A new way to learn history
In 2020, BECHS began a Podcast with KTOE, a radio station based out of Mankato, Minnesota. You can listen to past episodes below!
| Title | Content | Summary | Tags | hf:doc_tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Lake and Rasmussen Woods | Learn more about two parks in Blue Earth County: Indian Lake Conservation Area and Rasmussen Woods. | Blue Earth County Parks, Indian Lake Conservation Area, Rasmussen Wooids | blue-earth-county-parks indian-lake-conservation-area rasmussen-wooids | |
| Minneopa Cemetery and the Welsh in Minnesota |
| Learn more about the Welsh in Southern Minnesota and some residence of Minneopa Cemetery. | Minneopa, Minneopa Cemetery, Welsh | minneopa minneopa-cemetery welsh |
| Blue Earth County Road Names | Learn more about the street names throughout Blue Earth County. | Blue Earth County History, Street Names | blue-earth-county-history street-names | |
| Mankato Winter Carnival of 1920 | Learn more about the 1920 Winter Carnival held in Mankato. | 1920 Winter Carnival, Festival | 1920-winter-carnival festival | |
| Mankato Music Venues with Pete Steiner | Pete Steiner once again joins the Podcast to take a look back at the music venues that once were in Mankato. | Century Club, Mankato Music, Michael's Restaurant | century-club mankato-music michaels-restaurant | |
| Mankato Music Scene with Pete Steiner | Take a listen through memory lane as Pete Steiner joins for this episode looking back at the Mankato Music Scene | Backlunds, Gestures, Mankato Music | backlunds gestures mankato-music | |
| Kato Ballroom | Take a spin through the history of the Kato Ballroom | 1940s History, Ballrooms, Kato Ballroom | 1940s-history ballrooms kato-ballroom | |
| The Red Jacket Trail and Valley | Take a look at the Red Jacket Trail and Valley! | Red Jacket Bridge, Red jacket Trail, Trails | red-jacket-bridge red-jacket-trail trails | |
| Blue Earth County Parks | Learn more about the county parks located in Blue Earth County. | Blue Earth County Parks, Bray Park, Daly Park, Duck Lake Park | blue-earth-county-parks bray-park daly-park duck-lake-park | |
| Minnesota State University, Mankato | Take a look at the long history of what is now Minnesota State University, Mankato | Mankato, Minnesota State University, MSU, University History | mankato minnesota-state-university msu university-history | |
| Women in Medicine | Learn more about three doctors at the turn of the twentieth century. | Doctors, Women in History | doctors women-in-history | |
| School Sisters of Notre Dame | Discover the long history of the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Mankato including Good Counsel Hill. | Good Counsel, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Women in History | good-counsel school-sisters-of-notre-dame women-in-history | |
| Alma Wagen | Learn more about Alma Wagen, the first woman mountain guide for the National Park Service. | Alma Wagen, National Park, Women in History | alma-wagen national-park women-in-history | |
| Lincoln School | Discover the long history of Lincoln School, now Lincoln Community Center. | Lincoln Community Center, Lincoln School, Mankato School | lincoln-community-center lincoln-school mankato-school | |
| Historic Preservation | Discover more about the National Register of Historic Places program as well as local preservation. | Historic Preservation, National Register, Preservation | historic-preservation national-register preservation | |
| Local Radio | Learn more about the history of the radio stations in the area. | KTOE, KYSM, Mankato, Radio | ktoe kysm mankato radio | |
| Camp Patterson | Learn more about the rich history of Camp Patterson! | Camp Patterson, Kiwanis | camp-patterson kiwanis | |
| Key City Park | Key City Park, now known as ISG Field has a long history in Mankato! | Baseball, Franklin Rogers Park, ISG Field, Key City Park | baseball franklin-rogers-park isg-field key-city-park | |
| Farmfest | Celebrate the long history of Farmfest which started in Blue Earth County! | Farmfest, Lake Crystal, Vernon Center | farmfest lake-crystal vernon-center | |
| Lost Golf Courses | Learn more about the golf courses that used in be in Blue Earth County | Golf | golf | |
| Curling | Learn more about one of Blue Earth County’s pastimes. | Curling | curling | |
