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A ruff from the early 17th century: detail from The Regentesses of St Elizabeth Hospital, Haarlem, by Verspronck A ruff from the 1620s. A ruff is an item of clothing worn in Western, Central and Northern Europe, as well as Spanish America, from the mid-16th century to the mid-17th century.
The Kandiyohi County Historical Society (KCHS) is a local history museum in Willmar, Minnesota, United States. Formerly known as the Old Settlers Association, it was founded in 1897 to "discover, preserve and share the story of Kandiyohi County and its people." The archives and Lawson research library are the principal sources used by KCHS ...
Willmar was established as the county seat in 1871 and was incorporated as a village in 1874 and as a city in 1901. [9] Willmar was the site of a bank robbery by the Machine Gun Kelly gang on July 15, 1930. They robbed the Bank of Willmar (later Otto Bremer Trust) of about $70,000 (equivalent to $1,318,000 in 2024) and wounded three people. [10]
Kandiyohi County is named for a Dakota word meaning "where the buffalo fish come". [5] (kandi’ - the buffalo fish + oh-hi’-yu - v. of hiyu - to come through). [6]It was organized on March 20, 1858, with Kandiyohi established as the county seat in 1870 (it was then called Kandiyohi Station, as it was merely a stop on the railroad line).
Aug. 16—WILLMAR — The completed restoration of Grass Lake, just east of Willmar, improves stormwater drainage for the city of Willmar and Lake Wakanda, as well as provides habitat for ...
It was about two miles (3.2 km) long, approximately one mile (1.6 km) wide, and 60 feet (18 m) deep near the dam. The lake had a perimeter of seven miles (11 km) and could hold 14.3 million tons of water. When the water was "up" in the spring, the lake covered more than 400 acres (1.6 km 2).
Ruff was platted in 1910 when the railroad was extended to that point. [2] The community was named in honor of Godfried Ruff, a German settler. [2] [3] A post office was established at Ruff in 1911, and remained in operation until 1954. [4]
Aug. 11—WILLMAR — Duininck Inc. of Prinsburg was the low bidder for two trail projects in Kandiyohi County , with the projects being awarded to the company at the Aug. 1 Kandiyohi County Board ...