Collections Carousel – William Yoerg and daughter, Anita
This charming photograph shows a studio portrait of a serious-looking young girl, Anita Yoerg, and her doting father, William. William, who was born in St.…
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Last year in May, I wrote an article about the Sulfur Shelf Mushroom with the unique face growing on the trunk of our old ash…
View More New Sulfur Shelf MushroomOriole’s Nest
One Saturday last month Camille Warzecha, one of our board members, was in and asked if I had seen the Oriole’s nest outside. I went…
View More Oriole’s NestDuck, Duck, Goose
While grocery shopping my husband, Ben, brought my attention to a gourd. I picked it up and said I’m buying that for Mary’s counter at…
View More Duck, Duck, GooseMuseum Bushes Identified
Were you one of the many people this summer to ask what’s the name of that bush out front? It was unbelievable how many times…
View More Museum Bushes IdentifiedCollections Carousel – Anita Yoerg
Perfectly posed in a costume and setting reflective of the highly decorative style of the Victorian era is Anita Yoerg (1897-1973), the daughter of William…
View More Collections Carousel – Anita YoergCollections Carousel – Short Cuts to Home Sewing
Short Cuts to Home Sewing, published in 1923 by the Singer Sewing Machine Company, Inc., of New York, is a soft-covered book filled with articles…
View More Collections Carousel – Short Cuts to Home SewingGoogle Translate
Genealogists, do you have documents in your collection that need translating? Have you heard of Google Translate? As with all web-based applications, as time goes…
View More Google TranslateCollections Carousel – Swanville Commencement Exercises
Donated to the museum by the Chaska Historical Society (http://www.chaskahistory.org/) of Chaska, Minnesota, this program for the Commencement Exercises of the Eighth Grade Class of…
View More Collections Carousel – Swanville Commencement ExercisesBuild an Exhibit in an Hour
I’ve added a new page to the website under the Museum Life link. It’s called How to Build a Museum Exhibit in an Hour. The…
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