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C-19 symbols for remembering those who have died of or survived COVID-19, May 27, 2020.

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C-19 Symbols: Making the Victims of COVID-19 Visible

This week, on Wednesday, May 27, 2020, we reached over 100,000 deaths in the United States due to COVID-19. It is a somber milestone in…

Beaded broad leaf arrowhead from an Ojibwe bandolier bag in the Weyerhaeuser Museum's collection.

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Exploring Ojibwe Genealogy, Online Event – June 6, 2020

Morrison County Historical Society May 26, 2020 No Comments David MacArthur Ojibwe author how to research Ojibwe families Mona Marshall Ojibwe author Morrison County Historical Society Native American history Ojibwe genealogy online event on Ojibwe ancestry The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum

Exploring Ojibwe Genealogy, Online Event Offered by Morrison County Historical Society Are you interested in tracing your Ojibwe ancestry? Join Ojibwe authors David MacArthur and…

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Plant Sale to Benefit Morrison County Historical Society

Morrison County Historical Society May 19, 2020 No Comments COVID-19 gardening Morrison County Historical Society plant sale

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Morrison County Historical Society (MCHS) has made adjustments to its spring plant sale. Rather than holding the sale at…

Closeup of Curbsite Testing COVID-19 sign at St. Gabriel's Hospital, May 12, 2020.

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COVID-19 Testing in Morrison County

Morrison County Historical Society May 13, 2020 No Comments COVID-19 COVID-19 testing pandemic St. Gabriel's Hospital

I was running a couple of errands the other day and happened to be in the neighborhood of St. Gabriel’s Hospital. While there, I spotted…

White mask on the giant "Traveler" sculpture at the Little Falls Granite Works in Little Falls, MN. In front of the Traveler, which is a human-shaped sculpture made of slabs of granite, is a sign that says, "Be Safe!" April 26, 2020.

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Signs of COVID-19

Morrison County Historical Society April 28, 2020 4 Comments collecting history of the pandemic COVID-19 hearts in windows museums collecting for COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic preserving the history of COVID-19 signs of COVID-19 social distancing signs

Museums all over the world are aware of the historic moment the COVID-19 pandemic is presenting. While our institutions are closed and staff are working…

Northern Pacific Railroad Depot designed by Cass Gilbert, Little Falls, MN. MCHS Collections #1981.10.1

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Inventory of Northern Pacific Depot Records Now Online

Morrison County Historical Society April 16, 2020 1 Comment cass gilbert depot COVID-19 Legacy Grant Little Falls MN depot Mike Worcester mobile shelving Archives Northern Pacific Railroad Depot pandemic railroad records

Through the Morrison County Historical Society’s Legacy Grant project to install mobile shelving in the Archives at the Weyerhaeuser Museum, we had archival consultant Mike…

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Educators, How Can MCHS Help You?

Morrison County Historical Society April 14, 2020 No Comments COVID-19 education history education little falls on the big river online learning pandemic students teachers

As so many of us lead more of our lives online during this pandemic, we are seeing an increase in visitors to the Morrison County…

Hairwork bracelet from the Morrison County Historical Society’s collection. Unknown donor but possibly Mary Harker, the daughter of Nathan Richardson. #0.0.161.

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Strands of Remembrance: Hairwork and Victorian Sentimentalism

Morrison County Historical Society April 2, 2020 No Comments hair jewelry hair memorials hair wreaths hairwork history of hairwork locks of hair memento mori Queen Victoria Victorian sentimentalism

Hair is something that is incredibly personal and unique. We can change our hair—cut it, style it, dye it—but the fact remains that our hair…

Morrison County section of "Babcock Plan for a Trunk Highway System in Minnesota," map published by the Minnesota Highway Improvement Association, St. Paul, MN, c. 1920. Mueller/Elvig collection at the Morrison County Historical Society.

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Maps We Didn’t Know We Had

Morrison County Historical Society March 31, 2020 No Comments 1920s Minnesota highway maps arts and cultural heritage fund Babcock Plan for a Trunk Highway System Buelah and William Mueller highway maps of Minnesota Knute and Christine Elvig Legacy Grant

Road maps are mesmerizing. I can look and look and look at them, no matter how familiar I am with the towns and roads. A…

Mary E. Butler's photo album, MCHS collections, #1996.34.2.

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What Can a Photo Album Tell Us?

Morrison County Historical Society March 27, 2020 No Comments Gravelville history in a photo album little falls mn Mary E. Butler photo album William Buttler

If you’re anything like me, then I’m sure your home is full of photo albums. If not whole albums, then you undoubtedly have some pictures…