The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum and Morrison County Historical Society will be closed on Saturday, September 12, 2015. The museum will be closed in…
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Collections Carousel – Bison Bone, circa 1830
One of the earliest additions to the collections of the Morrison County Historical Society (MCHS) was a bison bone that was donated to the organization…
View More Collections Carousel – Bison Bone, circa 1830Collections Carousel – Swanville’s McRae Brothers and George W. Friedrich Park
While doing research for the Stearns History Museum on George W. Friedrich Park, a natural conservation area in southeast St. Cloud, Minnesota, that is eligible…
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Collections Carousel – “Ode to Collections”, 1997
Our intrepid board president, A. Arthur Warner, Jr., is a man of many talents. Along with the various hats he has worn at the museum – garbage…
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Collections Carousel – Charles “Charley” Martin, Teacher and Poet
Charles “Charley” Dennis Martin, teacher and poet, was born on June 28, 1909 to Dennis and Louise (Porlier) Martin. The Martin’s lived on a farm in Parker…
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Collections Carousel – Government Witness Trees of 1852 N.S. Survey
These wood survey posts were donated to the Morrison County Historical Society (MCHS) in 1940 by assistant county…
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Collections Carousel – Lincoln School, Circa 1925
When this charming two-room brick school was built in the 1930s for District No. 76 in the southwest corner of Section 30 in Scandia Valley…
View More Collections Carousel – Lincoln School, Circa 1925Museum Closed Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be closed Tuesday, February 17, 2015, in observance of Ben Smuda’s funeral. Ben served as the custodian and…
View More Museum Closed Tuesday, February 17, 2015Sad Hearts Over the Loss of Ben
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ben Smuda, custodian and groundskeeper for the Weyerhaeuser Museum from 1999 through 2013. Ben,…
View More Sad Hearts Over the Loss of BenCelebrate St. Nicholas Day with MCHS on December 6
The Morrison County Historical Society invites the public to celebrate St. Nicholas Day at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum on Saturday, December 6, 2014.…
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