Robbinsdale Historical Society
Sharing Your Past To Build Our Future
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
Despite a depression more than 250 million dollars was invested in miniature golf courses by players across America in the 1930’s. At the height of the Put-Put craze there were over 5,000 courses laid out … Read more
Reverend Harrington was born in Cork County, Ireland in 1865. He was the second pastor assigned to Ascension Parish in North Minneapolis. He was the leader of that parish at the time when the present … Read more
Mrs. Henry E. (Dorothy) Hartig prepared her history of Robbinsdale in 1948 for the Robbinsdale Library Club. Dorothy was active in many civic organizations and in 1978 she helped organize the Robbinsdale Historical Society. In … Read more
The American Legion Auxiliary to Westphal Post #251 was organized with 31 charter members, August 6, 1920, with Mrs. F. R. Stinchfield serving as first president. Its purpose was to aid the Post in serving … Read more
“Soon after the creation of Robbinsdale the Car Shops and the Hubbard Manufacturing Company were destroyed by fire and Robbinsdale again became purely residential.” “Some boisterous characters who frequently drive through Robbinsdale on Sunday on … Read more
Don’t miss ‘Beehive’ at the Beehive! Everyone is welcome. FREE event on Tuesday, Sept. 4th at 6:30pm. Meet at Lilac Way’s Historical Graeser Park in Robbinsdale to hear performers from the Old Log Theatre celebrate female musical heroes of … Read more
On April 19th, 1893, Robbinsdale was organized as a village, consisting of parts of three sections of the original twenty-four of the township, one third of the territory of Crystal, with ten miles of improved … Read more
This is the third in a series of posts featuring Dorthy Hartig’s History of Robbinsdale. This informal account was written for the Robbinsdale Library Club in 1948. A copy was placed Lee’s School’s cornerstone time … Read more