This small (6″ diameter) decorative plate with a view of the Mississippi River is from Tomelty’s Bazaar, a popular shop that was in business in…
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Collections Carousel – Flensburg Cooperative Creamery Association Thermometer
Used for testing grain bin or ground soil temperatures, this sturdy-looking thermometer was a premium, or giveaway, from the Flensburg Cooperative Creamery Association of Flensburg,…
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Archaeology at Little Elk
UPDATE (May 13, 2017): Our arrangements to host this event on-site at Little Elk Heritage Preserve (LEHP) have been successful. The Archaeology Talk will occur…
View More Archaeology at Little ElkDig into Hidden Treasures April 11 with SCSU Archivist and Professor, Tom Steman
Hidden Treasures: Dig into the Past with St. Cloud State University Archivist and Professor, Tom Steman Curious what central Minnesota football legend and Little Falls…
View More Dig into Hidden Treasures April 11 with SCSU Archivist and Professor, Tom StemanCollections Carousel – Delecto Banners of Doug Birk’s Parents, Del & Esther Birk
Among the many items donated to the Morrison County Historical Society by noted Minnesota archaeologist and museum friend, Doug Birk, were these De-lec-to banners from…
View More Collections Carousel – Delecto Banners of Doug Birk’s Parents, Del & Esther BirkCollections Carousel- Turner Brass Works Blow Torch
Turner Brass Works was one of the largest manufacturers of blow torches from the 1890s to the late 1990s, when it closed via wrecking ball.…
View More Collections Carousel- Turner Brass Works Blow Torch“Sorting for History” Class at Weyerhaeuser Museum March 4
You’ve inherited several boxes of papers, mementos, and miscellaneous stuff from a relative, or you have your own pile of personal effects to sort. How…
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Collections Carousel – Photos of O. A. Churchill Store/Muske Implement Building, circa 1985
Until its demolition in 1988, the O. A. Churchill Store, also known as the Muske Implement Building, was the oldest standing commercial structure in central…
View More Collections Carousel – Photos of O. A. Churchill Store/Muske Implement Building, circa 1985Collections Carousel – First National Bank of Little Falls Coin Bank
Established in 1889, the First National Bank of Little Falls, Minnesota, was the first national bank to be organized in Morrison County. The bank’s founding…
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Collections Carousel – LeBlanc Fillet Knife
Knifemaking is an art form requiring meticulous craftsmanship and a critical eye. Morrison County native and retired Brigadier General, Gary LeBlanc (1944-2016), obviously had those…
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