The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be closed for Memorial Day weekend, starting Saturday, May 28. Normal hours will resume Wednesday, June 1st. Summer…
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Author: Grace D
Museum Manager at Morrison County Historical Society
Prairie Burn
On May 3rd, Prairie Restorations, Inc. came to the museum to perform a controlled burn on the prairie garden across from our parking lot. Burns…
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Introducing MCHS’s New Executive Director: Mike Worcester!
The Morrison County Historical Society has hired its new executive director: Mike Worcester! A native of Walker, Minnesota, Mike has lived in Morrison County since…
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“Good People: A Photographic Exploration of Morrison County” Exhibit Opening
Through photography, Anthony Marchetti examines questions that lack concrete answers. While photography often presents a ‘trace’ of reality, it has always had a tenuous relationship…
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Museum Closed April 16, 2022
The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be closed Saturday, April 16 to allow staff time to travel for the holiday. Regular museum hours will…
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REGISTRATIONS CLOSED for BONGA: A Fur Trade Family Saga
We’ve had an overwhelming surge of support for our event on March 19th, BONGA: A Fur Trade Family Saga! We have had to cut off…
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We Need Your Help!
The Morrison County Historical Society needs your voice in support of Bonding Bill H.F. 1867. The bill was introduced last year by Representative Ron Kresha…
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BONGA: A Fur Trade Family Saga
In the 1790’s, Pierre BONGA, on record as the earliest person of African descent in Minnesota, worked for the Northwest Fur Company in Grand Portage,…
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Belle Prairie Seminary: Formal Education in Indian Country in the New Minnesota Territory
Linda Louise Bryan is an independent scholar who is obsessed with Belle Prairie, the village just north of Little Falls that was founded by Frederic and Elisabeth…
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MCHS Hours For March 2022
Starting in March, the Morrison County Historical Society at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be open Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 11:00 AM…
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