Oliver H. Kelley was the founder of the agricultural faternity. A farmer who moved from Boston to Elk River, Minnesota, Kelley founded the National Grange of the order of Husbandry in 1867. Also in the show: Jan tells of the Farmers Union meetings as she remembers from Fallon Hall. She speaks about her childhood memories of the meetings.

Jim tells of many aspects of Christmas, including the history of Santa Claus, helping those less fortunate, traditions of Christmas, the Christmas tree, and the stress of the holidays and how to avoid it. Also in the show: Jan tells a true story about how a man and his wife were reunited after 35 years. It’s a very warm and heartfelt story.

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew over the Atlantic from New York to Paris, making him Minnesota’s first 20th century international celebrity. Also in the show: Jan talks to local pilots Robert and Dolly Davidson about their airplane, purchased in 1950. They talk about the plane and the history of its use.

Glaciers moved through what is now Minnesota over 10,000 years ago. The glaciers left an interesting landscape that dominates our physical environment.

Also in the show — Minnesota’s Newspapers: James Madison Goodhue published the first newspaper in 1849. Jim tells of Goodhugh’s reflective editorials and how he enticed others to move to the state. And Jan interviews Donna Myhrer, a local history columnist for the Thief River Falls Times.

Jim tells of how local and international trade in Grand Portage, MN contributed to the state’s history. Grand Portage is located on the north shore of Lake Superior. Also in the show: From 1873-1877, Minnesota’s farms were attacked by grasshoppers. Governor Pillsbury declared a day of prayer. Farmers’ prayers were answered when a sleet storm destroyed the grasshoppers.