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You're invited to swing by on Saturday August 21st 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 […]
Begin uncovering your roots! At this FREE introductory class, you will learn how to start your family tree adventure. September 18th 9:00 a.m. to Noon Online or In-Person at Stearns History Museum • Gather information you and your family members already have. • Find census, birth, marriage, and death records. • Discover genealogy software to create […]
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 coffee and rolls with Tim Ternes of Hill Museum and Manuscript Library! Tim is the director of programming and director of the Saint John's Bible. Note that this event is at Hill Museum and Manuscript Library at St. Johns University, Collegeville. Attendance for this event is limited due to COVID-19 space limitations. […]
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. Mitch Bender is a professor at St. Cloud State University, where he has been teaching environmental studies since 2002. He considers himself a tattoo enthusiast. As […]
Calling all Heritage Circle Members! Join us in Sauk Centre for a special tour of the Sinclair Lewis Home, Museum & Creamery on June 9 from 10am - 12pm. This will tie into our Breakfast Club on June 8th featuring Patrick Coleman & the Sinclair Lewis Exhibit. Stay tuned for more information on how […]
Join Stearns History Museum on June 24 at Cold Spring Baseball Park for a friendly game of baseball as a celebration of John Decker to honor him with the Zapp Historian Award. We're hosting a pre-game picnic at 5:30pm with music, hot dogs, beverages, and more as we celebrate John. General admission tickets are also […]
Great news - we're opening this Heritage Circle Tour to ALL Museum members!! Join us in Downtown St. Cloud for a special tour of the future Great River Children's Museum on September 14 from 10am – 11:30am. See their future location and construction site as they work to build an amazing (and FUN!) resource for […]
Join us at Pantown Brewing Company with Joel Knutson for another Hops and History! This time, Joel will be presenting on "The History of Luthiers & Guitar Builders in Minnesota." Come and grab a drink and mingle at 5:30 and the presentation will begin at 6! Stay tuned for more information on this program. For […]
Please join us at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 2, for a special Heritage Circle Tour, featuring the newly-renovated Eastman Hall on the campus of St. Cloud State University. Renovated in 2019, Eastman Hall is home to the new Center for Health and Wellness Innovation. University Archivist Tom Steman will lead the tour along with Medical […]