“Year by Year” Events in History
I had a call this morning from a researcher wanting a timeline of events from the past several decades. The researcher didn’t want a timeline…
View More “Year by Year” Events in HistoryOnline Resource for Early Minnesota Maps
While doing research for an upcoming newsletter article, I found another interesting online resource. This one shows digitized images of early Minnesota maps down to…
View More Online Resource for Early Minnesota MapsCollections Carousel – Dairy Queen Spoon
This small pale pink plastic spoon from the Dairy Queen in Little Falls, Minnesota, was manufactured by Lind Plastic Products of Chicago, Illinois. The spoon…
View More Collections Carousel – Dairy Queen SpoonSpooky Coincidences All Too Common
I’m currently researching the construction of the Highway 10 / 371 bypass around Little Falls, Minnesota. The process seems to have been long and involved,…
View More Spooky Coincidences All Too CommonCollections Carousel – Little Falls Dairy Queen Parade Car
This slick-looking four-door Chrysler sedan, shown on Broadway Avenue East in Little Falls, Minnesota, is decked out with advertising for a fairly new restaurant in…
View More Collections Carousel – Little Falls Dairy Queen Parade CarPast Weather Research
I’m conducting research for a future newsletter story and part of that research includes looking at past severe weather events. As it turns out, the…
View More Past Weather ResearchCollections Carousel – Unidentified Herum Family Photograph
This unidentified studio photograph belongs to a collection of photographs and miscellaneous items from the family of Stanley Herum. The photograph possibly shows Stanley and…
View More Collections Carousel – Unidentified Herum Family PhotographAdditions to the Website
I’ve been busy for the past couple of hours adding past newsletter articles to the website. Quite a few of them, in fact. While we…
View More Additions to the WebsiteNew Exhibit at MCHS – “What’s New!?!”
Culled from donations to the collections of The Morrison County Historical Society from 2008 to the present, What’s New!?! is an exhibit celebrating the continuing…
View More New Exhibit at MCHS – “What’s New!?!”Collections Carousel – “Choice Recipes” Cookbook
This small cookbook (6½”H x 4″W) is one of a collection of cookbooks recently donated by Fred “Bodie” Larson of Little Falls, Minnesota. The cookbooks…
View More Collections Carousel – “Choice Recipes” Cookbook