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 …
Rockford Area Historical Society at the Library part II
Rocktoberfest 2022
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 …
Rockford Baseball very early 1900’s
Rockford, Minnesota had organized baseball teams as far back as 1875. This one of the earliest team photos we have, no names are known. If you are able to help …
John Parmeter 1890 Rockford Baseball
This is the earliest known picture of an identified Rockford baseball player. The portrait is of John Parmeter who lived in Rockford until 1898. John was born in 1860 in …
2022 Rockford Memorial Day
In 2022 the Rockford Area Historical Society has increased the number of memorial plaques to 56 placed at Elmwood cemetery this year. The purpose of these are to provide additional …