The Rockford house circa 1960. Eight lanes for bowling, full bar and dining. Doc Torblaa started the establishment, later added the bowling alley. Later Bill Sipe bought the Rockford House.
Rockford Train Depot
A haunting image of the Rockford train depot on the north side of the tracks, just east of the Crow River. Today DiversiFoam’s parking lot would come close to the …
Schroeder Lutheran Church
Most of Rockford’s earliest settles were of English ancestry. German immigrants began coming with greater frequency about 1870. Once settled into their homesteads; German settlers looked for a place of …
David Cadwell
Rockford had it’s own version of Davy Crockett. Below is the story of David Cadwell from the St. Paul Globe in 1885. David Cadwell A Well Known Hunter from the …
1910’s Rockford Town Team baseball
Rockford Baseball team circa 1916: Back row Middle is John Schaar (I think Mutterers are on either side of him) Middle row left is Jacob Kettenacker, we are looking for …
Soo Line “Dinky”
In 1940, the train depicted crossing the bridge ran between St. Paul-Minneapolis and Enderlin ND, train numbers 105 & 106, provided passenger, express and mail service. The locomotive has the …
Rockford, MN to Buffalo, NY: Mary Barbara Schaar
Mary Barbara Schaar was born and raised on her father’s farm in Medina, MN just East of the St. Peter and Paul’s cemetery in Loretto. She was the 4th child …
Schaar Collection Tin Types: Unknowns
In this post you will find all the “Unknown” Tin Types included in the Schaar Collection. If you have any information about any of the tin types, please comment, they …
1947-48 Rockford Varsity Basketball team
From an early yearbook of Rockford High school. At this time Rockford homecoming was timed around the basketball season. All home games were played at the Rockford City Hall, which …
Rockford Co-op Creamery Butter
The Rockford Creamery was among the top in the state in the early 1900’s. Their butter was sold in many states including New York. Pictured is a butter carton courtesy …
Lillian Walker
Lillian Walker was born February of 1869 in “North Rockford”. From 1900 to 1920 she is listed as a school teacher at Rockford school “in town”. Pictured on top are …