Exhibit:Richfield’s Greatest Generation: Joining Together To Shape a Suburb
Now on view through September 2010 at the Richfield History Center.
The Great Depression, World War II, and the prosperity of the 1950s’ these are the events that defined America’s Greatest Generation. Through hard work and personal sacrifice the men and women of the Greatest Generation brought the country through difficult times and built it [...]
New Book on the History of Minneapolis’ South Suburbs
Suburban Dawn traces the interlocking stories of Bloomington, Richfield and Edina, whose pasts and presents have much in common. When Minnesota organized in 1858, Bloomington and Richfield bordered each other. Those living in west Richfield formed their own township called Edina in 1888. The book’s unusual format features 37 carefully documented narratives that illustrate how [...]
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