Oil Painting 2025 Archives From the Gospel of Luke 24:13-27 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and …
Category Archives: Uncategorized
The Hebrew-town of Egypt
Archives There is intriguing archaeological evidence that the Hebrew people lived in Egypt within the timeline given by the Bible in exactly the location given in the Bible. But, if you get anywhere close to the library of information on these topics, the gatekeepers will be very quick to tell you (before you enter) that …
The Burial of Christ
acrylic paint, myrrh, agarwood, and spikenard on canvas A Lenten Painting and 7 Meditations No. 1 “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host.” Psalm 33:6 ESV. What happens when the breath of God leaves the body of God? No. 2 “And when …
The Lawsuit of Justa of Herculaneum
Petronia Sp.f. Iusta vs. Calatoria Themis Archives A Lawsuit Recovered from the Ruins of Herculaneum In the year 75 AD a young woman named Justa (Petronia Sp.f. Iusta) brought a lawsuit against her mother’s former owner, Calatoria Themis. This lawsuit was filed in Herculaneum, a breezy seaside city that was populated by a number of …
When the Tortoise Shell Cracked Open
Archives “What do you think those lumpy rocks are?” my sister asked as we wandered past tables of knick-knacks, toy tractors, and antiques at the flea market. I admit that I have an unusual obsession with rocks. When we go on a family vacation, I can be found sifting through the landscaping rocks outside of …
The Marriage of Enoch Broker and Ogabe-giizhigookwe Fineday
Suppose you are of marriageable age and your successful,wealthy, strong-willed father does not think that your girlfriend is quite good enough stock to be grafted into the family tree. And suppose that you quarrel bitterly about it. If you had inherited your father’s strong will in equal portion and then some, what would you do? …
Continue reading “The Marriage of Enoch Broker and Ogabe-giizhigookwe Fineday”
A Confederate Major, a Mammal’s Tail, and a Day of Great Sorrow: Three More Lakes
Archives Normally we would be hard-pressed to find anything in common between a confederate army major, a mammal’s tail, and the heart-breaking story of a local mass shooting. However, each of these is responsible for the name of a lake in Otter Tail County. Dead Lake I grew up a few miles south of Dead …
Continue reading “A Confederate Major, a Mammal’s Tail, and a Day of Great Sorrow: Three More Lakes”
The Ojibwe-Dakota battle of 1795 Battle Lake, MN
Archives How did a young Ojibwe warrior from Leech Lake become immortalized on the shores of Battle Lake, over 100 miles from his home? This was a place where he only ever spent about half a day. And it wasn’t a very good day for him all said, except that he survived to see the …
Continue reading “The Ojibwe-Dakota battle of 1795 Battle Lake, MN”
The Library Card Historian
Hello! My name is Sara Ronnevik. I am a Minnesota farm wife, mom, artist and lover of old stories. The more ancient and obscure a story, the more I am interested in it. I love digging up history from the library, local family lore, and the county museum archives. But my favorite place to look …
The Library Card Historian 