How much Irish DNA do you have flowing through your genes? I ask because this is the time of the year when we all are a tad, a touch or a ton Irish, right? Good old St. Patrick’s Day! Now, for a bit of a history lesson. St. Patrick was born in England. At a very young age, he was ...

In spring, no matter how long or short the wait has been through winter, there is no more welcome sound than the song of a returning robin. The simple set of tweets that come with the dawn when one is first heard not only suggest that the worst of winter is behind us but that the best of spring ...

It has become fashionable to embrace things and activities that are from a former era. In other words, “old” is now the new “new.” This is great news for people like me, who never threw out those bellbottoms that young hipsters are currently wearing in order to appear hip. They ...

In March 2020, the Lyon County Historical Society received a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant, also known as a Legacy Grant for $9,500 for CollectiveAccess Data Conversion. The project, which consisted of data conversion from the former system Past Perfect to CollectiveAccess, ...

We have been learning about Karl Porisch, who graduated from Mankato State College in 1968 and completed Marine Corps officer and helicopter flight training. The Marine Corps assigned him to Okinawa, so he fare-welled his spouse and infant son in Chicago, where she stayed with her parents. The ...

March is an exciting time of year at schools throughout the United States. We’re in the midst of March Madness, a time when sports teams try to make the state tournament. There’s always the possibility of a state championship. March Madness is often associated with the NCAA basketball ...