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      • Rockford Drive Inn
    • Churches
    • Government
    • Greenwood
    • Maps
    • People
      • Memorial Day Spotlights
        • Aaron Sprague Ames
        • Albert E. Hohenstein
        • William Henry Hopkins
        • Armin Christ Lieder
        • Fredrich Mutterer
        • Walter Mutterer
        • Benjamin Smith Parmeter
        • Harvey (Spud) Schulze
        • Lillian Walker
        • Others
      • Stork Family Papers
    • Pop Culture
      • Past Stories – Tidbits
    • Railroad
    • River
      • Bridges
      • Floods
    • Schaar Photo Collection
      • 1880 Photos
      • 1890 Photos
      • 1900 Photos
      • 1910 Photos
      • 1920 Photos
      • 1930 Photos
      • 1940 Photos
      • Unknown
    • Schools
    • Sports
  • Ames-Florida-Stork House
    • Visit the House
      • Public Hours
      • Public Tours
      • Book a Tour
      • Rockford Walking Tour
    • History of the House
      • About the Families
        • Ames Family
        • Florida Family
          • Diaries
        • Stork Family
      • About the Collections
    • The Beginnings
  • Get Involved
    • Become a Volunteer
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Donations
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    • Privy Dig 2019
    • Thousand Hearts – Crow River Serve Day 2020
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Rockford Creamery

Rockford Area History

Jeffie Hauser – circa 1870

January 25, 2023

Evelyn Jeffersonia “Jeffie” Hauser was the daughter of Judge Nathaniel Timotheus Hauser II of Minneapolis. In 1871 Jeffie married James…

Jeffie Hauser – circa 1870Read More

O. F. Anderson Calendar

December 26, 2022

O. F. Anderson owned and operated a general store in Rockford prior to 1910.

O. F. Anderson CalendarRead More

Harpo Lemmage 1940’s

December 11, 2022

Harpo Lemmage pauses for a snapshot after a game in the late 1940’s while he played town ball for Rockford.…

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Rockford High School Class of 1953

September 17, 2022

Sixteen students graduated from Rockford’s high school in 1953. If you have class photos of past Rockford students please reach…

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Rockford Baseball very early 1900’s

July 29, 2022

Rockford, Minnesota had organized baseball teams as far back as 1875. This one of the earliest team photos we have,…

Rockford Baseball very early 1900’sRead More

John Parmeter 1890 Rockford Baseball

July 25, 2022

This is the earliest known picture of an identified Rockford baseball player. The portrait is of John Parmeter who lived…

John Parmeter 1890 Rockford BaseballRead More

Mutterer Farm early 1910’s

June 18, 2022

Pictured is the farmhouse his father Johann Fredrick Mutterer and Magdalena Braeuning Mutterer built and raised ten children in. Herman…

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Rockford Presbyterian Church

May 23, 2022

Fitting during Women’s National History month that we share an example of the influence Rockford’s women had on the village.…

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Johnson Brother Store

March 31, 2022

E. W. Johnson store that eventually became the Johnson Brothers Bank. Picture taken prior to 1903.

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Rockford School 1875-1917

March 11, 2022

Above is a photo of Rockford’s schoolhouse that was built in 1875. Prior to 1875, school was held in a…

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Rockford Elementary kids circa 1938

November 30, 2021

We thank Dee Dee Lieder for donating this picture to the Rockford Area Historical Society. Pictured are: Front row; Everett…

Rockford Elementary kids circa 1938Read More

Greehling Saw Mill

September 11, 2021

East of Rockford in Greenwood township the Greehling family had farmed since the 1860’s. Ed Greehling was born in 1887…

Greehling Saw MillRead More

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