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Scrapbook Surprises

This column has explored scrapbooks in the past. Recently some of the scrapbooks in the archives at the Fenton History Center have been rehoused and

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Hometown History

Riding the Rails

The phrase “Riding the Rails” and hobos usually conjure up the history of the Great Depression of the 1930’s. This involved the railroads and the

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Hometown History

Early Dry Cleaning 

A recent donation to the Special Collection at the Fenton History Center spurred a look into another business in Jamestown that saw the early days,

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Hometown History

Fur History

The last few Hometown History columns have highlighted some of the various businesses that have been in Jamestown and occupied certain buildings. A faithful reader

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Buildings

The Derby Block

Jamestown lost a number of buildings to a fire in January 1861. Fire engulfed both sides of Main Street from Second to Third, and crept

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Biographies

An Empty Envelope’s Story

Despite a few days of higher than normal temperatures lately, we are still enduring winter weather. While we in the northern hemisphere have winter, those

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