In the last issue of the Morrison County Historical Society newsletter (Volume 25, Number 3, 2012), I wrote an article called “History Is Not Comfortable”…
View More MCHS Newsletter Article Republished on SMOCCategory: Uncategorized
Museum Closed New Year’s Day
The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be closed next Tuesday, January 1, 2013. The museum will reopen for regular hours (10 a.m. – 5…
View More Museum Closed New Year’s DayMuseum Closed December 25th
The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be closed next Tuesday, December 25, 2012. The museum will reopen for its regular hours Wednesday, December 26.
View More Museum Closed December 25thMatching Grant Offered to Save the Pierz Journals
Every newspaper produced contains invaluable historical information. Unfortunately, due to the poor quality of the paper they are printed on, newspapers are not easy to…
View More Matching Grant Offered to Save the Pierz JournalsOrigin of the Flyers Nickname
We received a good question via email and it’s been asked so many times that I thought it was worth answering on the blog. The…
View More Origin of the Flyers NicknameLittle Falls on the Big River Now Online
In 2000, staff of the Morrison County Historical Society was hired by the Little Falls Heritage Preservation Commission to produce a book that could be…
View More Little Falls on the Big River Now OnlineDewey Radke House Mugs Available
When the Dewey-Radke House was demolished in August this year (2011), Jan Warner, MCHS Executive Director, remembered that a local artist had donated a watercolor…
View More Dewey Radke House Mugs AvailableMuseum Closed Dec. 23-26
In observance of the Christmas holiday, The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be closed Friday, December 23 through Monday, December 26, 2011. (Normally we’re…
View More Museum Closed Dec. 23-26Collections Carousel – Bling Apron Vote
In conjunction with this year’s exhibit, The Apron: Body Armour or Bling, visitors to The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum have enjoyed choosing their favorite…
View More Collections Carousel – Bling Apron VoteHangings Added to Murders Index
I acknowledge this is probably not the best pre-Thanksgiving topic, but it just happens to be what I’m working on today and the stories behind…
View More Hangings Added to Murders Index