Amy Jo Hahn

Amy Jo Hahn

Author Amy Jo Hahn’s historical work includes several published articles, various archival projects, and research and content contributions to PBS station KSMQ’s “R Town” historical segment on behalf of the History Center of Olmsted County. She is author of 'Lost Rochester, Minnesota' (2017) and 'Hidden History of Rochester, Minnesota' (2022). Hahn is a Harmony, Minn. native; she holds degrees in communications and a certificate in historic preservation; and she creates patient education materials at Mayo Clinic. After residing in Rochester for several years, she now lives on the family farm in Bluff Country.

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Illustration: "Going to Conference" in the book The Circuit Rider A Tale of the Heroic Age by Edward Eggleston (left). Portrait of Father John Lewis Dyer (right). (Acquired through Public Domain)

Where Frontier Faith Took Root: Lenora Methodist Church and Its Circuit-Rider Origins

Written by Amy Jo Hahn, this story traces the influence of Methodist pastor John Lewis Dyer, his influence on building the Lenora Methodist Episcopal Church and the frontier faith that shaped a rural Minnesota community.

A large two-story tan brick home with a porch extending across the entire front.

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.

Black and white photo of an old two-story rectangular building with windows wrapping around the building.

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.

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