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Jeff Rouse - Studio/Posters - Fairmont, MN
Clip: 2/24/2024 | 3m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet Jeff Rouse of Fairmont who is a collector of TV memorabilia and posters.
Meet Jeff Rouse of Fairmont, who owns and operates a small TV studio and also is a collector of TV memorabilia, posters and anything that reminds him of his childhood
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Jeff Rouse - Studio/Posters - Fairmont, MN
Clip: 2/24/2024 | 3m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet Jeff Rouse of Fairmont, who owns and operates a small TV studio and also is a collector of TV memorabilia, posters and anything that reminds him of his childhood
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- After visiting with Norm, I'm now back in the town of Fairmont and I can't help wondering why this charming Minnesota town has so many hogs on the loose.
Okay.
They're not real hogs, but statues of hogs people may not believe me, so I need to get some up close pictures.
- So you like my pig, my hog?
- I do.
- I'm Jeff.
- Jeff, I'm Doug.
Nice to meet you.
Nice - To meet you.
Doug.
- Tell me the story of these.
As I drove into town, I saw three or four of these out in front of other businesses and what's the deal?
Well, there - Are a lot of 'em throughout the county.
There's in fact 88 in the county right now and 15 more scheduled to go in front of different businesses throughout the county.
We're a small group of volunteers that started this with the goal of spotlighting our businesses to feature our local artists and to honor our pork industry.
'cause I don't know if you know this, but we're the pork capital of the state of Minnesota.
- So your hog, as I can see here, represents movies, theater.
- I am.
I'm a film and and movie buff and seemed appropriate to do something that honored that type of thing.
And so I made it according to that.
- So this is your business here?
- Yes.
It's called Our Story Studios.
Where local television program that spotlights local businesses.
- Well, Jeff, I'm doing a program on collections, unique collections.
And what I love about the hog story, it's a community collection.
- Absolutely.
And so many people are involved with a hundred businesses involved and 24 local artists.
It is definitely a community project.
But you're doing what?
A story on what?
- On interesting collections.
People that collect things and the stories about their collection.
Oh, - Why don't you come in and take a look?
I think you might be surprised.
- Jeff, what is this?
- Well, this is where I shoot a lot of our TV show, but this is mostly part of my collection.
We've incorporated the collection of different things throughout the whole building that are pretty much my interest.
- But Jeff, when I look around here, I see old TVs, radios, film That is your interest.
- Entertainment, old entertainment is my interest.
- Old entertainment.
- Doug, you might like this room, but now I'm gonna show you my mancave.
I think you'll like that.
Well, I've been collecting for probably 35 years.
I used to own a poster and art print company that specializes in original movie poster and that was my bread and butter for many years.
And then after that, this evolved into a personal collection, basically anything that reminds me of my youth or the, the history of film and television.
'cause that's my hobby.
- So this is more than a collection really?
This is really personal to you.
I can tell.
Yeah.
- It's pretty much everything that reminds me of my youth.
You know, whether it be the telephones, the TVs, the television show memorabilia.
Film memorabilia is just all things that I like.
Some of them are very valuable, some have no value at all, and it makes no difference.
I, I treasure some of the ones that have no value more than some of the ones that have some value.
- That's a true collector.
It really is.
Don't so well, I love it.
- Thank you so much for stopping.
Bob Rosenberg - Zippo Lighters - Richfield, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 6m 35s | We discovered a large collection of Zippo lighters in Bob Rosenberg’s collection. (6m 35s)
Ellen Radel - Golden Books - Willmar, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 5m 11s | Ellen Radel has not only collected over 1300 little treasures. (5m 11s)
Ernie Wollack - Tractors - Sauk Rapids, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 3m 59s | Ernie Wollak has what might be one of the largest tractor collections in the state of MN. (3m 59s)
Gary Ball - Transistor Radios - Brooklyn Park, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 5m 40s | Gary Ball showcases his amazing collection of transistor radios. (5m 40s)
Greg Burnham - Food Tins - Benson, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 4m 11s | Greg Burnhams has a vintage food tin collection. (4m 11s)
Iris Schroeder - Dolls - Maplewood, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 6m 35s | Iris Schroeder lives in Maplewood and has a doll collection that promises to impress. (6m 35s)
LANDMARKS: Minnesota Collections
Preview: 2/24/2024 | 30s | Host Doug Ohman meets people in Minnesota that have a passion for collecting. (30s)
Larry Lavin - Arrowheads & Museum - New London, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 5m 35s | Larry Lavine took his collecting interest and developed a fun museum. (5m 35s)
Lenny Tvedten - Martin Co. Museum - Fairmont, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 5m 23s | Lenny Tvedten shows us around the Martin County museum’s collection. (5m 23s)
Lyndon Johnson - Agate Man - Sauk Rapids, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 4m 46s | Lyndon Johnson has a passion for collecting agates. (4m 46s)
Mary Ostby - Benton Co. Museum - Sauk Rapids, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 2m 22s | The Benton County Historical Museum has a horse drawn school bus over 130 years old. (2m 22s)
Norm Langford - Toys - Fairmont, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 3m 44s | Norm Langford has a passion for toys. He collects them and also restores them. (3m 44s)
Randy Rennaker - Hamms Beer - Lino Lakes, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 4m 48s | Randy Rennaker has spent a number of years collecting a Minnesota icon, Hamms beer. (4m 48s)
Ron Kelsey - Seed Sacks - Lamberton, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 7m | Ron Kelsey has a passion for collecting seed sacks. (7m)
Ruth Klossner - Cows - Bernadotte, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 5m 51s | Ruth Klossner has the largest cow collection in the world. (5m 51s)
Tim Kaster - Cowboy Memorabilia - Ramsey, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 4m 54s | Tim Kaster’s cowboy collection will bring you back to your childhood years. (4m 54s)
Yvonne Cariveau - Holy Cards - Mankato, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 5m 50s | Yvonne Cariveau is a collector of Holy Cards. (5m 50s)
Yvonne Cory - Apron Lady - Mankato/ Easton, MN
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Clip: 2/24/2024 | 6m 21s | Yvonne has a passion for aprons. (6m 21s)
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