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…
The 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…
View More Historic Preservation Conference ReportMuseum Closing at 12:15 Today
We’ll be closing the Weyerhaeuser Museum at 12:15 p.m. today so that staff can go on a field trip to a nearby historic site. You…
View More Museum Closing at 12:15 TodayMCHS 75th Anniversary
On Sunday, September 18, 2011, we at the Morrison County Historical Society celebrated the organization’s 75th anniversary. The “legal” anniversary is actually September 17, the…
View More MCHS 75th AnniversaryPresto Change-O! A New Web Design
As you can probably tell if you’re a regular visitor to the MCHS website, our site has undergone a makeover. It’s been two years (already?!?)…
View More Presto Change-O! A New Web DesignDewey-Radke House History Resources
An important part of the preservation of an historic site is the documentation that is kept in order to help us remember that site. This…
View More Dewey-Radke House History ResourcesThe Aftermath: Demolition of the Dewey-Radke House
The big story in Little Falls this week was the demolition of the Dewey-Radke House on Tuesday, August 30. The historic home, built in 1893…
View More The Aftermath: Demolition of the Dewey-Radke House