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Johnson: Jay Hormel thought highly of Levi Fisher

June 11, 2014, would be Emma Hormel Fisher’s 150th birthday. I wrote about her last year but I recently found correspondence from Jay C. Hormel ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, June 8, 2014 6:21 am

Hormel Historic Home

Hormels visit the old home

Three generations of Hormels have visited the Hormel Historic Home in the last week — all from the Ben F. Hormel family line. Ben is ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, May 24, 2014 6:17 pm

Hormel Historic Home

HHH perfect for weddings

The Hormel Historic Home was the site of a wedding ceremony recently at 3:30 p.m. on a Thursday afternoon. It was beautiful. Although meant to be ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, May 17, 2014 10:02 pm

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Always a place for a garden

Finally, with some sunshine and warmer temps, the Hormel Historic Home Peace Garden is buzzing with activity. Our lawn has had its first seasonal application, ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, May 10, 2014 5:31 pm

Columnists

Johnson: Cook children left their marks

The first child to live in the Hormel Historic Home was not a Hormel. In fact there were three kids in the original house built ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, May 3, 2014 2:51 pm

Hormel Historic Home

Elizabeth Cook stood on her own

To continue a topic I started in March, I did a little more research on John F. Cook, who is credited with building the beautiful ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, April 26, 2014 7:16 pm

Autism Awarene

HHH showing ‘The Typist’

I am sidestepping from April’s Autism Awareness focus to tell you about an educational program that has been created to bring renewed awareness to a ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, April 19, 2014 6:00 pm

Hormel Historic Home

HHH steps out for autism

Almost 20 volunteers spent a few hours at Hy-Vee last Saturday bringing awareness of the autism programming offered in Austin and by the Hormel Historic ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, April 12, 2014 5:26 pm

Hormel Historic Home

Getting out to walk for Autism

You may have seen posters around town or on the Hormel Historic Home Facebook page with information regarding the Stepping Out for Autism Walk scheduled ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, April 5, 2014 6:04 pm

Autism Awareness Month

April is Autism Awareness Month

I am looking forward to April for many reasons. The first being the promise of warmer weather. I guess that is more of a hope than ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, March 29, 2014 5:01 pm

Hormel Historic Home

A home of a different kind

In researching last week’s column about the Carriage House, I uncovered some interesting information that I was not aware of before. The site where the ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:04 am

Hormel Historic Home

Austin has always been a busy place

As I continue to fill the calendar at the Hormel Historic Home with programming, I am amazed at all the activities available in Austin. We ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, March 8, 2014 5:36 pm

Hormel Historic Home

Lillian Hormel taught at Franklin School

Following my column last week I received a phone call asking more about Lillian Gleason Hormel, specifically about where she taught. In looking for more ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, March 1, 2014 11:12 pm

foodie throwdown

Lillian Hormel’s family had a strong bond

Feb. 24, 1892, was a big day in George A. Hormel’s life. At 8:30 p.m. at a home in Blooming Prairie he married Lillian Belle Gleason. ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Sunday, February 23, 2014 11:52 am

Hormel Historic Home

George and Lillian saw the world

I am not sure how extensively George and Lillian traveled the world but I have found a few items indicating they did do some exploring.  ... Read more

by Holly Johnson, Saturday, February 15, 2014 10:27 pm

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