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Photos of early St. Cloud Girl Scouts courtesy of the Stearns History Museum
Photos of early St. Cloud Girl Scouts courtesy of the Stearns History Museum
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This Date In Central Minnesota History – March 12th, 1912

By Jim Maurice March 12, 2011

It was on this date 99 years ago that the girl scouts started. Now that first meeting was actually held down in Savannah, Georgia. But it didn't take too long before girls the in the St. Cloud area formed their own chapter of the Girl Scouts.

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Photos of June Marlowe courtesy of Stearns History Museum
Photos of June Marlowe courtesy of Stearns History Museum
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This Date In Central Minnesota History – March 10th, 1984 [VIDEO]

By Jim Maurice March 10, 2011

On this segment of our series "This Date In Central Minnesota History" we learn about St. Cloud native Gisela Goetten, who became Hollywood starlet June Marlowe. Marlowe died on this date in 1984.

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Newspaper article mentioning Laura Ella Becker McLane, first white child born in St. Cloud
St. Cloud Times (Oct 4, 1894) via Stearns History Museum archives
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This Date In Central Minnesota History: February 24th, 1854

By Jim Maurice February 24, 2011

It was on this date in 1854 that the first white child was born in Stearns County. Our "This Date In Central Minnesota History" series is a cooperative effort between WJON and The Stearns History Museum.

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Stearns History Museum Preparing For Their 75th Anniversary

By Jim Maurice February 16, 2011

The Stearns History Museum has a big anniversary coming-up and they need your help to celebrate. They're looking for your old photos, artifacts, and other memorabilia for their 75th Anniversary exhibit.

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Photos courtesy of the Stearns History Museum: Moving the old post office down St. Germain Street
Photos courtesy of the Stearns History Museum: Moving the old post office down St. Germain Street
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This Date In Central Minnesota History – February 15th, 1937

By Jim Maurice February 15, 2011

Our This Date In Central Minnesota History feature is an on-going series put together with the help of the Stearns History Museum.

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Photo from the Stearns History Museum: Photo of the first school in St. Cloud - Everett School. It housed St. Cloud's first library
Photo from the Stearns History Museum: Photo of the first school in St. Cloud - Everett School. It housed St. Cloud's first library
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This Date In Central Minnesota History: February 12th, 1858

By Jim Maurice February 12, 2011

In today's "This Date In Central Minnesota History" feature, we look at the anniversary of the first library ever in St. Cloud. It was located in St. Cloud's first school.

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