The following is an alphabetical list of the Garden Clubs in St. Louis Park, along with the approximate dates that they were active. We invite you to contact us with any additional information or corrections. The Brookside Garden Club was…
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FIRST UKRAINIAN EVANGELICAL BAPTIST CHURCH
The First Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Church makes it home in the former Park Baptist Church, located on Highway 100 across from Brookside School. The address of the building is variously listed as 4097 Vernon Ave. and 5450 W. 41st St.…
FIRES AND FIREFIGHTING
Much of the information for this timeline came from a chronology on file at the Park Fire Department, written in about 1985 and unfortunately unsigned. Joe Williams also provided information in his memoir. Thank you to Shirley Huiras, former secretary…
THE ECHO
The Echo is St. Louis Park High School’s Student newspaper. 1916-1917 The first edition of the Echo was issued on October 6, 1916. A copy of that first issue, called The School Echo, is on file at the high school. …
DOGS AND OTHER STRAYS
Admittedly the history of dogs and dogcatchers in St. Louis Park may not seem like an important area of study. But in this age of leash laws and clean-up-after-yourself laws, it is interesting to go back to the days when…
COMMUNITY BANDS
The Park has had a number of community bands throughout its history. 1891 THE MONITOR DRILL BAND Joe Williams: In 1891 we organized a band of 10 men from Horicon [where Monitor Drill moved here from],…
THE BOY SCOUTS
This is a woefully incomplete list of activities of the Boy Scouts in St. Louis Park. Please contact us with more information or corrections. Also see a memoir about the Boy Scouts of the 1940s and ’50s by Ted Meland.…
BOY SCOUT MEMOIR by Ted Meland
My name is Ted Meland. I was involved with the Boy Scout program in St. Louis Park from 1948 until 1984, when I moved out-of-state. Here is the information about Troops and leaders as I recall them. I joined Cub…
BLANCHE BOYCE
Blanche Boyce was a much loved teacher at
THE BOLMGREN FAMILY
The Bolmgren family has deep roots in the Brookside neighborhood of St. Louis Park, and has contributed much to the civic life of the city. H.J. BOLMGREN Herman Julius Bolmgren was born on November 1, 1885, in Minneapolis. Information from…