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
The original Robbinsdale Oil, pictured above, was built in 1938 at 4082 West Broadway. (Note the the old bandstand behind the truck. Eventually Robin Center would appear in the background.) In the photograph are partners … Read more
We are saddened to note that longtime Robbinsdale historian Rolland “Rollie” Heywood died on August 20, 2023, at age 92. He is remembered as an invaluable font of knowledge for anyone who wanted to know … Read more
A small treasure from our collection: A photo album with 39 captioned images from 1914. The photos provide a warm and intimate portrait of our city and some of its residents at that time, including … Read more
Courtesy of CCX Media (See more about CCX at the bottom of this post) Robbinsdale’s Graeser Park Eligible for National Register of Historic Places (1 min) /embed] 5/26/23: Graeser Park Restoration Nears Completion (1 min, … Read more
Horatio Stillman was born in 1832 in Andover, Ohio. When he was 21 years old his father gave him $200.00. By the following year he had doubled it by making oars for boats. He married … Read more
In December of 1904, the Minneapolis Morning Tribune reported that George S. Nash, had opened a shop for tin and sheet metal jobbing and furnace work in the room south of J. A. Roth’s General … Read more
Every family has a member to whom it can point with pride and say that person has done something worthy of remembering. Such a member of our family was my grandfather. He will long be … Read more
Short Sketch of the Life of Geo. L Brimhall. George L. Brimhall, one of the pioneers of Minnesota, was born in Hardwick, Mass., February 1, 1827. His early life was spent a farm. At the … Read more