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"Strangers at Our Gate" |
| "On Tuesday, November 19,
2002, in Birkeland Alumni Lounge, at Concordia College in
Moorhead, MN, Dr. Joan Kopperud and Dr. Harvey Stalwick presented
the Centennial Scholars Lecture, 'Strangers at Our Gate: A Social
History of Hospitality at a County Poor Farm.' This lecture
presented an in-depth look at the Lac qui Parle County poor farm from
1930-1951. To gain a better understanding of the Lac qui Parle County
poor farm, they implemented social history research methodology,
which included examining the story through oral history, government
documents, newspaper accounts, historical archives, personal
correspondence, photographs, and artifacts. This research revealed a
very human and compassionate side to managing one of Minnesota's county
poor farms and gives insight into a deeper understanding of genuine
hospitality in response to strangers at the gate." from the Concordia College website at |
| Read the full story of this project in an article
from The
Concordian , November 22, 2002
Acceptance theme
in Centennial Lecture (scroll down that page to find this article) |
| Note: We are hoping to obtain permission to post a copy of this article.We are also contacting the researchers to see if they can share any of their material on The POORHOUSE STORY. PHL |
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