History 21 The Podcast - 6.06 Old Anoka Post Office

In the next installment of our National Register Series we head to Anoka’s Old Post Office, which served the area from 1917 to 1977. Learn about the saga of its construction, and the brick controversy as well as safe-blowing burglars, and a tornado that couldn’t bring the post office down.

Join hosts Sara Given, ACHS Volunteer Coordinator, and Rebecca Desens, ACHS Executive Director, as they share this intriguing story.

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Anoka Post Office

In 2016, we partnered with QCTV for an episode of It’s Your History, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Old Post Office, and the First Issue of an official Jack-o-lantern stamp.

In this episode we learn about the historic Anoka post office that served as the main hub for all post in Anoka and surrounding area for years, and is now a center for commerce. First, Executive Director of the Anoka County Historical Society, Rebecca Ebnet-Mavencamp, gives us a historic narrative about the postal service in Anoka of yesteryear. Then, we are treated to a study in pictures of the construction of the historic site. After that, Rebecca interviews a few people who both patronized and served in the old post office. Then, finally, we meet with the current Postmaster of the current Anoka post office – who lets us know how the postal service has changed over the years, as well a woman who has, and continues to own and operate a retail business inside the historic building, and has for over ten years. So check your zip code and don’t forget to lick your stamps as we review the history of the place that, at one time, connected Anoka to the rest of the wide world!