When my grandfather came to Minnesota, he came alone, by pack horse. After he had started he sent for Grandmother. They had just one horse…
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Collections Carousel – “Choice Recipes” Cookbook
This small cookbook (6½”H x 4″W) is one of a collection of cookbooks recently donated by Fred “Bodie” Larson of Little Falls, Minnesota. The cookbooks…
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Austin F. Koslosky, a founder of the Victor Clothing Company, was one of the leading citizens of Morrison County featured in Clara Fuller’s, History of…
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Below is a history of Samuel Zimny written by Cathy Adamek of Randall, Minnesota. The history was submitted to The Morrison County Historical Society on…
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Martha (Campbell) Brown (1832?-1907) was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in February of 1832 or 1834. Martha married James Brown in Ballymena Parish, Country Antrim,…
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These high class studio photographs show two different views of a dapper Elias F. Brown (1876-1966) and three of his friends looking handsome in their…
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This Wes Sod greeting card features a pen and ink self-portrait of the artist as a casual, though chivalrous, knight. Sod was one of three…
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One of the few fully-colored artworks by Little Falls artist, Wes Sod, currently in the museum’s collections is this greeting card with a crayon drawing…
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This gorgeous greeting card, with its flower-filled hillside and blue sky with puffy clouds, was created by Little Falls artist, Wesley I. Sod. While Wes…
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This hand-drawn Valentine’s Day card was created by Little Falls artist, Wes Sod. Wesley I. Sod was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 18,…
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