To Be a Paper Boy

The newspaper business has changed and evolved over the years. Little Falls now has “the Record,” a collection of local stories of interest, advertisements, and…

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War Games in Pierz

Helpful Hesch family researchers, Marlys and Larry, have led us to another fascinating story from Morrison County’s history. The story includes a bit of a…

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Newspaper Research Tip

I’ve been researching the construction of the Highway 10/371 bypass around Little Falls, patiently flipping through each issue of the Little Falls Daily Transcript between…

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Spooky 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,…

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Why Aren’t All the Local Newspapers Online?

This morning, when Ali was helping a researcher, I thought I heard a common question pop out of the researcher’s mouth. The question, confirmed by…

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Box of Monkeys at the Depot

I was doing some research this morning, looking for obituaries in the local newspapers, when I stumbled upon a fun tidbit in the Little Falls…

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