Christmas Cards & Greetngs
For our temporary exhibit, to complement the Nutcracker Suite, the museum is displaying over 60 Christmas/winter-themed cards and greetings. They range from traditional to silly…
Adding, But Not Subtracting
As researchers go through our Family Files and other resources, they often find “mistakes” in our records. A date may be off, a name spelled…
View More Adding, But Not SubtractingBlog Anniversary
My goodness! We’ve just passed the second anniversary of our blog with nary a mention. (The anniversary was on Sunday, when the museum is not…
View More Blog AnniversaryList of Newspapers Added to Website
I’ve just added a list of the local newspapers MCHS has in its collections to the website. You’ll find the link in the left sidebar,…
View More List of Newspapers Added to WebsiteCollections Carousel – P. J. Lauermann Lantern Slide
The last of the four lantern slides from the museum’s collection that belonged to Peter (P. J.) Lauermann (1882-1969), a cigar manufacturer in Little Falls,…
View More Collections Carousel – P. J. Lauermann Lantern SlideMorrison County Influentials, Revisited
Last year, we created a little blog project called “Morrison County Influentials” with the goal of naming 150 historically influential people with a connection to…
View More Morrison County Influentials, RevisitedSkimming the Cream Gone
I deleted our old blog Skimming the Cream, literally not more than 5 minutes ago. When I went to make a backup of its content…
View More Skimming the Cream GoneWhy Teachers Bring Their Students
This past spring, we gave teachers who brought their students in for school tours an assignment – a brief survey. We asked two questions: Why…
View More Why Teachers Bring Their StudentsCollections Carousel – P. J. Lauermann Lantern Slide
The third of the four lantern slides belonging to Peter (P. J.) Lauermann (1882-1969), a cigar manufacturer in Little Falls, Minnesota, during the early twentieth…
View More Collections Carousel – P. J. Lauermann Lantern SlideWebsite Mostly Done
I’m finished with the majority of the website redesign. Of course, when it comes to websites, nothing is every truly finished, however, whatever gets added…
View More Website Mostly DoneMore Website Tweaking
Tweaking the website continues. Over the past couple of days, I’ve finished the Museum Life and Preservation sections (lots of articles listed on those pages),…
View More More Website Tweaking