On Monday, March 23, 1931, Minnesota Governor Floyd B. Olson signed the bill that created Charles A. Lindbergh State Park. A well-loved asset for…
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Collections Carousel – Triner Scale, Circa 1965
Before the electronic age, when digital scales became the preferred mechanism for measuring the weight of mail, handheld scales were often used to determine postal…
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Collections Carousel – Bison Bone, circa 1830
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 1830Collections Carousel – Swanville’s McRae Brothers and George W. Friedrich Park
While doing research for the Stearns History Museum on George W. Friedrich Park, a natural conservation area in southeast St. Cloud, Minnesota, that is eligible…
View More Collections Carousel – Swanville’s McRae Brothers and George W. Friedrich ParkCollections Carousel – Little Falls High School Football Team, 1944
This recent addition to the collections of The Morrison County Historical Society came well-documented, with the names and positions of each individual and the title, Little…
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Collections Carousel – “Ode to Collections”, 1997
Our intrepid board president, A. Arthur Warner, Jr., is a man of many talents. Along with the various hats he has worn at the museum – garbage…
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Collections Carousel – Charles “Charley” Martin, Teacher and Poet
Charles “Charley” Dennis Martin, teacher and poet, was born on June 28, 1909 to Dennis and Louise (Porlier) Martin. The Martin’s lived on a farm in Parker…
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Collections Carousel – Government Witness Trees of 1852 N.S. Survey
These wood survey posts were donated to the Morrison County Historical Society (MCHS) in 1940 by assistant county…
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Collections Carousel – Lincoln School, Circa 1925
When this charming two-room brick school was built in the 1930s for District No. 76 in the southwest corner of Section 30 in Scandia Valley…
View More Collections Carousel – Lincoln School, Circa 1925Collections Carousel – Photo Postcard of Swanville High School, 1905
This beautiful gem was constructed in 1905 for the Swanville school district, one of the earliest districts to be formed in Morrison County. Located…
View More Collections Carousel – Photo Postcard of Swanville High School, 1905