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Sunday Morning Radio Readings – July 2017

July 30, 2017 by Roseau County Historical Society

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 […]

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Sunday Morning Radio Readings – June 2017

June 26, 2017 by Roseau County Historical Society

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 […]

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Sunday Morning Radio Reading – May 2017

May 30, 2017 by Roseau County Historical Society

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 […]

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Minnesota History Contest

May 23, 2017 by Roseau County Historical Society

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 – […]

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Sunday Morning Radio Reading – April 2017

May 12, 2017 by Roseau County Historical Society

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 […]

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Sunday Morning Radio Readings – March 2017

May 11, 2017 by Roseau County Historical Society

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 […]

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Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters

April 3, 2017 by Roseau County Historical Society

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 […]

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Road to Ponemah: The Teachings of Larry Stillday

March 20, 2017 by Roseau County Historical Society

Rsoeau County Historical Society 90th Annual Meeting

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 […]

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Sunday Morning Radio Reading – February 2017

March 17, 2017 by Roseau County Historical Society

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. […]

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Sunday Morning Radio Readings – January 2017

January 26, 2017 by Roseau County Historical Society

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 […]

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Indoor Christmas Tree Walk – A Great Success!

January 10, 2017 by Roseau County Historical Society

  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 […]

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Sunday Morning Radio Readings – December 2016

December 28, 2016 by Roseau County Historical Society

Listen in to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded December 2016 December feature readings are from G. Arnold Grefthen book “A Land of Howling Wolves”, Norbert Dostal’s stories contained in “The Changing Times on the Farm Scene, 1910 – 1986” and the Roseau Times-Region   December 4 reading is from Grefthen’s book […]

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Sunday Morning Radio Readings – November 2016

November 29, 2016 by Roseau County Historical Society

Listen to Sunday Morning Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded November 2016 November feature readings are from Norbert Dostal’s stories contained in “The Changing Times on the Farm Scene, 1910 – 1986”  and G. Arnold Grefthen book “A Land of Howling Wolves.” November 6 is part 2 of the story about getting […]

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Needed: Organizations and Groups – Indoor Christmas Tree Walk

October 27, 2016 by RCHS

Indoor Christmas Tree Walk

Indoor Christmas Tree Walk: Organizations, you’re invited! The Roseau County Historical Society & Museum is starting a new holiday event. Plans are underway for the First Annual Indoor Christmas Tree Walk, scheduled to start November 20 through the end of December. We are inviting county organizations, groups, and businesses to decorate a tree at the […]

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Sunday Morning Radio Readings – October 2016

October 26, 2016 by RCHS

Listen in to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded October 2016 October feature readings are from G. Arnold Grefthen book “A Land of Howling Wolves” October 2, 9, 16, and 23 readings come from Chapter 7 recalling logging in Northern Minnesota and beyond circa 1920’s. Many men from Roseau County and other […]

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Pinecreek Log Church Repairs

February 27, 2016 by RCHS

Submitted by Sheila Winstead, Pinecreek Log Church Committee Member & RCHS Board Member We feel fortunate to have contracted with Erik Anderson, Tenstrike, of Anderson Yellowstone Log Homes to complete the log portion of the restoration of the Pinecreek Log Church, located at the Pioneer Farm west of Roseau. Our previous log restoration contractor had […]

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Innovators, Inventors and Entrepreneurs Exhibit

October 27, 2015 by RCHS

Visit the Innovators, Inventors and Entrepreneurs Exhibit in Minnesota’s Northwest at RCHS. This is a traveling exhibit created by the Minnesota Historic Northwest, which is a partnership of museums located in a 12 county region in Northwest Minnesota, including Roseau County. This exhibit is coming to Roseau County Museum in 2016 and tells the story […]

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Museum Musings

October 27, 2015 by RCHS

Where does the time go? It seems like just a couple months ago we were preparing the first edition of the new newsletter. Now we are to December and looking ahead to events and exhibits in 2016.  But first, let me fill you in on our summer. It has been busy with Summer Explorer youth […]

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