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Lyon County Museum
LCHS has a book in its collection that is a great resource for finding out the origin and historical significance of place names in Minnesota. The book, Minnesota Geographic Names by Warren Upham was first published by the Minnesota Historical Society in 1920. A reprint edition was published in 1969, and the copy the museum has is a second printing of the reprint edition in 1979.
The table of contents in the book lists the counties in Minnesota in alphabetical order. In 1922, Lake of the Woods County was the last county in Minnesota established. When the book was first published in 1920, Lake of the Woods County was a part of Beltrami County.
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The social news or gossip columns in the old newspapers are always fascinating to read. A special section in the newspaper was devoted to the social media of the day. The whereabouts of local people and events were often featured in these columns. Here are a few from The News Messenger of Lyon County on May 5, 1916:
Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Snyder, who came here from Wabasso, are now living at 611 W. Marshall St. Mr. Snyder succeeded Mr. N.L. Anderson as manager of the Youmans Lumber Yard, beginning work here last month.
On Tuesday, Miss Alma Paradis and Mr. Fred Marcotte were married at the Catholic church, Father Carlin officiating. Mrs. Smith, a sister of the bride and Leon Marcotte, a brother of the groom, were the attendants. The misses Loretta and Marcelline Longtin sang appropriate selections. Following the ceremony, a breakfast was served at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Paradis. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Marcotte, who l
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The Lyon County Museum exhibit âMaking Lyon County Homeâ is among seven museum projects to be honored by the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums.
The Lyon County Historical Society was one of seven history projects to be honored by the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums at its annual meeting and conference on Thursday.
In its 11th year, the event will be held virtually for the first time since pausing in 2020. Award recipients’ completed projects or achieved the criteria for lifetime achievement in 2019 and 2020.
“While delayed, we honor them for their tremendous projects and contributions to the Minnesota local history field,” History Awards Committee Chair Adam Smith said. He is an archives technician with Minnesota State University, Mankato Library Services.
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Marshall’s rapidly increasing growth in the 1930s and 1940s indicated for some time that additional school building facilities were needed. This along with the low interest rates prevailing at that time prompted the Marshall school board in 1946, under the administration of Paul Wilson to propose a $450,000 bond issue to residents in Marshall. Members of the Board of Education at the time were Dr. J. L. Anderson, James H. Hall, A.J. Hardy, R.E. O’Connell, H.J. Schwandt, and Dr. W.W. Yaeger. By 1949, the school board concluded that a grade school building was needed and should be the top priority for building a new school. On May 17, 1949, the voters in the Marshall school district approved the use of bond money voted in 1946 for a new grade school.