Upcoming Holiday Hours
The Weyerhaeuser Museum will have an amended schedule for being open during the upcoming holiday season. Wednesday, December 24 – Closed Thursday, December 25 –…
#Weymu40 – Museum Materials Reflect History
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.…
View More #Weymu40 – Museum Materials Reflect HistoryMuseum Closed Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be closed Tuesday, February 17, 2015, in observance of Ben Smuda’s funeral. Ben served as the custodian and…
View More Museum Closed Tuesday, February 17, 2015Sad Hearts Over the Loss of Ben
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Ben Smuda, custodian and groundskeeper for the Weyerhaeuser Museum from 1999 through 2013. Ben,…
View More Sad Hearts Over the Loss of Ben#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 Ripley#Weymu40 – Our First Home
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 Namesake
The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum is named for lumberman Charles A. Weyerhaeuser, who, along with his business partner Richard “Drew” Musser, ran the Pine…
View More #Weymu40 – The Museum’s NamesakeCollections Carousel – Little Falls High School, 1914 (Addition 1936)
Dedicated on Friday, January 9, 1914, the third high school built in Little Falls, Minnesota, was a grand three-story structure situated near the heart…
View More Collections Carousel – Little Falls High School, 1914 (Addition 1936)#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…
View More #Weymu40 – The Museum’s Architect#Weymu40 – Weyerhaeuser Museum Turns 40 in 2015
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 2015A Major Website Redesign
Select the images above to see past versions of the MCHS website. If you’ve visited the Morrison County Historical Society’s website in the past year…
View More A Major Website Redesign