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Colonel Josiah F. Marsh of Preston. Served with the Ninth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry

Marsh is wearing his lieutenant colonel's uniform, c.1864. He was promoted to colonel upon Alexander Wilkin's death at the Battle of Tupelo in July 1864.

Colonel Josiah Snelling

Oil on canvas painting of Colonel Josiah Snelling, c.1818. Artist unknown.

Colonel Robert Neil McLaren

Colonel George McLaren, c.1864. McLaren was a commandant of Fort Snelling during the Civil War.

Colonial Hall (1900 3rd Avenue South, Anoka), date unknown. This was the home of Dr. Alanson Aldrich and Dr. Flora Aldrich. Alanson was an avid hunter and kept several hunting dogs in a kennel behind the house, two of which can be seen on the porch in this photograph. Photographer and date unknown. This photograph was found in the 1960s in the home of Era M. Smith, a friend of Dr. Flora Aldrich. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge 30

Photograph showing Colonial Hall (right, built in 1904) after Masonic Lodge No. 30 (left, built in 1922) was built beside it. Photographer unknown, ca. 1970s.

Colonial Hall and Masonic Lodge No. 30

Colonial Hall (right) and Masonic Lodge No. 30 (left) in Anoka. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever, July 2, 2013. CC BY-SA 3.0

Colonial Hall operating as a museum

Colonial Hall operating as a museum, date unknown. Beginning in 1971, Anoka’s Masonic Lodge No. 30 leased Colonial Hall to the Anoka County Historical Society (ACHS). The house served as a museum and held all of the ACHS collections for thirty years. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.