Remembering Alice Smuda

Alice Smuda a volunteer with a long history of working for the museum from 1999 until her retirement in 2017, passed away Monday after weeks…

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Three stacks of large newspaper bounds against a window in winter. First and third pile has 12 books, the middle has 11

ALL CLAIMED: “Little Falls Daily Transcript” bound volumes!

UPDATE JUNE 5 – The Little Falls Daily Transcript books have all been claimed. You can still view these papers for free by visiting the…

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Construction Update Page 2.0

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE PAGE 2.0 WEEKLY TIME LAPSE Week 7 (April 28-May 1, 2026) FRIDAY, MAY 29 At this point, there are a couple of minor…

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Matt Crowder in white shirt and dark pants stands in doorway of Crowder's station. black and white photo

What I Found in 3000 Photos

Back in October 2024, MCHS enlisted me to create a comprehensive database for their Uncommon Focus collection. The project began in 2003 with the goal…

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Hennepin Paper Company Video Debuts on YouTube

A nearly one-hour long video about Hennepin Paper Company has debuted on YouTube.  Mark Slupe, who formerly worked at Great River Arts and developed several…

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Collections Carousel: Will YOU Let Thomas A. Edison Entertain YOU in YOUR Home?

My strongest vice is my record collection. I love buying special editions of my favorite albums, well-loved used copies from thrift stores, weird little one-off…

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Light hitting the mural appearing on the side of Pete and Joy's bakery in Little Falls

Now Open: More Good People of Morrison County

The return of Anthony Marchetti’s “Good People of Morrison County” project is now open to the public! Come by anytime during our open hours Wed-Fri…

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Beige page with thin, stylized black font reading "HAINES, STONE & CO.'S / LITTLE FALLS / CITY DIRECTORY / FOR 1892

Collections Carousel: 1892 Little Falls City Directory

In 1892, Haines, Stone & Co., a Little Falls publishing company, took on the momentous task of putting together the first city directory, just thirteen…

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Proposed Vawter layout and plats from 1923. Beige paper with black writing and orange colored squares signifying village blocks. Shaped in 4-sided trapezoid. East and West sides parallel, west about half the length as east. South side is perpendicular to E and W, North side follows diagonal railroad track and connects short W side to long E side. Inside the trapezoid are 8 full square blocks, 2 about 80% the size and 2 more 25% the size, broken by the N diagonal. N-S road names are (LtoR) Thomas St, Ramona St, Main St, Paloma St, Lamb St. E-W road names are (TtoB) First Ave, Second Ave, Third Ave, Fourth Ave.

Vawter, The Barely There Village

Of the many responsibilities we take on at MCHS, my favorite may be assisting patrons with research, as it can be a goldmine of new…

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Black and white, oval portrait of older white woman (50s) in a dark (presumably) dress with a high collar. On the front of the collar at the base of her neck has a round, jewel-encrusted broach. The woman is not smiling but her gaze is kind yet proud. Beneath the portrait is a caption in all caps and bold text: "Mrs. E. A. Flood, Swanville. First Woman Mayor of Morrison County"

Isabel Flood: Morrison County’s First Girlboss

Take a moment and think about your community or any group or club you’re a part of: is there a person who takes the initiative…

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