Lars Nasett’s Store

Lars Nasett came from Wisconsin in 1887 with an uncle, I. J. Nasett, who was drawing the plans for the Lutheran Seminary. His wife and family came a year later. Lars worked with his uncle … Read more

Looking Back from the Turn of the Century

Minnesota became the 32nd state in theĀ  Union in the spring of 1858. The community we know as Robbinsdale was not as yet organized as were others in the state. This was a farming community. … Read more

Progress is an American Tradition!

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

Haakon and the Village Hall

1888 The late 1880’s were busy ones for this area. Haakon Christensen, born in Oslo, Norway, in 1859, first visited Robbinsdale to attend the laying of the cornerstone of the Seminary. He returned shortly after, … Read more

The Village of Crystal

1887 In 1886 Minneapolis made an effort to annex all bordering townships to secure more taxable property and money for improvements and perhaps to outclass St. Paul in population. At once, the people of Crystal … Read more

Sanborn Terrace on Crystal Lake

The Sanborn family had owned land and farmed in Crystal Township in the years before Robbinsdale was incorporated as village. Arthur Sanborn became the first President of Crystal Village after it was incorporated on January … Read more

Alfred Parker

The son of a Methodist Clergyman, Alfred Parker was born in Maine in 1824. He served in the Mexican War and went to the California gold fields in the rush of 1849. In the early … Read more

Parkerville

The first railroad through Robbinsdale was called the Northwest Branch of the St. Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Company. In 1880 a flag station was established and if you wanted a ride all you had … Read more

Parker School

“Robbinsdale has today one of the finest school buildings of its kind in the State. This school is known as Parker School, in honor of Mr. Alfred Parker, an old settler, and a strong supporter … Read more