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Yearbooks for Lincoln, Goodridge, and St. Hilaire high schools are available for viewing online. Lincoln yearbooks go back to 1916, and Goodridge yearbooks go back to 1951. Just click the "Yearbooks" link, pick a school and year, and then browse through the pages on the right-hand side (click a page image to enlarge it).
Thief River Falls and Pennington County, a book of images from vintage postcards published by Arcadia Publishing, is now available for purchase. The 128-page book was authored by Thief River Falls resident Caryl Bugge, with assistance from the Pennington County Historical Society’s Advisory Committee. The book is available locally at HD Floral in Thief River Falls and online at Amazon.com. It retails for $19.99, and the author has assigned the royalities to PCHS. The book is NOT available at PCHS or the Village. PCHS does, however, offer additional publications for purchase.
Online Feature

Emmett Mousley Sign Phototour

Chances are, you've seen an Emmett Mousley sign around Thief River Falls. And while they are getting fewer and farther between, it's hard to get around town without seeing one. In this phototour, we present 24 photos of signs created by Thief River Falls signmaker Emmett Mousley (1901-1980).

Dwight's Hartz Market, 2nd Ave & Horace St (ca. 1980's)

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