One of the interesting details to be found in The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum is the doorknobs. The knobs on the front door and…
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Collections Carousel – Photo Postcard of Swanville High School, 1905
This beautiful gem was constructed in 1905 for the Swanville school district, one of the earliest districts to be formed in Morrison County. Located…
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The materials used in the construction of The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum were well considered and reflect aspects of area history and local resources.…
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During the planning phase (late 1960s-early 1970s) of building a new museum, the Morrison County Historical Society appointed a Design Committee. It was comprised of…
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The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum is actually the second home of the Morrison County Historical Society. Its first official home, as of April 1938,…
View More #Weymu40 – Our First Home#Weymu40 – The Museum’s Architect
Great care was taken in designing The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum. The building’s architect was Foster Dunwiddie of Miller-Dunwiddie, Inc. —– Celebrating the 40th…
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The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be 40 years old in August 2015, having been dedicated in 1975. The museum serves as the home…
View More #Weymu40 – Weyerhaeuser Museum Turns 40 in 2015Collections Carousel – Snow Shovelers on Broadway East in Little Falls, Circa 1930
Already tired of shoveling snow? The three guys in this undated photo postcard who are trying to clear large piles of snow along Broadway East…
View More Collections Carousel – Snow Shovelers on Broadway East in Little Falls, Circa 1930Collections 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.…
View More Collections Carousel – Little Falls High School Commencement Program, 1898Bill Morgan Book Signing Event May 11, 2013
Central Minnesota author and historian, Bill Morgan, will discuss his new book “Earth, Wood, Stone: Central Minnesota Lives and Landmarks” at The Charles A. Weyerhaueser…
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