While my research didn’t pinpoint one specific event that resulted in the Rockford Woolen Mill closing, there were several changes that combined most likely lead to the demise of the …
R. A. Droneck Sample House (Saloon)
Very early picture of the Masonic Lodge on Bridge Street. The business in the bottom is R A Droneck in the widow on the left. The window on the right …
Rockford House Fire 1983
October 1983 Rockford House burned. Photo by Donald Black.
Rockford House Circa 1955
1955 photo of the Rockford House. Note there is no bowling yet. Doc Torblaa was the owner and the whole family lived upstairs. A tornado came through and damaged the …
Rockford House Postcard circa 1960
The Rockford house circa 1960. Eight lanes for bowling, full bar and dining. The two cars by the sign are 1959 yellow and white Ford, the turquoise Mercury is 1956. …
Albert E. Hohenstein & Erich G. Wassermann
Albert E. Hohenstein and Erich G. Wasserman, maternal and paternal grandfathers of Rick Wassermann respectively, both served in WWI. Albert E. Hohenstein was born in Greenwood, MN in 1891. He both …