Minnesota Now and Then: Christmas in the 1880s on the prairie

Update: 2024-12-16

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All the way back in 1975 former MPR News reporter Bill Siemering interviewed 98-year-old Ole Olson near Fargo. He shared happy Christmas memories from the Minnesota and Dakota prairies in the 1880s. The Olson family didn’t have much for little Ole at that time — they decorated for the holiday with tumbleweeds and one of the big gifts was an apple.

But Ole says he had absolutely nothing to complain about.

For Minnesota Now and Then, listen to Siemering and Olson.

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Minnesota Now and Then: Christmas in the 1880s on the prairie

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Minnesota Now and Then: Christmas in the 1880s on the prairie

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Minnesota Now and Then: Christmas in the 1880s on the prairie