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Going back in time
How long do you think it takes a first grader to make butter? About five minutes and a ...
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Institute a positive impact on health
Jay C. Hormel receives a great deal of credit for that fabulous meat in a can called Spam. ...
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Talents of Music
The Hormel Historic Home hosted the 7th annual Harris Music Contest last Saturday morning, Feb. 2, and held ...
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A resource for Austin
Nearly 10 years ago, a new asset was added to the Hormel Historic Home in the form of ...
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A week for music at the Hormel Historic Home
You may know that we are able to host many wonderful music opportunities due to the support and ...
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History of the dress
Despite the unpredictable weather, nearly 30 people attended History Happy Hour this week. Jaimie Timm of the Mower ...
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A historical nod to weddings
Have you seen the wonderful article about the tradition of weddings at the Hormel Historic Home that was ...
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A few of my favorite things
Christmas may be over and it may be a new year, but I still have Christmas music floating ...
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A relevant message from Hormel’s past
One of my favorite pieces in our archives collection is an audio recording of George Hormel speaking to ...
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Supporting small business
As mentioned last week, Austin’s early 1900s downtown retailers embraced the growing commercial nature of the Christmas season. ...
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Embracing the commercial
The impetus for our recent History Happy Hour Program was the above ad from the Mower County Transcript, ...
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Do your shopping with the Hormel Historic Home
We recently celebrated George A. Hormel’s birthday. He would have been 158 years old on Dec. 4. In ...
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Gratitude: for Volunteers
I just keep thinking of things to be thankful for so I will continue the theme of being ...
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Gratitude: For the written word
Don’t you agree that words put on paper (or on a computer screen) make a lasting impact? We ...
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Gratitude for dedication to preserve history
Gratitude: for those who preserve historic structures. Did you know that the state of Minnesota employs a National ...
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