Collections Carousel – Marian (Frisk) Karhula’s Braided Rug, Circa 1945
Women’s cotton stockings, in colors ranging from white, cream, tan and brown to dark grey and black, were the materials used to make this 30″…
View More Collections Carousel – Marian (Frisk) Karhula’s Braided Rug, Circa 1945Collections Carousel – Planet Jr. Walking Cultivator, 1919
The growing season has finally arrived in Minnesota after a long hard winter. Farmers and gardeners who are madly rushing to care for their quickly…
View More Collections Carousel – Planet Jr. Walking Cultivator, 1919MCHS Announces New History Awards Program
Carl A. Weyerhaeuser was born in 1901 in Little Falls, Minnesota, to Maud Moon and Charles A. Weyerhaeuser. Carl was a man of art, literature,…
View More MCHS Announces New History Awards ProgramTo Spend Your Summer in Morrison County
My life in Morrison County began in May 1943 when I was born in St Gabriel’s hospital. Dr. GM Fortier delivered me. I have no…
View More To Spend Your Summer in Morrison CountyThe Flood of 1972 in Randall
Randall resident and college student Nathan Adamietz has created a Prezi program on the 1972 flood in Randall, Minnesota. Have a look. (In the lower…
View More The Flood of 1972 in RandallCollections Carousel – Marian Anderson’s Visit to Little Falls, 1969
“Marian Anderson Tells Audience: Artist, Parents Have Responsibility.” Little Falls Daily Transcript, 10 March 1969, Page 5. On March 9, 1969, Marian Anderson, world famous singer…
View More Collections Carousel – Marian Anderson’s Visit to Little Falls, 1969Collections Carousel – Mary Virnig Langer’s Wool Wreath, 1879
Made in 1879 by a teenage girl on a farm in rural Pierz, Minnesota, this dyed wool floral wreath represents the importance of decorative arts…
View More Collections Carousel – Mary Virnig Langer’s Wool Wreath, 1879Collections Carousel – Webster McDonald, Pitcher for Little Falls Semi-Pro Baseball Team
Webster McDonald and John Van came to Little Falls in 1928 to play for the newly organized Little Falls semi-pro baseball team. John Van, catcher…
View More Collections Carousel – Webster McDonald, Pitcher for Little Falls Semi-Pro Baseball TeamRemembering Joan Mondale
Joan Mondale, wife of former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale, passed away yesterday at the age of 83. Articles such as this one in the…
View More Remembering Joan MondaleThe MCHS Website Just Got a Little Bigger
I’ve been spending much of the day uploading new content to the Morrison County Historical Society website. It has grown by seven articles, all culled…
View More The MCHS Website Just Got a Little Bigger