August 17

August 17, 1946 – “A tornado killed eleven and injured 60 in Mankato, and a second one, an hour later, injured 200 in Wells, Minnesota.”

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part2.pdf



http://www.mankato-mn.gov/Community/Page.aspx

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Sunday, August 16, 2015

On this Date in Minnesota History: August 16

August 16, 2001 – “Zacarias Moussaoui (33), a French citizen of Moroccan descent, was arrested in Eagan, Minnesota, on immigration charges. He was taking lessons on flying Boeing jets with no interest in taking off or landing. He was later suspected as a 5th member of one of the Sept. 11 WTC attack teams. In Nov. the FBI reported that Moussaoui wanted to learn how to take off and land but not to fly. Mueller also said Ramzi Omar of Yemen, aka Ramsi Binalshibh, may have been the 20th hijacker. The local FBI contacted the CIA for action on Moussaoui when FBI managers failed to take action. Agent Coleen Rowley later charged that senior officials fumbled an opportunity to possibly prevent the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.”

http://timelines.ws/states/MINNESOTA.HTML




Zacarias Moussaoui

http://www.google.com/search?q=public+domain+images+of+Zacarias+Moussaoui&start=10&hl=en&sa=N&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=BB3QT6L4GZGJ2AXR1ey9DA&ved=0CFwQsAQ4Cg&biw=1166&bih=565

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If you are interested in finding out more about your family history in Minnesota, I specialize in researching  genealogical and historical records in Minn. and western Wis., including:
census records,  birth records,  death certificates, obits, grave site photos, ship passenger lists, marriage records and declarations of intent/naturalization records.  I will visit locations to research local history and county records, as well as take photos. Quick turnaround on MHS records.  Both short searches and family history reports.

Website: 
TheMemoryQuilt.com ®  click on Family History

Contact me at:
pjefamilyresearch@gmail.com