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Minnesota Historical Society

Itasca farmer pioneered irrigation after drought

By Minnesota Historical Society
May 25, 2024
During World War II, Fort Snelling in St. Paul became home to the Military Intelligence Service Language School, created to train translators in Japanese language and culture. Photo courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society

Language lessons

By Lauren Peck
April 24, 2017
Alice O’Brien (right) and her friend, Doris Kellogg, posed with a group of men during World War I. “My hands are behind me,” O’Brien said, “because they were covered with doughnut dough.” Photo courtesy of Alvina O’Brien / Minnesota Historical Society

Stepping up to help

By Jessica Kohen
April 3, 2017
Oxen are part of the Oliver Kelley Farm, a historic site in Elk River. Photos courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society

Self-taught farmer

By Lauren Peck
December 27, 2016

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