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Fifty years ago, upon
learning that the Chicago
and Northwestern Rail-
road depot in Hendricks
would be closed, a group
of women from several
federated clubs in the
community met to plan
how to purchase the de-
pot and turn it into a mu-
seum. Along with other
interested visionary citi-
zens, the group formed an
advisory committee made
up of Elmer Moen, Edwin
Nelson, Mrs. Ewald Kintzi,
Lowell Stegner, and Olena
Rogness. The committee
submitted a sealed bid of
$306, which was accepted
by the Railroad and Ware-
house Commission. In Sep-
tember, the city donated a
very suitable site in the
Lake Park. The next month,
on October 13, 1967, at a
community-wide meeting
at which Mayor Harvey
Buchholz presided, the at-
tendees voted to form the
Hendricks Historical So-
ciety, later changed to the
Lincoln County Historical
Society. The first board
of directors elected that
evening included Archie
Buseth (Chairman], Olena
Rogness, Dr. C. O. Thomp-
son, Gena Nelson, Norvald
Trooien, Carl Wahlstrom,
Clarence ]uenke and Iohn
H. Midtaune as Treasurer.
The task of fundraising and
turning the depot building
Lincoln County Pioneer Museum News
By Kate Aydin
into a museum began in
earnest.
After many volunteer
hours to prepare the site,
on Nov. 9, 1967, the depot
building left its home of
67 years on Railroad St.,
transported to the park
by Telkamp House Movers
of Brookings at the cost
of $1,500. Establishing a
museum became the proj-
ect of many committed
volunteers, especially The
Creative Coterie Feder-
ated Club whose members
would act as sponsors and
major players in the reno-
vation. Over the next two
years, extraordinary ef-
forts were made to restore
the depot and transform it
into a museum depicting
the lifestyle in the years
of the late 1800s and early
1900s. Donations came in
from many Lincoln County
families and from Astoria
and Toronto, South Dakota.
The first Secretary of the
Hendricks Historical So-
ciety, Gena Nelson, wrote,
"Everyone had a hand in it,
one way or another:' It was
genuinely a whole com-
munity project. Finally, on
Aug. 3, 1969, the Pioneer
Museum opened with a
formal program attended
by several hundred peo-
ple, tour guides dressed in
period attire, along with
other activities reminis-
cent of bygone days.
The museum has
changed quite significant-
ly over the last 50 years.
We are grateful for the
efforts of the citizens of
Hendricks for successfully
saving a favorite commu-
nity landmark and for the
many volunteers, donors
and patrons throughout
Lincoln County and be-
yond who left us the legacy
of the Pioneer Museum.
The museum will be
celebrating their 50th an-
niversary on Saturday,
]une 10 from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. with activities at the
museum and in the Veter-
ans Memorial Park. Musi-
cians, local history buffs
and guest speakers will
appear on the public stage,
discover unique items at
the flea market, and take
in flint knapping, rug mak-
ing, rope making and but-
ter churning demonstra-
tions. A free-will offering
lunch will also be served
that day.
The information for this
article was taken from
Hendricks, MN "Centennial
Memories," pages 243-256.
Copies are available at the
Pioneer Museum.
Submitted photo
Don Buhl presenting the University of Minnesota Norman Borlaug Science
Achievement Award to Johannah Nielsen.
Johannah Nielsen, a stu-
dent at RTR High School,
has received a Norman
Borlaug Science Achieve-
ment Award from the Uni-
versity of Minnesota's Col-
lege of Food, Agricultural
and Natural Resource Sci-
ences (CFANS).
The award recogniz-
es Nielsen's academic
achievement in the scienc-
es. As part of the award,
Nielsen received the book
Ten Plants that changed
Minnesota written by
Mary Hockenberry Meyer
and Susan Davis Price.
This book highlights the
importance of the selected
plants and their impact -
both positive and negative
- in the development and
future of Minnesota.
The Norman Borlaug Sci-
ence Achievement Award
also includes a $1,000
scholarship upon success-
ful enrollment in CFANS, a
college within the Univer-
sity of Minnesota.
The Award was present-
ed by CFANS Alum Don
Buhl of Tyler. The award
is sponsored by the CFANS
Alumni Society, a member
organization dedicated
to connecting alumni and
friends to the college; sup-
porting excellence in the
educational experience;
building college pride,
spirit, and community;
and enhancing the reputa-
tation of the college.
More information about
the college is available at
ww.cfans.umn.edu. The
Nielsen
continues on page 11
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