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Post by Jimmy on Jul 20, 2007 20:36:44 GMT -5
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Post by hermin1 on Jul 23, 2007 9:14:40 GMT -5
Jimmy thanks much for finding the website.
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Post by highashell on Jul 24, 2007 17:01:08 GMT -5
thats not correct...
thats the old Swedish Church Cemetary
the old Swedish Church burned down back in the 70's
and if you go there on one side of the cemetary are natives and the other side is white folks
the church you need to go to is directly on Prairie Island called
Church of the Messiah and its all natives
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Post by peacekeeper on Jul 24, 2007 20:39:52 GMT -5
If by any chance you have the names of the Native Americans buried at Church of the Messiah could you post them for our firends please?
Thank you,
Jackie
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Post by sh225 on Aug 30, 2007 11:22:11 GMT -5
Are there really only 13 people buried there, or are these just the only ones that have been posted on the website? |
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Post by Jimmy on Aug 30, 2007 13:52:42 GMT -5
Are there really only 13 people buried there, or are these just the only ones that have been posted on the website? That is all that has been posted. |
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Post by santee1961 on Aug 30, 2007 22:01:49 GMT -5
Outside of Red Wing, MN there is a very small town named Wacouta with a cemetery with the same name...Wacouta Cemetery. We were not able to go through the cemetery but at the Goodhue Co. Museum I asked about it. There was nobody around to give me any info. on the cemetery but they showed me where there was some info. regarding the town. It seems that Red Wing was initially named Wakuta and just a couple miles away there was another town named Wacouta, sounds the same but different spellings. They were both located in Goodhue County. When it came time to choose the county seat, the choices were Wacouta and Wakuta. It was decided that the names were too confusing so the town spelled Wakuta changed it's name to Red Wing and the township was still able to honor the lineage of Santee Red Wing chiefs. Red Wing was then chosen as the county seat of Goodhue County.
I hope to go back and find someone locally to give me some historical info. on the Wacouta Cemetery, Wacouta Township and there is also a Wacouta Road. Someday....
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Post by sunshine on Aug 30, 2007 22:51:19 GMT -5
I am going to a wedding dance in wabasha this weekend. I will see if there is any place in wabasha that might have info. I have also seen that town and wondered about its' origin. There is a wonderful book store in Wabasha whose owner is knowledgeable on many things like this. She once gave me the name of a local native geneologist. I'll see what I can find an get back to you first of the week!
Sunshine
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Post by hermin1 on Aug 31, 2007 16:04:13 GMT -5
jackioeand others:
there is the cemetery of the Church of the Messiah, and I believe there is the paririe Island Community Cemetery, besides the old Swedish Cemetery.
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