Stearns History Museum

Civil War Roundtable: Lincoln and the Hellgate
2022-04-12 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us for Civil War Roundtable as George Romano discusses Lincoln and the Hellgate.
This event takes place on April 12 at 3:45pm. Please call the museum with questions at 320-253-8424.

Minnesota Voices Book Club - What We Hunger For - Sung Yung Shin
2022-04-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
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? Call the museum at 320-253-8424. Hope to see you there!

Breakfast Club - On The Road with Tim Ternes @ HMML
2022-04-13 09:00 - 10:00 | Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, 2835 Abbey Plaza St. John's University, Collegeville, 56321
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. Reservations are required. Please call the Museum at 320-253-8424 to register. The Breakfast Club program is free for Stearns History Museum members and $7 for nonmembers. Questions? Call the museum at 320-253-8424.

Memory Writers
2022-04-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-05-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-05-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Memory Writers is a writing group that meets twice a month on the first and third Tuesdays at 10:00 am. The group develop topics to write about and in turn shares those stories. This program is free to Museum members (non-members $7).

SCAG Family Browse: A Different Way to Look at FamilySearch
2022-04-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
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 how to effectively use the catalog and browse records that are not easily found through conventional methods. And the website continues to add images each month!
This event starts at 7pm on Tuesday, April 19. More information to come. Questions? Email scag@stcloudareagen.org.
Mary Kircher Roddy, Certified Genealogist, is also a Certified Public Accountant. She
lectures in Washington State and across the US, and is a regular presenter for
LegacyFamilyTree webinars. She has written for Internet Genealogy, NGS Magazine,
FGS Forum, Family Chronicle, and The National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Mary
has served as treasurer for the Association of Professional Genealogists and is
currently a trustee of the Board of Certification of Genealogists. You can read more
about her at MKR Genealogy – www.mkrgenealogy.com.
If you’re interested in becoming a SCAG member, please email scag@stcloudareagen.org or visit this link.
Upcoming SCAG events:
April 19 – Mary Kircher Roddy, Family Browse: A Different Way to Look at FamilySearch, 7 p.m.
May 17 – Dana Palmer, “Useful Tools for Finding German Ancestors,” 7 p.m.

"Your Secret Ingredient" Pop-up Exhibit & Discussion
2022-04-26 17:30 - 19:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
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. It could be anything & we want you to share it with us! Bring your items any time between April 21-26 and fill out a label to share your story during the discussion.
Join us on April 26 from 5:30-7 to share the story of your items and to see what others bring to the table! This event is complementary to the April series of the Minnesota Voices Book Club program. For more information about those events, please click here to view our event calendar.
Cost is $7 for nonmembers and members are free. Please click here to register online. You can also register by calling or emailing the Museum (info@stearns-museum.org) Questions? Call the Museum at 320-253-8424.

Civil War Roundtable - The Confederate Raid on St. Albans, Vermont
2022-05-10 15:45 - 17:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Please join us for Civil War Roundtable with Darryl Sannes! This program takes place on May 10 at 3:45 pm. Please call the museum to register/ask questions – 320.253.8424
“Burn the Town and Sack the Banks,” the Confederate Raid on St. Albans, Vermont
Late in 1864 the Confederate States of America devised a plan to bring “Total War,” to the North and obtain some revenge for what was happening in the South. This almost stranger-than-fiction story, accounts for the planning and the people involved in all of the aspects of this episode of the American Civil War.
Darryl Sannes has been studying the American Civil War as a hobby all of his adult life. He co-authored the three-book set, Patriots of Brooklyn, the stories of men from Brooklyn Township who served in the Civil War. From 2011 through 2015 he served on the Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force. He has been to all of the major Civil War Battlefields at least once and has been to Gettysburg 11 times. Sannes has over 500 Civil War books in his library. He has been a member of the Twin Cities Civil War Roundtable since 2006 and has been an officer and board member for the last five years. Darryl has also presented on Civil War subjects to the other Minnesota Civil War Rountables. Sannes is a board member for a local non-profit and spends most of his retired time researching history and genealogy.

