Sorting a Large Museum Collection

Most museums have them. The large, unsorted, unaccessioned collections that are piled in random boxes just waiting for museum staff to deal with them. Because…

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Collections Carousel – Z. N. Barnes, Travelling Photographer

This recently identified photograph by local businessman, Z. N. Barnes (1859-1943), shows a view of a picturesque bridge over the Lester River in Lester Park…

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Collections Carousel – Bling Apron Vote

In conjunction with this year’s exhibit, The Apron: Body Armour or Bling, visitors to The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum have enjoyed choosing their favorite…

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We’re Part of the Blue Star Museums Network

The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum is now officially part of the Blue Star Museums network. Blue Star Museums is an initiative of the National…

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Collections Carousel – D. J. Persons & Son Lumber Company Apron

In 1948, Daniel J. and Charles P. Persons, father and son lumber dealers from Wisconsin, opened the  Persons Lumber Company on West Broadway in Little…

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Cemetery Pics on Find A Grave

Carl Hoffstedt, one of our faithful Documenting Morrison County Deaths volunteers, is continuing his work to upload cemetery information online. He just contacted us to…

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