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The Robbinsdale Historical Society is a valued nonprofit organization, self sustaining, active, and ambitious. Membership dues and tax-deductible contributions are our main source of support.

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Join Us Please join us, and help us continue to tell our town’s story. Robbinsdale holds a special place in the hearts of many. If you are one of them, we invite you to become a member. Memberships …
23.04.2025 21:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Nasett General Store Lars L. Nasett was born in 1858 in Dane County, Wisconsin, where his father owned a large tobacco farm. He spent his early years there and met his future wife during this time. Despite the challeng…
23.04.2025 21:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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On Einar’s Easel Born in Hedemark, Norway, Einar Dahl immigrated to the United States in 1902. He found work as a harness maker and shoe salesman. After Dahl came to the Twin Cities in 1907, he eventually found a h…
23.04.2025 21:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Mayors of Robbinsdale Andrew B. Robbins Born: 1845 in Phillips, Maine Elected 1893 Robbins had a nose for opportunity and as a former state senator and the brother-in-law of lumber baron, Thomas Barlow Walker, he was we…
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Adelaide Robbins Adelaide Julia Walker was born in Xenia, Ohio. Her father went West in the Gold Rush, leaving her mother with four small children. He and his wagon train never returned. It is thought they all died…
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Graeser Park, June 11, 2024 ⋆ Restore Lilac Way
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23.04.2025 21:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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 at…
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The Big Time City Band Tracing its roots back to 1906 when the village fathers accepted a proposal to form a band, the Robbinsdale City Band has become the most widely known civic-sponsored musical organization in the Up…
18.03.2025 17:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Beauty Spot CRYSTAL LAKE TO BE MADE BEAUTY SPOT Plans for dredging the southern end of Crystal lake and the constructing of a boulevard around the lake to connect with the Glenwood-Camden boulevard which comes…
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Miss Pollard’s Public Library Moving Came Often for the Library, by Susan Kuehn, Minneapolis Star, August 22, 1951 On almost any summer day, especially the rainy ones. the Robbinsdale library looks like a school in session. Blo…
26.02.2025 14:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Library Club Relics Colonial Relics Shown to Robbinsdale Library Club May 15, 1913 The Robbinsdale Library Club met Thursday at the home of Mrs. Huston. The subject for the afternoon was, “Manners and Customs in…
21.02.2025 15:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book Impersonations LIBRARY CLUB GUESTS DEPICT BOOK TITLES May 19, 1915 – Names of books were impersonated at the book party of the Robbinsdale Library Club, Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. an…
21.02.2025 15:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Our Squadron in the Sky In the early 1940s flocks of little planes piloted by mechanics, storekeepers, teachers, bakers, and other enthusiasts were called into service with Minnesota’s Civil Air Patrol. After the ou…
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Haakon’s House Haakon Christensen was born in Oslo Norway in 1859. He first visited Crystal Lake Township to attend a ceremonial laying of the cornerstone of the Lutheran Seminary. Dedicated in 1889, the seminary…
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Victory Hospital Frustrated by Minneapolis licensing requirements and bureaucracy, Dr. Samuel Samuelson decided to build Victory Hospital on property he already owned in Robbinsdale. A year before the building&#821…
09.02.2025 14:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Amy Robbins Ware Amy Irene Robbins Ware (September 7, 1877 – May 5, 1929) was an American author, world court worker, peace activist, and clubwoman. She played a significant role during World War I, serving in vari…
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The Mayors of Robbinsdale Andrew B. Robbins Born: 1845 in Phillips, Maine Elected 1893 Robbins had a nose for opportunity and as a former state senator and the brother-in-law of lumber baron, Thomas Barlow Walker, he was we…
04.02.2025 16:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Our Neighbors: 100 Years Ago in Robbinsdale On a high shelf under a stack of age-old maps and scrapbooks, we came across a little old album. There were just under 50 photos neatly arranged on black paper, framed by captions and comments writ…
03.02.2025 16:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Scott Purchases Trump Grocery Julius Scott, for over 20 years connected with the grocery business in Robbinsdale, and until recently manager of the Ruff Brothers store here, has purchased the grocery department of J. Trump &amp…
03.02.2025 16:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Whiz Bang Band! The Robbinsdale City Band is known as the longest continuing municipal band in the Upper Midwest. Its beginnings trace back to 1906, when the Grenell Minstrels performed a concert to raise money fo…
31.01.2025 15:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
MN Collections - Minnesota's Local History Database : Member Institution : Robbinsdale Historical Society [malhm_robbinsdale] Search the collections of dozens of Minnesota's Historical Societies and History Organizations through one site.

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31.01.2025 15:32 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Coast to Coast Hardware Store, Robbinsdale, Minnesota Exterior view of the Robbinsdale Coast to Coast Hardware Store at the north end of the Urban Block building at 4149 West Broadway.
29.01.2025 15:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Great Bank Robbery Joe Roche, son of former mayor and Bank President Joseph William Roche, remembers the “Great Robbinsdale Bank Robbery.” His written account is dated July 9, 2002: For the record, this i…
29.01.2025 14:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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On Einar’s Easel Born in Hedemark, Norway, Einar Dahl immigrated to the United States in 1902. He found work as a harness maker and shoe salesman. After Dahl came to the Twin Cities in 1907, he eventually found a h…
29.01.2025 14:23 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Water Towering The first water tower in Robbinsdale was erected by the Dickinson & Gillespie Real Estate Company in their McNair Manor development. The company spent $250,000 before any houses were built. Str…
28.01.2025 14:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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About Robbinsdale Historical Society traces its roots back to 1907, when leading citizens formed the Robbinsdale Library Club. The members began collecting pictures, clippings, and memorabilia rel…
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Trailblazing Elizabeth Titus In Robbinsdale, a name once echoed through the countryside: Elizabeth Titus. For nearly four decades, this extraordinary woman defied societal expectations, braving snowdrifts, sweltering summers, …
26.01.2025 14:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Join Us Please join us, and help us continue to tell our town’s story. Robbinsdale holds a special place in the hearts of many. If you are one of them, we invite you to become a member. Memberships …
24.01.2025 16:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A “Nest” for Teenage Robins This treasured photo of the original Robin’s Nest root beer shack was brought into the Robbinsdale Historical Society Museum by Anita McLaughlin, daughter of the longtime owners of the &#8220…
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