Whiz Bang Band!
The Robbinsdale City Band is known as the longest continuing municipal band in the Upper Midwest. Its beginnings trace back to 1906, when the Grenell Minstrels performed a concert to raise money for instruments and … Read more
Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
The Robbinsdale City Band is known as the longest continuing municipal band in the Upper Midwest. Its beginnings trace back to 1906, when the Grenell Minstrels performed a concert to raise money for instruments and … Read more
Thanks to everyone who came to Graeser Park on Thursday, July 6, for the Preservation Celebration! Special thanks to the all-volunteer Robbinsdale City Band for a wonderful performance! Tracing its roots back to 1908, when … Read more
If you grew up around these parts, you may have heard of the Jefferson Highway, an early north-south auto trail that extended all the way from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. A portion of … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SALEM FILM FEST HOSTS WORLD PREMIERE OF DOCUMENTARY OF FORMER ROBBINSDALE RESIDENT, RICHARD SIPE, SIPE: SEX, LIES AND THE PRIESTHOOD [Salem, MA, Feb. 2, 2021] As part of its winter series preceding … Read more
Revisit America’s Finest Theatre! Upstairs Gallery of the Hennepin History Museum Exhibition Dates: February 5, 2020 – August 9, 2020 When the Terrace opened in Robbinsdale in 1951 it was called “America’s Finest Theatre.” The … Read more
Join us for the Opening Night of the Terrace Legacy Project on Thursday, August 8th from 5:30-8:00. Relighting ceremony at 7:00! an art and artifact exhibit honoring the Historic Terrace Theatre, which provided entertainment to … Read more
The speaker will be Rebecca Crass, a member of Faith Lilac Way Lutheran Church and co-chair of the church’s 75th Anniversary committee. She will show at short video on the history of the church and … Read more
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 6:30pm, in Robbinsdale’s Graeser Park Map Don’t miss the big finish to the wonderful “Meet me at the Beehive” series in Graeser Park! Hear Minnesota-born Rick Shefchik discuss his book ‘Everybody’s Heard About the … Read more
Don’t miss ‘Beehive’ at the Beehive! Everyone is welcome. FREE event on Tuesday, Sept. 4th at 6:30pm. Meet at Lilac Way’s Historical Graeser Park in Robbinsdale to hear performers from the Old Log Theatre celebrate female musical heroes of … Read more