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.

Signs of COVID-19

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…

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Northern Pacific Railroad Depot designed by Cass Gilbert, Little Falls, MN. MCHS Collections #1981.10.1

Inventory of Northern Pacific Depot Records Now Online

Through the Morrison County Historical Society’s Legacy Grant project to install mobile shelving in the Archives at the Weyerhaeuser Museum, we had archival consultant Mike…

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Sign on Little Falls hair salon indicating the business is closed due to Governor Tim Walz's executive order during the COVID-19 pandemic, March 25, 2020.

Stay at Home Order Will Keep Weyerhaeuser Museum Closed

Governor Tim Walz just finished his March 25, 2020, daily briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic. During the briefing, he announced a “stay-at-home” executive order that…

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Calendar journal & notebook journal, 2020.

Capture the History of COVID-19 by Keeping a Journal

As I do museum work from home, I mentioned to my husband how surreal this situation is … being mostly home-bound in order to slow…

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CDC poster "Stop the Spread of Germs," produced for the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020.

COVID-19 Update: Weyerhaeuser Museum Closed

In light of Governor Tim Walz’s declaration of a peacetime state of emergency relating to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial…

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

COVID-19 – Weyerhaeuser Museum Risk Management

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…

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