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    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
    October 30, 2018
    DCHS theater resurrects story of de facto woman president
    In honor of Veterans Day and the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, the Douglas County Historical Society presents "Edith Wilson." Jessica Michna performs the role of the wife of President Woodrow Wilson at 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at the DCHS,...
    community/historyOctober 30, 2018 - 8:00am
    October 16, 2018
    New exhibit brings Bong Center, CAF together
    The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center and the Commemorative Air Force-Lake Superior Squadron open a new exhibit at the Bong Center at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, with a free beer and wine tasting. CAF was in need of a new space for its operations and secured a new lease with...
    community/historyOctober 16, 2018 - 7:58am
    October 8, 2018
    1,500-year-old pre-Viking era sword discovered in a Swedish lake by Saga Vanecek. Courtesy / JÖNKÖPINGS LÄNS MUSEUM
    ‘Daddy, I found a sword!’: 8-year-old former Minn. girl finds 1,500-year-old pre-Viking era relic in Swedish lake
    An 8-year-old girl who grew up in the Twin Cities and now lives in Sweden made the discovery of a lifetime earlier this summer while skipping...
    community/historyOctober 8, 2018 - 9:08am
    September 28, 2018
    DCHS displays 'Our Place in Time'
    A new exhibit at the Douglas County Historical Society tells the story of Douglas County's role in the world 100 years ago. Text and more than 60 original artifacts brings the visitor into World War II with the 32nd Division, shares the effects of the Spanish flu epidemic and shares...
    community/historySeptember 28, 2018 - 8:19am
    September 18, 2018
    Jim Wolf, right, picks up one of 29 roses bearing the names of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s crew members from a box held by his friend and fellow shipmate Scott Forsmark, left, Thursday, Sept. 13, at Barker’s Island Marina. Wolf and three friends retraced the Fitzgerald’s final voyage last week in an Avalon pontoon his company built. (Maria Lockwood / mlockwood@superiortelegram.com)
    Pontoon crew follows Fitzgerald's final voyage
    An intrepid crew of four cruised in the footsteps of the Edmund Fitzgerald's final voyage last week.
    community/historySeptember 18, 2018 - 3:39pm
    September 7, 2018
    Walk through the past at Greenwood
    Meet notable Douglas County residents, including a colorful South Superior saloon owner, a former mayor and a World War II veteran who served as the Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction, during the fourth annual Living History Walk on Saturday, Sept. 8, at Greenwood Cem...
    community/historySeptember 7, 2018 - 4:56pm
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