My Pioneer Grandfather

Every family has a member to whom it can point with pride and say that person has done something worthy of remembering. Such a member of our family was my grandfather. He will long be … Read more

One of our Early Citizens

Short Sketch of the Life of Geo. L Brimhall. George L. Brimhall, one of the pioneers of Minnesota, was born in Hardwick, Mass., February 1, 1827. His early life was spent a farm. At the … Read more

A. B. Vaughan Family

My Mother and Father (Hazel Clarke and Archibald B. Vaughan) moved to Robbinsdale, MN in 1934. Our family consisted of five boys, Edward, Ellwood, Robert, Archie, Jr., and Westley; and four girls, Genevieve, Phyllis, Barbara and Phyllis’ daughter, … Read more

The Robbinsdale Bakery and the Cootie Bug

  Alice Norman, pictured, was Manager of the Robbinsdale Bakery, located at 4142 West Broadway. The bakery was owned by the Schaper family. William H. Schaper’s primary business was manufacturing small commercial popcorn machines. In … Read more

The Woodmen Camp

The Modern Woodmen of America (M.W.A.) was founded in 1883 by Indiana businessman, Joseph Cullen Root. A member of several fraternal organizations, Root came up with the idea for the M.W.A. after listening to a … Read more

A Trailblazing Highway and Its Roadside Parks

Graeser Park in 1940

Minnesota’s Highway 100, built during the Great Depression, was a stunning achievement in early highway design and construction. The new highway, a mile west of the Minneapolis city limits, extended from Edina on the south … Read more

Rural Free Delivery

THE ISAAC PATCH FAMILY This picture of the Isaac Patch family was taken in 1892. Isaac Patch Jr., whom we are interested in, is second from the right – back row. He came to Minnesota … Read more

About Graeser Park

Robbinsdale’s Graeser Park was built in 1940-41 along the new Highway 100 where it crossed the Jefferson Highway (a popular tourist route established in the 1920s that ran right through Robbinsdale on its way from … Read more