Isanti County Historical Society

Isanti County
Historical Society
33525 Flanders St. NE
Cambridge, MN 55008
Phone: 763-689-4229
Email: ichs@izoom.net

All visits are by appointment only. Research inquiries should be done by phone or email.

Our Heritage Center, located in the northwest corner of the Isanti County Fairgrounds, off Highway 95 and Flanders Street in Cambridge, was set on fire by an arsonist on July 8, 2011 and burned to the ground.
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    * Donate items.
    * Donate money.
    * Volunteer.

Several years ago, the Carlson Photography Studio (formerly known as Stadin Photography)  in Cambridge donated most of its negatives to the historical society. One dedicated volunteer worked for 15 months cataloging these negatives. We were just about to scan the negatives when our building was destroyed by an arsonist.

Many of the negatives were fused and burnt. Of those that were saved, all the ID numbers were on the edge and have been burnt off leaving us with no way to identify the people in the photos. 

"This is a huge loss for our history as I am sure there were many 'hidden treasures' among these negatives," said ICHS Executive Director Kathy McCully. "My goal was to create several books of the most memorable, or a line of greeting cards to support our operating budget."