Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
This brief personal history was written in 1944 by Edith, one of the five Robbins daughters. She describes her family, life, and career over many years of public service. Father was of distinguished Revolutionary ancestry … Read more
The Shumway Farm and Hennepin County in 1874 This is the first in a series of posts we’re creating to share Roberta Lee Scoville’s Robbinsdale History paper from 1976. The picture at the top of … Read more
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