Collections Carousel – Postcard of Swinging Bridge at Charles A. Lindbergh State Park, Circa 1940

  On Monday, March 23, 1931, Minnesota Governor Floyd B. Olson signed the bill that created Charles A. Lindbergh State Park. A well-loved asset for…

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Collections Carousel – Swanville’s McRae Brothers and George W. Friedrich Park

While doing research for the Stearns History Museum on George W. Friedrich Park, a natural conservation area in southeast St. Cloud, Minnesota, that is eligible…

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Collections Carousel – Little Falls High School Football Team, 1944

This recent addition to the collections of The Morrison County Historical Society came well-documented, with the names and positions of each individual and the title, Little…

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Collections Carousel – “Ode to Collections”, 1997

Our intrepid board president, A. Arthur Warner, Jr., is a man of many talents. Along with the various hats he has worn at the museum – garbage…

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Collections Carousel – Charles “Charley” Martin, Teacher and Poet

Charles “Charley” Dennis Martin, teacher and poet, was born on June 28, 1909 to Dennis and Louise (Porlier) Martin. The Martin’s lived on a farm in Parker…

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Collections Carousel – Government Witness Trees of 1852 N.S. Survey

              These wood survey posts were donated to the Morrison County Historical Society (MCHS) in 1940 by assistant county…

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Collections Carousel – Photo Postcard of Swanville High School, 1905

  This beautiful gem was constructed in 1905 for the Swanville school district, one of the earliest districts to be formed in Morrison County. Located…

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