Z. N. Barnes loved cats, or at least he loved taking pictures of them. One family cat in particular, a beautiful tabby , was photographed…
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Collections Carousel – Sanitary Milk & Ice Cream Company Ice Cream
Ice cream. The perfect summertime (and wintertime!) treat. A concoction consisting mainly of cream, butterfat or milk that is sweetened and flavored, beaten to a…
View More Collections Carousel – Sanitary Milk & Ice Cream Company Ice CreamCollections Carousel – Marian (Frisk) Karhula’s Braided Rug, Circa 1945
Women’s cotton stockings, in colors ranging from white, cream, tan and brown to dark grey and black, were the materials used to make this 30″…
View More Collections Carousel – Marian (Frisk) Karhula’s Braided Rug, Circa 1945Collections Carousel – Mary Virnig Langer’s Wool Wreath, 1879
Made in 1879 by a teenage girl on a farm in rural Pierz, Minnesota, this dyed wool floral wreath represents the importance of decorative arts…
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This gorgeous black picture hat was made by the Sand Sisters of Little Falls, Minnesota. The Sand Sisters consisted of Mary, Eugenia and Josephine Sand,…
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Educator and avid outdoorsman, George Washington Sprandel, was born in Little Falls, Minnesota, on February 22, 1905, to Charles August (C. A.) and Mathilda (Becker)…
View More Collections Carousel – George Sprandel’s SnowshoesBirch Lake Camps
I often find interesting short items in the old local newspapers that are too good not to share. Typically I find a way to use…
View More Birch Lake CampsCollections Carousel – Little Falls High School Commencement Program, 1898
On May 27, 1898, Marie Louise Richard and five classmates – Nettie F. Carley, Ernest M. Merrick, Grace E. Mahan, J. Henry Guerin, Leigh V.…
View More Collections Carousel – Little Falls High School Commencement Program, 1898MCGS Family History Conference
The Morrison County Genealogy Society will be hosting a Family History Conference on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Initiative Foundation in Little Falls, MN.…
View More MCGS Family History ConferenceCollections Carousel – Printing Plate for 1936 Condition Map of Minnesota Trunk Highways
The 1930s may have been a time of economic crisis but that did not stop all progress, including the improvement of roads. This 1936 printing…
View More Collections Carousel – Printing Plate for 1936 Condition Map of Minnesota Trunk Highways