Tim Freeland's blog

We're proud to release our 2010 button design today.  Designed in part by General Chair Shelley Brady, DJJD webmaster Tim Freeland and Engage Print.  The color theme is black this year.  We wanted to capture an image that includes a James Younger rider along with the First National Bank Museum in the background.  Photo by committee photographer Bridgette Hallcock. Button's are currently in production.  The rider in the image is Danny Anthony.

 

Just view the djjd.org front page to see all of the pics.  Click into the images to go directly to the whole gallery where you can download a photo or order  prints online from your preferred re-printer. 

 

Congratulations to all of these winners!  It was another wonderful event!

Marching Band Competition: 

      1^st Place Simley High School 

      2^nd Place  Coon Rapids High School 

On Thursday, KSTP featured the Northfield Historic Society and the Defeat of Jesse James Days on their afternoon show Twins Cities Live.  They talked to NHS founder and KYMN personality Wayne Eddy, and NHS Executive Director Hayes Scriven.  Check out the video and enjoy DJJD!

Check out this article by Minnesota Historical Societies Object Curator Matt Anderson on the actual duster worn during the raid. 

http://discussions.mnhs.org/collections/2009/09/the-northfield-duster/

Don't forget to watch for more and more interesting and beautiful photos of the event as we post them. 

New today are:
Graveside Memorial.  http://picasaweb.google.com/defeatdays/2009GravesideMemorial#
JLHDSA Banquet. (Maggie Lee).  http://picasaweb.google.com/defeatdays/2009HeywoodBanquet?feat=directlin...

Continue to check back to the gallery.  Also linked at the top of the DJJD.org webpage in the menu bar. 

The horse shoe was found Wednesday evening in Central Park.   Full clues and details to be revealed Thursday Morning.

Details listed here.

Good luck hunting for the horse shoe.  Daily clues will be posted here.

"Jesse" is coming to town again -- this time in a treasured musical retelling of the story of the notorious train and bank robber, Jesse James.

A rollicking good time for audience and cast alike, this family-friendly show is filled with great songs and dialogue that trace Jesse's life with his beloved wife, Zee -- including the Northfield Raid. Done in the style of turn-of-the century music hall melodramas, the audience is encouraged to loudly cheer the heroes and hiss at the villains as the story unfolds through comedy and, of course, tragedy.