4 10 180 https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/aad4a8c4174934a07431242a389b913d.pdf c8a337f12c98e70fbd6ccf5335de1615 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Erick Das, Alan Franklin Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed JD Das Location The location of the interview Inver Grove Heights Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound See attachment Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .mp4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with JD Das Subject The topic of the resource Bangladeshi Immigration to Inver Grove Heights Description An account of the resource An interview with JD Das, a Bangladeshi immigrant who arrived in the US in 1992, and his experience with Inver Grove Heights when settling there in 2001. Mr. Das highlights his initial experiences in arriving in the US, and how it was in other areas before coming to Inver Grove Heights. He then talks about the developments in Inver Grove Heights in the past years and the opportunities within the city.<br /><iframe width="480" height="360" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PBsvEq8EGL1QM0LRId00gj9cYcGi90kn/preview" allow="autoplay"></iframe> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Das, Erick; Franklin, Alan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Interview with Bangladeshi immigrant, JD Das Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992-2023 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/d7ee04e118ed99c87e47c04e42ae9d6c.jpg 08714f5a72a37ab83ded94764c6834ca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boche Memorial Field Description An account of the resource Newspaper article describing plans to dedicate the Simley High School football field in honor of Timothy Boche. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Donnie Carr Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Article https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/02809f86cf091fb7b595ba17a76778f7.png d143a246a901901b0b97afccfff4c352 https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/25bbd53cce28cbe8d13c01e6e08eb99f.png 3c19c50cfaa763f24bc9d328ac14ea9c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Simley Pond Description An account of the resource Documents related to the history of Simley Pond, formerly known as Lake Nelson Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Mixed Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Inver Grove Heights, MN Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boche Memorial Field Dedication Subject The topic of the resource Simley Pond Description An account of the resource Newspaper coverage of the dedication of Simley High School's football field to deceased football captain Timothy Boche. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Donnie Carr Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Simley Pond drownings https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/e30970684d99afea9075b380f5ddc9c3.png 094465fb0d71796b06530c9019a38027 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Establishment of ISD 199 Description An account of the resource Newspaper clippings and documents related to the establishment of Independent School District 199, originally called Inver Grove-Pine Bend. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1956-1968 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Hao Phung, Liam Sanford, Kathan Wells, and Cory Haala Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource High School and You, 1937 Subject The topic of the resource The book "High School and You" by I.T. Simley Description An account of the resource Evelyn Rodriguez reviews I.T. Simley's book published in 1937. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Evelyn Rodriguez Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://evelynrodriguez.typepad.com/footnotes/2012/07/high-school-and-you-1937.html Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-07-23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Joy Kromschroeder Curtin, Class of 1966 Description An account of the resource A set of materials provided by Joy (Kromschroeder) Curtin, Simley High School Class of 1966. Resources include clippings and photographs of student life at Simley High School, rare photographs of the first Hilltop Elementary (a brick schoolhouse on Middle Road, present-day Cahill Avenue) from 1925 and the 1950s, a class photograph from the first entering class at the new Pine Bend Elementary (1958), and other items from Inver Grove Heights, loosely between 1954 and 1966. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Curtin, Joy Kromschroeder Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954-1966 Moving Image A series of visual representations imparting an impression of motion when shown in succession. Examples include animations, movies, television programs, videos, zoetropes, or visual output from a simulation. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data reel-to-reel film Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Video, Simley High School and Junior High Description An account of the resource This seven-minute recording is a portion of a 1963 film made by Joseph Fignar and Leslie McKenzie depicting Simley High School and Junior High. This particular copy was taken from the original footage and used for a 2011 reunion of the Simley Class of 1966. The film depicts physical education classes, a student play, and a choir performance in present-day C Gym, as well as students in the hallways of the former high school (now demolished); classes teaching sewing, mock trials, and dissection; mealtime in the student cafeteria; and portions of a football game against an unidentified team.