In August 2016, we at the Morrison County Historical Society were surprised and pleased to receive a letter from the Institute for Museum and Library…
View More Kind Words for the Morrison County Historical SocietyAuthor: Morrison County Historical Society
Retirement Party for Alice Smuda
The Morrison County Historical Society is hosting a retirement party for Alice Smuda on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum…
View More Retirement Party for Alice SmudaCollections Carousel – Delecto Banners of Doug Birk’s Parents, Del & Esther Birk
Among the many items donated to the Morrison County Historical Society by noted Minnesota archaeologist and museum friend, Doug Birk, were these De-lec-to banners from…
View More Collections Carousel – Delecto Banners of Doug Birk’s Parents, Del & Esther BirkCollections Carousel- Turner Brass Works Blow Torch
Turner Brass Works was one of the largest manufacturers of blow torches from the 1890s to the late 1990s, when it closed via wrecking ball.…
View More Collections Carousel- Turner Brass Works Blow TorchMorrison County Historical Society Seeks Board Member
Due to a recent resignation from the Morrison County Historical Society’s board of directors, the organization is seeking someone to fill a vacancy on the…
View More Morrison County Historical Society Seeks Board MemberSubmit Your Memories of the Women’s March
On Saturday, January 21, 2017, the Women’s March took place in the United States and all around the globe. It has been billed as the…
View More Submit Your Memories of the Women’s March“Sorting for History” Class at Weyerhaeuser Museum March 4
You’ve inherited several boxes of papers, mementos, and miscellaneous stuff from a relative, or you have your own pile of personal effects to sort. How…
View More “Sorting for History” Class at Weyerhaeuser Museum March 4Collections Carousel – Valentine’s Day Cards of Sylvia Moran, 1930
These charming New Deal-era Valentine’s Day cards were given to Sylvia Moran, a young Morrison County teacher, by Marguerite and John Bellamy. Marguerite…
View More Collections Carousel – Valentine’s Day Cards of Sylvia Moran, 1930MCHS Gathering Stories from the Women’s March
On Saturday, January 21, 2017, an estimated 3-4 million people took part in what is likely the largest protest in U.S. history, the Women’s March.…
View More MCHS Gathering Stories from the Women’s MarchNPS Cultural Resources Climate Change Strategy
At The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum, we are feeling the effects of climate change. Because we are perched high on a riverbank overlooking the…
View More NPS Cultural Resources Climate Change Strategy