The interesting yellow brick house at the intersection of America Avenue and Fourth Street was built by Frank Silversack. He was born in Wisconsin, homesteaded […] Read More
Amanda Grodland lived at this address in 1910. Joseph and Alvina Wells lived there in 1912-1913. Mrs. Wells had worked as a cook for Joe […] Read More
This was the home of John and Mathilde Thompson in 1910. John was a bartender for Ole Anderson in 1910. Ole Anderson and John Croon […] Read More
Cemeteries of Bemidji Four cemeteries served the Bemidji community. If searching for a burial in the Bemidji area, these four cemeteries would be the most […] Read More
Greenwood Cemetery Greenwood Cemetery is the final resting place for over 8,000 people who either lived in or had some tie to Bemidji. Greenwood has […] Read More
State approval was given to a WPA project to construct up to 30 modern homes in Bemidji to be rented at rents not to exceed […] Read More
A pair of Detroit Lakes steeplejacks were the center of attraction in Bemidji as they perched atop the 130 foot steeple of St. Philip’s Church […] Read More
The city council agreed to lease the American Legion building on Midway Drive to BSC for use for student housing. It was to be converted […] Read More
The west side of America Avenue was residential but also offered lodgings over the years. The first residents that we know of are Anton and […] Read More
A new retail store for the city of Bemidji, the Gibson Discount Center, will open to the public on Tuesday, Nov 15. The Center is […] Read More
A long standing chunk of the Nymore skyline was being dismantled uner the wrecker’s hammer. It was the large black coal dock astride the Northern […] Read More
Gas prices are falling again, as most Bemidji stations are now displaying the 28.9 signs. Bob Hiltz, Deep Rock proprietor, stated that two or three […] Read More
Indian leaders at the Red Lake Reservation led a boycott against Bemidji businesses because of what they consider an inflammatory radio broadcast about welfare programs. […] Read More
The Heldstab brothers of Crookston arrived in Bemidji to take over operation of the Bemidji Ice Co. after purchasing the firm from Tom Smart. Ted […] Read More
Flashing a red hot passing game, the Bemidji Lumberjacks closed out their season with a 5-3 record, downing Brainerd 24-0 at Brainerd. Bill Lawrence passed […] Read More
Bemidji was a bulls-eye as a parade of 36 fast new fighters roared in over the Municipal Airport during a three-hour period in a practice […] Read More
Bemidji Roller Rink, under direction of R. C. Sermon of Hibbing, has been leased for the winter and bids fair to become one of the […] Read More
Bemidji Airlines, Inc., the local company operating flights to the Twin Cities during the past summer, announced it would close down the business officially before […] Read More
One of the area’s oldest landmarks was razed in June 1966. The Beltrami County jail, first placed into service in 1899, was replaced early in […] Read More
For about ten years, I have been researching the buildings, residences and growth of Bemidji by reading old newspapers, city directories, and public records. The […] Read More
Of four Johnson brothers, two sets of twins who went to the war from Bemidji, three were killed in battle. The fourth, George Johnson, was held in this country […] Read More
HINES PURCHASES TRACT TO BE USED AS CEMETERY The town of Hines has purchased a five-acre tract one and one-fourth miles west of Hines on the Babcock road to be […] Read More
Blaze at Hakkerup’s Studio. The fire, which was discovered about 8:30 last evening, destroyed practically everything of value in the photograph studio of N. L. Hakkerup, on Third street, […] Read More
St. Philip’s church mixed the solemn and the zany in celebrating its 75th Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Sunday. The solemn included a procession through a raw […] Read More
The city council moved to abandon the airport hanger project at the meeting held at the city hall in June and expressed their intention of […] Read More
Reconstruction of the Rex theatre building, which was burned to the ground Thursday of last week on June 19, 1919, was begun this week, and […] Read More
The Ralph Gracie post of the American Legion was temporarily organized at a meeting held at the club rooms of the Bemidji association Tuesday evening […] Read More
President Pennington of the Soo ordered the chief engineer to put a viaduct over the Soo at the Irvine avenue crossing. Mayor Parker pointed out […] Read More
Playing seven innings, four of which were during a heavy downpour of rain, the “Big Bemidg” and Crookston Lumber company baseball teams played a game […] Read More
Baseball enthusiasts of Bemidji have secured a lease for the coming summer upon block H, between Second and Third streets and between America and Irvine […] Read More
The handsome and exquisite dock that was constructed at the foot of Third street last spring by order of the city council, is at the […] Read More
A baseball club was organized last week with A. T. Wheelock, manager and J. Gibson, captain. Grounds for a diamond have been secured on Beltrami […] Read More
A new publication about Bemidji in the 1960s and 1970s is in the works. Some of the topics in the book will be the Bemidji […] Read More
I. L. Baptie, a brother of Baptie the skater, has started a first class skating rink near the dock at the foot of Third Street. […] Read More
Photographer Reed has rented office room above McLennan’s hardware store, opposite the courthouse, and will remodel it for his studio. He will remove from the […] Read More
After 42 years of living on the same farm, sharing the same seasonal workload, Mr. and Mrs. George Russell, Sr., decided they might be missing […] Read More
Members of the local auto club are working furiously in an attempt to keep some prized auto parts out of the iron jaws of the […] Read More
The first post office was established on June 18, 1894 at the Carson Trading Post on the south shore of Lake Bemidji. It was supplied […] Read More
A wind storm of unusual severity accompanied by a deluge of rain and an incessant flashing of lightning and roll of thunder, struck Bemidji Tuesday […] Read More
Welcome to BemidjiHistory.com. This site focuses on the rich history of Bemidji and the surrounding area. It is meant to provide “I remember that! moments for […] Read More
The trading post was running well in 1894 when Merian Carson wrote to Washington City and applied for a postal office for their store. Weeks later […] Read More
Do you remember Diamond Point Park, the Bemidji Belle, Tipperary, Library Park, the Timberlane Drive-In, The Red Onion, Herb’s Popcorn Stand? If so, then you must […] Read More
Featured are local news items from more than 40 years ago.