Stewart Area Historical Society

Stewart Area Historical Society Our mission is to preserve and protect artifacts that represent the history of Stewart and Red Owl. In 1960 he expanded his Store by adding on to the west side.

When William Sunde came to Stewart in 1939 he had a dream to open his own Red Owl Store, a company he had worked for since he was 16. With a $600 dollar loan and cash from selling an old car, a pair of hip boots and a gun Sunde's Red Owl Agency opened on Oct 6 1939. He rented this building till 1955 when he was able to purchase it. Bill and his wife Darothe worked faithfully in their store until B

ill died in 1978. In 1979 Darothe sold the business to Larry and Virgene Roepke who continued to run the business for another 20 years. Sadly years of little maintenance have left the building in bad shape and in need of restoration. We want to honor the past of this great building and make it an asset to the Stewart area by turning it into a youth/community center.

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Stewart, MN

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When William Sunde came to Stewart in 1939 he had a dream to open his own Red Owl Store, a company he had worked for since he was 16. With a $600 dollar loan and cash from selling an old car, a pair of hip boots and a gun Sunde's Red Owl Agency opened on Oct 6 1939. He rented this building till 1955 when he was able to purchase it. In 1960 he expanded his Store by adding on to the west side. Bill and his wife Darothe worked faithfully in their store until Bill died in 1978. In 1979 Darothe sold the business to Larry and Virgene Roepke who continued to run the business for another 20 years. Sadly years of little maintenance have left the building in bad shape and in need of restoration. We want to honor the past of this great building and make it an asset to the Stewart area by turning it into a youth/community center with space for a Museum honoring Red Owl as well