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Church Bell Towers

Besides a steeple or spire, there’s still another distinguishing aspect of architecture rising above the roof line of ...

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Earlier churches were easily identified by bells, belfrys and steeples that reach into the sky

There was a time when many churches could be easily identified by one obvious symbol. This was ...

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Neighborhood groceries

There’s no actual time when the era of neighborhood grocery stores ended in Albert Lea. However, the decline ...

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New Year’s holiday theme postcards

Every American special day on the calendar has one or more themes.

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Christmas cards

There are many traditional cards and even postcards with the Christmas theme in the archives of the Freeborn ...

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Very Special Christmas

Every Christmas is special.

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12 Cats of Christmas (with video)

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a feline from the Humane Society.

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50 years of bus driving memories

Ask Les Anderson about his most memorable assignment as a bus driver and his reply will likely be ...

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An era of groceries

Six decades ago the most logical place to purchase food for family consumption during the holiday season and ...

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Christmas Tour of Homes

The 2010 Christmas Tour of Homes hosted by the Glenville-Emmons Post Prom Committee will be from 1 to ...

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Food Shopping

Seven decades ago families celebrating Thanksgiving Day could purchase some of their food items at an area Jack ...

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Food shopping the Rite-Way

Eight decades ago one of the area’s popular destinations for food shopping, especially for Thanksgiving meals, involved a ...

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Featuring Small Towns with Postcards

Among the postcards in the archives of the Freeborn County Historical Museum Library are six based specifically on ...

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Observing Armistice Day

There are two American holidays that have had different names through the years. One is Decoration Day; now ...

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Pumpkin Irish folklore

Irish folklore tells of hallowed out vegetables made into lanterns

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