Preserving the Trees at Pine Grove Park
The demolition of the Dewey-Radke House in Little Falls, MN, this summer brought another historic site into sharp focus for those of us at the…
View More Preserving the Trees at Pine Grove ParkTo Move to Morrison County
The following What’s It Like essay was left on our Getting Started page as a comment. It seems more appropriate to add it to the…
View More To Move to Morrison CountySelling to Lutherans
Lutherans in Morrison County. There are more cattle than Lutherans in Morrison. There were 33,000 of us, but close to 50,000 of them. I came…
View More Selling to LutheransMorrison County Murder Index Now Online
One of the most popular boxes of research we have in the Morrison County Historical Society collections contains folders for victims of murder who have…
View More Morrison County Murder Index Now OnlineTo Make Ashtrays
When I was a kid, my classmates and I were encouraged to make ashtrays during the pottery unit in art class. Teachers wanted us to…
View More To Make AshtraysThe What’s It Like Project Is Not Dead
The “What’s It Like [ … ] in Morrison County?” project is not dead. Seriously. Even if you haven’t heard much about it lately. Even…
View More The What’s It Like Project Is Not DeadWIL Project to be Featured at MC Genealogy Meeting
The What’s It Like project will be the featured topic of the Morrison County Genealogy Society’s meeting on Monday, October 24, 2011. The meeting will…
View More WIL Project to be Featured at MC Genealogy MeetingThe Legend of Hole in the Day
Last year I wrote a long newsletter article examining the legend of Chief Hole in the Day I. This legend states that so long as…
View More The Legend of Hole in the DayCollections Carousel – Body Armour or Bling Exhibit
Time’s running out to view the current MCHS exhibit, The Apron: Body Armour or Bling. The exhibit features aprons from the museum’s collections as well…
View More Collections Carousel – Body Armour or Bling ExhibitHistoric Preservation Conference Report
I attended the State Historic Preservation Conference in Faribault on September 22 and 23 on behalf of the Little Falls Heritage Preservation Commission and the…
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