This small (6″ diameter) decorative plate with a view of the Mississippi River is from Tomelty’s Bazaar, a popular shop that was in business in…
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Collections Carousel – Flensburg Cooperative Creamery Association Thermometer
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 ThermometerCollections Carousel – Delecto Banners of Doug Birk’s Parents, Del & Esther Birk
Among 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 BirkCollections Carousel- Turner Brass Works Blow Torch
Turner Brass Works was one of the largest manufacturers of blow torches from the 1890s to the late 1990s, when it closed via wrecking ball.…
View More Collections Carousel- Turner Brass Works Blow TorchCollections Carousel – Valentine’s Day Cards of Sylvia Moran, 1930
These charming New Deal-era Valentine’s Day cards were given to Sylvia Moran, a young Morrison County teacher, by Marguerite and John Bellamy. Marguerite…
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Collections Carousel – Photos of O. A. Churchill Store/Muske Implement Building, circa 1985
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 1985Collections Carousel – First National Bank of Little Falls Coin Bank
Established in 1889, the First National Bank of Little Falls, Minnesota, was the first national bank to be organized in Morrison County. The bank’s founding…
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Collections Carousel – LeBlanc Fillet Knife
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 KnifeCollections Carousel – Duck-Billed Push Pole, Circa 1955
An essential tool for wild rice harvesting, the duck-billed push pole was used to move a canoe through the thick stands of rice that grow…
View More Collections Carousel – Duck-Billed Push Pole, Circa 1955MCHS Receives Ernest Mann Collection
Squeeeee! We get lots of interesting items donated to the Morrison County Historical Society. Many of them make us squeeeee and do a little dance…
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