COMMUNITY GUIDE 2024
CRYSTAL | ROBBINSDALE NEW HOPE | GOLDEN VALLEY
Historical societies keep the past alive
There are people in the quad communities who work diligently to ensure that a record is kept of the people , places and events that shaped their communities . Through a number of initiatives , programming and fundraising , these groups take on the important duty of remembering our collective local history . Robbinsdale has an active historical society that operates a museum in a historical library at 4915 42nd Ave . N . The museum is typically open for viewing 10 a . m . to 3 p . m . on Fridays and Saturdays . The space is shared with the arts nonprofit Robbin Gallery . The society , organized in 1978 , has nearly 200 members . The organization has membership meetings six times per year . For more information visit robbinsdale . org .
Another Robbinsdale preservation group , America ’ s Classic Cinemas , continues to preserve the legacy of the former Terrace Theatre and other historical U . S . theaters . The theater was demolished in 2016 after years of collecting dust . Artifacts have been salvaged via the Terrace Legacy Project so that the Robbinsdale institution may remain in the public memory .
The Crystal Historical Society received its nonprofit status in 2018 . The society has a board of directors who work to preserve the city ’ s local history . Most recently , the society partnered with the city of Crystal to place a time capsule in the new police station . Currently , Crystal artifacts are
22 | CRYSTAL • ROBBINSDALE • NEW HOPE • GOLDEN VALLEY | Community Guide 2024 available for viewing through the Robbinsdale Historical Society , which plans to maintain the preservation of the artifacts , with loans to Crystal ’ s historical society . Crystal ’ s society also seeks donations of news articles , firsthand accounts of events and photos of people or businesses that have come and gone . For more information , visit facebook . com / crystalhistoricalsociety . For direct membership inquiries , call 605-222-7445 .
The Golden Valley Historical Society was established in 1974 . It hosts regular educational presentations and operates a historical museum . Its longtime home is at the little white church at 6731 Golden Valley Rd . The space was purchased in 1997 and served as a meetinghouse for the society . The museum was funded by benefactor and society member Edward Jordan and completed in 2018 . The museum is a past winner of the American Association of State and Local History Award of Excellence . The society was recently given a collection of historical recordings , documents and photographs from the city of Golden Valley . It is also working to diversify its collection to include the voices of the city ’ s Native American , African American and Asian American voices . The historic church ’ s Don and Mary Anderson Chapel can be reserved for weddings and other group events .
For more information , visit goldenvalleyhistoricalsociety . org .