Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
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 oldest of the Robbins girls, Edith was born on July 20, 1871. She taught school for a short time – at East and West High Schools in Minneapolis. In 1899 was teacher and assistant … Read more
Andrew B. Robbins daughter, Amy Robbins Ware was accepted as a canteen worker, American Red Cross, and sailed for France on “La Touraine,” March 14, 1918. Her first assignment to 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, Issoudun, … Read more
Coming of a family who for generations have “served with the colors,” it was inevitable that Amy (Robbins) Ware should take part in the World War as soon as her own country became involved, and … Read more
MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF OCTOBER 24, 2017 President Diane Jacobson McGee opened the October meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. The Secretary’s report had been mailed recently and there were no questions or additions. Dean Cummings, … Read more
1929 The Robbinsdale Library Club published a “Cook Book” which was printed by the Hennepin County Enterprise located in Robbinsdale. The cook book committee included Mrs. L. A. Bratager, General Chairman; Mrs. C. 0. … Read more
1919 The Security Bank was incorporated December 16, 1918, opening for business January 16, 1919, in the same one-story building which had housed its predecessors, two banks which were once described by Mrs. Stillman as … Read more
1917 During the World War of 1917 and 1918, Robbinsdale’s growth was at a standstill. As in other wars, Robbinsdale furnished a generous share of soldiers. The first contingent to leave the village in a … Read more
Edith Robbins Daniel, Robbinsdale, of Colonial ancestry, daughter of Andrew Bonney Robbins and Adelaide Walker Robbins. As college student and teacher she began writing poems. Boston critics pronounced her “foremost writer of children’s verse to-day.” … Read more