Robbinsdale

Making of McNair Manor

McNair Manor was named for attorney and businessman William McNair. Born in 1836, McNair served as county attorney and mayor of St. Anthony from 1869 to 1871. He was highly regarded as a defense attorney … Read more

CCX News Reports

Courtesy of CCX Media (See more about CCX at the bottom of this post) Robbinsdale’s Graeser Park Eligible for National Register of Historic Places (1 min) /embed] 5/26/23: Graeser Park Restoration Nears Completion (1 min, … Read more

Sun-Post Newspaper Stories

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The Robbinsdale Post newspaper has covered Robbinsdale for more than 60 years. Today the expanded paper, the Sun-Post, is the weekly news source for Robbinsdale and nearby suburbs Crystal, New Hope, and Golden Valley.   … Read more

The Legion vs. Marijuana

During the long, dry summer of 1938, the brave men and women of Robbinsdale’s Westphal Post 251 American Legion answered the call of politicians, clergy and concerned citizens across the nation. While the Dust Bowl … Read more

Building Sacred Heart

Robbinsdale Parish Starts Church Drive Sacred Heart Catholic parish in Robbinsdale today started drive to raise “in excess” of $40,000 for a new church and 8-room school addition. Constructed of Mankato stone, the new church … Read more

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

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

Rails Through Robbinsdale

Most of us spent a fair amount of time along the railroad tracks when we were kids, but Dave Vos has pictures! Here are a few scenes along the rails through Robbinsdale and Crystal in … Read more