Ice House
By: A BECHS Volunteer The ice house is one of those things which have become thoroughly obsolete; it is [...]
Dr. Helen and Dr. Jane
By Hilda Parks The city of Mankato had female doctors by the turn of the century, the 20th century [...]
Hand Made Cigars Once a Profitable Business
By Rich Forseth Many people never would have thought that making handmade cigars in Wisconsin and Minnesota was a [...]
Fourth of July Adventures
By Grace Webb Early in the morning of July 4, 1909, around 12:30 a.m., the city of Mankato was [...]
Hometown Grocery Stores
By Hilda Parks Do you remember when you could walk to the local grocery store on the corner? Can [...]
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
By Hilda Parks Baseball did not become popular in Minnesota until after the Civil War, although the game was [...]
The Circus Comes to Town
By a BECHS Volunteer Many of us remember that in the hot summer days the Big Top appeared in [...]
Union School
By a BECHS Volunteer The lot located at the corner of Broad and Mulberry streets in Mankato has been [...]
Lovelace’s scrapbook comes alive with humor and charm
By Anna Freyberg Sifting through a copy of the famous Mankato writer’s scrapbook, it feels as though I’m being [...]
Wells Fargo Bank has deep roots in Blue Earth County
Blue Earth County has a long history of banking. Banks were formed, moved, renamed and merged together countless times [...]