steele county historical society

Steve Groening recounts the big Steele County news events of March-April 1916. Among the highlights are the Citizens Party sweeping Owatonna elections, as well as the city voting to become a wet city after two years dry; Minnesota National Guard Company I preparing for possible mobilization; and Steele and Dodge counties partnering to turn the Rice Lake area into a summer resort...

Pancho Villa attacks the United States and the 1st Minnesota Battalion and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Infantry units, including Steele County residents, are sent to fight. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KDHL YouTube channel and kdhlradio...

We get a look at wedding dresses and wedding traditions through time with the Steele County Historical Society. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KDHL YouTube channel and kdhlradio.com each Sunday at noon, with information courtesy of the Rice and Steele county historical societies...

Dan Moeckly with the Steele County Historical Society recounts the swarm of tornadoes that struck southern Minnesota on April 30, 1967. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KDHL YouTube channel and kdhlradio...

Steve Greoning shares major news highlights from January and February 1916, including The Birth of a Nation showing at the Metropolitan Theater, Minnesota Rep. Sydney Anderson proposing summer military training for high school students and the Jefferson Highway going through Owatonna...

Twins Jean and Edith Zamboni share the story of the Newsette, a neighborhood newsletter they created when they were children in Owatonna. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KDHL YouTube channel and kdhlradio...

Jerry Ganfield shows us how to use the Victrola on display at the Dunnell House in the Steele County Historical Society’s Village of Yesteryear, and tells us why it was an improvement over the phonograph. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KDHL YouTube channel and kdhlradio...

Jerry Ganfield tells us about and demonstrates how to use the Edison phonograph currently on display at the Dunnell House in the Steele County Historical Society’s Village of Yesteryear. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KDHL YouTube channel and kdhlradio...

Steve Groening shares Steele County news reports from December 1915. Highlighted are a murder trial, News of the Northwest coming to the Palace Theatre, a land acquisition for the current Steele County Fairgrounds and a highly anticipated boxing match...

Dan Moeckly shares some pieces from the Steele County Historical Society’s rosemaling collection in the Dunnell House. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KDHL YouTube channel and kdhlradio.com each Sunday at noon, with information courtesy of the Rice and Steele county historical societies...