Downtown Shakopee Tour #2
Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m.-12 noon | Free | Meet in front of the old Central Elementary School (Scott County CDA, 100 5th Avenue East)
Downtown Shakopee Tour #2 will discuss people in downtown Shakopee including the WPA Mural at Central School, Jacob Ries and the Bottling Works, Samaha Islamic Center, the first hospital in Shakopee (and Albert Leclaire who was refused treatment), the Great Fire of 1879, which included the destruction of many buildings including the National Hotel, Miss Hill’s Millinery, John Gutenberg Meat Market, and John Frank’s Tailor Shop, Charlie Sam and the Chinese Laundry in 1901, and the attempted robbery of John Berens’s store, among others.
No pre-registration required. Bring a lawn chair.
Cata Wambli and the Dakota Alphabet: The Story of Reverend Samuel W. Pond
Tuesday, June 9, 1-2 p.m. | Free | Shakopee Community Center Ṡakpe ti Senior Lounge, 1255 Fuller Street South
Reverend Samuel W. Pond, who moved to Prairieville (later Shakopee) in 1847, according to Gary Clayton Anderson, “knew more about the Dakota than any other white person in the mid-nineteenth century. He spoke their language more fluently, and he was an especially keen observer of Dakota economic, social, and religious institutions.” Learn about Cata wambli, and the documentation of the written Dakota language.
Please pre-register with Shakopee Parks and Recreation at the Shakopee Community Center or online through Shakopee Parks and Recreation.
Catholic Cemetery Tour
Saturday, June 13, 10 a.m.-12 noon | Free | Catholic Cemetery, 830 10th Avenue West
Shakopee Heritage Society president David R. Schleper presents information on some of the people buried in the Catholic Cemetery. The event requires walking, so participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and to bring a chair to sit in during the presentation.
No pre-registration required.
St. Mary’s of Marystown Catholic Cemetery Tour
Saturday, June 27, 10 a.m.-12 noon | Free | St. Mary’s of Marystown Catholic Cemetery, 15850 Marystown Road
Shakopee Heritage Society president David R. Schleper presents information on some of the people buried in the St. Mary’s of Marystown Catholic Cemetery. The event requires walking, so participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and to bring a chair to sit in during the presentation.
No pre-registration required.
Thomas Andrew Holmes and Ety-shah Red Face William Bill Quinn in Holmes Landing 1851
Tuesday, July 14, 1-2 p.m. | Free | Shakopee Community Center Ṡakpe ti Senior Lounge, 1255 Fuller Street South
When Thomas A. Holmes and William Louis Quinn arrived in the area called Holmes Landing (later called Shakopee), the area was called Tínṫa Otuŋwe, a village of 600 Dakota Indians. Learn about the white people who moved into the area over the next few years, and the Indians who were already here for 175 years before the white people arrived.
Please pre-register with Shakopee Parks and Recreation at the Shakopee Community Center or online through Shakopee Parks and Recreation.
Calvary Cemetery Tour
Saturday, July 18, 10 a.m.-12 noon | Free | Calvary Cemetery, 4200 Eagle Creek Boulevard
Shakopee Heritage Society president David R. Schleper presents information on some of the people buried in the Calvary Cemetery. The event requires walking, so participants are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes and to bring a chair to sit in during the presentation.
No pre-registration required.
“We Were Here, Too!” African Americans in Early Shakopee
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 1-2 p.m. | Free | Shakopee Community Center Ṡakpe ti Senior Lounge, 1255 Fuller Street South
Discover the stories of 17 African-Americans who lived and worked in 1800s Shakopee, including an African American who was enslaved and escaped from Shakopee; an orderly in the Civil War; a carpenter; an African-American man who headed to Montana territory with Thomas A. Holmes; and a servant whose spirits still lingers in downtown Shakopee.
Please pre-register with Shakopee Parks and Recreation at the Shakopee Community Center or online through Shakopee Parks and Recreation.
The Great Fire of 1879
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1-2 p.m. | Free | Shakopee Community Center Ṡakpe ti Senior Lounge, 1255 Fuller Street South
Description coming soon
Please pre-register with Shakopee Parks and Recreation at the Shakopee Community Center or online through Shakopee Parks and Recreation.
¡Hola! Latino/a and Hispanics in Early Shakopee
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1-2 p.m. | Free | Shakopee Community Center Ṡakpe ti Senior Lounge, 1255 Fuller Street South
Shakopee has many Latino/a, and some of them, including Aurelio Marin Mendez Jr., Paula Morales Johnson, Luis Canchari, Mari-Luz Palacios, Mathias Antonio Soto-Elgueta, and Angelica Maria Arevalo-Contreras, among others, will be discussed.
Please pre-register with Shakopee Parks and Recreation at the Shakopee Community Center or online through Shakopee Parks and Recreation.
Old Town, New Town: Shakopee in the Last 50 Years
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1-2 p.m. | Free | Shakopee Community Center Ṡakpe ti Senior Lounge, 1255 Fuller Street South
The town of Shakopee fifty years ago is quite different than the city of Shakopee today. This presentation will look at some of the buildings, including those on the north side of First Avenue, and some of the newer places that are here today.
Please pre-register with Shakopee Parks and Recreation at the Shakopee Community Center or online through Shakopee Parks and Recreation.
About the Presenter
David R. Schleper
David R. Schleper received his B.A. in deaf education and English at the University of Northern Colorado and his M.A. in deaf education at Gallaudet University. He also completed post-graduate studies on teaching writing at the University of New Hampshire.
Schleper has traveled throughout the United States to lead workshops at residential schools and mainstream programs. He has also presented in Australia, Canada, Guam, and Puerto Rico, United Arab Emirates, and the Virgin Islands.
Schleper has taught at all grade levels, from elementary to graduate school, at the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Hawai’i Center for the Deaf, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, Kapi’olani Community College, and Gallaudet University.
Schleper is an avid reader and the author of several articles on reading and writing with deaf students. He has written several manuals, and originated and developed the Shared Reading Project, a program to teach hearing families how to read with their deaf and hard-of-hearing children.
Since moving back to Shakopee a few years ago, David has spent his time researching the people in Shakopee, and enjoys learning about the variety of people who lived in this area. He is the president of the Shakopee Heritage Society.