Greetings Everybody,
The winds of change are in the air for Sue and me as our commission president/mayoral term concludes on June 30th. I am very grateful for Sue’s help and support over the years. Not every day was “peaches and...
June 29, 2026 7:10 am / no comments
This Day In History, June 26, 1924 – Dinehart Garage is open for business. . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History. Photo: North Dakota State Archives.
Dinehart garage on the corner of Sixth Ave North and...
June 26, 2026 1:30 am / no comments
This Day In History, June 18, 1872 – Fort Sykes Becomes Fort Cross. . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History & Fortwiki.com.
Camp Sykes (Jamestown) officially becomes Fort Cross and is established by Special...
June 18, 2026 1:08 am / no comments
This Day in History – June 17, 1944 – Roller skating to be held tonight at Franklin School Gymnasium. Free for those with skates . . . . From the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History
Photo – artist rendering...
June 17, 2026 1:05 am / no comments
This Day In History, June 10, 1988 – Death of Louie L’Amour – from Wikipedia and the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History
Louis L’Amour dies in California. Born here in Jamestown in 1908.
Louis...
June 10, 2026 1:12 am / no comments
This Day In History, June 2, 1931, Air mail comes to Jamestown. . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History.
Jamestown becomes part of air mail system as planes begin to fly Fargo to Bismarck route.
Photo from the Smithsonian...
June 2, 2026 1:58 am / no comments
This Day In History, May 29, 1909 – A Fierce Windstorm or tornado strikes Jamestown. . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History. Photos: “Images of America Jamestown” and Pinterest.
1909...
May 29, 2026 1:46 am / no comments
This Day In History, May 25, 1882 – New Brick Making Machine in Jamestown. . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History.
Anton Klaus’s new brick machine arrives in Jamestown and is taken to the brick...
May 25, 2026 1:16 am / no comments
This Day In History, May 20, 1946 – Northern Airway has two flights into Jamestown. . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History.
Northern Airways announce two daily flights into and out of Jamestown
May 20, 2026 1:03 am / no comments
This day in history, May 11, 1911 – Gilbert Horton (Architect) arrives in Jamestown . . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History and The State Historical Society of North Dakota.
Mr Horton designs and...
May 11, 2026 1:02 am / no comments