On May 12th, 86 years ago, Dr. R.T. Healy came to our residence in a horse and buggy, chauffeured by his hired driver, to answer…
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To Be a Volunteer in a Small Town
I spent my childhood in Alexandria but “grew up” in Upsala, having moved to the area in 1971, at age 22. I was a young…
View More To Be a Volunteer in a Small TownTo Find the Elusive Job
Hi, my name is Greg. I have been out of a job for 15 months. It hasn’t been easy being and staying positive. I look…
View More To Find the Elusive JobTo Establish the Little Falls Granite Works in 1911
Gustav Valdemar Karlson, with his wife Ellen, moved to Little Falls in the spring of 1911 from Minneapolis to set up his own granite business.…
View More To Establish the Little Falls Granite Works in 1911To Be a New Dog Owner
“I am not a dog person.” That’s what I wrote in my journal on December 7, 2009. Less than a year later, I became a…
View More To Be a New Dog OwnerTo Be Transgendered
Looking at me you wouldn’t be able to guess that I am a minority. A white female between the age of 18-35 living in Central…
View More To Be TransgenderedTo Be a Volunteer at Church
Little Falls is my husband Ben’s hometown. We moved here in 1997 after living on the east coast for 42 years in a much larger…
View More To Be a Volunteer at ChurchTo Be a Dancer
What is it like [to be a dancer] in Morrison county is a good question. Well here is the answer for you. To be a…
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