Collections 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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#Weymu40 – The Weyerhaeuser Museum’s Gazebo

On the south side of The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum, visible as you walk through the front doors and into the courtyard, is a…

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#Weymu40 – The Mighty Mississippi

The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum is located next to a national landmark: The Mighty Mississippi River. That’s no accident. The river has been critical…

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#Weymu40 – The Museum Had Prairies Before Prairies Were a Thing

On September 22, 1977, The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum received a set of guidelines from Prairie Restorations, Inc. for prairie landscaping at the museum.…

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#Weymu40 – We Are Wall Preservationists

One of the most brilliant features of the museum is something that most people don’t even notice. All around the museum at the very tops…

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#Weymu40 – The Fountain

After The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum opened in 1975, continual improvements were made to the museum grounds and the building. One of those improvements…

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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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#Weymu40 – A Pyramid in Central Minnesota?

When the Morrison County Historical Society was involved with designing a new museum in the early 1970s, the first architect hired was Stanley Fishman of…

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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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