<br /><br />As uploaded, the recording includes a medley of songs familiar to the Class of 1966. Efforts are ongoing as of August 2024 to locate the original sound to the film.<br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/16_JzaKDwGq7lCd3OVsBtTdWrB54vax3_/preview" allow="autoplay"></iframe> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fignar, Joseph McKenzie, Leslie Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Curtin, Joy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1963 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Williams, Patricia Curtin, Joy Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource mpg Type The nature or genre of the resource video https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/3ce61ece4c9100a50a3805973f4ebe56.pdf 6b6952b6880f8b8a62bf95f4a8dc63ae https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/c1eadb8cbe28a704d7ad40df1b6a3b5e.m4a c01e19eb363e553d3cc66dfd521887ad https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/c75d0bbf6854d1abbda357e50d2219d7.JPG 2408423263424f0f9d4f3f1d6697a855 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Inver Grove Heights Schools Oral History Project Description An account of the resource Oral histories recorded with members of Simley High School (and, prior to the 1971 creation of the 80th Street buildings for Simley) Simley Junior High and Inver Grove Schools staff. This collection will include administration, teachers, and support staff. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Gaverett Peterson, Thomas Hartlaub Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Nathan Peterson Location The location of the interview Inver Glen Library, Inver Grove Heights Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound In attached document Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data M4A Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 31 minutes, 11 seconds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Nathan Peterson Subject The topic of the resource Experience at Simley High School in 2000 Description An account of the resource An interview with Nathan Peterson, a Simley alum who began attending Simley in 1996, graduating in 2000. In this oral history, Mr. Peterson discusses his experience at Simley High School, while highlighting the changes over time in the school system and discussing his perceived changes to the high school experience. He then discusses the affects of such changes on students. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gaverett Peterson, Thomas Hartlaub Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Interview with Nathan Peterson, a Simley alum. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-05-30 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/0516cab8150a5bc3735bd81d96dfdf36.pdf 829c473374c4652c0ddcdbb97b910da7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Deal Records Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document BRIEF The Pine Bend Historical Marker is located on the eastern side of T.H. 52/T.H. 55 (formerly T.H. 52/T.H.53) at the southeastern corner of the intersection of T.H.52/T.H.55 and 117th Street. It stands on a .1-acre site just within the southern city limits of the City of Inver Grove Heights. STANDING STRUCTURES Stone Marker. Built 1939-1940 by the NYA. The principal feature on this site is a stone marker that is basically rectangular in shape and measures approximately 12' wide and about 15' deep. It is built of tan, random ashlar, roughly-cut limestone with contrasting dark red brick trim (specified as vitrified brick on the plan). The stones were carefully selected and the masonry carefully executed. The marker consists of a rectangular shaft that rises above a flagstone terrace and is flanked by low sidewalls. The shaft supports a bronze plaque that is set within a rectangular niche that is topped by a keystone. The niche is framed in red brick. Red brick was also used to create a herringbone-patterned panel beneath the niche. The sidewalls of the marker, flanking the shaft, have caps of red brick. In front of the shaft is a wide curving limestone step (specified as herringbone-patterned brick in the plan) that allows visitors to step up to the plaque. The marker's terrace has two wide steps on its front edge. Beneath these steps, a lower level of flagstone creates a plaza that is about 2'6" wide. There is a small plaque on the front edge of the marker (near its northern end) that reads "NYA Constructed by National Youth Administration Cooperating with the Minnesota Department of Highways 1939." The marker constitutes only the central section of a more extensive, 34'-wide marker that was drawn in the original plan. In the plan, the existing marker is flanked by two slightly lower wings that extend north and south and then curve several feet forward. The flagstone terrace in the plan is much wider (filling width of the entire marker), and the plan shows two benches with stone legs and concrete slab seats that were shaped to fit within