| Carnegie Library | Discover more about Mankato’s first public library building. | Carnegie library, Mankato | carnegie-library mankato | |
| Sibley Park Dam and Lake | There once was a dam at Sibley Park and a lake for swimming! | Dam, Mankato, Sibley Park, Swimming | dam mankato sibley-park swimming | |
| Front Street – Brett’s | Take a trip down memory lane and Front Street including Brett’s Department Store. | Brett's, Front Street, Mankato | bretts front-street mankato | |
| Railroads | Explore the history of the rails in Blue Earth County. | Railroad, Transportation | railroad transportation | |
| Holiday Lights | Explore the different traditions of Holiday Lights in the area. | Holiday Lights, Mankato, Traditions | holiday-lights mankato traditions | |
| Mankato Streetcars | Explore the two different streetcar lines that ran in Mankato. | Mankato, Transportation | mankato transportation | |
| Union School | Explore the history of Mankato’s first school – Union School | Education, Mankato, School | education mankato school | |
| Mahkato Wacipi | Explore how the Mahkato Wacipi or Mankato Powwow got its start and the cross-cultural significance of this annual event. | Historic Event | event | |
| The Hunt House | Explore the history of a local landmark: the Hunt House; today better known as the Moulin Rouge Bed & Breakfast. | Mankato, Places | mankato places | |
| Ott Cabin | The history of the Ott Cabin, now located in Mankato’s Sibley Park. | Parks, Places | parks places | |
| Rapidan Dam | Discover the history of a local landmark – The Rapidan Dam | Parks, Rapidan | parks rapidan | |
| Blue Earth County Fair | The Blue Earth County Fair has a long history. Learn about it here. | Garden City, Historic Event | garden-city event | |
| Minneopa State Park | Discover the history of Minneopa State Park, located just outside of Mankato. | Parks, Places | parks places | |
| Yaeger School House | Explore the mystery of the Yaeger Schoolhouse in Rapidan Township. | Places, Rapidan | places rapidan | |
| Green Gables Tornado of 1946 | Hear about Blue Earth County’s deadliest tornado: the 1946 Green Gable Tornado. | Historic Event | event | |
| Mankato Hospitals | From Tourtellotte to ISJ – over 130 years of Mankato’s hospitals. | Mankato, Places | mankato places | |
| Madison Lake Resorts | Discover the early history of Madison Lake resorts | Madison Lake | madison-lake | |
| 1965 Flood | Take a look back to the flood of 1965 and how it changed the landscape. | Historic Event, Mankato | event mankato | |
| Victory Highway | Explore this history of Victory Highway – the stretch of State Highway between Mankato and Mapleton. | Mankato, Mapleton | mankato mapleton | |
| Typhoid Fever | Hear about the Typhoid Fever Epidemic of 1908 | Historic Event | event | |
| Blue Earth County Historical Society | The Blue Earth County Historical Society started in 1902. Learn more about its history. | Historic Event, Places | event places | |
| Seppman Mill | Discover the long history of Seppman Mill. | Parks, Places | parks places | |
| James Tinkcom | Explore the area of James Avenue (aka Tinkcomville) and Stoltzmann Road. | Mankato, People | mankato people | |
| Mount Kato | Explore the history of a local landmark: Mount Kato also known as SkiHaven. | Mankato, Places | mankato places | |
| Marian Anderson | Discover the life story of Mankato’s very own nationally-acclaimed artist, Marian Anderson. | Women in History | women-in-history | |
| Honeymead Oil Spill | Learn about one of Minnesota’s largest oil spill, the Honeymead Oil Spill of January 1963. | Historic Event | event | |
| Mankato Post Office and Federal Courthouse | Explore the history of a local landmark: the Mankato Post Office and Federal Courthouse. | Mankato, Places | mankato places | |
| Prohibition, Moonshine and Gangsters | Explore local Prohibition stories, including Gangsters, a Shady Lady and a drunk carp. | Historic Event, People | event people | |
| Mankato Street Names Pt. 2 | Explore Mankato Street Names based on some of our very first settlers and the impact they had on the budding community. Part 2 | Mankato, People | mankato people | |
| Mankato Street Names Pt. 1 | Explore Mankato Street Names based on some of our very first settlers and the impact they had on the budding community. Part 1 | Mankato, People | mankato people | |
