One Saturday last month Camille Warzecha, one of our board members, was in and asked if I had seen the Oriole’s nest outside. I went…
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Duck, Duck, Goose
While grocery shopping my husband, Ben, brought my attention to a gourd. I picked it up and said I’m buying that for Mary’s counter at…
View More Duck, Duck, GooseMuseum Bushes Identified
Were you one of the many people this summer to ask what’s the name of that bush out front? It was unbelievable how many times…
View More Museum Bushes IdentifiedCollections Carousel – Anita Yoerg
Perfectly posed in a costume and setting reflective of the highly decorative style of the Victorian era is Anita Yoerg (1897-1973), the daughter of William…
View More Collections Carousel – Anita YoergCollections Carousel – Short Cuts to Home Sewing
Short Cuts to Home Sewing, published in 1923 by the Singer Sewing Machine Company, Inc., of New York, is a soft-covered book filled with articles…
View More Collections Carousel – Short Cuts to Home SewingGoogle Translate
Genealogists, do you have documents in your collection that need translating? Have you heard of Google Translate? As with all web-based applications, as time goes…
View More Google TranslateCollections Carousel – Swanville Commencement Exercises
Donated to the museum by the Chaska Historical Society (http://www.chaskahistory.org/) of Chaska, Minnesota, this program for the Commencement Exercises of the Eighth Grade Class of…
View More Collections Carousel – Swanville Commencement ExercisesBuild an Exhibit in an Hour
I’ve added a new page to the website under the Museum Life link. It’s called How to Build a Museum Exhibit in an Hour. The…
View More Build an Exhibit in an HourGarden Gala Recap
We had a lovely day for our Garden Gala this past Sunday. Sun & warmth allowed us to put tables in the courtyard. MCHS staff…
View More Garden Gala RecapGarden Gala & Annual Meeting Sunday
This Sunday, we will be hosting our Garden Gala from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum. The program, which starts…
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