Written by Phil Wala August 2014 This week our journey back in time is a short one — just eleven years to August 2014.
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of August 20–August 26
Written by Phil Wala 1877 (August 19) Charlotte Ouisconsin Van Cleve (nee Clark)¹ was born in 1819 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, while her family was on their way to Minnesota to be part of … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of August 13–August 19
Written by Phil Wala 1873 (August 18) The guest speaker at the Sunday School of Centenary Church (predecessor to Hennepin Avenue Church) was U. S. Vice President Schuyler Colfax, out of office only five months. … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of August 06 – August 12
Written by Phil Wala Throughout Hennepin’s 150-year history, the second week of August has been a “slow news week.” So instead of reviewing newspaper headlines, we are going to share one of the 16mm films … Read More
This Week in Hennepin History: The Week of July 30 – August 05
Written by Phil Wala 1874 (August 1) You may have heard that Hennepin Church was “started because of a fistfight.” Such a fight did, in fact, occur in May 1875 (if one can call a … Read More