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Holly Johnson

The cat’s meow

Another feature of the Hormel Historic Home that is frequently asked about is the white cat that lazily rests on various pieces of furniture throughout ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, September 24, 2017 7:01 am

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Technology of a past age

Communication takes place through a variety of mediums. This column serves the dual purpose of explaining a unique communication device found in the Hormel Historic ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, September 17, 2017 7:01 am

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Story of a house

After nearly five years at the Hormel Historic Home, I have heard many questions regarding the Hormel family, the architecture of the house, and the ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, September 10, 2017 8:01 am

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Aim to serve

In the last week the Hormel Historic Home has been involved in such a wide variety of efforts, and what I have learned is that ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, September 3, 2017 7:01 am

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History of a man and his company

Through the words of George A. Hormel, I have learned about a time in history that I really had no connection to before. I have ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, August 27, 2017 9:22 am

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A 20s look at supporting the Y

My guest columnist today is a writer from the Austin Daily Herald of 1929. In the Aug. 15 publication of that year, the author speculated ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, August 20, 2017 7:01 am

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Program opens doors for students

For the last four years the Hormel Historic Home has been fortunate to participate in the Step Up Internship program sponsored by the Austin Schools. ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, August 12, 2017 11:11 am

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Seeing the impact of this historic home

So I am not being lazy, but I have decided others might have perspectives of the Hormel Historic Home that you may enjoy hearing. I ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, August 6, 2017 7:32 am

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History and the young

On a recent rainy Friday morning, the Hormel Historic Home History for Half Pints team invited shape hunters ages 2 to 10 to tour the ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, July 30, 2017 7:01 am

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Get out, hit the road, take in the sites

Since I listed the states from which we had not received visitors, we have now attracted Virginia. In the last few weeks we have welcomed ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, July 22, 2017 11:11 am

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Finding faith

I have been talking about the variety of people that visit the Hormel Historic Home today. We recently welcomed a youth group from the Steele ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, July 16, 2017 7:01 am

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Around the world to the HHH

We are having a great time this summer welcoming visitors from around the world. In 2016 we had guests from 36 states as well as ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, July 9, 2017 8:21 am

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Scouting out the Hormel’s home

The Hormel Historic Home receives tour guests of all ages and demographics, and we enjoy learning about them as much as we enjoy telling them ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, July 1, 2017 8:01 am

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Value of the written word

George Hormel went to school until 1872-he would have been 12 that December. However, his command of the written word was evident through the rest ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, June 24, 2017 9:55 pm

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Recognizing the importance of water

Water had a major influence on George Hormel’s life. The frozen variety provided both recreation for his free time and necessary material for the success ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, June 18, 2017 7:01 am

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