Little Canada Historical Society

04/13/2026

As you may know, the Gervais family donated a fiddle to us last year that we now have in working order. It appears that the musical talent may have run deeper as this photo from the Gervais family archives also shows a guitarist!

04/10/2026

A follower kindly shared this photo with us; it is the Edmund Belland farm before 35 came through town! This photo includes Edmund and his wife Elizabeth (Bibeau) and their nine children. The farm was on Labore Road and disappeared in the 70s to make way for 35 and 694. This photo is from around 1938. Thank you for sharing Gerard!

04/08/2026

Growing season will be coming soon, may all our gardens grow as well as the Costa Family farm!

04/05/2026

Happy Easter!

04/03/2026

On this day in 1952, John Freeman opened a barbershop at 336 Little Canada Road. His first customer was Leroy Guerin, who had been receiving haircuts from him well before the shop opened!

04/01/2026

We are getting closer to summer and open for normal hours this month!

03/30/2026

The way to St. Paul from Little Canada used to look a little different before 35E came through town! Photo is from the Pepin family archives.

03/28/2026

It's officially baseball season! This photo of a local baseball team has a lot of unknowns- any guesses on who these kids could be?

03/26/2026

If you missed out on our presentation from John Vanek, was kind enough to record the presentation! You can view it here:

Historian John Vanek, a descendant of Little Canada’s founders, recently shared a comprehensive presentation detailing his extensive research into the lives ...

03/25/2026

Our dear friends are hosting some great events to benefit our community next month during National Volunteer week, April 19–25. Community members can sign up to help clean parks, trails, and more! Various opportunities will take place throughout the week at locations and times across the city.

A National Volunteer Week Kick-Off Community Celebration will be held on April 20 (5 PM) at Spooner Park, where volunteers and the community can connect. Food will be served by the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office. Visit bit.ly/LCVolunteerWeek26 to sign up for a volunteer event and attend the community celebration!

03/24/2026

It's Tuesday which means it's time for weekly Coffee, Cards and Conversation at the History Center, 10am-11am every Tuesday. We look forward to seeing you there!

03/21/2026

John Vanek's presentation is today at 10am! We hope to see you there.