| Pioneer Memorial Cemetery | Explore the mystery steps near Thompson Ravine that stand in memory of Rural Grove Cemetery and Pioneer Memorial Cemetery on North 6th Street; the location of one of our City’s heritage plaques. | Heritage Plaque, Mankato | heritage-plaque mankato | |
| Remarkable Men of Garden City | Meet the 10 “remarkable” men of Garden City. | Garden City, People | garden-city people | |
| Maud Hart Lovelace | The history of the Maud Hart Lovelace, the beloved Besty-Tacy series of children’s novels and the two local homes dedicated to the memory of the author and books. | Heritage Plaque, People, Places, Women in History | heritage-plaque people places women-in-history | |
| Hubbard House | Discover the history of the Historic R.D. Hubbard House: the home, the family and the mill; all woven in the rich history of Mankato. | Heritage Plaque, Mankato, People, Places | heritage-plaque mankato people places | |
| Blue Earth County Courthouse | The history of the Historic Blue Earth County Courthouse – a prominent building filled with over a century of stories from the top to the bottom. | Heritage Plaque, Mankato, Places | heritage-plaque mankato places | |
| Ellerbe Building | The history of the Ellerbe Building – it’s vibrant past that continues to serve as a community gathering space today. | Mankato, Places | mankato places | |
| Women’s History Month: Education | Meet two women that made history in education. Mankato’s first teacher, Sarah Jane Hanna, and higher education leader Julia A. Sears. | Women in History | women-in-history | |
| Women’s History Month: Law and Politics | Meet some of the women who made local history in law and politics, including Charlotte Farrish, Sarah Christie Stevens and Najwa Massad. | Women in History | women-in-history | |
| Women’s History Month: Women’s Suffrage | The history of the 19th Amendment and the League of Women Voters. | Women in History | women-in-history | |
| First Presbyterian Church | The history of Mankato’s First Presbyterian Church and the historic 1857 bell. | Heritage Plaque, Mankato, Places | heritage-plaque mankato places | |
| Sibley Park World War I Plaque | The history behind the heritage plaque at Sibley Park honoring our county’s World War I servicemen and women. Plus one local woman’s lasting legacy to support veterans. | Heritage Plaque, Parks | heritage-plaque parks | |
| Spanish Influenza | Hear about the Spanish Flu Pandemic that ravaged the world from 1918-1920. | Historic Event | event | |
| Riverfront Park | The history of Riverfront Park – the history of place, a city park along the River, from a Captains of Industry and Innovation to today’s premier event venue. | Heritage Plaque, Mankato, Parks | heritage-plaque mankato parks | |
| Highland Park | The history of Highland Park – the history of place, a city park on a hill, from a Civil War recruitment center to a Tourist Camp, to today’s neighborhood park. | Heritage Plaque, Mankato, Parks | heritage-plaque mankato parks | |
| Tourtellotte Park | The history of Tourtellotte Park: the history of a place, a city park, a pool, all named after Mankato’s first philanthropist. | Heritage Plaque, Mankato, Parks | heritage-plaque mankato parks | |
| Sibley Park | The history Sibley Park – a city park and gathering place for all ages. From horse races to Mutt and Jeff, to today’s Kiwanis Holiday Lights. | Mankato, Parks | mankato parks | |
| Washington Park | The history of Washington Park – a city park that once housed a railroad line and depot, Mankato’s first schools and churches; and today serves as a recreational space for a vibrant neighborhood. | Heritage Plaque, Mankato, Parks | heritage-plaque mankato parks | |
| Lincoln Park | The history of Lincoln Park – a city park that honors the men and women that fought in the Civil War, in one of the largest neighborhoods on the National Register. | Heritage Plaque, Mankato, Parks | heritage-plaque mankato parks | |
| 1920 Mankato Winter Carnival | Discover an incredible community event that happened right here 100 year ago – the 1920 Mankato Winter Carnival. | Historic Event, Mankato | event mankato |
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