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Collections Carousel – Sand Sisters Picture Hat, Circa 1906

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Ann Marie| Leave a comment

Sand Sisters Picture Hat, Circa 1906

This gorgeous black picture hat was made by the Sand Sisters of Little Falls, Minnesota. The Sand Sisters consisted of Mary, Eugenia and Josephine Sand, daughters of Peter and Margaret (Weber) Sand. Mary, the oldest, attended millinery school in North Dakota before the family moved to Little Falls in 1903. That same year, Mary purchased a millinery shop in Little Falls at 108 First Street Northeast. Mary was only 28 years old when she died from pneumonia on May 9, 1907. Her sisters, Eugenia and Josephine, had joined her in the millinery trade and they continued with the business. In 1915, they purchased the restaurant across the street from Rosa Mueller and opened Sand’s Cafe. The sisters operated both businesses for about three years, closing the millinery in 1918 as business at the restaurant grew. After Eugenia died on August 5, 1936, Josephine became the sole owner and proprietor of the restaurant. Picture hats are large, broad-brimmed women’s hats that are often elaborately trimmed. They were popular from the 1890s through the early 1910s.

Sand Sisters Picture Hat, Circa 1906

Sand Sisters Picture Hat – Label, Circa 1906

 

 

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Collections Carousel – Little Falls High School Commencement Program, 1898

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Ann Marie| Leave a comment

Little Falls High School Commencement Program, 1898

On May 27, 1898, Marie Louise Richard and five classmates – Nettie F. Carley, Ernest M. Merrick, Grace E. Mahan, J. Henry Guerin, Leigh V. Tanner – graduated from the Little Falls High School in Little Falls, Minnesota. The commencement ceremonies were held at the Gross Opera House in downtown Little Falls and included an oration by each of the graduating students. Marie’s piece was “Mary, Queen of Scots”.

Marie Louise Richard was born on January 7, 1881, to Leon Edmond and Mary M. (Gendron) Richard. Marie was the oldest of nine children. Marie’s father, Leon, was an important figure in the Little Falls community. Leon served as president of the village council and secretary of the board of education and, with his brother, John, owned and operated Richard Bros. for thirty-two years. After graduation, Marie went to Canada where both her parents had been born and attended school for two years in Montreal. In 1905, she married Thomas Francis Myott in Little Falls and moved to Wadena, Minnesota. Thomas and Marie had five children – Edmund, Edith, Eva, Francis and Florence.

Little Falls High School Commencement Program, 1898

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Collections Carousel – Pine Grove Park Deer

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Ann Marie| Leave a comment

On Wednesday, September 10, 1913, the Little Falls Daily Transcript announced that two deer purchased from the city of Mankato, Minnesota,  for Pine Grove Park had arrived the previous night “…by express and are now the pioneer inhabitants of the deer enclosure at the park.”  Money for the deer had been raised through popular subscription, largely through the efforts of Val. E. Kasparek, who later became one of the founders of the Morrison County Historical Society.  The deer were housed in a 2½ acre fenced enclosure in the park.  According to the Transcript, “(h)aving tame deer at the park will be a fine thing for local big game hunters as they will be able to become acquainted with the species and will consequently be less apt to slaughter some settler’s cattle.”  The deer and the owls who were already residents at the park were the start of what later became Pine Grove Zoo.

Pine Grove Park was established in 1907 on the west side of Little Falls in order to preserve one of the last remaining stands of white pine in the state of Minnesota.  The fifty-five acre park was set aside for the benefit of the public and is located approximately ten blocks west of the Mississippi River.  For more information see Pine Grove Park, M.M. Williams – An Influential Man, Preserving The Trees At Pine Grove Park, Storm Photos.

Thomas H. Dewey feeding the deer in Pine Grove Park during the winter of 1917-18. Photo by Alfred Molde.

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