Archive - Jun 27, 2006
Northfield Bank Raid Gains International Attention
Submitted by administrator on Tue, 06/27/2006 - 02:35.Two eighth grade students, Eric Chien and Grant Bemis from Breck School in MInneapolis won the National History Day Competition in Washington D.C. by creating a comprehensive and historically accurate display depicting the Northfield citizen's stand against the infamous James/Younger Gang.
As a result Northfield is in the international spotlight!
Following is their personal process paper describing how they came about the subject matter, the research and the display. Their project will be on display at the Northfield Historical Society in July. In the meantime photographs of the display and these talented historians will be posted on this site within the next week.