Behind the Victory Flagpole – Way to go
As you know, people can find their spouses, significant others and such, in many different places and in many situations. There are “Lonely Heart …
Archive by category History
Articles pertaining to historical information to the Camden neighborhoods.
Behind the Victory Flagpole – My move to Camden
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 …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – Old church/new church
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 …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – Super Market
By Barbara Meyer Bistodeau From time to time I have written about the different markets in Camden such as the two Blomquist Markets and Paul Johnson’s …
Behind the Victory Flagpole — Team spirit
Look us over, look us over, Come right down that line. We can stand first class inspection, ‘Cause we’re right up to perfection We’re from …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – the amazing Le Vahns
“Where oh where, have my plumber men gone? They worked here in Camden for ever so long.” Who doesn’t remember one of the oldest plumbing …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – the good and the bad
By Barbara Meyer Bistodeau Everyone has something they are really good at, right? Maybe even better than anyone else! I don’t mean like singing or …
Share and learn about Camden history
Interested in our local Camden history? The Camden Community Historical Society has been meeting for a few months and settled in to the following schedule: …
Get Behind the Victory Flagpole
Behind the Victory Flagpole – A journey in time through the Camden area of Minneapolis is a heartwarming book of stories written and shared through the eyes …
Behind the Victory Flagpole — Glorious Old Glory
You would think that little kids would wonder why there was a flagpole sitting in their front yard. But my sister and I never questioned it–we just …