Break out the garden hats and your extra fresh garden produce! We’re hosting a Garden Gala on September 13, 2009, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.…
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A Visit With Martin
We’re pretty excited here at the Weyerhaeuser Museum. Martin Richau is coming to visit. If you don’t know Martin, you should, particularly if you are…
View More A Visit With MartinAnother Mushroom
It’s been over a year since I wrote about the Sulfur Shelf Mushroom. A few days ago my sister-in-law, Alvina, pointed out our kitchen window…
View More Another MushroomAdding, But Not Subtracting
As researchers go through our Family Files and other resources, they often find “mistakes” in our records. A date may be off, a name spelled…
View More Adding, But Not SubtractingBlog Anniversary
My goodness! We’ve just passed the second anniversary of our blog with nary a mention. (The anniversary was on Sunday, when the museum is not…
View More Blog AnniversaryList of Newspapers Added to Website
I’ve just added a list of the local newspapers MCHS has in its collections to the website. You’ll find the link in the left sidebar,…
View More List of Newspapers Added to WebsiteCollections Carousel – P. J. Lauermann Lantern Slide
The last of the four lantern slides from the museum’s collection that belonged to Peter (P. J.) Lauermann (1882-1969), a cigar manufacturer in Little Falls,…
View More Collections Carousel – P. J. Lauermann Lantern SlideMorrison County Influentials, Revisited
Last year, we created a little blog project called “Morrison County Influentials” with the goal of naming 150 historically influential people with a connection to…
View More Morrison County Influentials, RevisitedSkimming the Cream Gone
I deleted our old blog Skimming the Cream, literally not more than 5 minutes ago. When I went to make a backup of its content…
View More Skimming the Cream GoneWhy Teachers Bring Their Students
This past spring, we gave teachers who brought their students in for school tours an assignment – a brief survey. We asked two questions: Why…
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