OUR LEGACY "Echoes of the Past" is now added to the Brandon History Center Website

OUR LEGACY "Echoes of the Past" by Laura Wilken Roers and written by her son James William Roers, has been added to the History Library of the Brandon History Center Website.  The book is about the family history of the Hockert and Wilken families.  brandonhistorycenter.org

We have this book at the Brandon History Center but now you can read it in the comfort of your home.

"Muriel" written by Joanna Sandbo Engstrom, has been added to the Brandon History Center Website

Another book has been added to the Brandon History Center Website. "Muriel" was written by Joanna Sandbo Engstrom about her aunt Muriel Olson Kappler.  Muriel grew up in Brandon. She graduated from Brandon High School in 1938.  She became a nurse in 1941 and served in WWII.  We have this book at the Brandon History Center, but now you can read it in the comfort of your home.  Our Website is brandonhistorycenter.org  Next click on History Library and then choose the book you want to read. 
 

Local Authors can be found on Brandon History Center Website

Spilling Over was written by Florian Ledermann who grew 

up in rural Brandon and created our Burr Vineyard.  

Florian was a  1958 graduateof Brandon High School.

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John's Story was written by John Anderson who grew up in Brandon,
 taught school in Morris for many years and had a lake place on Devil's Lake.
John was a 1949 graduate of Brandon High School.

We have these books at the Brandon History Center, but now you can read them in the comfort of your home. 

To find them go to:

brandonhistorycenter.org

next click on History Library

next choose the book that you want to read.       Enjoy  

Brandon History Center Winter 2023 Newsletter

 

Brandon Creamery Built in 1929

The Grand Opening of the Brandon Creamery was in 1929. The high school choral group and the band is performing in front of the creamery.  Notice the people hanging out of the apartment windows above. 

Vines covering the front wall of the creamery in the 1940s.

In the 1950s there was a milk pick-up route.  The drivers picked up the milk cans at the farms and dropped it off in the small entrance door on the right under the canopy.  The empty cans came out on a conveyer on the left side in front.  The cans were returned to the farmers by the same route drivers.

Creamery equipment May 1955

In 1973 the building was remodeled into living apartments

 by Connie McHenry and Kay Larson

The 2023 owner of the Brandon Creamery Apartments is Joe Stallman

 

Moon Lake Brandon Minn. 1915

 Notice the initials at the bottom W.W. which belong to Wigo Werner. He was a very early businesman   who was involved in many different activities in the new little Village of Brandon. He took many historic photos of Brandon and the area .  Many of his photos were made into Post Cards.

Brandon History Center 16th Annual Meeting

 

Solemn Communion Class from St. Mary's Catholic Church Millerville MN

 Photo Courtesy Al Guenther

Brandon High School Joint Class of 56 & 57 Reunion

 

Boys from St. Mary's School in Millerville

Possibly 1945-46

 

Brandon High School Class of 1953 70th Class Reunion

 

Brandon High School Class of 1969 50th Reunion 2019

 

Congratulations Ruth Plaster

 Photo courtesy August 24 Record.

Brandon High School Class of 1967 56th Class Reunion

August 15, 2023 at the Leaf Valley Mercantile

Great picture of Bitzan and Roers cousins

 It would be great to know when and what the ocassion was. 

Brandon High School Class of 1968 55th Reunion

 

Brandon High School Class of 1983 40th Reunion

 August 5th  at Burr Vineyard

Brandon High School Class of 1992 30th Reunion

A year late. It took me this long to get the names. 

Brandon High School Class of 1958 65th Reunion

 

Brandon High School Class of 1965 58th Reunion

 

Brandon High School Class of 1963 60th Reunion

 

John & Katherine Lorsung Family

 Does anyone know the occasion for this photo? Notice that several are wearing flowers. Does anyone know  where or when this photo was taken?

Brandon High School Graduation Class of 1911

 

Stop in at the Brandon Histoy Center

 

Correction of the past two posts.

First school in Brandon 209 Central Avenue South

Students in back of this school.  No names are available.

New school built at 206 3rd Street West 

 Students  in the back of the new school.