Breakfast Club with Ames Sheldon
2022-05-11 09:00 - 10:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us for breakfast on May 11! This month, we will be joined by author Ames Sheldon. She will be discussing her book Lemons in the Garden of Love. Coffee and rolls will be provided!
This program is at Stearns History Museum on May 11th from 9am-10am. Cost is $7 for nonmembers and free for members. Attendance for this event is limited due to COVID-19 space limitations. Reservations are required. Please call the Museum at 320-253-8424 or click here to register.

Hops & History - "Pin-ups, Anchors, and Hearts" with Mitch Bender
2022-05-12 17:30 - 19:00 | Third Street Brewhouse, 219 Red River Ave N, Cold Spring, MN, 56320, United States
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 a pastime, he studies tattoo history and collects tattoo art and paraphernalia. His favorite era of American tattoo history spans WWI to the Vietnam War.
The drinking of the beer starts at 5:30, and the program begins at 6! So mark the following dates on your calendar, bring some cash for a couple pints of delicious beer, and join us! Call 320.253.8424 or email info@stearns-museum.org to register. You can also register by clicking here.
Cost: $7 for non-members, members free. Please note that this event will take place in Cold Spring, MN at Third Street Brewhouse.

SCAG “Useful Tools for Finding German Ancestors" with Dana Palmer
2022-05-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
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 research – specifically Ohio. In addition to her client work, she reviews military repatriation cases, is part of the Silver Books team, and lectures at RootsTech and the National Genealogical Society (NGS) conferences. She loves problem solving and tracking down those elusive ancestors. For more information refer to her website: www.treasuredlineage.com
This event starts at 7pm on Tuesday, May 17 and will be offered synchronously online. Questions? Email scag@stcloudareagen.org. Cost is free for SCAG members, $5 for non SCAG members.
If you’re interested in becoming a SCAG member, please email scag@stcloudareagen.org or click here.

Sauk Centre Reads Together
2022-05-21 09:00 - 16:00 | River of Life Church, 705 12th St. S., Sauk Centre, MN, 56378, United States
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 event schedule below for more information. Click here for the event website and registration.
9AM – 1PM Tours of the Eagle’s Healing Nest (former Home School for Girls) at 310 US Hwy 71 Sauk Centre, MN 56378
~ Presentation location is River of Life Church 705 12th St. S. Sauk Centre, MN 56378 ~
1PM – 2PM Sauk Centre Historical Society and Museum Presentations
2PM – 3PM Author Sheila O’Connor
3PM – 4PM Presentations and Community Discussion

Members Appreciation Picnic
2022-05-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Please join us in celebrating YOU! All members are welcome. If you’re not a member and would like to learn how you can become one, please click here.
Questions? Call the Museum at 320-253-8424.

Traveling Exhibit "Old Places Matter" *Closing*
2022-05-28 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
On May 28, 2022 Old Places Matter will be leaving Stearns History Museum. Please come in before this date to view the exhibit! Call the Museum at 320-253-8424 with questions.

Kiwanis Walk & Roll Parade
2022-05-28 10:00 - 11:30 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Please join us for the Kiwanis led Walk & Roll Parade at Heritage Park! We are offering free admission to the Museum (5/28 only) to anyone participating in the parade.
The Kiwanis will be joined by the Sauk Rapids Color Guard, St. Cloud Police Department, LEAF, and more. There will be fun for everyone including giveaways, lawn games, etc. and best of all, this is a completely FREE event!

When: Saturday, May 28 10am – 11:30am
Where: Heritage Park (Stearns History Museum)
Questions? Go to stcloudkiwanis.org, stearnshistorymuseum.org, or call the Museum at 320-253-8424

Melrose Area Historical Society - Presentation by Hermann Welp and Bernd Struckmann
2022-06-03 11:30 - 14:30 | Greenwald Pub, 310 1st Ave N, Greenwald, Minnesota, 56335, United States
The Melrose Area Historical Society is sponsoring a presentation by Hermann Welp and Bernd Struckmann from Lower Saxony, Germany. They will be talking about life in Northern Germany in the 1830s and why many emigrated to the United States. They’ve helped several local families trace their ancestors, since many of them came from Lower Saxony.
Join the society for their presentation on German customs and organizations as well as a lunch buffet at Greenwald Pub on Friday, June 3, 2022 from 11:30a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Guests are welcome to socialize with friends, visitors and the presenters. The buffet style meal will be $15. You may even want to practice your German in conversation. More information will follow at a later date.

