Victory Circle, a business hub
The construction going on where Lowry and West Broadway run into Highway 81, along with some recently acquired old photos, gave me the inspiration for this …
Archive by category History
Articles pertaining to historical information to the Camden neighborhoods.
Camden’s lumber history
The opening of the new Walrus Art Gallery, in what is often referred to as the “Castle Building” at 4400 Lyndale Ave N, got me thinking about the history …
First public wildflower garden in the United States, thanks to Eloise Butler
March is Women’s History Month, and many of us are looking forward to the coming of spring and getting outside in nature. That made me think I should write …
Northside history – an introduction
Since I am now going to be writing the Northside History column for the Camden Community News, I thought you might want to know a little bit about me and my …
Behind the Victory Flagpole My last article
Editor’s note: Folks, our long time columnist of the Behind the Victory Flagpole is stepping down. Barbara Meyer Bistodeau has written her monthly column …
Behind the Victory Flagpole
Here are some holiday ads from Camden businesses from a long time ago submitted by Barbara Meyer Bistodeau. Those were the …
Behind the Victory Flagpole Thankful for Thanksgiving
From our earliest days in school we were taught about Thanksgiving and its association with the Pilgrims. In reality, in the United States, it is an annual …
Behind the Victory Flagpole Crystal What?
Where in the world is Crystal Village? I had never heard of it as a child living behind the Victory Flagpole, nor as a teen, or even after I was married. At …
Behind the Victory Flagpole The Fun School
“Look us over, look us over Come right down the line, We can stand first class inspection ‘Cause we’re right up to perfection We’re from Henry, we’re …
Behind the Victory Flagpole Where has downtown Camden gone?
Where has downtown Camden gone? To shop there you could not go wrong. So close it was to Mississippi That’s part of what made it so pretty. It started out …