ed's museum

I want to tell you something about this museum. Before u say something belittle about this store let me give u a little history!!!! This was my Uncle Ed store and I have so many memories of this store. I remember when I went to visit, the candy, the cats walking around, the piles of papers. My uncle may have hoarded a lot of stuff but he was one amazing man!!!!!

Who was Ed? Why does he have a museum named after him? As far as I can tell Ed was just a normal guy living in a small town. He lived his life. He passed on. They turned his store into a museum. OK, but here's the thing. He was a normal guy, and this is what makes the attraction so charming. I found Ed's Museum a fantastic look at everyday life in small-town America. It reflects life as it was experienced by millions of people during his generation. I'm not sure where the future holds for Ed's Museum, but I can say as years turn into decades, this spot becomes more and more a holdout to the past. People do not preserve snapshots of time like this too often. Quirky, yes for now. But in a generation or two, I can see this becoming a destination spot. That said, if you can appreciate the small things in life, stop by if you are in the area. The museum is definitely unique. Also, try to see if you can find the mummified cat. Ed was kind of a weirdo. Normal and weird -- like all of us.

Most men live and die without leaving much to show for it. Ed Krueger is mot most men. Ed’s 91 year journey is documented in boxes, on shelves and within store cabinets in his home in Wycoff, MN. You may say “I’ve never heard of Ed Krueger. Who has?Ed was a soldier, shopkeeper, husband and a father. Other than his role as this tiny town’s Treasurer and Fire Chief, he did very little that was particularly extraordinary. But he documented it. Every receipt, every correspondence and every moment was collected by this quintessential packrat...For the full story: http://exploringtheusbyrv.com/?p=2320

This place is on the map because of an old guy when never through anything away. The older generation that enjoys nostalgia may find something of interest here, but I certainly wouldn't go out of your way to visit this so-called "museum".

Our tour guide at the Jack Sprat (a brand of food products) Store/Ed's Museum is one of the original couples' group that cleaned out Ed's store in 1989 or so. She and another woman appeared on Jon Stewart's show in 1993; she showed us the artifacts she had displayed in New York (an early Mickey Mouse toy, Jack Sprat figures and food boxes). She played "The Blue Danube" on the player piano, as we gazed at 1920s and 1930s Hollywood stars' photos, Ed's World War I uniform, and several movie projectors. We walked through Ed's upstairs apartment--his son's toys and clothes from the 1930s are still there, along with the 1927 wedding furniture, pictures, and appliances. It's a trip back into our parents' childhoods, and it is fascinating to see the school museum as well. The basement of the store (which still has the meat counter and candy counters and ads of the time) contains newspapers and magazines, souvenirs of trips to the West, and Ed's dead cat.