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…
Family Fun Day – Apron Theme at Weyerhaeuser Museum
Wander around a craft or fabric store these days and it soon becomes apparent that aprons are enjoying a revival. Perhaps the frugality spawned by…
View More Family Fun Day – Apron Theme at Weyerhaeuser MuseumMuseums & Abandoned Property
We got the newest issue of Museum magazine this morning. The publication is produced by the American Association of Museums, in which our museum has…
View More Museums & Abandoned PropertyCemetery Pics on Find A Grave
Carl Hoffstedt, one of our faithful Documenting Morrison County Deaths volunteers, is continuing his work to upload cemetery information online. He just contacted us to…
View More Cemetery Pics on Find A GraveCollections Carousel – Martin Estate Apron
Donated to the Morrison County Historical Society in 1971 by the J. Kenneth Martin Estate, this gray and white striped apron is believed to have…
View More Collections Carousel – Martin Estate ApronTo Be a Volunteer in a Small Town
I spent my childhood in Alexandria but “grew up” in Upsala, having moved to the area in 1971, at age 22. I was a young…
View More To Be a Volunteer in a Small TownCollections Carousel – Kiewel Brewery Patch
In 1893, Jacob Kiewel (1846-1928) bought a small brewery in Little Falls, Minnesota, from Rudolph Koch. Originally built in 1882 by Leo P. Brick, the…
View More Collections Carousel – Kiewel Brewery PatchNew Museum Life Articles Online
One of our goals, aside from preserving and sharing Morrison County history, is to give the public a peek inside the operations of a small…
View More New Museum Life Articles OnlineTo Find the Elusive Job
Hi, my name is Greg. I have been out of a job for 15 months. It hasn’t been easy being and staying positive. I look…
View More To Find the Elusive JobTo Establish the Little Falls Granite Works in 1911
Gustav Valdemar Karlson, with his wife Ellen, moved to Little Falls in the spring of 1911 from Minneapolis to set up his own granite business.…
View More To Establish the Little Falls Granite Works in 1911What Was There
Our helpful researcher and informal techie Marlys has passed along another cool link, this one to an online and mobile application that history lovers will…
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