Breakfast Club - Putting Together the Minnesota Historical Society’s Sinclair Lewis Exhibit with Patrick Coleman
2022-06-08 09:00 - 10:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Save the date for this month’s Breakfast Club. Join us for coffee and rolls with Patrick Coleman as we view and discuss the Sinclair Lewis exhibit.
Check back soon for more information about this event.
Attendance for this event is limited due to COVID-19 space limitations. Reservations are required. Please call the Museum at 320-253-8424 to register. The Breakfast Club program is free for Stearns History Museum members and $7 for nonmembers.

Skate Park Open House - Heritage Park
2022-06-09 09:00 - 15:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
On June 9, enjoy free admission to the Museum & explore Heritage Park!

Heritage Circle Tour: Sinclair Lewis Home, Museum & Creamery
2022-06-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home, 810 Sinclair Lewis Ave, Sauk Centre, MN, 56378, United States
Calling all Heritage Circle Members! Join us in Sauk Centre for a special tour of the Sinclair Lewis Home, Museum & Creamery on June 9 from 10am – 12pm. This will tie into our Breakfast Club on June 8th featuring Patrick Coleman & the Sinclair Lewis Exhibit.

Stay tuned for more information on how to register/RSVP!

Whippersnapper Hour - "Spy School"
2022-06-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
In 2022, we’re bringing back Whippersnapper Hour! This program lets kids get their hands on history, with engaging and interactive activities that bring the past to life.
At this month’s “Whippersnapper Hour,” kids (ages 7-13) are invited for a crash course at the Spy School! Kids will learn all about the different secret spy tactics used during World War II, with everything from Morse Code to writing messages in invisible ink! Then, they will be forced to put those skills to use in order to solve a mystery right here in the museum.
Join us from 10-11 on Saturday, June 11 for “Spy School! Cost is $3/child (nonmembers) and members are free.
To register call the Museum at 320-253-8424 or email info@stearns-museum.org.

See you at the Juneteenth Celebration @ Lake George
2022-06-17 15:00 - 21:00 | Lake George, 1101 7th St S, St. Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Stop by our booth to chat, play games, and learn more about history & the Museum!

Taking the Ball into Their Own Hands: Women and the Road to Title IX Online Exhibit opens
2022-06-23 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Stearns History Museum is opening it’s first online photographic exhibit Taking the Ball into Their Own Hands: Women and the Road to Title IX.

The exhibit celebrates the enactment of Title IX into law on June 23, 1972, and features 25 Stearns County women athletes. Each profile has a quote or an interesting fact about their experiences. The research coincided with a grant project funded through Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Fund and administrated by the Minnesota Historical Society. The highlighted athletes were chosen for their athletic skills and a desire to build community through volunteering, mentoring, and public service.

Access to the virtual display will be through the Museum’s website and catalog: https://researchcenter.stearnshistorymuseum.org/MAEResults.aspx?pS=*&dir=STEARNSAR

Questions can be directed to info@stearns-museum.org or by calling 320-253-8424.

History on Deck: John Decker Night
2022-06-24 17:30 - 22:00 | Cold Spring Baseball Park, 700 1st St S, Cold Spring, MN, 56320, United States
Join Stearns History Museum on June 24 at Cold Spring Baseball Park for a friendly game of baseball as a celebration of John Decker to honor him with the Zapp Historian Award.
We’re hosting a pre-game picnic at 5:30pm with music, hot dogs, beverages, and more as we celebrate John. General admission tickets are also available to watch the Cold Spring Springers take on the Farming Flames at 7:00pm with cash bar and concessions available. All proceeds directly support the Stearns History Museum’s Archival Program.
Please click here or visit stearnshistorymuseum.org/baseball for tickets and other information! We hope to see you there supporting John and the archives!

