Used for testing grain bin or ground soil temperatures, this sturdy-looking thermometer was a premium, or giveaway, from the Flensburg Cooperative Creamery Association of Flensburg,…
View More Collections Carousel – Flensburg Cooperative Creamery Association ThermometerTom Steman, archivist for St. Cloud State University and guest speaker at the Weyerhaeuser Museum this past week, has graciously provided the Morrison County Historical…
View More Hidden Treasures PowerPointHidden Treasures: Dig into the Past with St. Cloud State University Archivist and Professor, Tom Steman Curious what central Minnesota football legend and Little Falls…
View More Dig into Hidden Treasures April 11 with SCSU Archivist and Professor, Tom StemanAmong the many items donated to the Morrison County Historical Society by noted Minnesota archaeologist and museum friend, Doug Birk, were these De-lec-to banners from…
View More Collections Carousel – Delecto Banners of Doug Birk’s Parents, Del & Esther BirkThese charming New Deal-era Valentine’s Day cards were given to Sylvia Moran, a young Morrison County teacher, by Marguerite and John Bellamy. Marguerite…
View More Collections Carousel – Valentine’s Day Cards of Sylvia Moran, 1930
Until its demolition in 1988, the O. A. Churchill Store, also known as the Muske Implement Building, was the oldest standing commercial structure in central…
View More Collections Carousel – Photos of O. A. Churchill Store/Muske Implement Building, circa 1985
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 KnifeMinnesotan’s love to talk about weather – “Did you notice how warm it was the other day?” “Man is it windy.” “I wonder when we’ll…
View More Collections Carousel – Rain Gauge from La Fond Building Supplies, Inc., Circa 1970Before the electronic age, when digital scales became the preferred mechanism for measuring the weight of mail, handheld scales were often used to determine postal…
View More Collections Carousel – Triner Scale, Circa 1965
One of the earliest additions to the collections of the Morrison County Historical Society (MCHS) was a bison bone that was donated to the organization…
View More Collections Carousel – Bison Bone, circa 1830