Episcopal Church Guild Crazy Quilt, 1880 (2001.59.1) Created 140 years ago by the Episcopal Church Guild, this Victorian-era silk crazy quilt is a good…
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Collections Carousel – Rug Beater
Zumba, kitten yoga, pole dancing, hulu hoops – these are just some the latest crazes in the continuing quest for physical health. Could carpet beating…
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Collections Carousel – Pike Creek Township Softball
With the summer softball season in full swing, the timing seems perfect for this new addition to the museum collection. A bit flattened, the approximately…
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Collections Carousel – Macomb Thrift Jug, circa 1925
The recent snow melt, ice out on most Minnesota lakes, and high temperatures reaching into the 80s bring thoughts of summer and coming summer fun.…
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Collections Carousel – Smith Sanitary Bubbler Fountain
A bubbler fountain. Even better, a sanitary bubbler fountain. What thirsty student or teacher could resist that!?! This particular bubbler fountain was used in one…
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Collections Carousel – Tomelty’s Bazaar Porcelain Plate
This small (6″ diameter) decorative plate with a view of the Mississippi River is from Tomelty’s Bazaar, a popular shop that was in business in…
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Collections Carousel – Flensburg Cooperative Creamery Association Thermometer
Used for testing grain bin or ground soil temperatures, this sturdy-looking thermometer was a premium, or giveaway, from the Flensburg Cooperative Creamery Association of Flensburg,…
View More Collections Carousel – Flensburg Cooperative Creamery Association ThermometerCollections Carousel – Delecto Banners of Doug Birk’s Parents, Del & Esther Birk
Among the many items donated to the Morrison County Historical Society by noted Minnesota archaeologist and museum friend, Doug Birk, were these De-lec-to banners from…
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These charming New Deal-era Valentine’s Day cards were given to Sylvia Moran, a young Morrison County teacher, by Marguerite and John Bellamy. Marguerite…
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Collections Carousel – Photos of O. A. Churchill Store/Muske Implement Building, circa 1985
Until its demolition in 1988, the O. A. Churchill Store, also known as the Muske Implement Building, was the oldest standing commercial structure in central…
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