Blue tape grid to help us find sleepers. We drilled 5 holes before striking the first sleeper. The additional 3 holes confirmed the east-west orientation of the sleepers. The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum, 2019.

How to Find Sleepers

We at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum have been on a weeks’ long hunt for sleepers in our Archives. Lest you think we have…

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Tattoo as a Call to Ancestors – An Informal Discussion

The art and history of tattoo is the Morrison County Historical Society’s theme for 2019. In creating their exhibit, The Story Behind the Tat: Tattoo…

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Painting at the Museum – Rescheduled

Do you live in an old house with wood siding that periodically needs painting? Would you like to find out about the processes and paints…

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New Video: Interview at Purple Pain

As part of our online-exclusives for our Story Behind The Tat exhibit, we have begun uploading excerpts from video interviews with tattoo shops. On February…

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Black-eyed Susans in the prairie area at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum, 2018.

2 Events: Plant Sale & Painting at the Museum

Plant Sale We’ve got 2 events coming up on May 18, 2019, at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum. First up is our 2nd annual…

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