Preservation-Related Articles

I’ve added a couple of preservation-related articles to the website recently. One was even added this morning after I read the Morrison County Genealogy Society’s…

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MCHS Website: Now with More History!

Between Marissa’s World War II veterans lists and what I’ve been up to for the last half-hour, we’ve been busy adding history content to our…

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Collections Carousel – D. J. Persons & Son Lumber Company Apron

In 1948, Daniel J. and Charles P. Persons, father and son lumber dealers from Wisconsin, opened the  Persons Lumber Company on West Broadway in Little…

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Collections 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…

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Logging Camp Cook Apron

On Sunday, June 5, 2011 (yes, it’s a ways off), we’ll have the Weyerhaeuser Museum open for the city’s annual Family Fun Day. Because the…

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Collections Carousel – Lillian Irene Jackson’s Wedding Shower Dress and Hat, 1934

Lillian Irene Jackson was born in Little Falls, Minnesota, on November 19, 1905, to John and Jenny (Thompson) Jackson.  Lillian grew up in Little Falls…

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