Stearns History Museum

Breakfast Club - History of the St. Cloud Municipal Band
2024-09-11 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Chicago) | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join members of the St. Cloud Municipal Band as they talk about the group’s long history, dating all the way back to the Civil War. Local talent, from college students to those who’ve been playing for 50 years, still play to enrich the lives of our community.

Breakfast Club- James Neppl, "Dead Talk"
2024-10-09 09:00 - 10:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
oin Community Outreach Coordinator, Chaplain, and Celebrant for Williams Dingmann Funeral Homes, James Neppl, as he briefly explores the history of the funeral business and the important meaning of ritual at the end of life.

Sundown Cemetery Tour- Acacia Cemetery, Clearwater
2024-10-12 17:00 - 18:30 | Acacia Cemetery, 2298 County Road 143, Clearwater, 55320, United States
It’s time for our annual Sundown Cemetery Tour! This year, we’re taking a stroll through Acacia Cemetery in Clearwater. Come a little early for some hot cocoa, a tasty treat as we walk through and learn about the many folks of Clearwater’s past.
$10/person, free for members!

Breakfast Club: Secrets of the Waite Park Car Shops Revealed! Barry Schreiber and Ray Schouviller
2024-11-13 09:00 - 10:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us to learn about the Car Shops of Waite Park, where 100,000 boxcars and hundreds of cabooses were built for the Great Northern Railway between 1901 and 1986. Expert Ray Schouviller will share historic photos of the shops, share its history, and talk about why it shut down in the 1980s.
Event is FREE for members; $7 for nonmembers. Donuts and coffee will be served.

Hops & History: Stars of Stearns County
2024-11-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Iron Street Distillery, 539 East St. Germain Street, St. Cloud, MN, 56304, United States
Join SHM Archivist Grant Wilson as he talks about some of Stearns County’s most famous actors and singers, including June Marlowe (left), Gig Young, and Stephen Sommers. Grab a cocktail, sit back, and learn about the big stars this county has produced!
Meet at Iron Street Distillery in St. Cloud- program starts at 6pm.
FREE for Museum Members, non-members: $10.00

Escape Room - 1984
2024-12-05 16:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
In our third annual Escape Room, Big Brother is watching. The past has been erased, and the future is bleak. It is up to you to find enough historic relics to make yourself remember. Otherwise, you will be trapped, and under surveillance, forever.
Slots at 4, 5, 6, and 7 pm. 6 people maximum per slot. $25/person, $20/members. Member code required.

Breakfast Club- Michelle Skroh, SHM Registrar- "An Object's Life in a Museum"
2024-12-11 09:00 - 10:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
What happens to your treasure once it’s given to the museum? Join us to for an introduction to to the process of donating an object to the Stearns History Museum and how that object is then integrated into the museum’s 3D permanent collection.
Event starts at 9 am- Members Free, $7 for nonmembers. Get there early for coffee and donuts!

20th Century Car Show
2025-05-29 16:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us on May 29th, from 4-8pm, for our 20th Century Car Show! This year, we are featuring cars manufactured between 1900 and 1999! Stop on by, browse the vehicles, check out the museum, and enjoy some hot dogs and beer! You won’t want to miss it!

If you’re interested in registering a vehicle in the show, you can register here: https://stearnshistorymuseum.wildapricot.org/event-6018575
Or, you can contact Eric Cheever at echeever@stearnsmuseum.org, or call us at the museum at 320-253-8424.
