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See you at the Central Minnesota Farm Show at River’s Edge Convention Center! February 22 from 9am to 4pm & February 23 from 9am to 3pm. For more information go to https://www.stcloudareachamber.com/Farm-Show.aspx.
This event is part 4 of 4 of the Exploring History and Culture in Central Minnesota Lecture Series – February 2022. Join Dr. David Calabro, Curator of Eastern Christian Manuscripts, for a brief introduction to the ancient and fascinating Coptic Egyptian culture. Coptic Christians represent a small but growing community in Minnesota, with two churches […]
You're invited to join us at Beaver Island Brewing Company for Oral History Happy Hour! This event will include a boxed dinner, cash bar, and a presentation by Jim Barkley of Sonant History about what it's like to produce an oral history for SHM. Beaver Island’s own Chris Laumb’s oral history recording will be featured. […]
Join us for Civil War Roundtable with Keith Gulsvig discussing The Federal & Confederate Navies. This event takes place March, 8 at 3:45pm. Please call 320-253-8424 with questions.
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).
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. At this month’s Hops and History, Stearns History Museum curators will examine the concept of “Prairie Madness,” and dig into some history to find out how […]
Save the date for this St. Cloud Area Genealogists event! Join us on March 15 with Diana Elder for a discussion on Mind Mapping. This event starts at 7pm on Tuesday, March 15. More information to come. Questions? Email [email protected]. If you're interested in becoming a SCAG member, please email [email protected] or visit this link. […]
In 2022, we’re bringing back the Whippersnapper Hour! This program lets kids get their hands on history, with engaging and interactive activities that bring the past to life. This month at the Stearns History Museum’s “Whippersnapper Hour,” we will dive into “The Way We Play!” These days, a lot of toys and games for children are […]
The traveling exhibition, Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations, offers an opportunity to learn more about the Native nations in Minnesota and the history of treaty-making with the United States. The exhibit relays Minnesota’s Native history in the voices of Dakota and Ojibwe people in this place once called “Mnisota.” It includes 20 freestanding panels […]
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).