Archive by category History

Victory Memorial Drive – 100 years

100 years ago this month, on June 11, 1921 to be precise, the Victory Memorial Drive was dedicated. The acquisition of the lands for what was originally called …

Victory Circle, a business hub

The construction going on where Lowry and West Broadway run into Highway 81, along with some recently acquired old photos, gave me the inspiration for this …

Camden’s lumber history

The opening of the new Walrus Art Gallery, in what is often referred to as the “Castle Building” at 4400 Lyndale Ave N, got me thinking about the history …

First public wildflower garden in the United States, thanks to Eloise Butler

March is Women’s History Month, and many of us are looking forward to the coming of spring and getting outside in nature. That made me think I should write …

Northside history – an introduction

Since I am now going to be writing the Northside History column for the Camden Community News, I thought you might want to know a little bit about me and my …

Behind the Victory Flagpole My last article

Editor’s note: Folks, our long time columnist of the Behind the Victory Flagpole is stepping down. Barbara Meyer Bistodeau has written her monthly column …

Behind the Victory Flagpole

Here are some holiday ads from Camden businesses from a long time ago submitted by Barbara Meyer Bistodeau. Those were the …

Behind the Victory Flagpole Thankful for Thanksgiving

From our earliest days in school we were taught about Thanksgiving and its association with the Pilgrims. In reality, in the United States, it is an annual …

Behind the Victory Flagpole Crystal What?

Where in the world is Crystal Village? I had never heard of it as a child living behind the Victory Flagpole, nor as a teen, or even after I was married. At …

Behind the Victory Flagpole The Fun School

“Look us over, look us over Come right down the line, We can stand first class inspection ‘Cause we’re right up to perfection We’re from Henry, we’re …