Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations
2022-01-04 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
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 and a 14-minute video titled, A Day in the Life of Minnesota Tribal Nations.
Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations is a collaboration of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, the Minnesota Humanities Center, and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian. The project is funded in part with money from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and The Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation.
This is a traveling exhibit and will be on display at Stearns History Museum from January 4, 2022 to March 3, 2022. Click here to learn more about the exhibit.

Memory Writers
2022-01-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-01-18 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | 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). Join the Memory Writers as they explore our past and develop skills as writers. No RSVP is required. Questions? Contact Jan Sorell for more information: jsorrell97@gmail.com

Civil War Roundtable
2022-01-11 15:45 - 17:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join us for Civil War Roundtable with Win Anderson at 3:45pm.
Stories of Service and Sacrifice: The 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg & The Bedford Boys of D-Day

Genealogy Roadshow
2022-01-11 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Please join us for a free, special event “Genealogy Roadshow” for members of St. Cloud Area Genealogists on Tuesday, January 11th 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Online.
Register Online no later than January 1st!
Registration link: https://bit.ly/3ouJ2Ni

Minnesota Voices Book Club - Anton Treuer
2022-01-11 18:30 - 20:00, 2022-01-25 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 January 11th. Stearns History Museum and UniteCloud are proud to present author and professor Anton Treuer, as he discusses his book Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask. Treuer, a renowned speaker and member of the Ojbiwe nation, will talk about his important book, which debunks so many stereotypes about Native Americans.
The event will be virtual (via Zoom). Click here for registration link. Cost is free for museum members, and $5 for nonmembers. Hope to see you there!

Hops and History- “Weddings from Wonderful to Weird: How Bridal Fashions Have Shaped the Way We Wed over 120 Years”- Jessica Cygan
2022-01-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, 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 from Pantown Brewing.
Seamstress, reenactor and vintage collector Jessica Cygan leads a discussion on the traditional, the wonderful and the weird of vintage bridal fashion. Cygan will talk about where our modern ideas about weddings came from, and answer questions like: Why do we wear white and when did that tradition begin? How did royal weddings influence our views of weddings? Is that expensive dress only used once? Did they actually make dresses out of parachutes in World War II? Answers to this and many more burning questions explained about bridal traditions from 1840 to 1960.
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 for information on how to register.
Cost: $7 for non-members, members free

January 13- “Weddings from Wonderful to Weird: How Bridal Fashions Have Shaped the way we Wed over 120 Years”- Jessica Cygan- 5:30 pm
March 10- “Prairie Madness: Fact or Fiction?”- Caitlin Carlson and Eric Cheever- 5:30 pm
May 12- “WWII: Pin-ups, Anchors, and Hearts”- Mitch Bender- 5:30 pm

St. Cloud Area Genealogists
2022-01-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
Join the St. Cloud Area Genealogists meeting with Michael Lacopo as he discusses She Came From Nowhere: A Case Study Approach to a Difficult Genealogical Problem.

Whippersnapper Hour "Go Inside your Phone!"
2022-01-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Stearns History Museum, 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
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 winter and spring, we will be exploring the technological innovations of the past, playing with different toys and games from decades ago, and cracking codes to become spies! So get ready, and we will see you in 2022!
Today, we can accomplish almost everything just using one piece of technology, our smartphone. But if we go back in time, every single thing we use our phone for, like playing music, watching movies, playing games, doing math, calling and sending messages, was done separately. Stop by this month’s Whippersnapper Hour, “Go Inside Your Phone,” to try out some of those aging old relics like- a typewriter, a rotary phone, a CD Player, a TAPE player, an old camera with FILM, and much more!
Cost: $3/child for non-members, members are free
Call 320.253.8424 or email info@stearns-museum.org to register!

January 22- 10 am- “Go Inside your Phone!”
March 19-10 am- “The Way we Play”
May 21-Whippersnapper Hour- 10 am- “Spy School”
