Robbinsdale Historical Society
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If you grew up around these parts, you may have heard of the Jefferson Highway, an early north-south auto trail that extended all the way from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. A portion of … Read more
This post is the sixth in a series based on a history paper Roberta Lee Scoville’s wrote while attending Minneapolis Business College in 1976. The picture up top of features the east side of … Read more
The Robbinsdale Lions Club was organized February 28, 1939, with 24 charter members. The first officers included Donald Ruble, president, H. Elmer Westmoreland, Jim Lowe, Arthur Starbird, Orvold Boyum, E. J. Cooper, Ivan Wagner, Clyde … Read more
1932 On April 21 the Library Club planted a Memorial Elm at the Library in commemoration of 200 years since George Washington’s birth. Ernest P. Sheffield donated the tree and attended to the planting. … Read more
1921 Because the wives of the Masons who belonged to Compass Lodge #265 A.F. & A.M. decided they, too, should have an organization, Robbinsdale Chapter #238, Order of the Eastern Star, was started in 1921 … Read more
1860 In 1857 a State Constitution was ratified by the people and on May 11, 1858, Minnesota was admitted into the Union by an Act of Congress”, the 32nd State. The population in 1857 was … Read more
Record number 170 Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number CF005 Number of parts 1 Distinguishing features Newspaper Articles Object name and title Object category City Files Object name Jefferson Hwy. Title Jefferson Highway … Read more