The Little White Church
This Free Will Baptist Church – always known as the “Little White Church”, stood on what is now West Broadway near the Bass Lake Road, on the farm of Josiah Dutton – who came from … Read more
Bass Lake Road
The Tale of the Terrace
Nestled into the rolling hills north and west of Minneapolis, the City of Robbinsdale slept soundly through the first half of the twentieth century. In the years following World War II residents of the little … Read more
Looking Back from the Turn of the Century
Minnesota became the 32nd state in the Union in the spring of 1858. The community we know as Robbinsdale was not as yet organized as were others in the state. This was a farming community. … Read more
The Lions Club Roars
The Robbinsdale Lions Club was organized February 28, 1939, with 24 charter members. The first officers included Donald Ruble, president, H. Elmer Westmoreland, Jim Lowe, Arthur Starbird, Orvold Boyum, E. J. Cooper, Ivan Wagner, Clyde … Read more
During the Dakota War
1862 Following a cold spring in 1861, hard times came along. The Dakota War of ’62 did not affect the settlers here except to make them nervous. Horartio Stillman bundled his family into his wagon … Read more
The offices were soon filled…
1860 In 1857 a State Constitution was ratified by the people and on May 11, 1858, Minnesota was admitted into the Union by an Act of Congress”, the 32nd State. The population in 1857 was … Read more
The First Congregational Church
The First Congregational Church was built On land donated by the Shumway family. Meeting first in the Village Hall, the First Congregational was an offshoot of the “Little White Church” on Broadway and Bass Lake … Read more
File#CF009 Street Scenes
Record number 174 Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number CF009 Number of parts 51 Distinguishing features Photos, Newspaper Articles Object name and title Object category City Files Object name Street Scenes Title Street … Read more
File#BF035.1 Post Publications
** %0 432 BA Robbinsdale Historical Society DE 1993 DF Photos, Newspaper Articles, Recollections DS 1970 I2 IA (Building fire in background of sign) circa 1970s; (Building fire behind press) Boone and Bass Lake Rd., … Read more