Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
William Herbert Schaper (1914-1980) was a postman and a fisherman who enjoyed making his own fishing lures. While sitting on his front porch one day in 1948, he whittled a wooden lure that reminded him … Read more
1962 On February 20, 1962, the citizens of Robbinsdale, along with the rest of the nation, marveled at John Glenn’s rocketing into space and circling the earth three times. We anxiously awaited his “splash down” … Read more
Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number BF008.11 Number of parts 10 Distinguishing features Booklets Object name and title Object category Business Files Object name Dayton’s Title Dayton’s Production dating Date 1950-1981 Physical description … Read more