Hometown History
Series produced by KSRQ
Residents of northwest Minnesota communities share nostalgic stories related to the culture and history of their hometowns. Segments feature content from county history museums along with the personal recollections of local people. Recent immigrants' stories will be featured, along with remembrances of traditional northwest Minnesota activities like farming, hunting, fishing, hockey, and snowmobiling.
Residents of northwest Minnesota communities share nostalgic stories related to the culture and history of their hometowns. Segments feature content from county history museums along with the personal recollections of local people. Recent immigrants' stories will be featured, along with remembrances of traditional northwest Minnesota activities like farming, hunting, fishing, hockey, and snowmobiling.
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Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 08:10
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 12:03
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 09:14
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 07:09
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 10:21
Polk County Historical Society Board Member Steve Hannah is a former Fisher, MN farmer and faculty member at University of Minnesota Crookston. Ste...
- Added: May 24, 2023
- Length: 10:30
Curt Quesnell and Dave Halvorson were familiar voices on local radio in Thief River Falls, MN for 37 years. On this edition of Hometown History, Gr...
- Added: Jun 01, 2023
- Length: 22:34
Curt Quesnell and Dave Halvorson were familiar voices on local radio in Thief River Falls, MN for 37 years. On this edition of Hometown History, Gr...
- Added: Jun 01, 2023
- Length: 29:10
This week Hometown History with Grant Nelson begins part one of a three part series on the history of the city of St Hilaire. The first installment...
- Added: Jun 07, 2023
- Length: 14:38
Hometown History with Grant Nelson brings you part two of a three-part series on the history of the city of St. Hilaire. This edition of Hometown H...
- Added: Jun 07, 2023
- Length: 16:46
This week Donna Myhrer joins Hometown History for the final installment on the history of St. Hilaire. This time, we ask Donna about big celebrati...
- Added: Jun 07, 2023
- Length: 15:08
Third-generation Polk County, Minnesota farmer Alan Dragseth shares insights into the history and economic impact of sugar beet farming in the Red ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 04:00
Third-generation Polk County, Minnesota farmer Alan Dragseth shares insights into the history and economic impact of sugar beet farming in the Red ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 03:44
Third-generation Polk County, Minnesota farmer Alan Dragseth shares insights into the history and economic impact of sugar beet farming in the Red ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 03:44
Third-generation Polk County, Minnesota farmer Alan Dragseth shares insights into the history and economic impact of sugar beet farming in the Red ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 03:02
Third-generation Polk County, Minnesota farmer Alan Dragseth shares insights into the history and economic impact of sugar beet farming in the Red ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 04:06
Third-generation Polk County, Minnesota farmer Alan Dragseth shares insights into the history and economic impact of sugar beet farming in the Red ...
- Added: Jun 12, 2023
- Length: 03:04
Russell Lileks began collecting the history of Thief River Falls in 1972 when he started the first of over 30 scrapbooks filled with photos, newspa...
- Added: Jun 14, 2023
- Length: 16:14
The Steiger Tractor Company was founded in the 1950s by brothers Douglass and Maurice Steiger, who farmed near Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. The broth...
- Added: Jun 14, 2023
- Length: 17:45
The railroads opened up northwest Minnesota and the Midwest by transporting products from the farm fields and the deep forest. The people who produ...
- Added: Jun 28, 2023
- Length: 20:14
