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History buffs exhibit historical ‘orphans’

June 15, 2018
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History buffs exhibit historical ‘orphans’

photo by Dennis Dalman History buffs and history-museum advocates hold up artifacts while setting up a one-day exhibit at Sartell City Hall the day of SummerFest, June 9. From left to right are Sandy Hurd, holding an eyeglass-repair kit, Kaye Wenker holding a measuring device and Ron Hurd holding a hand-carved fancy wooden frame by the late Bill Pearson, an expert Sartell carver.

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by Dennis Dalman

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Three history buffs lovingly arranged and re-arranged more than 100 “orphans” in the lobby of city hall on the morning of Sartell SummerFest June  9.

The “orphans” are historical artifacts that have no home. For years, they’ve been fostered out to basements, attics and garages in the city. That’s why the three history buffs and many others want a museum to preserve those objects for posterity, so newcomers to town and future generations can get a feel for the origins and development of Sartell, a unique river city.

The history buffs at city hall were Ron and Sandy Hurd, husband-and-wife; and Kaye Wenker. They set up the one-day exhibit in the lobby so people taking SummerFest historical trolley rides could peruse some of the prized relics of the past.

Among the artifacts were a pair of roller skates from the 1950s; a Winter Haven tunic and skis, also from the 1950s when Sartell hosted an annual Winter Haven celebration; carvings and a diorama created by Bill Pearson, an expert carver; a series of almost 50 Sartell High School yearbooks, including a 1970 yearbook featuring the first graduating class of the newly built first Sartell High School; pin-on booster buttons of the Sartell Sabres, including one that says “Brand the Bulldogs. Sabres Homecoming Oct. 9, 1970;” a wooden cabinet hand-made by Frank Sartell; a shaving mirror used by workers at the old paper mill; and many more intriguing items.

The Hurds, Wenker and many members of the Sartell Senior Connection are enlisting citywide support for a museum, perhaps in a repurposed police-station building once the new fire-police department building is constructed.

At one point, there were hopes for a place in the Sartell Community Center for a history museum or at least a room or two in which to display artifacts, but those hopes came to nothing in the planning stages of the center.

Sartell museum advocates, all of them diehard history buffs, have been meeting on a regular basis and hope to meet with city officials about plans for a possible museum.

photo by Dennis Dalman
History buffs and history-museum advocates hold up artifacts while setting up a one-day exhibit at Sartell City Hall the day of SummerFest, June 9. From left to right are Sandy Hurd, holding an eyeglass-repair kit, Kaye Wenker holding a measuring device and Ron Hurd holding a hand-carved fancy wooden frame by the late Bill Pearson, an expert Sartell carver.
photo by Dennis Dalman
This pair of roller skates dates back to the 1950s, when Sartell Winter Haven activities, including indoor roller-skating, attracted celebrants from as far away as the Twin Cities.
photo by Dennis Dalman
This Winter Haven tunic jacket was worn during Winter Haven festivities in the 1950s in Sartell.
photo by Dennis Dalman
This shaving stand and mirror was used by paper-mill employees many decades ago. Reflected in the mirror is Sartell history researcher Ron Hurd.
photo by Dennis Dalman
These high-school Sabres booster buttons were among the artifacts displayed June 9 at Sartell City Hall during the citywide SummerFest celebration.
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