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    • 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
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    • Privy Dig 2019
    • Thousand Hearts – Crow River Serve Day 2020
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Rockford winter scene

March 21, 2023 //  by Kevin Koehler

Ray Wendling, on a horse drawn sled with milk cans on Bridge Street in Rockford. Schleif’s garage sign is clearly visible on the brick building to the left, a Grain …

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O. F. Anderson Calendar

December 26, 2022 //  by Kevin Koehler

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

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Crow River Christmas

November 28, 2022 //  by Kevin Koehler

The Ames-Florida-Stork House Museum will be open during Crow River Christmas on December 3rd from noon-4pm. Both the inside and outside of the AFS house will be decorated in full …

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Rockford High School Class of 1953

September 17, 2022 //  by Kevin Koehler

Sixteen students graduated from Rockford’s high school in 1953. If you have class photos of past Rockford students please reach out to us at rockfordmnhistory@gmail.com as we are trying to …

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Rockford Area Historical Society at the Library part II

September 17, 2022 //  by Kevin Koehler

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Rocktoberfest 2022

September 4, 2022 //  by Kevin Koehler

The largest fundraising event for the Rockford Area Historical Society of the year. Four live bands with no cover charge. Starting at 4pm local favorite Shane Martin starts the event …

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