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COVID-19 Survey 2: Community

The response to our first survey on the impact of COVID-19 in Morrison County was outstanding! Thank you all for taking the time to participate.…

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COVID-19 Survey 1: Pop Culture

Grace D May 2, 2020 No Comments COVID-19 pandemic

The first of our surveys focusing on the impact of COVID-19 is now live! This first survey deals with pop culture during the pandemic. How have…

White mask on the giant "Traveler" sculpture at the Little Falls Granite Works in Little Falls, MN. In front of the Traveler, which is a human-shaped sculpture made of slabs of granite, is a sign that says, "Be Safe!" April 26, 2020.

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Signs of COVID-19

Mary W April 28, 2020 4 Comments collecting history of the pandemic COVID-19 hearts in windows museums collecting for COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic preserving the history of COVID-19 signs of COVID-19 social distancing signs

Museums all over the world are aware of the historic moment the COVID-19 pandemic is presenting. While our institutions are closed and staff are working…

Silhouette of 4 children walking to school

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Educators, How Can MCHS Help You?

Mary W April 14, 2020 No Comments COVID-19 education history education little falls on the big river online learning pandemic students teachers

As so many of us lead more of our lives online during this pandemic, we are seeing an increase in visitors to the Morrison County…

Hairwork bracelet from the Morrison County Historical Society’s collection. Unknown donor but possibly Mary Harker, the daughter of Nathan Richardson. #0.0.161.

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Strands of Remembrance: Hairwork and Victorian Sentimentalism

Morrison County Historical Society April 2, 2020 No Comments hair jewelry hair memorials hair wreaths hairwork history of hairwork locks of hair memento mori Queen Victoria Victorian sentimentalism

Hair is something that is incredibly personal and unique. We can change our hair—cut it, style it, dye it—but the fact remains that our hair…

Morrison County section of "Babcock Plan for a Trunk Highway System in Minnesota," map published by the Minnesota Highway Improvement Association, St. Paul, MN, c. 1920. Mueller/Elvig collection at the Morrison County Historical Society.

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Maps We Didn’t Know We Had

Mary W March 31, 2020 No Comments 1920s Minnesota highway maps arts and cultural heritage fund Babcock Plan for a Trunk Highway System Buelah and William Mueller highway maps of Minnesota Knute and Christine Elvig Legacy Grant

Road maps are mesmerizing. I can look and look and look at them, no matter how familiar I am with the towns and roads. A…

Mary E. Butler's photo album, MCHS collections, #1996.34.2.

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What Can a Photo Album Tell Us?

Morrison County Historical Society March 27, 2020 No Comments Gravelville history in a photo album little falls mn Mary E. Butler photo album William Buttler

If you’re anything like me, then I’m sure your home is full of photo albums. If not whole albums, then you undoubtedly have some pictures…

Anthony Elliot II (foreground), apprentice Adam Bleeker in background (left) with A.J. Elliott, Elliott's Tattoo, Little Falls, MN, February 9, 2020. Photo by Morrison County Historical Society.

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The Senpai-Kohai of Tattoo Apprenticeships

Mary W March 24, 2020 No Comments body art in central Minnesota body piercing central Minnesota getting a tattoo apprenticeship laws regarding tattoo in Minnesota senpai kohai tattoo apprentice tattoo apprenticeships tattoo artists in central Minnesota tattoo history tattoo shops in Minnesota

In order to be licensed to perform tattoo in the State of Minnesota, a person “must complete a minimum of 200 hours of tattoo experience…

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It’s 2020 Census Time!

Mary W March 18, 2020 No Comments 2020 Census 2020 Census more identity options April 1 Census Day census for family research COVID-19 pandemic US census

As more people in the United States hunker down at home in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, we’ll be looking for things…

The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum, Little Falls, MN.

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COVID-19 – Weyerhaeuser Museum Risk Management

Morrison County Historical Society March 12, 2020 No Comments CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 flatten the curve Minnesota Department of Health novel coronavirus pandemic University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy World Health Organization

As the number of cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) rises in the United States, we at the Morrison County Historical Society are actively monitoring the…