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Original date of published articles is given in brackets
Annual Meeting Notes 2010 Highlights of The Friends Annual Meeting held May 22, 2010 (2010)
Annual Meeting Notes 2009 Highlights of The Friends Annual Meeting held May 16, 2009 (2009)
Clinton Odell Background on the Founder of the Friends (2002)
Clinton Odell Sketch Odell's color drawing of the "Old Garden Office" (pub. 2009)
Burma Shave See "Clinton Odell"
Early Documents Sampling of early forms and letters.
Founders List of founding members of the Friends.
Garden Projects Summary of past projects funded by the Friends.
Ken Avery Remembering Ken; Creation of the Ken Avery Birding Terrace (Winter 2005 and Summer 2005)
Moana Odell-Beim Clinton Odell's daughter recollects her early days in the Garden (2002)
Martha Crone The Garden's second Curator, Founding member of the Friends, first Friends Secretary and First editor of The Fringed Gentian™.
Martha Crone's Annual Reports Summaries of her reports to the Minneapolis Parks Superintendent.
Martha Crone Visitor Shelter Brief history of Building the Shelter
Mission Statement Current Mission Statement of The Friends
Newsletter Archive Past issues of The Fringed Gentian™ in downloadable pdf format.
Past History Historical Highlights of the Winter season of 2000, 1985 and 1960 (Winter 2009/10)
Past History Historical Highlights of the Spring season of 2000, 1985 and 1960 (Spring 2010)
Past History Historical Highlights of the Summer season of 2000, 1985 and 1960 (2010)
Past History Historical Highlights of the Autumn season of 1999, 1984 and 1959 (Autumn 2009)
Past History by Year A year chart of the ongoing work-in-progress of the history of the Eloise Butler Wild Flower Garden and of The Friends of the Wild Flower Garden
Past Presidents List of all past presidents of the Friends with dates-in-office.
Elizabeth Ann Schutt Background on a former Friends member who created an annual bequest to The Friends.
Upland Garden Land Addition Friends member Elaine Christenson writes on her involvement with the 1993 land addition to the Upland Prairie Garden. (Winter 1994)
Volunteer Spotlight
 
George Bridgman
Notes made in 2009 at the time of his retirement as a volunteer and earlier material.
Marie Demler
A Friend Extraordinaire - Highlighs of Marie's long tenure as a Garden Volunteer. Article by Donna Ahrens. (2010)
50th Anniversary Event Friends 50th Birthday, celebrated on Mothers Day, 2002 at the Garden.
50th Anniversary Recollections Garden recollections of Harriet Betzold, Betty Bryan, Robert and Betty Dassett, and Marie Demler.
50th Anniversary Recollections Garden recollections of J. S. Futcher, Karol Pieper Gresser, John Haldeman, Marguerite Harbison, and Lynne Holman.
50th Anniversary Recollections Garden recollections of Florence Isaacs, Yleen and Gary Joselyn, Vi LaBelle, Marilyn Rohlfing, Lee and Jerry Shannon.
 
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