“Freakshows”—that being, the displaying of primarily people with disabilities for entertainment—emerged in the early 19th century as an aspect of the traveling circus and dime…
View More Freaks, Geeks, and Creeps: The Exploitation of Disability in the Advent of Photography
(LITTLE FALLS, MN – November 3, 2021) The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum in Little Falls, MN, was closed through the month of October 2021…
View More November 2021 Hours at Weyerhaeuser Museum
As travel restrictions start to ease a bit across the nation and parts of the world, it’s been hard not to search through the museum’s…
View More Collections Carousel – Ribbon from MS Vulcania
It’s time for tennis! Grab your racket and head outdoors. With the weather warming and outdoor courts open in public parks and recreation areas, what…
View More Collections Carousel – Margaret (Steffes) Fortier’s Tennis Racket
JUST MARRIED – MAY ALL YOUR TRUB-LES BE LITTLE ONES Despite being almost eight decades old, the wishes on this handmade sign celebrating the wedding…
View More May All Your Trub-les Be Little Ones
Online Event: The Archaeology of Bear Ceremonialism presented by David Mather Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 7 p.m. via Zoom Cost: $10 + tax general…
View More Online Event: The Archaeology of Bear Ceremonialism
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…
View More Morrison County Plat Books & Other Resources at MN Reflections
Having been closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will reopen to limited visitors by appointment only on…
View More Weyerhaeuser Museum Reopening by Appointment June 30
The first of our surveys focusing on the impact of COVID-19 is now live! This first survey deals with pop culture during the pandemic. How have…
View More COVID-19 Survey 1: Pop Culture
Through the Morrison County Historical Society’s Legacy Grant project to install mobile shelving in the Archives at the Weyerhaeuser Museum, we had archival consultant Mike…
View More Inventory of Northern Pacific Depot Records Now Online