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Scott County Historical Society Offers Dolls and a Documentary
Shakopee Library will host the yarn dolls event, which is presented by the Scott County Historical Society.
The Scott County Historical Society (SCHS) will present two events this week.
Shakopee Library will host an event about yarn dolls on Tuesday, July 16 at 1:30 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to make their own yarn dolls to take home with them, as stated on the event's webpage.
See photos of a past yarn doll session on the SCHS Facebook page.
On Wednesday, July 17, the SCHS will present a documentary about the Civil War. The screening will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Jordan Public Library.
From the SCHS website:
This Civil War documentary tells the story of what happened to the men and boys from Wasioja and Dodge County.
Wasioja is a small town in South Eastern Minnesota about 20 miles west of Rochester. “The Boys of Wasioja” were recruited from Northwestern College Seminary to muster at Fort Snelling as the Second Minnesota Company C.
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The film follows the men and boys through the Battle of Mill Springs, the Battle of Chickamauga, the march to Atlanta and the march to the sea with General Sherman, the routing of South Carolina to the Grand March at wars end. The film then follows these brave men as they mustered out at Fort Snelling.
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