Episcopal Church Guild Crazy Quilt, 1880 (2001.59.1) Created 140 years ago by the Episcopal Church Guild, this Victorian-era silk crazy quilt is a good…
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Category: artifacts
Building Mattresses, Building Connections – WPA Mattresses
The Morrison County Historical Society has taken on a writing intern this fall. While we have had numerous interns in the past who have worked…
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Collections Carousel – Key Chain & Coin Holder from Sinclair Service Station in Randall, Minnesota
Ever wonder if key chains will become a thing of the past? Will we eventually move completely away from three-dimensional entry and locking mechanisms to…
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Collections Carousel – Framed Novelty from Frank Kammermeyer, Bulk Agent in Pierz, Minnesota
This 3-in-one freebie – calendar, thermometer, pictures…everything needed to grace an office or home space – is meant to convey a message of providing for…
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Collections Carousel – Coin Token from Larson Oil Company of Little Falls, Minnesota
KEEP ME AND NEVER GO BROKE. Who could resist a statement like that? This one-cent United States coin token was a clever way for the…
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Weyerhaeuser Museum BEAD Exhibit Now Online
Each year, the Morrison County Historical Society tries to offer a new exhibit along the east hall display area of The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial…
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Morrison County Plat Books & Other Resources at MN Reflections
Each month MCHS gets an email that lets us know how many visitors viewed the resources we have on Minnesota Reflections, the collection of digitized…
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Signs of COVID-19
Museums all over the world are aware of the historic moment the COVID-19 pandemic is presenting. While our institutions are closed and staff are working…
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Strands of Remembrance: Hairwork and Victorian Sentimentalism
Hair is something that is incredibly personal and unique. We can change our hair—cut it, style it, dye it—but the fact remains that our hair…
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Maps We Didn’t Know We Had
Road maps are mesmerizing. I can look and look and look at them, no matter how familiar I am with the towns and roads. A…
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