The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, the organization that runs the museum at the Hjemkomst Center, invites all veterans to visit the museum for free on Sunday, Nov. 10, 12-5 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. for Veterans Day. All active military service men/women and their families get in free throughout the year as […]
Steve Hoffbeck, History, gave a presentation on “The Pearl Harbor Attack, December 7, 1941, and Its Legacies,” on Tuesday, December 7, at 7 p.m. at the Historic Holmes Theatre in Detroit Lakes. Hoffbeck told of the impact of the attack and how Minnesotans responded to the onset of World War II, sending soldiers to the battlefronts and enduring shortages and […]
Terry Shoptaugh, University Archivist, had his latest book officially “launched” April 5 at the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck. They Were Ready focuses on the 164th Infantry Regiment during World War II and includes the stories of 70 World War II veterans of the unit with original art work by Doug Burtell of Bowman. Bernard Wagner, a Valley City veteran of WWII and Korea, and president of the 164th Infantry Veteran’s Association, introduced the book at the ceremony. Shoptaugh’s other books include You Have Been Kind Enough to Assist Me: Herman Stern and the Jewish Refugee Crisis (2008) and Moorhead, MN (Images of America) (2004).
Dave Bellefuille is busy these days. The veteran services coordinator for 10 northwest Minnesota campuses, including five in Moorhead, is helping students navigate the new Post-9/11 GI Bill. Though the legislation just took effect Aug. 1, many local students are already taking advantage of it, Bellefuille said, and he doesn’t expect it to slow down soon. Read James Ferragut’s Inform article by clicking the live link.