Beige page with thin, stylized black font reading "HAINES, STONE & CO.'S / LITTLE FALLS / CITY DIRECTORY / FOR 1892

Collections Carousel: 1892 Little Falls City Directory

In 1892, Haines, Stone & Co., a Little Falls publishing company, took on the momentous task of putting together the first city directory, just thirteen…

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Proposed Vawter layout and plats from 1923. Beige paper with black writing and orange colored squares signifying village blocks. Shaped in 4-sided trapezoid. East and West sides parallel, west about half the length as east. South side is perpendicular to E and W, North side follows diagonal railroad track and connects short W side to long E side. Inside the trapezoid are 8 full square blocks, 2 about 80% the size and 2 more 25% the size, broken by the N diagonal. N-S road names are (LtoR) Thomas St, Ramona St, Main St, Paloma St, Lamb St. E-W road names are (TtoB) First Ave, Second Ave, Third Ave, Fourth Ave.

Vawter, The Barely There Village

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Black and white, oval portrait of older white woman (50s) in a dark (presumably) dress with a high collar. On the front of the collar at the base of her neck has a round, jewel-encrusted broach. The woman is not smiling but her gaze is kind yet proud. Beneath the portrait is a caption in all caps and bold text: "Mrs. E. A. Flood, Swanville. First Woman Mayor of Morrison County"

Isabel Flood: Morrison County’s First Girlboss

Take a moment and think about your community or any group or club you’re a part of: is there a person who takes the initiative…

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Insanity, Inebriety, Epilepsy, Oh My! Exploring Early 20th Century County Mental Health Probates

The study of history is akin to the work of a detective, collecting and analyzing historical “clues” to infer on and answer a question about…

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