Freaks, Geeks, and Creeps: The Exploitation of Disability in the Advent of Photography

“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…

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New high-efficiency gas furnaces being installed at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum in Little Falls, MN, October 2021.

November 2021 Hours at Weyerhaeuser Museum

(LITTLE FALLS, MN – November 3, 2021) The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum in Little Falls, MN, was closed through the month of October 2021…

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Collections Carousel – Ribbon from MS Vulcania

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…

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Collections Carousel – Margaret (Steffes) Fortier’s Tennis Racket

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…

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May All Your Trub-les Be Little Ones

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…

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Bear drawing by Mary Warner.

Online Event: The Archaeology of Bear Ceremonialism

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…

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Screen shot of Minnesota Reflections' home page, July 2, 2020.

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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The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum in Little Falls, MN. Home of the Morrison County Historical Society. 2019

Weyerhaeuser Museum Reopening by Appointment June 30

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…

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Northern Pacific Railroad Depot designed by Cass Gilbert, Little Falls, MN. MCHS Collections #1981.10.1

Inventory of Northern Pacific Depot Records Now Online

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…

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