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Frederick L. Johnson

Frederick Johnson, a native of Red Wing, Minnesota, has written eight books and numerous magazine features regarding state and local history. His works include histories of Lake Minnetonka, Richfield, Bloomington, Edina, Red Wing, and Goodhue County.
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hamline building photo
MNopedia

Creating Hamline, Minnesota's first college

By Frederick L. Johnson | 05/14/13

In 1854 a group of Methodist ministers founded Hamline University in Red Wing.

alexander anderson
MNopedia

Minnesotan Alexander P. Anderson was the father of puffed rice cereal

By Frederick L. Johnson | 05/07/13

Anderson's new breakfast food would make him a nationally known figure and the face of a Quaker Oats advertising campaign for almost a decade.

AJ Rockne
MNopedia

Sen. A.J. Rockne was 'Watchdog of the State Treasury'

By Frederick L. Johnson | 02/26/13

Opponents gave him a different nickname: "Commander-in-Chief of the Hunger Brigade."

Eugenie Anderson
MNopedia

Minnesotan Eugenie Anderson blazed trail for female diplomats

By Frederick L. Johnson | 01/15/13

In 1949 Anderson became the first American woman to hold the rank of ambassador.