Hamline Village History Project

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Hamline Village History Project Exploring the
history of an inter-urban neighborhood
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Hamline Methodist Church (1911 Postcard)
Designed by Clarence Johnston - Amphitheater
Style
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Hamline Methodist Church (1921 Postcard)
HU Archives (ca. 1921 postcard)
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Christmas Tragedy turned Archaeological Treasure
Hamline Methodist Church archives (1925 fire)
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A Congregation Rebuilds Spring 1926
Note Whited House
Hamline Methodist Church archives (1926)
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Hamline Methodist Church Old and New Fire
Insurance Maps
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Methodist Church (2007 Excavations)
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Hamline University Excavations
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Archaeological Excavation Techniques
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Neighborhood Participation
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Hancock Elementary School Participation
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First hint of the limestone foundation
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Cross-trench to follow the wall
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Fill Layers Sand, gravel, and garbage
(1925-1950)
Ash, coal, and clinker (dumped from furnace)
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The Wall Foundation
Limestone and mortar 2 feet thick Exterior
concrete coat
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Bend in the Wall
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Bend in the Wall
Tower
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Outside the Wall Demolition Debris
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Rose Window Glass?
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Inside the Wall Stacked Limestone Blocks
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Rubble inside church Pressed brick and signs of
fire
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Excavating Hamline History Class Photo Fall 2007
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Collaborative Projects
Education Communications Community
Connections Documentation Exhibit Archival
Research Oral History Collections
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Archiving History Church Archives and
Architectural History
Melanie Freimuth (Anthropology 09)
Sketch of 1900 Church from archives
Melanie interviewing Hamline church archivist
Marguerite Pramman
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Finding the Church
North Presbyterian Church, Denver CO (ca. 1900)
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Finding the Church
Hand drawn floor plan drawn after the fire (HUMC
Archives)
North Presbyterian Church, Denver CO (ca. 1900)
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The Stole Project Bringing the 1925 Church
Service to Life
Aaron Chvatal (Theater Arts major, 08)