Help Wanted: Office Assistant at Weyerhaeuser Museum

**** POSITION CLOSED **** The Morrison County Historical Society is looking for a new office assistant at the Weyerhaeuser Museum, someone detail-oriented and friendly to…

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Peep Contest Entry Features Buffalo Overtaking Pierz

This morning, MCHS member Marlys Sebasky dropped off a delightful surprise. She turned in the first official entry in our Peep Contest. Working from research…

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Collections Carousel – Postcard of Swinging Bridge at Charles A. Lindbergh State Park, Circa 1940

  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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Art & Jan Warner Awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards by MALHM

We are pleased to announce that Jan and Art Warner have won Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums. This is…

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Legacy Grants Open House at Weyerhaeuser Museum

The Region 5 History Coalition has invited the Minnesota Historical Society’s Grants Office to host an open house at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum…

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Sample Peep diorama: Father Pierz Trying to Capture an Elk

Contest: Illustrate Morrison County History in Peeps

With the arrival of spring comes the arrival of Peeps, those brightly colored marshmallow candies that take their place next to the rest of the…

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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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Jan Warner Retires from MCHS After 50+ Years of Service

  A book could be written about Jan Warner, who has provided over 50 years of service to the Morrison County Historical Society. Make that…

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Holiday Hours for the Weyerhaeuser Museum

The winter solstice is behind us; it’s the first day of winter; and we’re staring down the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Time to share…

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