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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…

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,…

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…

A Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) assessment of the Pine Bend Historical Marker constructed by the National Youth Administration (NYA) in 1939-1940.

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…

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…

Evelyn Rodriguez reviews I.T. Simley's book published in 1937.

Newspaper coverage of the dedication of Simley High School's football field to deceased football captain Timothy Boche.

Newspaper article describing plans to dedicate the Simley High School football field in honor of Timothy Boche.

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…