Odds and Ends

My Diary (By a Dog)

Andrew B. Robbins youngest daughter, Esther Mary Robbins was born on June 26, 1889. She had brown hair and brown eyes like her mother. Esther grew up in the big house on Twin Lake. She … Read more

Robbins Family Letters Discovered!

Last week a momentous discovery was brought to the Robbbinsdale Historical Society. A giant box of Robbins family papers was found in the attic of a townhouse in Plymouth. We can’t tell you how excited … Read more

Hello Historical Society

1978 Some citizens did not believe governmental assistance should be used for the redevelopment of the deteriorating business sector. The price of the land, with a building on it, was too high for private redevelopment … Read more

Postcards from the Past

Not quite in time for Christmas, our new postcard collection is available at the Robbinsdale Historical Society! Pick up a little book of 15 Robbinsdale postcard reproductions you can tear out and mail! Amuse and … Read more

Busing, Block Scheduling and Building

1971 Charges of salary discrimination based on sex were dropped by the first woman on the Robbinsdale police force after the City Council made her a bonafide member of the force and included her in … 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

Guaranty’s Grand Opening

1964   During the summer, construction of the Guaranty State Bank proceeded after a delayed start. Groundbreaking and construction of the bank under Henning M. Nelson was to have begun on May 27 but workers … Read more

The Hollisters

1945 The U.S. Navy assigned the name “The Hollisters” to a 2,200 ton destroyer in honor of three gallant Robbinsdale brothers lost in World War II. Lyle Eugene Hollister, Radioman Second Class, served in the … Read more

The Robbinsdale Civil Air Patrol

1942 The 40 fliers and 25 ground crew men and women of Robbinsdale’s Civil Air Patrol, part the Minnesota State Guard, completed a 230 hour ground school in basic and specialized training at the Robbinsdale … Read more