September Membership Meeting Minutes

The September 22, 2015 Membership Meeting of the Robbinsdale Historical Society was called to order by President Diane Jacobson McGee. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The Minutes of the last meeting of the Society … Read more

Our Little Library

In November 1917, a small building on West Broadway was purchased and moved to a lot donated by the Parker family on Rockford Road just west of the railroad tracks. The little structure was stuccoed … Read more

8th Grade Graduation at Sacred Heart

  Generations of 8th grades posed for graduation pictures on these old steps. Sacred Heart grew with the baby boom years after the war. In 1952 the church added a chapel and four more class … Read more

May Membership Meeting Notes

The May 26, 2015 Membership Meeting of the Robbinsdale Historical Society was called to order by President Diane Jacobson McGee. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The Minutes of the April meeting were reviewed by … Read more

Horse and Buggy Public Safety

  Born in Austria , John Bloberger came to Robbinsdale when he went to work for the railroad in 1894. In the early days of the village, Bloberger served as Village Constable, Street Commissioner, Village … Read more

April Member Meeting Minutes

The April 28, 2015 Membership meeting was called to order by President Diane Jacobson McGee. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.  The Minutes of the March meeting were accepted as mailed to the members.  Rollie … Read more