The Nailer

E. Martin Pearson was born in Sweden in 1856. After settling in Minnesota, Pearson began a career as an inventor. In 1892 he patented a steam heating apparatus, but his most successful invention was the … 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

File#BF032 Nasset Store

** %0 244 BA Robbinsdale Historical Society DE 1964 DF Photos, Newspaper Articles DS 1888 I2 IA (Store front on paper backing) The Nasset Store- 1st store in what was then Crystal Village- built in … Read more