Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?
The Morrison County Genealogical Society is hosting a free workshop to help families in making decisions regarding family possessions. Presented by the University of Minnesota…
Museum Closed New Year’s Day
At this time of year, it feels like the museum closes every week. Oh, wait! I guess the Christmas and New Year’s holidays have that…
View More Museum Closed New Year’s DayMCHS E-Newsletter
We’re starting something we started before but quit because the tech went wonky on us. We used to have an email newsletter (e-newsletter) that people…
View More MCHS E-NewsletterThe Importance of Museums & Libraries
A little food for thought for you today. (What follows certainly was crunchy food for thought for my brain.) I’ve started reading “A Universal History…
View More The Importance of Museums & LibrariesHoliday Hours – Closing Early Today
Due to the snow, The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum is closing early today (December 24). We’ll be closing at noon and the museum will…
View More Holiday Hours – Closing Early TodayCollections Carousel – Metal Christmas Tree Candle Holders
These beautiful metal candle holders were once used to decorate a local Christmas Tree. Invented in 1879, the spring-clip design was a marked safety improvement…
View More Collections Carousel – Metal Christmas Tree Candle HoldersFair Warning – Museum Closed for Holidays
Wanted to give everyone fair warning – the Weyerhaeuser Museum will be closed on Christmas Day and on New Year’s Day. Because Christmas is on…
View More Fair Warning – Museum Closed for HolidaysHoliday Gift Membership
Looking for a great gift idea? Consider a gift membership with the Morrison County Historical Society (MCHS). Benefits of membership include the MCHS quarterly newsletter,…
View More Holiday Gift MembershipNew Cemetery Indexes Available
One of our faithful Documenting Morrison County Deaths volunteers, Kathy D., just dropped off three new cemetery indexes. She has indexed the two Freedhem cemeteries:…
View More New Cemetery Indexes AvailableNew History Articles Added
I just finished adding 3 new articles to the History section of our website. Check out Hobson’s Anti Skeeter to put you in the mood…
View More New History Articles AddedCollections Carousel – Sarah Gibson vs. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Company
One of the recent additions to the photograph collection at the Morrison County Historical Society (MCHS) are thirteen photographs from what appears to have been…
View More Collections Carousel – Sarah Gibson vs. Mississippi & Rum River Boom Company