Glenwood Manor

The Glenwood Manor subdivision in Robbinsdale was developed in the 1920s on the site of the Horatio Stillman farm. Stillman had arrived in Minnesota Territory in 1854 and homesteaded a tract of land for farming … Read more

Crystal Lake Township and the Village

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

A School on the Stillman Farm

1865 After the Civil War ended and the military reservation was reduced, the settlement of Minneapolis, Crystal Lake, and other towns developed rapidly. The first school for District No. 24 was built in 1865 was … Read more

File#SF030 School on Stillman Farm

Record number 161 Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number SF030 Number of parts 3 Distinguishing features Posters, Cardboard Object name and title Object category School Files Object name Stillman Title School on Stillman … Read more