As cases of COVID-19 surge uncontrollably throughout Minnesota and most of the United States, hospitals and healthcare workers are being stretched beyond capacity. Morrison County…
View More Weyerhaeuser Museum Closed to Public November 20 – December 18, 2020Category: military
Weyerhaeuser Museum Virtual Firearms Exhibit
(LITTLE FALLS, MN – November 16, 2020) The Morrison County Historical Society (MCHS) is proud to announce a greater expansion of their virtual exhibits through…
View More Weyerhaeuser Museum Virtual Firearms ExhibitInterview with Keith Manbeck
Retired professor of History from St. Cloud State University, Bill Morgan, interviewed World War II Veteran Keith Manbeck at our site on March 21, 2018.…
View More Interview with Keith ManbeckExhibit Opening: Central Minnesota Remembers Vietnam
Due to the weather, the exhibit opening has been postponed until Saturday, April 21, 2018, from 2-4 p.m. at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum.…
View More Exhibit Opening: Central Minnesota Remembers VietnamMCHS Needs Vietnam War Artifacts for Exhibit
The Morrison County Historical Society (MCHS), in partnership with the Lindbergh House & Museum and Minnesota Military Museum, is taking part in a project to…
View More MCHS Needs Vietnam War Artifacts for ExhibitCollections Carousel – LeBlanc Fillet Knife
Knifemaking is an art form requiring meticulous craftsmanship and a critical eye. Morrison County native and retired Brigadier General, Gary LeBlanc (1944-2016), obviously had those…
View More Collections Carousel – LeBlanc Fillet KnifeMorrison County Civil War Vet Grave Dedication Ceremony
The Friends of the Fergus Falls State Hospital Cemetery will be hosting a grave stone dedication for one of Morrison County’s own, Civil War veteran…
View More Morrison County Civil War Vet Grave Dedication Ceremony#Weymu40 – Museum Inspired by Old Fort Ripley
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…
View More #Weymu40 – Museum Inspired by Old Fort RipleyNew Military Lists Up
The World War II Morrison County Veterans list is now on the military page! The list is in three parts; the first two parts are…
View More New Military Lists UpWe’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…
View More We’re Part of the Blue Star Museums Network