On september 7, 1876, eight bandits rode into northfield to rob the first national bank. Northfield hospital auxiliary sets dates for 2020 book. The following is a press release from northfield hospital and clinics. The great northfield, minnesota raid reconstruction 18651877, tz add comments. Most notably in the 1940s with the true story of jesse james, the 1970s with the great northfield minnesota raid, and in the 1980s as both an action center piece in the film, the long riders, and an interesting episode of the mysteries of the unexplained style television show, in search of. Very well written, its primary focus is on events leading up to their raid on the first national bank of northfield, mn, and the. Northfield hospital auxiliary sets dates for 2020 book fair. Northfield phone book and northfield phone directory.
Hes among the jamesyounger historians who, as johnny d. The book is told chapter by chapter each from a different person. The great northfield minnesota raid trailer 1972 director. Very well written, its primary focus is on events leading up to their raid on the first national bank of northfield, mn, and the factors that influenced their decision to conduct a raid. The northfield bank raid a radio talk by carl weicht. Northfield white pages northfield phone directory lookup. Post consumer brands will be conducting a routine inspection of the ames mill dam and portions of. This is a purely minnesotacentric history of the james and youngers unfortunate visit to minnesota in 1876. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 plot summary. Book donations for great northfield, minnesota book raid. Northfield phone book and northfield phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in northfield easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in. The great northfield minnesota raid full movie, western, english, entire film free full westerns duration. Postraid count of money in the first national bank made the day after the bank raid. Boggs points out in his article, still debate the particulars of the foiled bank robbery.
The attempted bank robbery in northfield, mn is well known from books and films. Dec 09, 2019 a chronology of selected newspaper accounts relating to the attempted bank robbery at northfield, minnesota, september 1876, index cards compiled by terry nordenstrom. Jamesyounger gang bank raid collection guide northfield history. Jamesyounger gang bank raid collection guide northfield. And the ghastly failure of their northfield minnesota raidwhen they were routed by civilians during their robbery. The great northfield, minnesota book raid, the northfield hospital auxiliarys annual book sale, will be tuesday, april 25 to saturday, april 29, at the northfield ice arena, south highway 3, northfield book donations will be welcome at the arena beginning monday, april 3. In 2012, they completed a threeyear renovation that honored the history of the. This is a book about the jamesyounger gang and their disastrous robbery of a bank in the town of northfield, minnesota. The northfield historical society participates in the defeat of jesse james days celebration each year on the weekend after labor day. Minnesotans attack the jamesyounger criminal gang history. Little did the gang members know that this decision would end all of their careers as outlaws and result in the deaths of three gang members and two northfield citizens.
The northfield hospital auxiliary was formed in 1951 to support the hospitals. It has inspired endless speculation and multiple theories of the sequence of events and who actually participated. Dallas haas passed away unexpectedly in the fall of 1995, but his legacy of loving stewardship was continued by two of the archer houses current owners, brett and michelle reese, longtime northfield residents whose company, rebound hospitality is dedicated to preserving and protecting historic properties. May 05, 2020 the northfield raid, as the robbery attempt has come to be known, has been the subject of countless novels and movies. Now, it fills the northfield ice arena with more than 65,000 books, dvds, cds and vinyl.
When you look at the individual items in the northfield history collaborative, use the zoomin tool to view details in the images or more easily read the documents. This northfield tradition got its humble start 58 years ago on the back porch of an auxiliary members home. The 2019 book fair will take place april 2327 at the northfield ice arena on highway 3. With cliff robertson, robert duvall, luke askew, r. The ofttold story of the rise and fall of the james younger gang is given the dragnet treatment in the great northfield, minnesota raid. Northfield is a city in dakota and rice counties in the state of minnesota. The northfield bank raid 50th anniversary publication.
Feb 19, 20 the northfield hospital auxiliary will hold its 52st annual great northfield, minnesota book raid tuesday, april 23, through saturday, april 27, at the northfield ice arena. Attempting a bold daytime robbery of the northfield minnesota bank, the jamesyounger gang suddenly finds itself surrounded by angry townspeople and is nearly wiped out on september 7, 1876. The target was the first national bank of northfield, which was far outside of the gangs usual territory. The gangs of jesse james and cole younger join forces for a. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 plot summary imdb. The great northfield, minnesota book raid, the northfield hospital auxiliarys annual book sale, will be tuesday, april 25 to saturday, april 29, at the northfield ice arena, south highway 3, northfield. Oct 23, 2012 the last ride of the jamesyounger gang jesse james and the northfield raid 1876 by sean mclachlan is an excellent new entry in the raidseries from osprey publishing and provides, in 80 pages, a concise retelling of one of the most daring bank robberies in the history of the west. Northfield phone book and northfield phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in northfield easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in northfield. Armstrong as clell miller, john pearce as frank james, and matt clark as bob. Excerpts from the first national bank minutes book from 1876.
The last ride of the jamesyounger gang jesse james and the northfield raid 1876 by sean mclachlan is an excellent new entry in the raidseries from osprey publishing and provides, in 80 pages, a concise retelling of one of the most daring bank robberies in the history of the west. Jesse james, the northfield raid, and the wild wests. A week before the raid, carleton college president james strong asked joseph lee heywood if he would ever open the safe for robbers. The great northfield raid revisited true west magazine. Local legend says that the town was named for john north and for a mr. The book fair has raised one million dollars to support hospital projects and scholarships. At the time, members thought they might collect enough books to do the sale once. It is the courage of these ordinary citizens and many others that we honor during the celebration. Confessions of the ninth man, north star press of st.
