Connecting people through the power of history and culture
Bring your talent and tell your story! Music, Poetry, Prose, Storytelling, Comedy! Tell your story about YOUR place in Stearns County! Are you a newcomer? Were you born and raised? Do you have a story of a special corner of this community? Please note that we often hear stories and listen to perspectives that can […]
From its start in a small rented office in Waite Park to today, Brenny Transportation, Inc. has grown into a highly-respected woman-owned trucking company in the heart of central Minnesota. Learn the secrets of its business success and vision for the future during an exclusive tour with Joyce Brenny, CEO & Founder. The tour starts […]
Back by popular demand! Join celebrated local folksinger and songwriter Dennis Warner for another free fall concert at the Stearns History Museum (235 33rd Avenue South, St. Cloud). The event takes place at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Freshly back from his recent South African tour, the concert will include Warner’s internationally-recognized […]
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In 2022, the Stearns History Museum was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Minnesota Historical Society to delve into our own archives, and those of other regional depositories, and create a document that begins to tell the story of the Dakota and Ojibwe in what is now Stearns County. We hired Emily Sackett, who spent […]
Many genealogists have not considered how adverse weather conditions affected their ancestors and the communities in which they lived. How could a researcher find information regarding weather and its effects from decades ago? Kandiyohi County native Carolyn Mankell Sowinski will share her experience in a book talk hosted by the St. Cloud Area Genealogists on […]