http://www.oronocoareahistory.org Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:20:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The OAHC regular meetings are held the second Saturday of each month at 9:00 a.m. at the Oronoco Community Center unless otherwise notified.  All are welcome!  New members are welcome.  Annual dues are to be paid by the end of each year.  Pro-rated amounts are charged for partial years.  Suggestions of other ways to support the ... http://www.oronocoareahistory.org/?p=72 By Barbara Smallbrock THE BEGINNING A group of German settlers came to this area in the mid 1800s and homesteaded along the south branch of the Zumbro near what was later known as “white bridge.” Many of these settlers were of Lutheran background. Rev. William Lange, a pastor at St. Peters church near ... http://www.oronocoareahistory.org/?p=164 Here's a new tidbit From our treasurer Kris Wiens for your enjoyment of a piece of history: Brothers George, Edwin, and Agon Mohlke and their sister Esther were early settlers of the Oronoco and Rochester area.  Until 1922, the brothers and their wives produced only boys, but that year was different.  Myra was ... http://www.oronocoareahistory.org/?p=165 The Oronoco Area History Center started a Memorial Fund in October 2008. It is planned that sometime in the future, items will be created or purchased for the Center for display and labeled with the names of the people whose memory is being honored. So far, money placed in that ... http://www.oronocoareahistory.org/?p=148 In September 2008, a special donation was presented to the Oronoco Area History Center by Allen and Anne Koenig for the specific purpose of creating The Barbara Smallbrock Library. This library will pay tribute to Barbara’s work and interest in the Oronoco area and the History Center. At ... http://www.oronocoareahistory.org/?p=146 (Click on pictures to see larger versions.) The mannequins in the picture below are dressed in uniforms from WWII. On the left is a soldier's uniform. On the right is a Red Cross nurse's uniform. In the center is an old egg case. Some historical items are in the drawers and ... http://www.oronocoareahistory.org/?p=147 Max (Jack) Prokasky has donated two of his books to the Oronoco Area History Center. Shown below are three of his works. The pamphlet on the left was written quite some time ago. The gold book in the middle, A Flash of Memories, tells of some of Jack’s hunting and fishing experiences with ... http://www.oronocoareahistory.org/?p=99