Teacher

Said Salah Ahmed

Award-Winning Author, Playwright and Teacher

Born: Somalia

Heritage: Somali

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Sandy Belkengren

Richfield School Board Member and Volunteer

Born: Minneapolis, MN, United States

Heritage: European American

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Paul Bengston

All-State Wrestling Coach & School Board Member

Born: Owatonna, MN, United States

Heritage: European American

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Carol Bray

Born: Princeton, MN, United States

Heritage: European American

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4H
Teacher

Stanley Brown

Harlem Boys Choir Member & School Teacher

Born: Harlem, NY, United States

Heritage: African American

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Alice Cooper

School Teacher & Daughter of a Sharecropper

Born: Crawford, MS, United States

Heritage: African American

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Rolanda DeShield

Bank Teller and Liberian Civil War Survivor

Born: Monrovia, Liberia

Heritage: Liberian

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Ken Dragseth

Vietnam Veteran and School Superintendent

Born: Madison, SD, United States

Heritage: European American

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Carrie D’Andrea

Therapist, Teacher and Daughter of Well-known Research Scientist

Born: Rochester, MN, United States

Heritage: European American

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Jean Fountain

African American Businesswoman, Freedom Rider & Volunteer

Born: VA, United States

Heritage: African American

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Bob Hallett

Born: Glenwood, MN, United States

Heritage: European American

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Tom Keith

St. Anthony Village High School Principal

Born: Cudahy, WI, United States

Heritage: European American

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Miriam Lay

Chinese-Cuban American and Teacher

Born: Havana City, Cuba

Heritage: Cuban-Chinese American

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Mary Medved

Irish Slovenian-American and Foster Parent

Born: Golden Valley, MN, United States

Heritage: Irish Slovenian-American

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Connie Morgan

Teacher and Missionary Who Grew Up in Africa

Born: WA, United States

Heritage: European American

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Ralph Peralez

An Organizational Psychologist and storyteller who grew up in Pompey’s Pillar, Montana.

Born: Pompey’s Pillar, MT, United States

Heritage: Mexican

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Patricia Sequeira

Teacher & New US Citizen

Born: Calcutta, India

Heritage: Asian Indian

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Johnny (Way-sa-quo-nabe) Smith

Anishinabe Ojibwa Instructor and Keeper of the Drum

Born: Red Lake, MN, United States

Heritage: Ojibwa

Songbook: View PDF

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Steve Xiong

Hmong Refugee from Laos & Bilingual Education Teacher

Born: Laos

Heritage: Hmong

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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