Prairie Public Radio published a new history book, (August, 2019) entitled Dakota Datebook: North Dakota Stories from Prairie Public, a collection of 365 short features, one for each day of the year, selected from the archives of the beloved “Dakota Datebook” daily radio program. Included in the 477-page book are 35 stories written by Steve Hoffbeck, History Department, who has […]
Steve Hoffbeck, History Department, has written a history of Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, a private, co-educational parochial high school in Fergus Falls, MN, entitled “Hillcrest’s Hundred Years Of Stories, 1916-2016.”
Minnesota State University Moorhead Professor and Historian Steve Hoffbeck will present upcoming talks on the “Minnesota Home Front in WW II” — a look at life in Minnesota through photos, stories, and memorabilia during the attack on Pearl Harbor and throughout World War II. He’ll present the hour-long, free public program at the following locations: Breckenridge Public Library, Thursday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 […]
Steve Hoffbeck, History Department, author of the book “The Haymakers: A Chronicle of Five Farm Families,” will talk about the stories behind his book at the Frazee Library LINK Site Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Hoffbeck will also be at Lake Agassiz Regional Library’s (LARL) Mahnomen LINK Site, Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. The HAYMAKERS presentation […]
On Tuesday, November 18th, the Fargo Public Library will host a presentation by Professor Steve Hoffbeck of the MSU Moorhead History Department titled “The Dust Bowl in the Northern Great Plains.” Scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Main Library, the presentation is an illustrated talk about the drought, dust storms, and heat waves in the Upper […]