Greehling Saw Mill
East of Rockford in Greenwood township the Greehling family had farmed since the 1860’s. Ed Greehling was born in 1887…
Soo Line derailment Rockford 1917
On August 25th, 1917 at 1:15am westbound Soo Line 1007 freight train was nearing Rockford. At that same time an…
Whitcomb’s General Store
Bruce Whitcomb’s father Marshall and grandparents John and Cornelia moved to Rockford from Redwood Falls in the early 1920’s opening…
Val Imm Dry Goods Store – Circa 1920
Tom Lemmage was able to share this information about the building. “This was a candy store across the street from…
Rockford Village Hall
A big thank you to Jake Kettenacker who donated this postcard of the Rockford Village Hall to the Rockford Area…
Rockford Community Band 1909
Great photo of the Rockford community band taken in 1909. Louis C Cadwell was the director of the band and…
Rockford 1910 – Bridge Street
Rockford 1910 looking east on Bridge Street. The house on the left still stands today, next is a brick building…
K C Bucklin – Blacksmith circa 1890
In 1880 Kit Carson (KC) Bucklin was just 17 years old and was already an apprentice blacksmith working for Daniel…
Rockford Lumber Mill
Early picture of the Rockford Lumber Mill which was on the west side of the Crow River. For reference this…
Rockford Barbers
M. D. Stanley was a barber in Rockford from about 1900-1950. His shop was located on the SE corner of…
1965 Flood – Main Street
Travel through town during the flood was only by boat in some areas. Looking back on the left is Rev…
Lake Sarah Pavilion Poster
The Lake Sarah Pavilion hosted Sunday dances from the 1940’s into the 1960’s. The Mitchell family ran the dance hall…