Connecting people through the power of history and culture
Preserve Engage Inspire Thrive
St. Cloud – Nancy Loe will kick off the St. Cloud Area Genealogists (SCAG) 2024-25 speaker series by presenting “Finding Females in U.S. Naturalization Records 1790-1952” on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. Whether you’re missing a naturalization record or finding an unexpected one, this session will help you discover how female ancestors — both foreign-born […]
The Historic Harvest Fest is back! On Saturday, September 28th, come on over to the Museum for some fall fun! We will have pumpkin painting, vintage style carnival games, a petting zoo, a hot apple cider bar, a cake walk, and more! This even is FREE for all!
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.
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!
Join us at 10 a.m. on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Coldspring in Cold Spring, Minnesota, for the final Heritage Circle Tour of the year. Learn about the company, its history, current operations and future plans during this exciting tour with Josh Reitmeier, Director of Operations. Coldspring got its start in 1890 when Henry Alexander, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tap your inner architect at this delicious all-ages, family-friendly workshop. Learn the basics of architecture and structural design with everyone’s favorite building materials - gingerbread and frosting. Learning couldn’t be more sweet! Taught by Evan Larson, AIA Principal/President/Project Architect at GLTArchitects, this hands-on interactive workshop shows you how to create your own scrumptious architectural masterpiece […]
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 […]
Tap your inner architect at this delicious all-ages, family-friendly workshop. Learn the basics of architecture and structural design with everyone’s favorite building materials - gingerbread and frosting. Learning couldn’t be more sweet! Taught by local preservation specialist and educational historian, Emily, this hands-on interactive workshop shows you how to create your own scrumptious architectural masterpiece […]