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
Alice Norman, pictured, was Manager of the Robbinsdale Bakery, located at 4142 West Broadway. The bakery was owned by the Schaper family. William H. Schaper’s primary business was manufacturing small commercial popcorn machines. In … Read more