The Roseau County Historical Society Presents ‘Fur Trade in Minnesota,’ a New Traveling Exhibit Opening February 12, 2018 Explore the fascinating people and places of Minnesota’s first global business in “Fur Trade in Minnesota,” a new traveling exhibit from the Minnesota History Center opening February 12 at the Roseau County Museum in the Roseau City […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – December 2017
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded December 2017 December 3 This story comes from Bert Wenner’s account of growing up as one of 5 sons. December 10 Bert Wenner’s account of his life in Roseau County from the 1920s and during the Depression years. He also wrote about how […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – November 2017
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded November 2017 November 5 By this time 100 years ago, life in the county revolved around the needs of World War I. An article appeared in the October 12, 1917, issue of Roseau Times-Region. Horses were needed for the war effort and this article […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – October 2017
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded October 2017 October 1 The beginning of the Bi-National Airport in the Pinecreek area which started out on the United States side only. October 8 A reading from Marshall Wiskow’s booklet, The Steam Whistle. It was sold as a souvenir at the Northland Steam […]
Sunday Morning Radio Reading – September 2017
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded September 2017 September 3 & 10 In 2014, Bert Wenner wrote a story about his family, which is on file in the Roseau County Museum’s family history area. I’ve been reading from that story about the older generations of Bert’s family, and now […]
Meet Author, Candace Simar
Pequot Lakes Author, Candace Simar, to speak at Roseau City Center Meal served at 6 pm by Roseau County Historical Society & Roseau Sons of Norway Nordlys Lodge. Suggested $8 donation for the meal. Meet Minnesota author and poet, Candace Simar, on September 13 at Roseau City Center at 7 pm. Simar, author of Shelterbelts, Farm Girls and the […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – August 2017
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded August 2017 August 6 One of he five Pinecreek, MN settlers, Lars C. Rugland, also known as Lewis C. Rugland. Much of this story comes from the book “Pioneers, O Pioneers”, compiled by Roseau County Historical Society and Warroad Bicentennial Committee. Other information […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – July 2017
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded July 2017 July 2 Last week I read from a 100-year-old edition of the Greenbush Tribune. In that same paper was an informative column on how to wash blankets. It starts with the following heading: Operation Takes Time if Good Work is […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – June 2017
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded June 2017 As this is the 100th anniversary of the entry of United States into the Great War, which we now refer to as World War I, I’ll be reading stories of some of the 15 Roseau County servicemen who lost their […]
Sunday Morning Radio Reading – May 2017
Listen in to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded May 2017 As this is the 100th anniversary of the entry of United States into the Great War, which we now refer to as World War I, I’ll be reading stories of some of the 15 Roseau County servicemen who lost […]
Minnesota History Contest
The 37th Annual NW Minnesota Sixth Grade History Contest was held on May 10th, at the Roseau City Center, with six area schools participating. The contest is sponsored by the Roseau County Historical Society. Trophies and cash awards were presented to the top six students. The cash awards are sponsored by Border State Bank – […]
Sunday Morning Radio Reading – April 2017
Listen in to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded April 2017 April 2 This week’s reading continues from a written history of Vernon Russell Sunset called, “The Life & Times of Vernon Russell Sunset”. Vernon explains their family’s beginnings in Minnesota, starting with grandparents from Norway who took the name Sunset when […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – March 2017
Listen in to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded March 2017 March 5 reading from an article published in the Roseau Times of July 26, 1895, the first year of Roseau being its own County. This article describes the businesses located in the town of Roseau that year. March […]
Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters
Coming to Roseau! The History Theatre of St. Paul is bringing their hit musical SISTERS OF SWING: THE STORY OF THE ANDREWS SISTERS to the Roseau School Theater on Sunday, April 23 at 7:00 p.m. This musical follows sisters LaVerne, Maxene, and Patty Andrews from their start in Mound, Minnesota, through their rise as […]
Road to Ponemah: The Teachings of Larry Stillday
Roseau County Historical Society’s 90th Annual Meeting features Michael Meuers, author of Road to Ponemah: The Teachings of Larry Stillday. The meeting is April 6, 2017, at the Roseau City Center. Starting at 5:45 pm a brief meeting, 6 pm a catered dinner served by Shirley Flick of Warroad. Dinner includes chicken wild rice hotdish, fresh […]
Sunday Morning Radio Reading – February 2017
Listen in to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded February 2017 February 5 reading continues from Arnold Grefthen’s part two of “A Land of Howling Wolves” printed in 1975. This story tells of a cold, hard winter in 1936 and how the 2 young men got through the season. […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – January 2017
Listen in to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded January 2017 January 1 reading is from the entertaining writings of Robert Wicklund, known as the Pencer Sage. Sheila reads one of his Pencer news columns written for publication in the Roseau Times-Region of December 19, 1946. January 8 reading comes […]
Indoor Christmas Tree Walk – A Great Success!
The first Indoor Christmas Tree Walk was a great success raising $370 for the historical society. We want to thank Roseau Cub Scouts Pack 56, Girlfriends Winter Break-Away, Roseau Community Church Fitnext, Brandt’s Board Art & Traveling Vineyard, Roseau Women of Today, Sons of Norway Nordlys Lodge, Maurices and the Reeses, Lucky Border Stars […]