Behind the Victory Flagpole – Christmas madness
It used to be that this time of the year was when something strange seemed to happen around Camden. No, it was not Christmas sales or such, but something …
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Articles pertaining to historical information to the Camden neighborhoods.
Behind the Victory Flagpole –Old Time Roads
Did you ever imagine that the road you are now driving on used to be an Indian trail, a stage coach path or one of the pioneer’s foot trails? Well, it …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – Twin pixs
Patrick Henry had some first-class student photographers back when I was in high school. They were both skillful and professional. You always hear about the …
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 …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – The first and the last
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 …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – WWII grads
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 …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – They called him “Boke”
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, …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – Milling around
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 …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – Weather or not
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 …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – Love letters
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 …