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Morrison County Historical Society

The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum – Little Falls, MN, U.S.A.
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The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum – Little Falls, MN, U.S.A.
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To Spend Your Summer in Morrison County

Morrison County Historical Society April 8, 2014 No Comments mary bergmemories of summer in little falls

My life in Morrison County began in May 1943 when I was born in St Gabriel’s hospital.  Dr. GM Fortier delivered me.  I have no…

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Bert Rudie – Part X

Morrison County Historical Society August 2, 2013 No Comments bert rudieBowlusharvesting wheathorsesmontananavyroyaltonsilver dollars

Horses We had this one white horse – kind of speckled gray — dirty looking gray. He was getting to be an old horse, and…

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Bert Rudie – Part IX

Morrison County Historical Society August 1, 2013 No Comments bert rudiedanceselmdalepartyingschool memoriesvocational school

Partying I remember whenever there was celebration like for somebody’s wedding, they had parties and they’d wind up at the dances in Elmdale. They had…

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Bert Rudie – Part VIII

Morrison County Historical Society July 31, 2013 No Comments bert rudiechryslerhatching eggslarry litchymoonshinestilltrading chickenswatkins

Larry Litchy’s Chrysler I vaguely remember when I was around seven, maybe eight years old, Lawrence Litchy used to cook moonshine. I remember he came…

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Bert Rudie – Part VII

Morrison County Historical Society July 30, 2013 No Comments 1933 chevroletbert rudiebert's first cardriver's licensefarminghutchinsonroyaltonsouth saint paultwo-cylinder tractorupsala

The Happy Farmer On the farm we had horses to do all of the field work. I used to have to cultivate and plow everything…

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Bert Rudie – Part VI

Morrison County Historical Society July 29, 2013 No Comments old carsthe dortthe oaklandthe whippetthe willys knight

In 1932, the Dort I remember when I was just a little guy – I must have been maybe five- or six-years old and my…

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Bert Rudie – Part V

Morrison County Historical Society July 28, 2013 No Comments free movies in bowlusmaking hay during depression

Free Movies It was a big treat for youngsters when in the Bowlus Park, every Friday night during the summer they would have free movies.…

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Bert Rudie – Part IV

Morrison County Historical Society July 27, 2013 No Comments 4-H projectsbert rudieeggs and creamelmdalefeeding cream to hogsraising lamb for 4-Hraising pig for 4-Hschool burnedselling eggstaking cream to the creamery

Eggs and Cream When we milked the cattle, we didn’t have any place to keep the cream that they separated. So they had to put…

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Bert Rudie – Part III

Morrison County Historical Society July 26, 2013 No Comments building a new housechimney firewashing clothes before automatic washerswiring house for electricity

Building the New Farm House It was around 1938 or 1939 when my parents decided to replace or build a new house on the farm.…

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Bert Rudie – Part II

Morrison County Historical Society July 25, 2013 No Comments bert rudie essayfirethe depressionthe dezurik girlsthe dezurik sistersyodeling

Bad Things Happen I remember one disaster when I was young: there was a “general alarm” on the telephone, which was a party-line. A neighbor’s…

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Pop art clock, MCHS collections.
Pop art clock, MCHS collections.

The Weyerhaeuser Museum will reopen by appointment on February 4, 2021. Pandemic procedures will be followed. Read more here.

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Call 48 hours in advance to schedule appointments on Thursdays, Fridays, or Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Open year-round, except for major holidays, off-site events, bad weather, and pandemics. Watch website for info on closings.

Location

Sign directing people to The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum, 2019.

The museum is located in Little Falls, Minnesota, at 2151 South Lindbergh Drive, just south of the Lindbergh Historic Site.

Google Maps will show you the way.

Contact

Candlestick phone, MCHS collections.
Candlestick phone, MCHS collections.

2151 South Lindbergh Drive
P.O. Box 239
Little Falls, MN 56345

320-632-4007

Email
contactstaff (at) morrisoncountyhistory (dot) org

Mission

Gazebo and Mississippi River at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum, 2019.

Today is history. Live it, save it, share it.

The Morrison County Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation and sharing of Morrison County’s history. It owns and operates The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum in Little Falls, Minnesota.

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