Mr. Robbins Comes to Town

This is the fourth in a series of posts featuring Mrs. Henry E. Hartig’s,  History of Robbinsdale. Prepared for the Robbinsdale Library Club, Hartig noted that while the material she used came from a variety … 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

On Noble Avenue Then and Now

The Robbinsdale Village Council minutes record some street name changes in 1915. “County Road” (now Shoreline) was changed to Lake Street, to be a continuation of the then Lake Street (now 40th Avenue North) to … 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

Then and Now on West Broadway

Morris W. Henney bought his drug store at 4139 West Broadway from Henry J. Barnett in about 1939. His son, William Henney, ran the drugstore from 1953 to 1963. It was then sold to Braun’s … 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

Meet Me at the Beehive This Summer!

Join us at Graeser Park on Tuesday Evenings for these FREE, FUN Community Workshops Located on West Broadway just north of Hwy. 100, this historic park is named after Carl Graeser, designer of “Lilac Way” … Read more