Minnesota Places of Interest

Watson, Minnesota 1910

Watson Town Hall and school. The school (at right) is where Cliff and his brothers attended at the time this photo was taken. The Town Hall, built in 1897, is still in use by the town today. In the early days, the town hall facility included a basketball court and Clifford Odegard told stories of having seen the Harlem Globetrotters play there against a local area team.

Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.

Watson Main Street, Minnesota 1910

This view looks to the north from the main intersection of Watson, Minnesota. The Baard & Ingeborg Odegard home is out of view on the right-hand side of this street near the large maple tree. On the left corner is the post office where, in later years, Richard Odegard was postmaster. The two-story brick building at right is the Watson General Store operated at this point in time by Baard Odegard and Henrik Smith.

Postcard from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society, also in the collection of Christopher Odegard.

Watson Main Street, Minnesota 1910

This view looks to the west from the main intersection of Watson.

Postcard from the collection of Christopher Odegard.

Milan, Minnesota 1910

This postcard from about 1910 shows some of the prominent and picturesque homes of Milan, Minnesota. Pictured are the homes of Thorbjorn Anderson (upper left), and his son Meredeth Anderson (upper right), both of whom served as president of the bank founded by Thorbjorn. This bank still is in operation under the name United Prairie Bank of Dawson, Minnesota. Thorbjorn (1850-1935) is the father to Hortense Anderson Sandbo (1908-1993), and also the grandfather to Winnie Anderson Strand (1918-1982), Ray Strand's first wife.

Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.

Zion Lutheran Church 2006

Milan, Minnesota. This is the original church for southern Kragero township near Milan. It was attended by members of the Sandbo, Volden and related families. Most of the individuals buried in the churchyard are relatives.

Photograph by Christopher Odegard.

Mount Olivet Lutheran Church 1949

Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cliff and Clara Odegard were longtime members of Mount Olivet, and friends of its founder Rev. Reuben Youngdahl. This was the site of many of the weddings and baptisms in the Odegard and Weber families during the 1950s and 1960s.

Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.

Martin Brothers Company 1927

This business on First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis was the workplace of Clifford Odegard through the 1930s and 1940s. He worked in the accounting department, and his wife Clara also worked there for a time. He eventually left to start a small insurance and accounting firm in Northeast Minneapolis.

Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.

The Waterford Cooperage 1885

Waterford township, Dakota County, Minnesota. This area was the home of Emily Elizabeth Campbell, maternal grandmother to Eugene Weber. Emily's step-father and brother were coopers by trade (as well as her son-in-law in later years). The step-father Thomas Reed, age 62, was listed as a cooper in Waterford township in the 1885 census. Emily's brother Ambrose Campbell also was listed as an 18-year-old cooper in the same 1885 census. Two of the men in this photo are certainly Thomas and Ambrose. Is seems probable that of the four young boys in the photo, one may likely be youngest brother Fred, age 15.

Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.

The Minneapolis Riverfront 1905

Many men from the Weber and Hume families worked as millers, coopers and teamsters in the city of Minneapolis from about 1885 and into the 1930s. This photo shows the Consolidated B Mill where John D. Hume (1862-1946) worked for a time.

Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.

The Minneapolis Skyline 2006

This is a view of the Minneapolis skyline, looking northeast from the Walker Art Center sculpture garden.

Photograph by Christopher Odegard, October 15, 2006.

	Watson, Minnesota 1910 Watson Town Hall and school. The school (at right) is where Cliff and his brothers attended at the time this photo was taken. The Town Hall, built in 1897, is still in use by the town today. In the early days, the town hall facility included a basketball court and Clifford Odegard told stories of having seen the Harlem Globetrotters play there against a local area team. Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
	Watson Main Street, Minnesota 1910 This view looks to the north from the main intersection of Watson, Minnesota. The Baard & Ingeborg Odegard home is out of view on the right-hand side of this street near the large maple tree. On the left corner is the post office where, in later years, Richard Odegard was postmaster. The two-story brick building at right is the Watson General Store operated at this point in time by Baard Odegard and Henrik Smith. Postcard from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society, also in the collection of Christopher Odegard.
	Watson Main Street, Minnesota 1910 This view looks to the west from the main intersection of Watson. Postcard from the collection of Christopher Odegard.
	Milan, Minnesota 1910 This postcard from about 1910 shows some of the prominent and picturesque homes of Milan, Minnesota. Pictured are the homes of Thorbjorn Anderson (upper left), and his son Meredeth Anderson (upper right), both of whom served as president of the bank founded by Thorbjorn. This bank still is in operation under the name United Prairie Bank of Dawson, Minnesota. Thorbjorn (1850-1935) is the father to Hortense Anderson Sandbo (1908-1993), and also the grandfather to Winnie Anderson Strand (1918-1982), Ray Strand's first wife. Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
	Zion Lutheran Church 2006 Milan, Minnesota. This is the original church for southern Kragero township near Milan. It was attended by members of the Sandbo, Volden and related families. Most of the individuals buried in the churchyard are relatives. Photograph by Christopher Odegard.
	Mount Olivet Lutheran Church 1949 Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cliff and Clara Odegard were longtime members of Mount Olivet, and friends of its founder Rev. Reuben Youngdahl. This was the site of many of the weddings and baptisms in the Odegard and Weber families during the 1950s and 1960s. Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
	Martin Brothers Company 1927 This business on First Avenue in downtown Minneapolis was the workplace of Clifford Odegard through the 1930s and 1940s. He worked in the accounting department, and his wife Clara also worked there for a time. He eventually left to start a small insurance and accounting firm in Northeast Minneapolis. Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
	The Waterford Cooperage 1885 Waterford township, Dakota County, Minnesota. This area was the home of Emily Elizabeth Campbell, maternal grandmother to Eugene Weber. Emily's step-father and brother were coopers by trade (as well as her son-in-law in later years). The step-father Thomas Reed, age 62, was listed as a cooper in Waterford township in the 1885 census. Emily's brother Ambrose Campbell also was listed as an 18-year-old cooper in the same 1885 census. Two of the men in this photo are certainly Thomas and Ambrose. Is seems probable that of the four young boys in the photo, one may likely be youngest brother Fred, age 15. Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
	The Minneapolis Riverfront 1905 Many men from the Weber and Hume families worked as millers, coopers and teamsters in the city of Minneapolis from about 1885 and into the 1930s. This photo shows the Consolidated B Mill where John D. Hume (1862-1946) worked for a time. Photograph from the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society.
	The Minneapolis Skyline 2006 This is a view of the Minneapolis skyline, looking northeast from the Walker Art Center sculpture garden. Photograph by Christopher Odegard, October 15, 2006.