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The League of Women Voters of the St. Cloud Area is hosting a reception for the opening of A Century of Civic Engagement: The League of Women Voters Minnesota When: Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 4:30 - 7:00 pm Where: Stearns History Museum | 235 33rd Ave S, St. Cloud, MN Join us for a […]
Brendon Duffy, archivist at CentraCare, will present Precedented Times: The 1918-19 Spanish Flu in Central Minnesota at 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 9, at our Breakfast Club. As World War I was coming to an end, the world battled an invisible opponent – the Spanish Flu of 1918-19. This pandemic, which took an estimated 50 million […]
You're invited to swing by on Saturday June 12th at 10:00am to visit with our Executive Director Carie Essig. Have a donut and get the latest updates about what we've been working on or chat about the weather, your family, or how the MN Twins are looking this season. Now's your chance to get back […]
New exhibit, now open! Featuring stories of Stearns County residents during World War II.
Join us for this WWII Living History Weekend at the Stearns History Museum! Weekend One (At War): Saturday, June 19: 9am-4pm Sunday, June 20: 9am-3pm Experience life for the soldiers on the frontlines with activities, re-enactors, and WWII military equipment. The WWII exhibit, Rising to the Crisis, also opens. Click here to buy tickets >> […]
Visit the Stearns History Museum through the Whitney Senior Center and explore the stories of Stearns County citizens. Register with the Whitney Senior Center Here >>
Want to touch base with the museum, and see what kind of insider news our Director has to share? Then pull up a chair and pour yourself a hot one, because "Coffee with Carie" takes place 10 to 11 a.m. on June 24 and Aug 26. Space is limited, so registration is needed. Email us […]
From 10 AM to Noon today, we'll be hosting our local YMCA's Day Camp group! Registration for this event is full, through the YMCA.
Join us for this WWII Living History Weekend at the Stearns History Museum! Weekend Two (At Home): Saturday, July 10: 9-4 Sunday, July 11: 9-3 Experience life on the homefront with activities, re-enactors, and a WWII fashion show. The exhibit, 33rd and Cooper, opens and highlights Char-Gale, an aircraft parts manufacturer that employed women during WWII. […]
The July book club discussion will feature A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota, edited by Sun Yung Shin. She will discuss the process of gathering these stories that are described as, "Essays that challenge, discomfort, disorient, galvanize, and inspire all of us to evolve now, for our shared future." We will send out […]