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STAFF BLOG OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! Fever: Variations on a Theme
So, in all the Peggy Lee-related hubbub around her hometown of Jamestown, N.D., I learned that she actually wrote two verses of "Fever," which she never received any royalties from. I love that song,...
Posted on 5/26/12 at 11:00 AM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND N.D. tourism sites receive funding
BISMARCKTen North Dakota tourism attractions received grants to support expansions. The Tourism Infrastructure and Expansion Grants are matching grants requiring the sponsor to provide $1 for every $...
Posted on 11/1/10 at 5:45 PM
Peggy Lee’s daughter visits artist’s former home
It was an emotional trip back in time Wednesday for Nicki Lee Foster, daughter of famous jazz artist Peggy Lee.
Foster, 68, traveled nearly 1,100 miles from Twin Falls, Idaho, along with her son David to get her first look at the Midland Continental Railroad Depot Transportation Museum in Wimbledon. The depot was home to Foster’s mother from 1934 to 1937 prior to the Jamestown-born artist launching a more than 60-year career as a singer, songwriter and actress.
By Brian Willhide , September 20, 2012
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Peggy Lee’s granddaughter speaks at celebration in Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, N.D. — After five years of restoration work, the Midland Continental Railroad Depot Transportation Museum here was revealed to the public Saturday with a grand opening full of entertainment and spectacle.
By Brian Willhide , May 28, 2012
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Many sites connected to Lee are lost to history
Individuals wishing to touch a piece of the Peggy Lee history in Jamestown will have a difficult time. Most of the places associated with her life here have been lost.
By Keith Norman , May 23, 2012
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Peggy Lee’s work was influenced by this area
Peggy Lee — the glamorous, sophisticated jazz songstress even now remembered as one of the jazz greats — never forgot she was also Norma Deloris Egstrom from Jamestown, North Dakota.
By Kari Lucin , May 23, 2012
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Lee’s career covered six decades
Not many people can claim to have had a career that spans six decades, let alone in the rigors of the entertainment industry. Jamestown native Peggy Lee, however, was able to do just that through her work as a singer, songwriter and actress from the 1940s through the 1990s.
By Brian Willhide , May 23, 2012
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Disasters, wars killed off railroad dream
The story of the Midland Continental Railroad is the tale of a 1,800-mile dream that only put down less than 100 miles of track.
The intent was to be the only north-south trans-continental railroad and provide quicker and cheaper transportation in those directions, according to an article by Jerome Tweton, historian for North Dakota State University, that was published by the North Dakota Humanities Council.
By Keith Norman , May 23, 2012
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Wimbledon railroad depot museum documents Lee’s successful career
This weekend is the culmination of years of work in honor of one North Dakotan who has decades of chart-topping success as a singer.
By Ben Rodgers , May 23, 2012
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This one’s for Peggy: “A Tribute to Miss Peggy Lee” for one night only next Friday
Next weekend three musical talents will come to Jamestown in tribute to the woman who proudly told the world she’s from Jamestown.
By Ben Rodgers , May 17, 2012
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Wimbledon history: Famed singer Peggy Lee, railroad to be featured at restored depot
WIMBLEDON, N.D. — This town is one step closer to honoring its historic railroad past and its most famous resident at the same time.
Norma Egstrom, known to the world as Peggy Lee, was a product of the railroad. She did her father’s job as a depot agent for the Midland Continental Railroad when he was unable to. After she graduated from high school in Wimbledon in 1937, she quickly followed her own talents and became a household name with singing and songwriting talents.
By Ben Rodgers , September 03, 2010
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Wimbledon party celebrates singer Peggy Lee’s legacy
She was a singer, songwriter, actress, artist and still is the pride of North Dakota.
Peggy Lee would have turned 90 years old on Wednesday and this small town where she went to high school remembered her with stories and songs.
More than 80 people showed up for Peggy Lee’s birthday tea party Wednesday afternoon at St. John’s Methodist Church in Wimbledon to swap stories and share memories.
By Ben Rodgers , May 27, 2010
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