The Morrison County Historical Society is proud to announce that it has been awarded a Minnesota State Grants-in-Aid project grant to preserve the Stanek Photography collection. The purpose of the project is to properly preserve, maintain and make accessible to the public a collection of historically valuable photographic images. Upon completion of the project, the prints and negatives in the collection will be part of the museum’s permanent collection and will then be available to the public for both commercial and non-commercial use under the conditions specified in the museum’s photo policy. (See “Fees & Policies” or “Request for Permission Form” under the Photographs section of the website.)
The Stanek Photography Collection consists of over a quarter of a century of photographs produced by Roger Stanek, who owned and operated Stanek Photography in Little Falls, Minnesota, from 1976 until the spring of 2002. The collection includes wedding and senior high school photos as well as a variety of photographs for local businesses, families and special events. Special events include political campaigns, military portraits, identification and passport photos, and family reunions. The collection helps to significantly fill a considerable gap as a majority of the current photographs in the museum’s collection date to pre-1950.
The project has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society’s Grants-in-Aid Program. The purpose of the State Grants-in-Aid program is to support projects that increase the capacity of organizations and institutions to interpret and preserve Minnesota history.
My name is Richar W La Valley and my wife is Mary Elizabeth Olsen La Valley, Roger Stanek was a cousin of Mary and was our wedding phitographer for our wedding on August 14, 1976 in St Joseph, Minnesota. Is it possible to get copies of all the photos of our wedding Roger took printed and available to be picked up or shipped before June 28, 2026? We will be celebrating our 50th anniversary on that day in St Joseph Catholic Church where we were married. We were one if Roger’s early wedding engagements! And if possible, pricing for the time and printing. I might be able to arrange pickup to avoid shipping.
Hello Richard.
Thank you for your request. We would happily work with you on getting those for you, but there’s some information we’ll still need from you. If you could call us at 320-632-4007 or email us at mocohistory@gmail.coom so that we can work something out, that would be very helpful.
And congratulations to you and your wife on 50 years!
Alesha Ouren
Museum Manager