Archive by category History

Loring’s legacy

In Camden we have a school named for him and there’s a park bearing his name downtown, but there’s a lot more to know about Charles Loring. Charles …

Remember the corner mom and pop stores?

Ever driven passed a house, maybe on a corner, and thought to yourself “I wonder if there was once a store there?”  I do that pretty often. It might …

The not so ‘old’ school days

With the start of another new school year starting, I got to thinking about how different things were 60 some years ago when I was in grade school in North …

North United Methodist Church and Camden’s shared history

The history of the beginnings of North United Methodist Church and that of the Camden area of North Minneapolis are intertwined. On March 26, 1852, a circuit …

Jenny Lind School – more than 100 years

By Buzzy Bohn In 1920 a small wooden temporary school building was erected on the corner of 52nd and Camden Avenues by the Minneapolis Public Schools. The …

Two well-known Northside artists

Did you know that North Minneapolis was once home to two brothers who were well-known artists of Swedish descent?  The Wedin brothers both emigrated to …

Celebrating May Day

With spring upon us and the coming of May and early blooming flowers, I’ve been reminiscing about making May Day baskets as a kid. As a child I never really …

Many changes over the years to Hamilton School

Hamilton School was born out of the Crystal Lake School, often referred to as the Little Red School, which sat in what is now the southwest corner of Webber …

Here’s a look back at Willard School

A while back I read a news story about Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) selling three of their closed buildings. I have some history with two of those …

Our schools named for famous authors

As a retired educator, February will always be “I Love to Read Month” so it often gets me thinking about books and authors. Most folks think about schools …