As one of my birthday presents this year, I received a membership to the Minnesota Historical Society.

Yes, I know I'm old. Some people ask for toys (which I also received), and I'm asking to get into historical sites for free. I know, I know. But this is going to be really cool, and I'm going to learn a lot.

Surfing the historical society Web site, I happened upon listings for 19 Jordan area properties that are on the National Register of Historic Places. To read a little about them, go to http://nrhp.mnhs.org/NRResults.cfm?Referer=bas [1].

In St. Lawrence Township, there is one property listed. Go to http://nrhp.mnhs.org/NRResults.cfm?Referer=bas [2].

In Sand Creek Township, there is also one property listed. Go to http://nrhp.mnhs.org/NRResults.cfm?Referer=bas [3].

Any further information about them would be greatly appreciated. Start a conversation about a specific property by registering for free, logging in, and clicking on Add Content and then "forum."