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Before the electronic age, when digital scales became the preferred mechanism for measuring the weight of mail, handheld scales were often used to determine postal…

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Collections Carousel – Bison Bone, circa 1830

Ann Marie J August 8, 2015 1 Comment Collections Carousel

One of the earliest additions to the collections of the Morrison County Historical Society (MCHS) was a bison bone that was donated to the organization…

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#Weymu40 – Exhibit Cases

Morrison County Historical Society July 29, 2015 No Comments #Weymu40 40th anniversary of the Weyerhaeuser Museum artifacts exhibit cases Foster Dunwiddie museum artifacts museum exhibit cases

Have you ever taken a good look at the exhibit cases at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum? No? Then the architect’s nefarious plan has…

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#Weymu40 – Permanent Exhibits at the Weyerhaeuser Museum

Morrison County Historical Society July 22, 2015 No Comments 40th anniversary of the Weyerhaeuser Museum Foster Dunwiddie jan warner John Palmer Low maze like museums Miller-Dunwiddie Architects permanent exhibits Virginia Westbrook

When The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum opened in August 1975, naturally it contained exhibits related to Morrison County history. Those involved in planning for…

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Fallout Shelter at LF Post Office

Mary W June 26, 2015 No Comments Bethel Lutheran Church Little Falls construction of Little Falls Post Office Department of Defense fallout shelter John Wetzel Kenny Garrison L. G. Worthington Little Falls Post Office Little Falls Post Office history nuclear fallout nuclear fallout drill Office of Civil Defense school children nuclear fallout exercise

Yesterday the Little Falls Post Office donated a stack of historic materials to the Morrison County Historical Society. The stack includes a cash book ledger…

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#Weymu – Smoke-Free from the Beginning at the Weyerhaeuser Museum

Mary W June 10, 2015 No Comments #Weymu40 40th anniversary of the Weyerhaeuser Museum Freedom to Breathe Act Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act no smoking in the Weyerhaeuser Museum smoke-free museum

The following three sentences in the minutes of the Morrison County Historical Society’s September 4, 1975, meeting stopped me dead in my tracks: “A discussion…

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Collections Carousel – “Ode to Collections”, 1997

Ann Marie J April 24, 2015 No Comments Collections Carousel

Our intrepid board president, A. Arthur Warner, Jr., is a man of many talents. Along with the various hats he has worn at the museum – garbage…

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Collections Carousel – Duck-Billed Push Pole, Circa 1955

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Collections Carousel – Rain Gauge from La Fond Building Supplies, Inc., Circa 1970

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Collections Carousel – Triner Scale, Circa 1965

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Collections Carousel – Bison Bone, circa 1830

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Fallout Shelter at LF Post Office

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Collections Carousel – “Ode to Collections”, 1997

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