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Salem Historical Church
28547 220th St, Paynesville MN 56362
Please consider a donation to Salem Historical Church. Each dollar is carefully spent to preserve the church to the Glory of God. We are grateful for those who settled on the prairie to farm and raise their families through many hardships. Our hope is that Salem Church will continue to stand for generations to come.
Work day at Salem
Reuben Arndt and Arnie Wegner after a day of planting trees around the church and the cemetery. The Brotherhood was launched on Dec. 10, 1931. The men immediately went to work by planting shade trees around the church and cemetery in 1932 and in 1933 they bought evergreens. Where once the board fences and barns had stood, now spruces, pines and elm trees are growing.
Notice how small the trees are on this photo. Also there is not a fence around the cemetery. Photo is probably from the early 40's.
Working in the back room-1961
<--Working behind the scenes during the Zion Circuit celebration in 1961: Esther Erickson, Jane Miller, Esther Heitke and Martha Heitke.
Ebenezer and Salem ladies: Clara (Harold) Clark, Bernice (Lawrence) Liestman, Jane (Harvey) Miller, Emma (Clarence) Nehring and Mrs. Ed Schmidt cooking coffee and doing the dishes for the 100th Anniversary of the Zion Circuit held in 1961.
Preparing the 'goodie bags' for the first Christmas Program in 1997 after 30 years: Karen Snyder, Lucille Manz, Lorraine Adams, Norma Miller, Harry Snyder, Jane Miller and Dorothy Wegner. -->
