This is where I was born and lived until high school graduation. It was a two-family house until my grandmother’s death.
Looking South, this aerial view shows the many buildings which were part of the family farm.
Archival video from film taken sometime in the Summer of 1943 at the home of Louisa Schleicher in Millville, MN.
From the family archives, scenes of John Rollins and Leonard Rollins on the family farm near Weaver, MN. The video starts with silo filling and the activity that surrounds this work. Taken around Fall 1943.
Some of the most fun had as kids was staying at Jenks Resort and fishing on Bass Lake. The lake is now called Hammal Lake, but the memories are still there.
Looking East, this old photo shows the vista from the farm through the valley to the Mississippi River in the distance.
Video taken in the late 1980's of the Leonard and Louise Rollins Farm on Hoosier Ridge, Wabasha County, Minnesota.
This color version of the view down to the Mississippi River from the Hoosier Ridge farm also shows other buildings and storage.
At fifteen, I had just gotten a camera of my own. Here is a self-portrait while experimenting with the shutter timer and flash.