Before the electronic age, when digital scales became the preferred mechanism for measuring the weight of mail, handheld scales were often used to determine postal…
View More Collections Carousel – Triner Scale, Circa 1965Author: Morrison County Historical Society
Jan Warner Retires from MCHS After 50+ Years of Service
A book could be written about Jan Warner, who has provided over 50 years of service to the Morrison County Historical Society. Make that…
View More Jan Warner Retires from MCHS After 50+ Years of ServiceHoliday Hours for the Weyerhaeuser Museum
The winter solstice is behind us; it’s the first day of winter; and we’re staring down the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Time to share…
View More Holiday Hours for the Weyerhaeuser MuseumA Statement about Historic Preservation
Historic preservation issues are continually bubbling to the surface in communities across Minnesota. Morrison County faces its own preservation issues on a regular basis. The…
View More A Statement about Historic PreservationReading a Building for Its History
My husband Erik and I were treated to an impromptu tour of Kyle Hoggarth’s new Edward Jones office in Little Falls, MN, yesterday. This is…
View More Reading a Building for Its HistoryNew Year’s Eve Candlelight Hike
Celebrate the arrival of 2016 by getting outdoors with family and friends. The Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site and The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum…
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Museum Closed Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2015
The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be closed Thursday, November 26, 2015, for Thanksgiving Day. The museum will reopen for regular museum hours Friday,…
View More Museum Closed Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2015New Book Available About the William Gollnik Murder
There is a small cemetery in Elmdale Township, a one-acre plot of land a half-mile south of Elmdale in Section 17 of the township. It…
View More New Book Available About the William Gollnik MurderLittle Falls Ravine Tour Now Online
After writing an article on the Little Falls ravine for the MCHS newsletter last year, we knew there was more we wanted to do with…
View More Little Falls Ravine Tour Now OnlineBuckthorn Removal, 2015
During the past 2 days, Little Falls High School students have been removing buckthorn from the Weyerhaeuser Museum’s property. Buckthorn is an invasive species that…
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