Monday, March 4, 2013
Wayne Jorgenson will be the featured speaker at the Washington County Historical Society’s annual meeting on Thursday, March 28 at the Water Street Inn in downtown Stillwater.
Author and researcher Wayne Jorgenson will be the featured speaker at the Washington County Historical Society’s annual meeting on Thursday, March 28 at the Water Street Inn in downtown Stillwater. Jorgenson, a founding member of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry reenactment group, recently released a book on the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry titled Every Man Did His Duty. His book is a compilation of the individual stories from more than 100 men who served in the First Minnesota during the Civil War. When the First Minnesota was formed it included the Stillwater Guards, which became Company B of the Regiment. Many stories of this Company are told including that of Sam Bloomer, Adam Marty and the famous Last Man’s Club …
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Water Street Inn
101 Water St S, Stillwater, MN
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Steve Reeser, co-owner of This Love of Mine in downtown Stillwater, discovered a wedding gift given to Civil War Hero Adam Marty in 1864 during last month's auction at Judge Howard Albertson's farm.
There were thousands of collectables for sale at Judge Howard Albertson's auction last month, but it was a black, porcelain-lined water pitcher and serving plate that caught the eye of Stillwater antiques dealer Steve Reeser. Upon a closer look, Reeser, co-owner of This Love of Mine in downtown Stillwater, noticed the quadruple silver-plated set was detailed with peacock feathers. “It was dark black, but I could tell it wasn’t cheap when it was made,” Reeser said. “I could only make out the letters ‘T’ and ‘Y,’ but I was interested in it because I could see the good condition of the porcelain lining—and you never see a silver water pitcher with a tray.” So Reeser bid on the $30 lot, brought it to the shop and got to work. He polished the …
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This Love Of Mine
102 Main St N, Stillwater, MN
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Using artifacts, letters and diaries, the Warden's House Museum is telling the stories of three Civil War veterans to commemorate the war's 150th anniversary.
Summer in Stillwater is synonymous with walking along the river, Nelson's Ice Cream, Lumberjack Days and —for some—the opening of the Warden's House Museum. “People are always interested in something different,” said supervisor Kirsta Benson Sanchez of the museum, which is one of the oldest structures in Stillwater, and is open May 1 to Oct. 31. “They come to experience the house, or life in the 19th century. Each person seems to pick out something that pertains to them and they take something from it.” Even before the construction of the warden’s house, Stillwater had a storied history. In 1848, a Minnesota territorial convention recognized the region's three leading cities by assigning a public institution to each: the University of …
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Washington County Historical Society Museum
602 Main St N, Stillwater, MN
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Jenn Nodine
11:33 am on Friday, December 21, 2012
This is why I love buying old tarnished quadruple plate. Most people would walk by them (in fact, they do all the time), but once they are cleaned up everyone can see the amazing craftsmanship and detail in the work. The words, "oh it's just an old piece of silver plate...not real silver" are music to my ears! I just found an aethsetic era teapot from VanBurgh made in 1898 in a thrift store for $… more ›