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Hops and History is back! In 2022, every other month we will be enjoying a Historic Happy Hour, complete with discussions of quirky historic topics and local craft beer. At this month’s Hops and History, Stearns History Museum curators will examine the concept of “Prairie Madness,” and dig into some history to find out how […]
Save the date for this St. Cloud Area Genealogists event! Join us on March 15 with Diana Elder for a discussion on Mind Mapping. This event starts at 7pm on Tuesday, March 15. More information to come. Questions? Email [email protected]. If you're interested in becoming a SCAG member, please email [email protected] or visit this link. […]
In 2022, we’re bringing back the Whippersnapper Hour! This program lets kids get their hands on history, with engaging and interactive activities that bring the past to life. This month at the Stearns History Museum’s “Whippersnapper Hour,” we will dive into “The Way We Play!” These days, a lot of toys and games for children are […]
Join us for the Minnesota Voices Book Club on April 12th from 6:30 - 8:30. Stearns History Museum and UniteCloud are proud to present author Sun Yung Shin, discussing her book What We Hunger For. Cost is free for museum members, and $5 for nonmembers. You can register online by clicking this link: https://stearnshistorymuseum.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/stearnshistorymuseum/event.jsp?event=41& Questions? […]
Join us for coffee and rolls with Tim Ternes of Hill Museum and Manuscript Library! Tim is the director of programming and director of the Saint John's Bible. Note that this event is at Hill Museum and Manuscript Library at St. Johns University, Collegeville. Attendance for this event is limited due to COVID-19 space limitations. […]
Save the date for this St. Cloud Area Genealogists event! Join us on April 19 with Mary Kircher Roddy presenting the webinar “FamilyBrowse: A New Way to Use FamilySearch.org." The presentation will be offered synchronously online. Familysearch.org has millions of images on its website, but many are not indexed or searchable. Kircher Roddy will show participants […]
The Stearns History Museum will be hosting a pop-up exhibit, where you can bring your recipes, special ingredients, or just tools of the trade, and share it and its meaning with our visitors! Maybe you have an old family recipe that's been passed down for generations, or an old piece of traditional cookware or utensils. […]
Hops and History is back! In 2022, every other month we will be enjoying a Historic Happy Hour, complete with discussions of quirky historic topics and local craft beer. Mitch Bender is a professor at St. Cloud State University, where he has been teaching environmental studies since 2002. He considers himself a tattoo enthusiast. As […]
Save the date for this St. Cloud Area Genealogists event! Have you struggled to find your ancestors in Germany? If so, join the St. Cloud Area Genealogists at Stearns History Museum on May 17 for Dana Palmer's webinar “Useful Tools for Finding German Ancestors." Dana Palmer specializes in lineage society applications, publishing family books, and Midwestern […]
Join the community discussion of "Evidence of V: a novel in fragments, fact and fiction" on Saturday, May 21, 2022. When author Sheila O'Connor attempted to uncover secrets about her family, she discovered the little-known history of incarcerating young girls for 'immorality' throughout Minnesota. (Books available for immediate checkout at Great River Regional Library) See […]