Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
Generations of athletes grew up playing on Mielke Field. Located across the street from Robbinsdale High School, the athletic field named for former Robbinsdale principal, Milo Mielke, was actually in the City of Crystal. Mielke … Read more
Robbinsdale had its first annual Good Will Day celebration and parade in 1936. Planners included William J. Mueller, Willard Randall, Frank Hollsten, H.P. Billmyre, William Ambrose, Jess Anderson, Tom Howard, Hess Linderholm, Ivan Wagner, … Read more
Peter Kimball, a teamster for Howard Lumber often gave children a ride on the lumber wagon. His horses were burned to death in a 1941 fire at the lumber yard.
Perly Malbon was the village mailman for many years. In early years of the twentieth century, mail bags were tossed off trains at the Robbinsdale Depot and pushed back to the post office in a … Read more
In 1890 the Village Treasurer, John Trump built a general store on the corner of 42nd and West Broadway. A couple of years later he enlarged the store and sold hardware in half of it. … Read more
John P. Shumway purchased 45 acres of the Crystal Lake Township for $25 dollars a piece in 1856. He built a modest home near Twin Lake and managed to get most of the land … Read more