Outdoor Winter History Class Coming to Central MN – Historski: A History Ski Tour of Riverside Park

Love history? Like to ski? Come to Riverside Park, one of St. Cloud’s premiere historic landscapes, on Sunday, January 26th, 2020, for a history scavenger…

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Preservation Talk by Denis P. Gardner

Morrison County Historical Society Hosting Preservation Talk by National Register Historian Denis P. Gardner knows historic structures. As the National Register Historian of the Minnesota…

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Blue tape grid to help us find sleepers. We drilled 5 holes before striking the first sleeper. The additional 3 holes confirmed the east-west orientation of the sleepers. The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum, 2019.

How to Find Sleepers

We at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum have been on a weeks’ long hunt for sleepers in our Archives. Lest you think we have…

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Painting at the Museum – Rescheduled

Do you live in an old house with wood siding that periodically needs painting? Would you like to find out about the processes and paints…

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Black-eyed Susans in the prairie area at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum, 2018.

2 Events: Plant Sale & Painting at the Museum

Plant Sale We’ve got 2 events coming up on May 18, 2019, at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum. First up is our 2nd annual…

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Thank You for Exploring History and Culture in Central Minnesota with The Somali Museum of Minnesota

Thank you to everyone who made our inaugural February event series, Exploring History and Culture in Central Minnesota, a success. We had a great time…

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The Somali Museum of Minnesota – Exploring History and Culture in Central MN

Somali Culture Series to Be Held at Four Area History Museums Sharing culture, art and history is a great way to build understanding and empathy…

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“Manuscripts & Wine” – MCHS Annual Program

Climate disasters, fires, war, political conflicts, and neglect put manuscripts in danger of destruction. Manuscripts are books or documents that are written by hand, so…

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The sawmill at Gravelville appears to have a severe case of rotted wood in this photo, MCHS collections #0000.000.329.

Rotted Wood Class to Be Held at Weyerhaeuser Museum

As houses and other buildings age, rotted wood becomes a problem. What are the best ways to deal with rotted wood, particularly on historic buildings?…

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