At the same time that members left Holy Cross to form St. Hedwig’s, another group of parishioners, unhappy with the Catholic church’s Americanization efforts, left to form a national church that is unaffiliated with the Vatican. A modest church was built at 2200 Fifth St. NE. The congregation...
Summary: Established in 1849 on the east bank of the Mississippi River, St. Anthony Falls is the oldest neighborhood in Minneapolis. Covering much of what is now known as Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis, the area initially thrived on the fur trade and lumber industry, the latter fueled by the...
Established by Swedish immigrants in 1881 who initially met in a house on Monroe St. NE, many of Salem’s founders were members of The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran mission congregation, known as Mission Friends (later known as the Swedish Tabernacle). Disputes over the concept of church membership...
Scandia Bank (now Associated Bank), on the corner of Cedar and Riverside Avenues, supported many of the local Scandinavian businesses in the area. It played an important role in the financial stability of the neighborhood for over a century.
In 1851, two young Norwegian girls from Winneshiek County, Iowa, Anna Hovy and Isabella Gilberts, came to St. Paul seeking employment. Seeking other Norwegians to worship with, the girls began holding prayer services in the homes of various people. In 1853, a Methodist preacher was sent to...