Comments for Morrison County Historical Society http://morrisoncountyhistory.org The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum - Little Falls, MN, U.S.A. Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:23:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Why Aren’t All the Local Newspapers Online? by mchs http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=1846&cpage=1#comment-859 mchs Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:23:54 +0000 http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=1846#comment-859 Here is an update on the status of the digitization of the state's newspapers from the Minnesota Historical Society: http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=366 Feel free to weigh in on the discussion. -Mary Here is an update on the status of the digitization of the state’s newspapers from the Minnesota Historical Society:

http://discussions.mnhs.org/MNLocalHistory/?p=366

Feel free to weigh in on the discussion.

-Mary

]]> Comment on Collections Carousel – St. Francis High School, 1931 by Patricia Raymond Sharon http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2461&cpage=1#comment-858 Patricia Raymond Sharon Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:23:50 +0000 http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2461#comment-858 St. Francis High School was an amazing place that offered an education to young women that truly prepared us for the future. I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to attend this fine institution. St. Francis High School was an amazing place that offered an education to young women that truly prepared us for the future. I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to attend this fine institution.

]]> Comment on Collections Carousel – Unidentified Herum Family Photograph by gary herum http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2272&cpage=1#comment-845 gary herum Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:16:26 +0000 http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2272#comment-845 iam jon herums first cousin my grandfather is joseph herum,raymonds brother .there parents were jacob and ina.jacob would be andrews brother,there are several more,would have to look it up.happy birthday severin, would like very much to meet you. iam jon herums first cousin my grandfather is joseph herum,raymonds brother .there parents were jacob and ina.jacob would be andrews brother,there are several more,would have to look it up.happy birthday severin, would like very much to meet you.

]]> Comment on Collections Carousel – Unidentified Herum Family Photograph by Mary http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2272&cpage=1#comment-839 Mary Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:37:16 +0000 http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2272#comment-839 Thanks for the information, Jon. Every little bit helps when it comes to family history. Thanks for the information, Jon. Every little bit helps when it comes to family history.

]]> Comment on Collections Carousel – Unidentified Herum Family Photograph by Jon Herum http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2272&cpage=1#comment-838 Jon Herum Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:32:49 +0000 http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2272#comment-838 Great photo. Stanley was a first cousin of my grandfather Raymond Herum. Andrew grew up in High Lake TWP, Emmet County Iowa. He was a son of Peter and Bertha Herum born in Norway settled first in Wisconsin and moved to Emmet County Iowa. Many Herums live in Emmet county today. Happy birthday to Severin. Great photo. Stanley was a first cousin of my grandfather Raymond Herum. Andrew grew up in High Lake TWP, Emmet County Iowa. He was a son of Peter and Bertha Herum born in Norway settled first in Wisconsin and moved to Emmet County Iowa. Many Herums live in Emmet county today. Happy birthday to Severin.

]]> Comment on Family Files Index Update by mchs http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2220&cpage=1#comment-835 mchs Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:25:24 +0000 http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2220#comment-835 Hi, Art - We have two Family Files for the LaFond surname. If you're able to visit the museum, we can help you locate these obituaries and make copies for you. The only charge for doing your own research at the museum is for reproductions. If you are too far away to make visiting the museum convenient, please send us an email with the death dates for Delphis and Rosalie and your mailing address and staff will look up the obits and send them to you. Because this is a simple request that won't take much time, our minimum research fee of $5 plus postage should cover it. You may send an email to contactstaff@morrisoncountyhistory.org. Thanks! Mary Hi, Art – We have two Family Files for the LaFond surname. If you’re able to visit the museum, we can help you locate these obituaries and make copies for you. The only charge for doing your own research at the museum is for reproductions. If you are too far away to make visiting the museum convenient, please send us an email with the death dates for Delphis and Rosalie and your mailing address and staff will look up the obits and send them to you. Because this is a simple request that won’t take much time, our minimum research fee of $5 plus postage should cover it. You may send an email to contactstaff@morrisoncountyhistory.org.

Thanks!

Mary

]]> Comment on Family Files Index Update by ART LaFOND http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2220&cpage=1#comment-834 ART LaFOND Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:57:07 +0000 http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2220#comment-834 I would like to receive copies of the obituaries covering Delphis and Rosalie LaFond. I would like to receive copies of the obituaries covering Delphis and Rosalie LaFond.

]]> Comment on Collections Carousel – Unidentified Herum Family Photograph by mchs http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2272&cpage=1#comment-826 mchs Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:41:04 +0000 http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2272#comment-826 Thanks for letting us know about Severin, Susan. We'll add this information to our files. - Mary Thanks for letting us know about Severin, Susan. We’ll add this information to our files. – Mary

]]> Comment on Collections Carousel – Unidentified Herum Family Photograph by Susan Herum Vitales http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2272&cpage=1#comment-825 Susan Herum Vitales Thu, 24 Jun 2010 03:08:06 +0000 http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2272#comment-825 There were 6 children. The youngest is Severin Andrew Herum and he will be 88 years old this July. There were 6 children. The youngest is Severin Andrew Herum and he will be 88 years old this July.

]]> Comment on Why Historical Orgs Don’t Like Metal Detectors by mchs http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2049&cpage=1#comment-795 mchs Tue, 11 May 2010 19:53:42 +0000 http://morrisoncountyhistory.org/?p=2049#comment-795 Good point, TwistedVintage. Metal detectors can be used to help locate archaeological sites, but typically when people tell us they want to use a metal detector on a historic site, they aren't trained in archaeological techniques and don't realize that their digging around permanently damages sites. Archaeologists regularly work with remote sensing, which is a method of looking at what's underneath the surface of the earth using a variety of techniques. Remote sensing is explained in more depth on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_sensing). Incidentally, most local historical societies are under-funded and under-staffed, so we don't have archaeologists at our beck-and-call. While many of us understand the importance of archaeological sites, we don't necessarily have the expertise needed to evaluate a site from this standpoint. That's why we suggest people turn to the resources I mentioned in this blog post. Good point, TwistedVintage. Metal detectors can be used to help locate archaeological sites, but typically when people tell us they want to use a metal detector on a historic site, they aren’t trained in archaeological techniques and don’t realize that their digging around permanently damages sites.

Archaeologists regularly work with remote sensing, which is a method of looking at what’s underneath the surface of the earth using a variety of techniques. Remote sensing is explained in more depth on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_sensing).

Incidentally, most local historical societies are under-funded and under-staffed, so we don’t have archaeologists at our beck-and-call. While many of us understand the importance of archaeological sites, we don’t necessarily have the expertise needed to evaluate a site from this standpoint. That’s why we suggest people turn to the resources I mentioned in this blog post.

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