WWII Living History Weekend - "At War and At Home: The WWII Experience"
2022-07-09 10:00 - 2022-07-10 16:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Go back in time with us! Join Stearns History Museum for our annual World War II Living History Event! This TWO day living history weekend will transport the Museum and Plaza back in time to the 1940s.

Visit with re-enactors
See authentic military vehicles
See weapon demonstrations
Kids activities

ration game
scavenger hunts (with prizes)

and more!

Make sure to come by the Museum Plaza on July 9th (10am-4pm) and 10th (11am-4pm).
We’ll also be hosting a Hangar Dance at the Whitney Center Saturday Night (July 9) from 7-10pm. You can find more information for that on our event calendar.
Cost for members is $5; non-members is $10. Questions? Call the Museum at 320.253.8424. Please register by clicking here or go to www.stearnshistorymuseum.org/LivingHistory2022.
Want to register as a re-enactor? Click here!

WWII Hangar Dance
2022-07-09 19:00 - 22:00 | The Whitney Senior Center, 1527 Northway Dr, St. Cloud, MN, 56303, United States
Join Stearns History Museum for our WWII Hangar Dance during our Living History Weekend! This event will feature local craft beer, complimentary treats, and ’40s Swing Music by Rock City Jazz Band featuring Janelle Kendall and Seams Like Swing. Be sure to dress in your best zoot suit, uniform, or seersucker as there will be a prize for best period costume.
Swing in early (6:30pm) if you’d like to take part in swing dance lessons! All are welcome!
Cost of entry is $10 per person. Bring cash for the bar and don’t forget your dancing shoes!
For tickets, call the Museum at 320.253.8424 or click here to register. We hope to see you at the Whitney Senior Center on July 9 from 7 – 10pm!
For more information about the WWII Living History Weekend, please go to www.stearnshistorymuseum.org/LivingHistory2022.

See you at Summertime By George! @ Lake George
2022-07-20 17:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

History Outdoors - Live Like Pioneers
2022-07-21 10:00 - 11:30 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Stearns History Museum invites children ages 7-14 to enjoy History Outdoors!
This summer, kids will be able to escape reality for a couple hours, and get a taste of life as pioneers in Central Minnesota. They will have to do the morning chores, which includes milking the cow, collecting eggs, and making butter! Once their daily chores are finished, they will get a chance to work on a crazy quilt, and write a journal entry with quills and ink!
Cost is $3/student for nonmembers, members are free.
Please contact at 320.253.8424 to register or click here to register online.
Save the dates for these upcoming History Outdoors programs:

Live Like Pioneers

Thursday, July 21, 10-11:30 am
Thursday, July 28, 10-11:30 am

Dig Like Archaeologists

Thursday, August 4, 10-11:30 am
Thursday, August 11, 10-11:30 am

Note: Live Like Pioneers will take place once on July 21, and again on July 28.

See you at the Stearns County Fair!
2022-07-27 10:00 - 2022-07-31 19:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Stop by our booth at the Stearns County Fair in Sauk Centre! We’ll be there July 27 – 31 from 10am – 7pm. We hope to see you all there!

History Outdoors - Live Like Pioneers
2022-07-28 10:00 - 11:30 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Stearns History Museum invites children ages 7-14 to enjoy History Outdoors!
This summer, kids will be able to escape reality for a couple hours, and get a taste of life as pioneers in Central Minnesota. They will have to do the morning chores, which includes milking the cow, collecting eggs, and making butter! Once their daily chores are finished, they will get a chance to work on a crazy quilt, and write a journal entry with quills and ink!
Cost is $3/student (nonmembers) and members are free.
Please contact the Museum at 320.253.8424 to register, or click here to register online.
Note: Live Like Pioneers will take place once on July 21, and again on July 28.
Save the dates for these upcoming History Outdoors programs:

Dig Like Archaeologists

Thursday, August 4, 10-11:30 am
Thursday, August 11, 10-11:30 am
