Robbinsdale Cab Candids

George Dover was an English immigrant of Jewish decent. He started the Robbinsdale Cab company in the early 1920’s. The business was a family affair. After George retired his son, David took over and  built … Read more

Our Next Membership Meeting is March 22nd!

Robbinsdale’s historical connection to Breezy Point, Minnesota dates back to the days of Whiz Bang. In 1919, Wilford Hamilton Fawcett, better known as “Captain Billy,” published the first issue of Captain Billy’s Whiz Bang. Filled … Read more

Joseph William Roche

This post contains the pages of a small album donated to the Robbinsdale Historical Society by Mary Ellen Roche Wadden. Click on the images below to obtain a larger view.

X= Adventure, X= Western Romance, X= Detective

  In 1924, five years after Captain Billy and his brothers established Fawcett Publications in Robbinsdale, Triple X became one of the fledgling publisher’s earliest success stories. Edited By Captain Billy’s brother, Roscoe Fawcett and … Read more

Our Old Village Hall

Robbinsdale’s Village Hall was originally built for the Village of Crystal in 1888. The dedication ceremonies included a banquet with foods furnished by everyone in town. Forty-seven years later Mrs. Horatio Stillman still remembered the … Read more

November Membership Meeting Notes

CALL TO ORDER The November 24, 2015 Membership Meeting of the Robinsdale Historical Society was called to order by President Diane Jacobson McGee. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. MEMBERSHIPS to the Historical Society are … Read more

In the Shades of Robbinsdale

I have seen some beauty spots while traveling to and fro Through the biggest part of the USA And through Canada also but now my rambling days are o’er by water and by rail I … Read more

The Library Club’s First Library

The Robbinsdale the Library Club was organized on January 3, 1907 with 26 members. Mrs C.W.G Hyde was the first president. The members voted to contribute an additional dollar a month to the salary of … Read more