Collections Carousel – The Clark Heater No. 7D

The recent spate of cold weather has led to questions about how people managed without the benefits of mechanically-derived heat, especially when traveling. If you…

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Collections Carousel – Sand Sisters Picture Hat, Circa 1906

This gorgeous black picture hat was made by the Sand Sisters of Little Falls, Minnesota. The Sand Sisters consisted of Mary, Eugenia and Josephine Sand,…

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Collections Carousel – Little Falls High School Commencement Program, 1898

On May 27, 1898, Marie Louise Richard and five classmates – Nettie F. Carley, Ernest M. Merrick, Grace E. Mahan, J. Henry Guerin, Leigh V.…

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Collections Carousel – Pine Grove Park Deer

On Wednesday, September 10, 1913, the Little Falls Daily Transcript announced that two deer purchased from the city of Mankato, Minnesota,  for Pine Grove Park…

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MCGS Family History Conference

The Morrison County Genealogy Society will be hosting a Family History Conference on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Initiative Foundation in Little Falls, MN.…

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Collections Carousel – Printing Plate for 1936 Condition Map of Minnesota Trunk Highways

The 1930s may have been a time of economic crisis but that did not stop all progress, including the improvement of roads. This 1936 printing…

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Collections Carousel – Leather Briefcase of Charles A. Fortier

No image of the professional man in the United States in 1951 would be complete without the ubiquitous briefcase.  Little Falls City Attorney, Charles A.…

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