Unfortunately, we have had to cancel our upcoming classes with Rethos: Places Reimagined on prairie garden installation and maintenance on June 11th and 25th. We…
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Author: Grace D
Museum Manager at Morrison County Historical Society
Robinson Stanton House Tour
June 9, 2022, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 202 2nd Ave S, Sauk Rapid MN 56379 Don’t miss Rethos’ first tour of the mysterious and…
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Memorial Day + Summer Hours
The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be closed for Memorial Day weekend, starting Saturday, May 28. Normal hours will resume Wednesday, June 1st. Summer…
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Prairie Burn
On May 3rd, Prairie Restorations, Inc. came to the museum to perform a controlled burn on the prairie garden across from our parking lot. Burns…
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Introducing MCHS’s New Executive Director: Mike Worcester!
The Morrison County Historical Society has hired its new executive director: Mike Worcester! A native of Walker, Minnesota, Mike has lived in Morrison County since…
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“Good People: A Photographic Exploration of Morrison County” Exhibit Opening
Through photography, Anthony Marchetti examines questions that lack concrete answers. While photography often presents a ‘trace’ of reality, it has always had a tenuous relationship…
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Museum Closed April 16, 2022
The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum will be closed Saturday, April 16 to allow staff time to travel for the holiday. Regular museum hours will…
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REGISTRATIONS CLOSED for BONGA: A Fur Trade Family Saga
We’ve had an overwhelming surge of support for our event on March 19th, BONGA: A Fur Trade Family Saga! We have had to cut off…
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We Need Your Help!
The Morrison County Historical Society needs your voice in support of Bonding Bill H.F. 1867. The bill was introduced last year by Representative Ron Kresha…
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BONGA: A Fur Trade Family Saga
In the 1790’s, Pierre BONGA, on record as the earliest person of African descent in Minnesota, worked for the Northwest Fur Company in Grand Portage,…
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