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    May 14, 2019
    Raymond F. Stahl
    WWII bridge builder to be honored with flag raising Friday
    A man from Upper Michigan is being honored with a flag-raising ceremony Friday, May 17, at the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center.
    community/historyMay 14, 2019 - 3:12am
    May 10, 2019
    The windows are all broken, floor rotted out and ceiling caving in as the N.P. Johnson School, near Brule, slowly decays away. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
    Photo gallery: Douglas County schoolhouse a faint memory
    Crumbling history
    community/historyMay 10, 2019 - 5:00am
    April 16, 2019
    Empire Block recognized for preserving history
    A Superior renovation project was among those honored with a 2019 Preservation Award granted by the Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation.
    community/historyApril 16, 2019 - 11:53am
    April 13, 2019
    Ken Beyer is the first recipient of the Jim Grant Volunteer of the Year award at the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center. Courtesy of the Bong Center
    Bong Center creates award to recognize volunteers
    Jim Grant was born in Scotland just before World War II.
    community/historyApril 13, 2019 - 4:54am
    April 6, 2019
    Superior Public Museums seeks volunteers for SS Meteor cleanup
    Superior Public Museums is planning a volunteer work weekend at the SS Meteor on Barker's Island.
    community/historyApril 6, 2019 - 5:53pm
    February 25, 2019
    Offerings rest on a monument on Wisconsin Point. (Telegram file)
    Superior seeks national historic designation for Wisconsin Point, once an Ojibwe burial site
    Wisconsin Point was a campsite and burial place for native people until the 20th century, when U.S. Steel had a plan to build an ore dock on...
    community/historyFebruary 25, 2019 - 2:41pm
    February 13, 2019
    Author discusses 'Eleanor's Wars,' research process Feb. 28
    The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center hosts Ames Sheldon, who will present on her book "Eleanor's Wars."
    community/historyFebruary 13, 2019 - 11:39am
    January 21, 2019
    Bob Zeman, left, and George Aden, both of Solon Springs, look at a World War II display at the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior in September. (Telegram file photo)
    Community connection drives up Bong Center attendance
    Visitor numbers are on the rise at Superior's Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center.
    community/historyJanuary 21, 2019 - 2:19pm
    January 3, 2019
    DCHS changes operation under new management
    The Douglas County Historical Society is under new management and changing the way it operates.
    community/historyJanuary 3, 2019 - 5:33pm
    December 7, 2018
    (Jed Carlson/jcarlson@superiortelegram.com) Tony Tracy, executive director of the Douglas County Historical Society, works on a display about the 1918 fires at the DCHS in Superior in July. His position will be eliminated in 2019 as the Historical Society board cuts its budget to live within its means.
    DCHS board eliminates director
    The Douglas County Historical Society is making some operational changes starting in 2019.
    community/historyDecember 7, 2018 - 6:08pm
    Tony Tracy's final shows at DCHS
    The Christmas Musicale, now in its fourth year, was created by Director Tony Tracy as a fundraiser for the Douglas County Historical Society. This year's show will be Tracy's last after the historical society board eliminated his position starting in 2019. Tracy said he originally...
    community/historyDecember 7, 2018 - 9:17am
    November 30, 2018
    The new director of the Superior Public Museums, Megan Meyer, works on some holiday decorations at Fairlawn Mansion on Wednesday, Nov.28. Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com
    New director has vision for Superior's museums
    A love for history and the way of life of times gone by is the driving motivation for the Superior Public Museums new executive director, Megan...
    community/historyNovember 30, 2018 - 5:43pm
    Holiday happenings create opportunity to meet director
    The holiday celebration is in full swing at Fairlawn Mansion and creates opportunities for the public to meet Superior Public Museums new executive director, Megan Meyer, at Fairlawn Mansion, 906 E. Second St. • Holiday tours run noon to 3 p.m. Sunday to Friday, and 10 a.m. to...
    community/historyNovember 30, 2018 - 8:14am
    November 27, 2018
    DeWayne Tomasek, executive officer of the Commemorative Air Force, opens a U.S. Marine Corps OY2 Medivac used in the Korean War at the Bong Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 21. Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com
    CAF Squadron soars into Superior locations
    After two decades in Duluth, the Commemorative Air Force Lake Superior Squadron 101 made the jump to Superior last month.
    community/historyNovember 27, 2018 - 8:36am
    November 6, 2018
    Program highlights Superior response to 1918 fires
    The Carlton County Historical Society hosts a program by retired Superior firefighter Dave Johnson highlighting Superior's role in aiding victims of the 1918 fires at its museum in Cloquet at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8.
    community/historyNovember 6, 2018 - 8:43am
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