By Mary Mergenthal

Kristin Anderson, St. Anthony Park resident and professor emerita of Art & Design at Augsburg University, has another treat in store for local history buffs.

 Anderson will continue her monthly St. Anthony Park history series at 7 p.m., Dec. 10 at St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, 2323 Como Ave., discussing the topic “Langford—the park, the lake and the streets.”

Nathaniel Langford was one of the leaders in the 1870s St. Anthony Park project. His name lives on at Langford Park and the surrounding streets.

Until the early 1940s, Hillside Avenue was named for Langford, and the early plans for the neighborhood also show that the eastern part of Como Avenue bore his name.

For a time, there was even a neighborhood lake—in the park, of course—that was named for Langford. Come to SAP Lutheran Church on Dec. 10 to explore all things Langford.

Besides the in-person session at the church, Anderson’s talk can also be accessed live online, with a recording available for one week after the session.

Use the St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church youtube channel at Bit.ly/Sap-history. You can also get to the church’s youtube channel by clicking through from http://Saplc.org to the Worship link, and then to the livestream link.

Mary Mergenthal lives in St, Anthony Park and is a former editor of the Bugle.