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 Upper Midwest. Its … Read more

It was a great kickoff to Whiz Bang Days!

Thanks to everyone who came to Graeser Park on Thursday, July 6, for the Preservation Celebration! Special thanks to the all-volunteer Robbinsdale City Band for a wonderful performance! Tracing its roots back to 1908, when … Read more

The Robbinsdale Recruits

On July 29, 1915, the Robbinsdale Civic Club Band, W. F. Grenell, director, held the first of many Open Air Concerts in the new bandstand. It had been erected with the help of many public … Read more

Here Comes Monkey Wards

1966 A little lobbying by the Robbinsdale City Forester, Daniel R. Strapay resulted in a $14,120 budget provision to help prevent Dutch Elm disease. A program was set up to systematically spray, trim and prune … Read more

Robin Center

1955 Easy to Shop… Easy to Park… Robin Center Hits the Mark! This year, Robin Center, a large addition to shopping facilities, opened. The swamp had been considered “unbuildable” and had reverted to the state … Read more

Bandstand!

1915 In 1914 under the auspices of George 0. Johnson, Arthur L. Jones and J. H. Morse, many money-raising events were held for a bandstand for Robbinsdale Civic Club Band. These included events such as … Read more

The Robbinsdale City Band

Tracing their roots back to 1908 when the village fathers accepted a proposal to form a village band, the Robbinsdale City Band has become arguably the best known civic sponsored musical organization in the upper … Read more

File#OF008.2 Robbinsdale City Band (21st Century)

Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number OF008.1 Number of parts 15 Distinguishing features CDs, Photos, Lists, Newspaper articles, Letters, Invitations Object name and title Object category Organization Files Object name Robbinsdale City Band … Read more

File#OF008.1 Robbinsdale City Band (20th Century)

Identification Institution name Robbinsdale Historical Society Object number OF008.1 Number of parts 54 Distinguishing features Newspaper articles, Photos, Programs, Letters, Song sheets Object name and title Object category Organization Files Object name Robbinsdale City Band … Read more