KEEP ME AND NEVER GO BROKE. Who could resist a statement like that? This one-cent United States coin token was a clever way for the…
View More Collections Carousel – Coin Token from Larson Oil Company of Little Falls, MinnesotaCategory: Collections Carousel
Morrison County Plat Books & Other Resources at MN Reflections
Each month MCHS gets an email that lets us know how many visitors viewed the resources we have on Minnesota Reflections, the collection of digitized…
View More Morrison County Plat Books & Other Resources at MN ReflectionsSigns 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…
View More Signs of COVID-19Inventory 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…
View More Inventory of Northern Pacific Depot Records Now OnlineStrands of Remembrance: Hairwork and 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…
View More Strands of Remembrance: Hairwork and Victorian SentimentalismMaps We Didn’t Know We Had
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…
View More Maps We Didn’t Know We HadWhat Can a Photo Album Tell Us?
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…
View More What Can a Photo Album Tell Us?Collections Carousel – Rug Beater
Zumba, kitten yoga, pole dancing, hulu hoops – these are just some the latest crazes in the continuing quest for physical health. Could carpet beating…
View More Collections Carousel – Rug BeaterCollections Carousel – Pike Creek Township Softball
With the summer softball season in full swing, the timing seems perfect for this new addition to the museum collection. A bit flattened, the approximately…
View More Collections Carousel – Pike Creek Township SoftballCollections Carousel – Macomb Thrift Jug, circa 1925
The recent snow melt, ice out on most Minnesota lakes, and high temperatures reaching into the 80s bring thoughts of summer and coming summer fun.…
View More Collections Carousel – Macomb Thrift Jug, circa 1925