the curves of the wings. Finally, the lowest level of flagstone is shown on the plan as a larger flagstone plaza, and the stone steps were to have been flanked by low stone piers with brick caps. The text of the marker's plaque commemorates the site of a former Sioux village and the abandoned St. Paul and Southern Railway. The seals of the State of Minnesota Department of Highways and the Minnesota Historical Society are cast near the bottom. (See marker text at the end of this document.) Stone Curbing. Built 1939-1940 by the NYA. There is a stone curb, partially covered or missing, along the eastern side of the pull-off drive. Stone Flagpole. Built 1943 by the MHD and the Pine Bend 4-H Club. About 60' north of the stone marker is a stone flagpole base that is built of gray, random ashlar, roughly-cut limestone on a stone footing. The base is 3' square and about 3' tall and steps inward as it rises. The original plan for the flagpole shows a flagstone walkway approaching the structure that does not exist today and perhaps was not built. MNDOT HISTORIC ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURES INVENTORY DK-IVG-023 CS 1907 Pine Bend Historical Marker 3 OTHER LANDSCAPE FEATURES AND PLANTINGS The Pine Bend Historical Marker is a small, .1-acre, shallow, rectangular site that has a curved gravel pull-off drive that forms a narrow island between the pull-off drive and T.H. 52/T.H. 55. The topography of the site is flat. Most of the site was originally planted with grass that is now overgrown. There is one mature evergreen near the northern end of the site and a mature deciduous tree both north and south of the marker. No original planting plan has been located but a drawing of the site on the construction plan shows tall evergreens and shrubs serving as a backdrop to the marker and low spreading junipers flanking the front edge. A 1943 plan of the site (drawn when the flagpole was added) shows similar plantings near the marker, shade trees along the eastern side of the site, and shrubs planted at the northern and southern ends of the pull-off drive, along the curve of the pull-off, and on each end of the island. SETTING The site is located on the eastern side of a very busy highway in an agricultural area whose farm fields are being joined by light commercial and industrial suburban development. The site is bounded on the north by 117th Street, on the west by T.H. 52/T.H. 55, and on the east and south by a plowed field edged with a chainlink fence. To the north across 117th Street is a feed plant and a commercial complex. Across the highway to the west are plowed fields. INTEGRITY Alterations The site was not constructed according to the historic plan on file at Mn/DOT. (See marker description above.) The marker's flagstone has been crudely remortared. Much of the site's original stone curb is missing. The island has been reduced in size to a narrow patch of weeds. The site is otherwise intact. In general, the site retains integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Its integrity of setting and feeling have been compromised somewhat by increased highway traffic and encroaching commercial development. Notes on Condition The marker is in fair to poor condition and needs maintenance and repair. Some bricks have been broken and the flagstone terraces have been crudely remortared. The site is overgrown and appears abandoned. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND MNDOT HISTORIC ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURES INVENTORY DK-IVG-023 CS 1907 Pine Bend Historical Marker 4 Prior to the construction of this wayside rest, there was a 3' by 5' steel sign on this site. The sign was white with black lettering and was located close to the highway shoulder. The text of the steel marker was identical to the text on the current stone marker, with the exception of the last line of the stone marker's plaque, which did not appear on the steel marker. The steel sign was one of the markers erected during the first cooperative marking program of the MHD and the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS), which was established in 1929. This stretch of T.H. 55 was formerly numbered T.H. 53. The wayside rest and its stone marker were constructed in 1939 and 1940 by the National Youth Administration (NYA), in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Highways. The plan was drawn in November 1939. A 1939 highway department report stated: Pine Bend is located at the site of an old Indian village. Here an historic marker of limestone masonry with a bronze plaque and safe turnout is being erected to perpetuate the legend of the site. It is contemplated that this project will be completed in 1940. Fill material for the construction of the driveway is being obtained by flattening the backslopes of an old railroad grade along the edge of the right of way, thereby obliterating old construction scars while obtaining fill material (Annual Report 1939:22). The site was probably designed by Arthur R. Nichols of the firm Morell and Nichols. Nichols served as Consulting Landscape Architect for the Minnesota Department of Highways in the 1930s and early 1940s and designed most roadside development sites built during this period. Nichols was one of Minnesota's most prominent landscape architects and his career spanned many decades. The flagpole was added to the site in 1943 by the Pine Bend 4-H Club in cooperation with the highway department. The plan for the flagpole was approved by H. E. Chard (District Engineer) on July 28, 1943. PREVIOUS SHPO REVIEWS There apparently have been no previous SHPO cultural resource reviews of the property. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Pine Bend Historical Marker was built in 1939-1940 by the MHD and the NYA. It is one of 18 stone, free-standing, shrine-type historic markers recorded in this inventory. It is one of 19 sites in the inventory on which the NYA worked. Pine Bend is one of more than 60 sites in the inventory that were designed by, or whose design is attributed to, Arthur R. Nichols. This property has been evaluated within the historic context "Roadside Development on Minnesota Trunk Highways, 1920-1960." It is recommended that the Pine Bend Historical Marker is ELIGIBLE for the National Register under this historic context because it meets the following registration requirements: Significant to the History of Roadside Development. The Pine Bend Historical Marker is among MNDOT HISTORIC ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURES INVENTORY DK-IVG-023 CS 1907 Pine Bend Historical Marker 5 the 68 Depression-era properties in the inventory that represent the MHD's first large-scale effort to construct roadside development facilities in the state. The site is important as a well-preserved example of the accomplishments of the NYA working with the MHD. The property is an example of the distinctive and well-constructed public facilities, built by the MHD in partnership with federal relief agencies, that met the objectives of roadside development while providing essential work and job training to the nation's unemployed during the Depression. (National Register Criterion A.) Design Significance. The Pine Bend Historical Marker is a well-preserved example of the MHD Roadside Development Division's small pull-off style roadside parking areas with shrine-type historic markers. The site is a relatively intact example of the application of the "National Park Service Rustic Style" to a roadside development facility. It has stonework of excellent quality, and displays the special labor-intensive construction techniques and distinctive use of indigenous materials that characterize both the Rustic style and federal relief construction in Minnesota. Furthermore, the Pine Bend Historical Marker is an important example of the roadside development work of prominent landscape architect A. R. Nichols, to whom its design is attributed. (National Register Criterion C.) The site may also be associated with the "Federal Relief Construction, 1933-1943" and "Tourism and Recreation in the Lake Regions, 1870-1945" historic contexts. OTHER COMMENTS This property may require further evaluation for potential archaeological resources. The site is located on a very busy stretch of highway and the marker is very close to the shoulder. It is dangerous to turn into the site and the traffic noise and movement are obtrusive. It is recommended that the site interpretation be updated for cultural sensitivity. The text of the historic marker is associated with an occupation site and with an abandoned railroad bed. It is not specifically associated with the site of the wayside rest. REFERENCES Annual Report of the Accomplishments of Roadside Development Along the Trunk Highways in Minnesota. State of Minnesota Department of Highways. 1939. Final Report National Youth Administration for the State of Minnesota: Sept. 1935 to July 1943. U.S. National Youth Administration, Minnesota. 1943. Guide to Historic Markers Erected by the State Highway Department, Cooperating with the Minnesota Historical Society. Prepared by the Minnesota Historic Records Survey, Division of Professional and Service Projects, Works Projects Administration. St. Paul: May 1940. Reiman, Richard A. The New Deal and American Youth. Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1992. Site Plans. Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul. MNDOT HISTORIC ROADSIDE DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURES INVENTORY DK-IVG-023 CS 1907 Pine Bend Historical Marker 6 Thiel, George A. and Carl E. Dutton. The Architectural, Structural, and Monumental Stones of Minnesota. Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 1935. Tweton, Jerome D. The New Deal at the Grass Roots. Programs for the People in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1988. ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND MARKER TEXT The stone for this site may have been obtained from a quarry near Red Wing. Outcroppings of Shakopee and St. Lawrence limestone are located in the bluffs along the Mississippi River Valley and were quarried in Red Wing as early as 1865. Prior to 1852, Pine Bend was the site of a Dakota village whose leader in the mid-19th century was Medicine Bottle. The area was named by Euro-Americans for the pine trees that lined the Mississippi River banks and for the large bend or turn in the river a few miles east of the site. During the 1850s and 1860s, it was also the site of a St. Paul and Southern Railway station and a short-lived Euro-American village. Text of Metal Plaque on Stone Marker "Pine Bend Village. The cornfields and village of the Sioux chief, Medicine Bottle, occupied the land between this point and the river from 1838 to 1852. "This friendly chief, uncle of the Medicine Bottle executed in 1865, with his band moved to the Redwood Agency after the Mendota Treaty of 1851 and died before the Sioux Outbreak of 1862. This marker also stands on the abandoned roadbed of the St. Paul and Southern railway." [Seals of the Minnesota Historical Society and the State of Minnesota Department of Highways] Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource MNDOT Historic Roadside Development Structures Inventory, Pine Bend Historical Marker Description An account of the resource A Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) assessment of the Pine Bend Historical Marker constructed by the National Youth Administration (NYA) in 1939-1940. