News & Views of Phillips Since 1976
Thursday April 25th 2024
Library News
By CARZ NELSON
All information listed here is accurate as of November 15, 2022. For the most recent information, check out the library website at www.hclib.org.
FRANKLIN LIBRARY HOURS
Monday 9 AM to 5 PM
Tuesday 12 PM to 8 PM
Wednesday 12 PM to 8 PM
Thursday 12 PM to 8 PM
Friday 9 AM to 5 PM
Saturday 9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday 12 PM to 5 PM
URBAN 4-H
A youth leadership club that’s driven by curiosity. For adolescents.
Franklin Library
Tuesdays at 4-5:30 PM
WOMEN OF COLOR AFFINITY GROUP
Looking for a space where women of color can come together and share their experiences? Then join the Women of Color Affinity Group.
Hosmer Library.
Tuesdays at 6:30 PM
COFFEE & CONVERSATION
Join us for Coffee & Conversations.
Franklin Library
Second Friday of the month 10 AM to 12 Noon
WAY TO GROW
Way to Grow connects parents of kids ages 0-8 to a culture-to-culture family educator to help with resources and provide support and education.
Franklin Library
Tuesdays at 3 to 5 PM
STEAM WORKSHOP
The Franklin Library’s Teen Tech Squad leads education and entertainment for kids 8-plus on topics in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. … Read the rest “Library News”
The Minneapolis American Indian Center Programs and Services Have Moved
— Information provided by the Minneapolis American Indian Center
The Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC) building closed on October 28, 2022, to prepare for the renovation and expansion project. Programs and services will continue to operate in temporary
community locations:
Little Earth Neighborhood Early Learning Center (NELC), located at 2495 18th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404, will house The Gatherings Café and the Family Services (ICWA, Bright
Beginnings and the Indigenous Women’s Life Net Program).
The Gatherings Cafe will continue elder lunches, and will be available for catering orders. Contact Waska McMaster at wmcmaster@maicnet.org
Family Services, contact Laura Newton at lnewton@maicnet.org
Many Rivers East, located at 1508 E Franklin Avenue Suite 100, Minneapolis, MN 55404, will house the Fitness & Nutrition (FAN), Culture, Languages & Arts Network (CLAN), Youth Services and
Workforce Innovation Opportunities Act Programs.
Fitness & Nutrition (FAN) contact Colette Lawrence at clawrence@maicnet.org
Culture, Languages & Ans Network (CLAN) contact Cheryl Secola at csecola@maicnet.org
Youth Services (BGCA and Ginew Golden Eagle) contact Millie Hernandez at mhernandez@maicnet.org
Workforce Innovation Opportunities Act (WIOA) contact Brian Joyce at bjoyce@maicnet.org
Two Rivers Art Gallery: Contact Lydia Four Horns at tworivers@maicnet.org to learn about upcoming community shows.
Woodland Indian Crafts will be located at Many Rivers East, 1508 E Franklin Avenue.… Read the rest “The Minneapolis American Indian Center Programs and Services Have Moved”
Unknown, Perhaps Unwanted
Tales From Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery
206th in a Series
By SUE HUNTER WEIR
There are 78 people buried in the cemetery whose last names were recorded simply as “unknown.” They might more accurately have been called “unidentified,” since it’s likely that someone, somewhere must have known them. But no one stepped forward to claim them and most, though not all, were buried at the expense of the county in the cemetery’s paupers’ section, known as Section H.
Newspaper coverage of their deaths was spotty: some deaths appeared to be newsworthy, others not. In a few cases the papers printed a description of the person who had died. An unknown man who died in April 1876 was described as being “about five feet six inches in height, with a strong frame and dark complexion.” It was general enough that it could have fit any number of men, but the coroner at the time guessed that the man was from Davenport, Iowa, and “…presumed to be an Irishman and a Catholic.” The newspaper story does not make clear why he thought so.… Read the rest “Unknown, Perhaps Unwanted”
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