The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County (HCSCC) is excited to announce an upcoming exhibition at the Hjemkomst Center: Quilt National ’15. The exhibition is produced and circulated by The Dairy Barn Arts Center, located in Athens, Ohio, as the 19th biennial juried exhibition in this series of innovative art quilts, and it will…
Fargo VFW ‘Derby for the Vets’ organizers presented a check for $21,000 from event proceeds to the Fargo VA Hospital to cover costs to purchase roller recliner chairs for patients.
The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County (HCSCC) is proud to present the first Viking Connection Visiting Master Artist as an installment of the evening lecture series, Parlor Talks. Daniel Serra, a Swedish Culinary Archaeologist and the author of An Early Meal: A Viking Age Cookbook and Culinary Odyssey, will share his research into…
The Red River Market is kicking off its third season on Saturday, July 8th with nearly 70 vendors, offering locally sourced produce, breads, meats, eggs, flowers, coffee, household goods, and ready to eat foods. Last year, over 50,000 visitors filled the streets of downtown Fargo heading to the farmers’ market at Broadway & 4th Ave…
At 6:45 pm, on June 20, 1957, the first category F5 tornado ever recorded struck Fargo, between downtown and the campus of the North Dakota Agricultural College (now NDSU). Five tornadoes struck the region that evening, the worst and most damaging being the one that struck north Fargo. The path of destruction in Fargo was nine miles long…
