Sometimes, people like to think of the past as a steady, stable time where tradition ruled the day. Ironically, learning about antiques can prove that notion wrong; and some of the best lessons can come from 19th-century furniture. Technological advances made complicated furniture designs more ...

The year of 2024 in school sports was eventful in many ways, but no season highlighted the year quite the spring which saw two area schools take home state championships. Both the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds softball team and Springfield Tigers baseball team were able to achieve the prep ...

A brief but intensive fall trip to Denmark to learn what the country does with green energy gave Brown County Region 9 Representative Dave Borchert of New Ulm a number of ideas about ways to conserve energy locally. Green energy is energy generated from natural and sustainable sources with ...

In 2024, Journal staff took thousands of photos cover a wide range of unique stories; from the NUMAS Haus purchase of the former First United Methodist church building and the moving of the house at 320 N. Broadway to the partial failure of the Rapidan Dam and the demolition of George’s Ballroom.

One of many people’s favorite Christmas traditions is walking around town looking at all of the Christmas lights and decorations that their neighbors have put up for the holiday season. New Ulm is no stranger to exceptional light decorations, and those traversing town are sure to have plenty ...

Named after the city of Ulm, a twin city of Neu-Ulm in southern Germany, New Ulm has proudly worn its German heart and heritage on its sleeve — or Lederhosen — since it was founded in 1854 by the German Land Company of Chicago. Never a city to let its rich history or roots fade, New Ulm ...