Get the Message
2025-11-07 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Our new exhibit, “Get the Message,” opens Friday, November 7th! Take a walk through the advertising that shaped the business landscape of Stearns County. Bring your family and check it out today!

Community Scan: Paynesville
2025-11-07 14:00 - 18:00 | Great River Regional Library, Paynesville, 119 Washburne Ave, Paynesville, MN, 56362, United States
The Stearns History Museum, in partnership with the Great River Library system, is offering a free community-scanning event. Bring your family photos or other documents important to your family history to be scanned with professional equipment. You will go home with a digital copy of your materials. For all ages. Registration required for a 30 minute time slot.
Limit one time slot per person. Oversized materials and negatives do take longer to scan than other materials.
Bring your own flash drive, or the museum will have flash drives available to purchase ($5)

Community Scan: Stearns History Museum
2025-11-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

Breakfast Club: Linden Hill Historic Estate
2025-11-12 09:00 - 10:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join Linden Hill Executive Director Julia Mueller as she talks about the lumber industry in Little Falls, as well as the impacts the Weyerhaeuser and Musser families had on the area, and how historic their homes are still used today.
$7/person, FREE for members!

Community Scan: Clearwater
2025-11-12 15:00 - 18:00 | Great River Regional Library, Clearwater, 740 Clearwater Center, Clearwater, MN, 55320, United States

Community Scan: Melrose
2025-11-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Great River Regional Library, Melrose, 225 E. 1st St. N., Melrose, MN, 56352, United States

Community Scan: Sauk Centre
2025-11-13 14:00 - 19:00 | Sauk Centre Library, 430 Main St. S., Sauk Centre, 56378, United States

Stearns History Museum Fix-It Clinic
2025-11-14 16:00 - 19:00 | Sherburne History Center, Becker, 10775 27th Ave SE, Becker, MN, 55308, United States
Something broken? Bring it to a Fix-It Clinic!
Bring mending, small appliances, clothing, electronics, toys, or other household items. Volunteers will help you fix or mend your things for free.

No pre-registration required.
Items should be carry-in size for hands-on repair.
First-come, first-served. Limit 2 items per household.
Items accepted until 30 minutes before the event ends.

Community Scan: St. Cloud Public Library
2025-11-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Great River Regional Library, St. Cloud, 1300 West St. Germain St., Saint Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

Hops and History: History of the Fergus Falls State Hospital with Chris Schuelke
2025-11-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Bad Habit Brewing Company
Join us at Bad Habit Brewing in St. Joseph, as Executive Director of Ottertail Historical Society Chris Schuelke talks about the history of the state’s most famous state hospital, which first opened in 1890 to solve overcrowding issues at other hospitals.
$10/person, Members FREE

Gingerbread Architecture: Sweet Elements of Design
2025-11-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Granite Innovations, 1100 West St. Germain St., Saint Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Tap your inner architect at this delicious all-ages, family-friendly workshop. Learn the basics of architecture and structural design using everyone’s favorite building materials – gingerbread and frosting! Taught by Whitney Lougheed of JLG Architects, this hands-on interactive workshop shows you how to create your own architectural masterpiece using gingerbread from Cold Spring Bakery. It’s sure to be a tasty treat! Held at Granite Innovations in downtown St. Cloud, stick around following the class for a tour of the facility and learn about the organization and its work. Class size is limited, so register today!
To register, visit stearnshistorymuseum.org/events. Questions? Contact Ann Marie at development@stearns-museum.org or call 320-253-8424.
Special thanks to class sponsor, JLG Architects!

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 4th, 5pm
2025-12-04 17:00 - 18:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
In our 4th annual Escape Room, you will travel back in time to the 1950s! Nostalgia is fun and all, but what happens when you can’t get back to the present day? You have to find a way out- or be stranded in the past forever!

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 4th, 6pm
2025-12-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 4th, 7pm
2025-12-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

Gingerbread Architecture: Sweet Elements of Design
2025-12-06 11:00 - 12:00 | Harvest Church, 338 Main St. West, Freeport, 56331, United States
Tap your inner architect at this delicious all-ages, family-friendly workshop. Learn the basics of architecture and structural design using everyone’s favorite building materials- gingerbread and frosting! Taught by SHM librarian and preservation enthusiast Miranda Stueckrath, this hands-on interactive workshop shows you how to create your own architectural masterpiece using gingerbread from Cold Spring Bakery. Held in partnership with the Melrose Area Arts Council, stick around after the class to hear more about the Arts Council and its work in the Melrose/Freeport communities. Class size is limited, so register today!

Questions? Contact Ann Marie Johnson at development@stearns-museum.org or 320-253-8424.
Special thanks to class sponsor, JLG Architects!

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 11th, 5pm
2025-12-11 17:00 - 18:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 11th, 6pm
2025-12-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 11th, 7pm
2025-12-11 19:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 12th, 5pm
2025-12-12 17:00 - 18:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 12th, 6pm
2025-12-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 12th, 7pm
2025-12-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 13th, 1pm
2025-12-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 13th, 2pm
2025-12-13 14:00 - 15:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 13th, 3pm
2025-12-13 15:00 - 16:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 13th, 4pm
2025-12-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 18th, 5pm
2025-12-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 18th, 6pm
2025-12-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 18th, 7pm
2025-12-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 19th, 5pm
2025-12-19 17:00 - 18:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States

SHM Escape Room: Lost in the 50s- Dec. 19th, 6pm
2025-12-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
