Cast Category: Untold Stories of Central MN
Veteran Jim Reischl Journeys Back to Vietnam in search of his past
In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota from May 2013 Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talked with Vietnam Veteran Jim Reischl about his recent journey back to Vietnam. Jim, like many other Vets of that era, left over 40 years ago without any thought of returning. However, memories of places […]
SCSU Archivist Tom Steman Tells Stories of University involvement with vietnam peace protests, the letters of sinclair lewis and a tradition of students swimming across the Mississippi
In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota. Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack climbs to the top of the Miller Learning Resource Center to talk with SCSU Archivist Tom Steman about a student peace protest during the Vietnam War, a daring and now forbidden tradition involving SCSU students and the Mississippi, […]
St. Cloud Remembered on Facebook by local historian John Lund
It’s called “St. Cloud Remembered” and it contains a myriad of photos and stories collected through local historical institutions as well as from residents who have found some very interesting artifacts that they’d like to share. In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with […]
Carnivale Revolver Reintroduces Burlesque to Central Minnesota
In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack talks with artists Scarlet Revolver and Dottie St. James about exploring the history of taboo through burlesque. These local women are the driving force behind Carnivale Revolver, a dance group bringing a long absent form of entertainment […]
Pioneer Place Building Turns 100 years old
Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack sits down with Dan Barth at the Pioneer Place Theatre to talk about the historic building in which the Pioneer Place resides. The building itself is turning 100 years old this year and during this interview, Dan and Jeff talk about this history of the building, the upcoming […]
St. Cloud Rox Baseball, A View From 60 Years Ago With Nick Chanaka
This time around in the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, KVSC Station Manager, Jo McMullen, finds an untold story within a long time resident of St. Cloud, Nick Chanaka. Nick Chanaka originally came to St. Cloud in 1948 as part of the New York Giants’ Minor League team, the St. Cloud Rocks, and has been […]
The Historical Tradition of Quilts at the college of St. Benedict
In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack keeps listeners nice and cozy and warm with quilts! The College of St. Benedict celebrated their centennial in 2013 with a number of events including a pairing of the musical Quilters, which combines music, dance movement, and scenes […]
Melrose Area Museum Preserves History with collections including soldiers’ uniforms from the Spanish American War, printing presses, Lindberg memoribelia, and tons of assorted bowling paraphernalia
In this installment of KVSC’s Legacy Funded Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Jeff Carmack visits the Melrose Area Museum. Located across the street from St. Mary’s Church in Melrose, the museum is housed in an old convent and stocked full of memorabilia and artifacts. With items such as a Spanish American War uniform worn by […]
SCSU’s first full time professional archivist Tom Steman talks about the Archive Launching its new interactive online Timeline and all it has to offer
The SCSU Archive has just recently installed a new timeline component to their website, and Arts & Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack sat down with Tom Steman, the first full-time professional archivist at SCSU, to discuss this interactive tool that looks all the way back to 1869. Laid out throughout the timeline are photos and […]
The Repurposed Spaniel Hotel basement Bowling Alley which is Ryan Schepp’s Cream City Tattoo
In another installment of KVSC’s Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Jeff Carmack visits a new St. Cloud tattoo parlor with a history hidden literally under their feet. Ryan Schepp, owner of Cream City Tattoo, has an interesting perspective on how the repurposing of a space can actually preserve the history of that space . . […]
