immigrant

Mohamed Barkhale

Somalia Native and Recent Immigrant

Born: Mogadishu, Somalia

Heritage: Somalian

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Luis Campoverde

Navy Veteran, Security Guard and Machinist

Born: Lima, Peru

Heritage: Peruvian

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Margot DeWilde

Jewish Holocaust Survivor

Born: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Heritage: Jewish

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Manuela "Nely" Gutierrez

Mexican-American Business Owner and Parent

Born: Chihuahua, Mexico

Heritage: Mexican

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Fran Toler

First generation Polish Immigrant and Minneapolis Native

Born: Minneapolis, MN, United States

Heritage: Polish

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News & Events

Cashton Community Celebration on October 18th

Cashton, WI - 8th Grade Leadership will host a Cashton Community Celebration in honor of Mrs. Marian Sullivan Schwarz’s 104th Birthday at the Cashton Community Hall on Wednesday, October 18, 2017, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM.

Little Free Library Festival: A Build/Read/Connect Event

Community Celebration of Place is partnering with Little Free Library on Saturday, May 21, in Minneapolis, Minnesota for the first-ever Little Free Library Festival.

Red Roads and Blue Highways: An American Journey in Song and Word

Join highly acclaimed author Kent Nerburn and Larry Long, Executive Director of Community Celebration of Palce for an evening of songs, stories and music.

Save Our History!

During 2017-2018, it is a primary program of Community Celebration of Place to transfer their collection into archives that will be open to the public for generations to come

We can not do this work without you.

Testimonials

My heartfelt thanks to Larry Long and all the voices from which our history continues to generate encouragement, enthusiasm and wisdom.

Arlo Guthrie, Songwriter, Son of Woody Guthrie