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Fare Thee Well 2021 | A Reflection, Part 2

May 6, 2022 No Comments

Fare Thee Well 2021 | A Reflection, Part 2 The ceremony took place the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. Bittersweet is the only way I

Fare Thee Well 2021 | A Reflection, Part 1

May 6, 2022 No Comments

Fare Thee Well 2021 – A Reflection, Part 1 In January I said “Fare thee well 2021” with mixed emotions. It was a year of

Part Two: Maple Cemetery

June 21, 2021 No Comments

Maples Cemetery is a new development to my favorite MsStorian Adventure. Star and Tribune history column contributor, Curtis Brown, discovered my research on the Wealthwood

Maples Cemetery is second homestead cemetery for Wealthwood Black settlers

March 15, 2021 No Comments

Part One: Maples Cemetery is Second Homestead Cemetery for Wealthwood’s Black Settlers A MsStorian Adventure My Favorite MsStorian Adventure The Maples Cemetery is the

Who Are the MsStorians?

February 15, 2021 No Comments

Who Are the MsStorians? Vicki Foss, Yvonne Doust, Leigh Melby, and I (Julie Jo Larson) are the MsStorians, a group of women whose passion is

The Skip Tender’s Tale

February 4, 2021 No Comments

The Skip Tender’s Tale A MsStorian Adventure Clinton Harris was a night shift skip tender at the Milford Mine. On February 5, 1924, he offered

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By Julie Jo Larson