Mr. John Trump
Mr. John Trump and family came from Iowa to Robbinsdale in 1890. He broke ground for a new store in April of 1890. He operated a general merchandise store on West Broadway where Twin City … Read more
Crystal Boyd
The Sacred Heart Fire
On November 3, 1973, fire destroyed the old Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 4061 West Broadway. The Robbinsdale Fire Department’s new “snorkel” was put to good use, but to no avail. The church built in … Read more
Robbins Family Letters Discovered!
Found in the attic of a townhouse in Plymouth, this giant box of Robbins family papers was donated to the Historical Society in 2018. Inside are letters written by our city’s founder, Andrew B. Robbins, … Read more
Losing Lee School
1981 Robbinsdale citizens and businesses responded with over $14,000 for new uniforms for the Marching Band so it could parade smartly in the Aquatennial Parade. Howard Groenke of First Robbinsdale Bank and Warren Thompson of … Read more
Tree City U.S.A.
1980 Census: 14,422—a decline of 2,423 since 1970, indicating that Robbinsdale was almost fully developed and had an increasingly large “senior” population. On February 15th, a robber demanded money from a teller at Guaranty State … Read more
Goodbye Junior High
1979 Robbinsdale renewed Arbor Day ceremonies in April. Mayor Harvey Lange presided as a beautiful greenspire linden was planted at the Civic Center. The band played and school groups attended while oldsters stood around remembering … Read more
M is for Milo
1968 Mr. Milo M. Mielke retired as Principal of Robbinsdale High School after 39 years in the district. Mr. Mielke was born in 1902 and was raised in Kenyon, Minnesota. He graduated from St. Olaf … Read more
A Brand New High School
1956 On Friday, January 6, the Robbinsdale Recreation and Fire Departments arranged a Christmas Tree Bonfire at Lee School. This was before burning was banned in the late 1960’s. The children brought Christmas trees from … Read more
Library Club Ladies
1907 To support the Library Board, the Library Club was organized on January 3, 1907, with 26 members. Mrs. C. W. G. Hyde was the first president. At that time books were available from 9 … Read more