Wednesday, September 25, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 25

September 25, 1992 – A thirty-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department, Officer Jerry Haaf was taking a coffee break and reading the newspaper at the Pizza Shack when “two assailants from the street gang, ‘Vice Lords,’ came from behind and fired several bullets into his back. A multi-agency investigation into the murder of Officer Jerry Haaf was started. After months of work and hundreds of pages of statements and interviews, the killers were convicted and sent to prison.”

In June 1993, the City of Minneapolis dedicated and named a new parking ramp near city hall for him.  

http://www.odmp.org/officer/386-patrolman-jerome-victor-haaf

http://www.downtownjournal.com/index.php?publication=mn_parent&tag=9&page=88&story=6774&category=63





Haaf Parking Ramp Downtown Minneapolis

Photos taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain September 25, 2012, 
as long as acknowledgement included.  
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 24

September 24, 1896 - Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, author of the Great Gatsby, was born in St. Paul, Minn. on this date. He was named for his second cousin three times removed, Francis Scott Key, author of the National Anthem.  

http://www.sc.edu/fitzgerald/biography.html



F. Scott Fitzgerald

http://www.answers.com/topic/f-scott-fitzgerald
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Monday, September 23, 2019

On This Date in Minnesota History: September 23

September 23, 1939 – A monument is dedicated commemorating the 100th anniversary of the battle between the Chippewa and the Sioux in ‘Battle Hollow,’ a ravine just north of Stillwater. The monument [was] erected by the National Youth Administration (NYA) in partnership with the State of Minnesota and the City of Stillwater. Father Philip Gordon, a full–blooded Chippewa, [delivered] the dedicatory address. He, along with other Chippewa, then [sat] down with members of the Sioux nation to smoke the pipe of peace, reconciling the two nations after 100 years.”   

http://projects.wchsmn.org/reference/events/dedication-battle-monument/





Indian Battle Ground
In this ravine at daybreak July 3, 1839, a body of Chippewa returning from Fort Snelling where a Sioux had been killed by other Chippewa. A bloody battle took place in which the Chippewa losses were about 50 killed and wounded. The Sioux losses were small.

Photo taken by Pamela J. Erickson. Released into the public domain 9/23/2012, 
as long as acknowledgement included.  
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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 MNHS records. Both short searches and family history reports available.

                                                         


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