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    • Founding – 1929
      • A Bemidji State Century: Founding–1929
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    • Madrigal Dinners, 1969-2019
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Bemidji Normal School Opens 1919

Bemidji out-maneuvered Thief River Falls, Minn. and Cass Lake, Minn. to secure Minnesota's sixth normal school for teacher education. The construction…

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Bemidji Pioneer: Cornerstone of New Normal is Laid

CORNERSTONE OF NEW NORMAL IS LAID. Stanton performs rites; Burnquist is orator of the day; ceremony simple

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Deputy Hall Cornerstone Ceremony 1918

Deputy Hall Cornerstone - August 10, 1918.

Bemidji Normal School held a cornerstone ceremony on August 10, 1919 for it's first academic building, The Main, what is now Deputy Hall. From 1919-1…

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Bemidji Normal School Site Determined 1915

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Bemidji Wins the Sixth Normal School by Unanimous Vote

Bemidji selected for new Six Normal school at meeting at capitol. Won from Thief River Falls by five votes. American Press Association. Thief River F…

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Normal School Location Was Discussed; Rousing Mass Meeting Held Last night

Discussing the location of the sixth Minnesota normal school.

The Citizens of Bemidji Alive to the Necessity of Concerted Action in Pushing Forward Our Superior Claims. Committee of Seven, Which Will Be Augmente…

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Bemidji is the Logical Location for State Normal School for the North

North Half of the State, Beyond the Actual Geographical Center, Has Two Normals, at Extreme Eastern and Western Boundaries—Bemidji Center of This Te…

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