Museum Manager Wanted
The Morrison County Historical Society seeks an energetic and customer-service oriented individual for the position of Museum Manager for the Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum…
Three New Articles Online
I’ve added new content to the website this morning, three articles that appeared in the last issue of the MCHS newsletter. Getting to Know an…
View More Three New Articles OnlineThe Bridge to Everywhere: Little Falls, Minnesota, and beyond.
I was born, raised, and lived as a Little Falls Westsider; then I left. But I am BACK, and still a Westsider and a Minnesotan.…
View More The Bridge to Everywhere: Little Falls, Minnesota, and beyond.Flat Stanley Visits Again
Flat Stanley paid us a visit again this morning. The last time Flat Stanley was here, he came with a couple from New Brighton, Minnesota.…
View More Flat Stanley Visits AgainInspiration at the Museum
Yes! The museum is open today. We’re all dug out from the snowstorm and the courtyard is looking beautifully clean and white. Our natural surroundings…
View More Inspiration at the MuseumMuseum Closed Due to Snowstorm
Due to the snowstorm, The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum is closed today. The plan is to reopen tomorrow at our regular time – 10…
View More Museum Closed Due to SnowstormCollections Carousel – Valentine’s Day Cards
This sampling of Valentine’s Day cards comes from a collection acquired by Stella (Houle) LeBlanc during her years as a school teacher. Stella was born…
View More Collections Carousel – Valentine’s Day CardsLaid to Rest
The permanent exhibits at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum were created in the 1980s. The exhibits were designed so well that 30 years later…
View More Laid to RestSorting a Large Museum Collection
Most museums have them. The large, unsorted, unaccessioned collections that are piled in random boxes just waiting for museum staff to deal with them. Because…
View More Sorting a Large Museum CollectionLittle Falls on the Big River Now Online
In 2000, staff of the Morrison County Historical Society was hired by the Little Falls Heritage Preservation Commission to produce a book that could be…
View More Little Falls on the Big River Now OnlineCollections Carousel – And The Winner Is…
Well, we ended up with a tie! Two aprons from the Bling Apron display case that was part of this year’s exhibit, The Apron: Body…
View More Collections Carousel – And The Winner Is…