works progress administration – Morrison County Historical Society

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MCHS to Celebrate 75th Anniversary

Mary W February 2, 2011 No Comments 75th anniversary logo annual dinner aprons coffee parties facebook family fun day founding of morrison county historical society harry stillwell morrison county historic courthouse morrison county historical society 75th anniversary mrs. harry stillwell mrs. j. k. martin mrs. julius jetka mrs. r. l. cochrane mrs. warren gibson preserving morrison county history sarah thorp heald val kasparek warren gibson works progress administration zebulon pike

On July 28, 1936, a group of citizens convened at the behest of Sarah Thorp Heald, district supervisor for the Works Progress Administration, to form…

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Geocaching Comes to the Weyerhaeuser

Mary W December 15, 2010 No Comments geocache geocaching gps device history geocache idea bank lindbergh house melissa peterson treasure hunt works progress administration wpa history

It’s something that’s been in our Idea Bank for a few years now – geocaching. According to the official Geocaching website, “Geocaching is a high-tech…

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Two Indexes Added to Website

Mary W November 3, 2009 No Comments biographies family files family history books indexes works progress administration wpa histories

I’ve added a couple of new pages to our website today (not more than 15 minutes ago). One page is on Family History Books; the…

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Conversations with Jan – The W.P.A.

Mary W January 23, 2009 No Comments barack obama conversations with jan depression economy employment franklin d. roosevelt great depression jan warner oral histories president public works w.p.a.work projects administration works progress administration

Below is the text of a press release I wrote today for our upcoming event, “Conversations with Jan”. If you’re going to be around, stop…

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