To those who lived through the 1980’s there are certain words that will always be associated with the decade,  like BIG (big hair, big shoulder pads, big greed, the Big Gulp, the movie ‘Big’), BOLD (bold design, bold fashion and music choices), BRIGHT (bright colors, bright computer screens) may be the first to come to mind but probably the most appropriate word is CONTRADICTION. The 1980’s was a decade of excitedly looking forward to a seemingly limitless future of technological advances while at the same time stubbornly reminiscing over the safe, but curated, landscape of the past. Join us as we explore this complicated and immensely important time in our collective history.

The exhibit “I Want My 1980’s!” is now open during regular business hours, Tuesday-Saturday from 10am-5pm.

The Century Farm program began in 1978 as a local spinoff of the Minnesota State Fair/The Farmer Magazine program and honors Stearns County families by designating their farms as Century Farms with the installation of commemorative markers.

View Stearns History Museum’s digital collections on the Minnesota Digital Library website!