Progress is an American Tradition!

Mrs. Henry E. (Dorothy) Hartig prepared her history of Robbinsdale in 1948 for the Robbinsdale Library Club. Dorothy was active in many civic organizations and in 1978 she helped organize the Robbinsdale Historical Society. In … Read more

Meet Me at the Beehive!

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

Crystal Lake Township and the Village

This is the third in a series of posts featuring Dorthy Hartig’s History of Robbinsdale. This informal account was written for the Robbinsdale Library Club in 1948. A copy was placed Lee’s School’s cornerstone time … Read more

An Unevetful and Prosaic Beginning

This is the second in a series of posts featuring Dorthy Hartig’s History of Robbinsdale , presented to the Robbinsdale Library Club in 1949. Mrs and Mr. H.R. Stillman are pictured with Alfred B. Parker … Read more

Dorthy Hartig’s History

In 1948, Mrs Henry E. Hartig—known to her friends as Dorothy—prepared this history of Robbinsdale for the Robbinsdale Library Club. She noted that while the material she used came from a variety of sources listed … Read more

Suffrage Salad

Andrew B. Robbins’ eldest daughter Edith Robbins, attended prep school at Macalester and Carleton Colleges, and then went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Minnesota in 1894, and … Read more

Pick it up at Welna Ace Hardware!

Support your local historical society and your local hardware store by picking up one of our books at Coast to Coast, I mean, Welna Ace Hardware 4140 West Broadway in beautiful, downtown Robbinsdale! Check out … Read more

The Nit Wit Brother to Whiz Bang

Smokehouse Monthly was one several digest sized bawdy humor pulps created by Captain Billy’s Fawcett Publications in the 1920’s. Dedicated to all glorious guzzlers, woozy warblers, rakes, scallawags, and other good people who still believe … Read more