Soo Line “Dinky”
In 1940, the train depicted crossing the bridge ran between St. Paul-Minneapolis and Enderlin ND, train numbers 105 & 106,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Lillian Walker
Lillian Walker was born February of 1869 in “North Rockford”. From 1900 to 1920 she is listed as a school…
R. A. Droneck Sample House abt 1910
Circa 1910 picture of the Masonic Lodge on Bridge Street. The business in the bottom is R A Droneck in…
Rockford Train Depot abt 1910
Thursday July 18th 1907 citizens of Rockford lined up along the railroad tracks leading up to and after the new…
Rockford Town School 1922
Thank you to Debbie Buoy for donating this photo to the Rockford Area Historical Society which dates back to 1922.…
Rockford Town School 1911
In 1911 Rockford had a population of 350 and by the looks of this school picture 1/3 of that were…
Sailing on the Crow River abt. 1900
If you look closely above the sailboat is a 3 rail fence. I think it is the same fence that…
Lake Sarah Pavilion Advertisement
A rare flyer from either 1935 or 1940 featuring Eli Rice and his Orchestra performing at the Lake Sarah Pavilion.…