Crystal Village Hall
This building stood a little north of the Little White Church, on the other side of the street. In March of 1860, a group of 55 pioneers met to organize Crystal Lake Township. The area … Read more
Thomas Kirkwood
The Brooklyn-Crystal Cemetery
1863 In all pioneer communities there comes a time when people decide to bury their loved ones in an official cemetery — rather than under a favorite tree on the home farm. On November 20, … Read more
Robbinsdale Then and Now
1852 On January 1, 1852, the Third Territorial Legislative Assembly created Hennepin County and a map filed at the Surveyor General’s office on, February 27, 1854, shows we belonged to Township No. 29 N., Range … Read more