This Day In History, July 14, 1923 – Flying Circus comes to town. . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History. Ad: The Tribune, Dillion MT. Photo: Minnesota Flyer.
Federated Flyers Flying Circus opens at...
July 13, 2026 7:03 pm / no comments
This Day In History, July 6, 1936 – Jamestown swelters under the heat wave of 1936. . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History. Photo: Minnesota Historical Society – heat wave forced Midwesterners...
July 6, 2026 1:01 am / no comments
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 15, 1883 – supplies and tobacco at the post office. . . . from the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History and Images of America: Jamestown.
A. W. Kelley, the Postmaster, will sell entire stock...
June 15, 2026 1:26 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