Author Amy Jo Hahn’s historical work includes several published articles, an oral history project titled Voices of Harmony, various archival projects, research, and content contribution to PBS station KSMQ’s “R Town” historical segment. She is author of Lost Rochester (Arcadia Publishing, 2017). Hahn holds a BA and an MA in mass communication, and a certificate in historic preservation. Her hometown is Harmony; she resides in Rochester.
Author's Archive
Discovered: The Underground Railroad in Southeast Minnesota and the Abolitionists Who Helped
Amy Jo Hahn uncovers the hidden history of the Underground Railroad in Southeast Minnesota.
Before Social Security, Fillmore County Poor Farm Helped The Poor And Aging
With Congressional conversations underway regarding Social Security, Amy Jo Hahn takes us back in history to the “poor farms” that helped address poverty and aging prior to when Social Security was enacted in 1935.
