Behind the Victory Flagpole – the story teller
Do you remember the days when the “old folks” used to sit around the camp fire and see who could tell the biggest story? Even the firefighters …
Articles pertaining to historical information to the Camden neighborhoods.
Do you remember the days when the “old folks” used to sit around the camp fire and see who could tell the biggest story? Even the firefighters …
Everyone likes to be first at something or at least one of the first. And so did the pioneers. We all know that Rufus Farnham had the first shingle mill, and …
Graduation time has just passed! These are happy days and happy times. But not so when I graduated from Patrick Henry back in 1943, as WWII was going on and we …
Yes, they did! That was the nickname his fellow students gave him at Henry High. His real name was Harry Boquist, son of Dr. Harold Boquist and Marian Boquist, …
Between 1880 and 1830 Minneapolis produced more flour and flour-based products than any other place on earth. Even after the lumber business petered out, the …
Does anyone remember how glorious the weather was when we were kids? Much nicer than it is now, right? We could swim all summer in the perfect …
A few weeks ago I started re-reading some letters from old friends. One of them was from Bill Jackman, the man who used to do the sketches for my …
As you know, people can find their spouses, significant others and such, in many different places and in many situations. There are “Lonely Heart …
By guest writer Marva Jackson My twin brother Jack and I were born in Massillon, Ohio and didn’t move to Minnesota with our family until we …
The Methodist church in the heart of Camden has been both an old church and a new church with all the changes it has gone through. It is likened to the …