History is full of quirky stories. We got one of those stories this morning, when Frederick Larson dropped off an envelope with a letter and…
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Commemorate!
We have a new exhibit at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum. May 11, 2008, marks the 150th Anniversary of Minnesota’s statehood. On…
View More Commemorate!April's Map of the Month
I’ll resist the urge to play an April Fool’s Day joke on you – tempting though it may be. Now that it’s April, it’s time…
View More April's Map of the MonthMap of the Month
We’re introducing a new feature here at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum. Because we have so many fascinating maps in our collections, we’ve decided…
View More Map of the MonthMore Website Updates
I’ve uploaded a few more articles from past issues of the MCHS newsletters. They are as follows: The Antlers Hotel Preserving Holiday Ornaments Clifton &…
View More More Website Updates"Child Reminiscenses", by Laura Jane Musser
We have a little mystery that we are hoping you might be able to help us solve. A frequent donor to the collections at the…
View More "Child Reminiscenses", by Laura Jane MusserExhibit Closing Soon
The World Wars Mishmash exhibit, designed by 5 students ages 12-15 this past summer, will be coming down after the end of the year. It…
View More Exhibit Closing SoonThe Richardson Collection Expands
While working on the Nathan Richardson book (“A Big Hearted Paleface Man“), our Richardson collection expanded exponentially. We already had a nice number of artifacts…
View More The Richardson Collection ExpandsThe Unexpected Find
The Morrison County Historical Society has been in existence since 1936. We’ve been collecting for seventy-one years. I’ve only been with the Society for eleven…
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