By 1876, many members of the gang had settled down and were unwilling to risk their lives robbing banks. Great northfield, minnesota book raid starts tuesday. The idea for the raid came from jesse and bob younger. The northfield hospital auxiliary will hold its 52nd annual great northfield, minnesota book raid tuesday. The last ride of the jamesyounger gang and millions of other books are available. With meticulous attention to detail, the film recreates the outlaw gangs most infamous escapade. Sep 04, 2016 the great northfield minnesota raid full movie, western, english, entire film free full westerns duration. The 59th annual northfield hospital auxiliary book fair is from april 2125 at northfield ice arena. For more information on the celebration, see the defeat of jesse james days website.
Overview of the great northfield minnesota raid, 1972, directed by philip kaufman, with cliff robertson, robert duvall, luke askew, at turner classic movies. Gardner also gives his book a satisfying narrative arc by focusing on one major episode in the james story. Of the eight bandits, only the james brothers escaped death or capture. The great northfield minnesota raid is a 1972 american technicolor drama western film about the jamesyounger gang distributed by universal pictures. The great northfield minnesota raid trailer 1972 youtube. This is a purely minnesota centric history of the james and youngers unfortunate visit to minnesota in 1876. Northfield hospital auxiliary book fair home facebook. The northfield raid, as the robbery attempt has come to be known, has been the subject of countless novels and movies. So you have members of the jamesyounger gang, town folk of northfield and various other players telling you, the reader the story. Portraits of the jamesyounger gang members portraits of joseph lee heywood, oscar sorbel, and the magnificent seven posse excerpts from the first national bank minutes book from 1876 spurs and a gun picked up on the street other souvenirs and memorabilia. Jamesyounger gang bank raid northfield history collaborative.
The annual northfield hospital auxiliary book fair. The exhibit reveals the richer history behind northfields most famous event through its display of photographs, documents, and artifacts from the time of the raid and. The northfield hospital auxiliary will hold its 52nd annual great northfield, minnesota book raid april 2327 at the northfield ice arena. Oct 11, 20 gardner also gives his book a satisfying narrative arc by focusing on one major episode in the james story. Book donations will be welcome at the arena beginning monday, april 3. The northfield raid, published by the northfield news in 1933. Our commitment is to fundraising, community education about the programs and services of northfield hospital, and volunteering in support of those services. The northfield historical societys main exhibition tells the story of when the notorious jamesyounger gang attempted to raid the first national bank of northfield in 1876. Apr 03, 20 the northfield hospital auxiliary will hold its 52nd annual great northfield, minnesota book raid april 2327 at the northfield ice arena. Jun 20, 2007 this is a book about the jamesyounger gang and their disastrous robbery of a bank in the town of northfield, minnesota. Visitor centers northfield area chamber of commerce 205 3rd st. Nordenstrom cites septemberdecember, 1876, articles in eleven newspapers from faribault, mankato, minneapolis, new ulm, saint paul, and saint peter. The jamesyounger raid on the first national bank, september 7, 1876, northfield minnesota, thinks the boys picked st.
The jamesyounger raid on the first national bank, september 7, 1876, northfield, minnesota. Bank raid northfield minnesota written by james allder. Northfield book fair dates announced northfield, mn patch. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. It was directed by philip kaufman in a cinema verite style and starred cliff robertson as cole younger, robert duvall as jesse james, luke askew as jim younger, r. Great northfield, minnesota book raid, book fair dates. Northfield bank raid mnopedia minnesota encyclopedia. The suspect fled the crime scene after a burglary alarm sounded. The gangs of jesse james and cole younger join forces for a bungled robbery of the bank in northfield, minnesota. The 2019 book fair will take place april 2327 at the northfield ice arena on. The northfield hospital auxiliary will hold its 52st annual great northfield, minnesota book raid tuesday, april 23, through saturday, april 27, at the northfield ice arena.
The northfield police department is seeking assistance in identifying a suspect in a burglary that occurred at ziggys gas station in the early morning hours on february 11, 2020. When northfield reenacts the jamesyounger bank raid, during the defeat of jesse james days this september 59, local historian chip demann will be heading up the reenactors. His view of the jamesyounger raid on northfield minnesota is well written. Hospital auxiliary book fair runs april 2327, 2019 northfield. Although the real clell miller had been an active member of the gang for several years before the raid on northfield, this is a key element in the history of the real jamesyounger gang. The great northfield, minnesota book raid, the northfield hospital auxiliarys 47th annual book sale, will be held tuesday, april 22 to saturday, april 26, at the northfield ice arena, south highway 3. Donation dates are april 6 through april 18, every day but sundays. Jesse james, the northfield raid, and the wild wests greatest escape, is an excellent addition to the literature surrounding the life of jesse james and the history of the jamesyounger gang. Cole younger cliff robertson, jesse james robert duvall and their gang go north to rob a bank. Hospital auxiliary book fair runs april 2327, 2019. The northfield hospital auxiliary was formed in 1951 to support the hospitals efforts to meet the medical needs of the community. A chronology of selected newspaper accounts relating to the attempted bank robbery at northfield, minnesota, september 1876, index cards compiled by terry nordenstrom.
The northfield robbery, by william pye for the rice county historical society, 1947. The rocky cut raid set the stage for the final act of the jamesyounger gang. Cliff robertson, dana elcar, donald moffat, luke askew, r. Confessions of the ninth man, recounts one bill stiless 1931 confession that he took part in the northfield raid along with bill chadwell, who was killed. Use the tab labeled text to read full transcriptions of the documents. After gathering a new gang in 1879, the james brothers resumed robbing, and in 1881 missouri gov. The city is mostly in rice county, with a small portion in dakota county.
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