immigrants

Take the Bitter with the Sweet: Abdallah’s Banana Split Dish

2023-08-19T16:07:41-05:00

April 2, 2018 This banana split dish is from the 4th generation family owned business established by Lebanese immigrant Albert Abdallah. Albert opened Calhoun Candy Depot in 1909 on the corner of Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue in the Uptown area [...]

Take the Bitter with the Sweet: Abdallah’s Banana Split Dish2023-08-19T16:07:41-05:00

Bertha’s Black Blouse

2023-08-19T12:42:43-05:00

May 15, 2017 This week’s object of the week is an unassuming black blouse that donor, Ms. Hyacinth Easthagen, called, “not beautiful,” and “not well finished.” Although Hyacinth, the great-granddaughter of the woman who owned the blouse, was not impressed with [...]

Bertha’s Black Blouse2023-08-19T12:42:43-05:00

John Gund Brewing Company, 1885

2023-08-19T12:37:29-05:00

May 4, 2017 Are you thirsty for history? How about for beer history? This week's featured photograph depicts the local distributor for the La Crosse, Wisconsin-based John Gund Brewing Company. John Gund was a German immigrant who began  his brewing career [...]

John Gund Brewing Company, 18852023-08-19T12:37:29-05:00

Nancy Piazza’s Calico Bodice: Italian Immigrants in Minnesota

2023-08-19T12:34:30-05:00

April 24, 2017 Our object of the week this week is a gorgeous bodice donated by Nancy Piazza. The bodice traveled from the donor’s great grandmother in Sicily to Piazza’s grandmother, who had settled in Minneapolis, MN. The Piazza family went [...]

Nancy Piazza’s Calico Bodice: Italian Immigrants in Minnesota2023-08-19T12:34:30-05:00
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