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gemini Research Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadsides/historic/files/iforms/DK-IVG-023.pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Minnesota Department of Transportation Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1998-12 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Historical Property Assessment Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MnDOT Historical Roadside Development Structures Inventory DK-IVG-023, CS 1907, Pine Bend Historical Marker https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/e72da3d36ee1e9576c580e2447f35a63.pdf 555acd44672f67f0b72eaece392ec282 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Will Short about Simley Wrestling Subject The topic of the resource Oral history of Simley Wrestling Description An account of the resource An interview with Will Short, the director of Simley athletics as well as they head coach of the Simley wrestling team. He discuses some of his coaching career and how his father Jim Short started the program back in 1960s. Will Short also talks about the mental challenes athletes have to go through and the different coaching styles himslef and his father had.<br /><iframe width="640" height="480" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jcV9Msio4iOODdtfx9HVjbpd1JSzhqmi/preview" allow="autoplay"></iframe> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gorter, Glissa; Hocking, Emerson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2023 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .pdf; .MOV Language A language of the resource English https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/162f9be006f59426d9e50a8c67263320.pdf a363fc3a088d8c1d6c406238645c05b1 https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/b0dd33c99ca8237d38c1f5f5cfb7610f.m4a f3df31f33fff533ee8660c0ae363e97b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Nasiro Abdusalam on Immigration Subject The topic of the resource Oromo Immigration to Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Description An account of the resource An interview Nasiro Abdusalam, a Oromo immigrant who arrived in the United States in 1999. He recalls his experience all the way to America and Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. He puts strong emphasize on education and it's importance in the world, and how it can better his people back home, and small minded people in Inver Grove Heights. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Greenlaw, Lourdes; Mohammed Samiha Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Interview with Oromo Immigrant, Nasiro Abdusalam Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-2023 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .pdf .m4a Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History https://invergrovehistory.org/files/original/440e4924647d6239333554b0e7122d37.pdf 954f1c1f6d9da168cfb913961b72a263 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Gullerud, Megan; Schmid, Kiera; Thoemke, Leah Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Bester, Doug Location The location of the interview Inver Grove Heights Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound See attachment Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Doug Bester Description An account of the resource In this interview, Douglas Bester, a longtime resident of Inver Grove Heights, describes his observations and experiences regarding the city’s transition into a suburb. The main points include the different industries introduced into Inver Grove Heights, along with population growth and increased housing. Bester explains how the farming industry in this area has been replaced with service industries. He also describes the population growth in the area, causing increased diversity in the city and forcing the introduction of various forms of housing, such as developments and apartments. Even with all of these changes, Bester believes that Inver Grove Heights has been able to maintain its small town atmosphere in some ways, and that there is plenty of room for the city to continue its growth. <iframe width="370" height="270" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LMwftsSU6YIYlAJDFoRgDpXVDS6i7gMD/preview" allow="autoplay"></iframe> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gullerud, Megan; Schmid, Kiera; Thoemke, Leah Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF; MOV Language A language of the resource english Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930-2023 Subject The topic of the resource Suburbanization, Suburbs, Schools, Businesses of Inver Grove Heights