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Mark your calendars and have breakfast with us! This time, we're taking it on the road to Quarry Park in Waite Park. Join us for coffee and donuts accompanied by a presentation and discussion with Sarah Weed as she talks about the history of Quarry Park! Admission is $7 for non-members and members are free. […]
Mark your calendars! Join us for breakfast on October 12 from 9-10am and enjoy a presentation titled I Hear My Father's Voice: Experiences of a WWII Veteran in the Pacific Arena from Hedy Tripp. Coffee and rolls will be provided. Please register ahead for this program. You can register by calling 320.253.8424 or emailing info@stearns-museum.org. […]
Save the date for this month’s Breakfast Club. Join us for coffee and rolls with Jeanette Blonigen Clancy as we discuss the German-Catholics of Stearns County. Please call the Museum at 320-253-8424 or click here to register. The Breakfast Club program is free for Stearns History Museum members and $7 for nonmembers.
Join us for a special January edition of Breakfast Club as Elena White and Molly Weyrens, members of the Nordic Ski Club of Northern Minnesota, discuss the 10th Mountain Division - a group of mountaineers who fought in Italy, Austria, and other areas during WWII. January 11 at 9am - Stearns History Museum Open to […]
Mark your calendars for a breakfast date with the history museum. Join us the morning of Wednesday, February 8 for breakfast with St. Cloud State University Archivist Tom Steman. We will be exploring Central Minnesota's connection with cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes gang as Tom discusses St. Cloud State alumni […]
Join us for breakfast! This time, we'll be discussing the history of the Avon Hills Folk School with presenter Chris Schellinger. Save the date - April 12 at 9am. Chris will be discussing the property, how it became a Folk School, and a little about the history of the 'folk school movement.' For clarification: this […]
Join us for another Breakfast Club at the Stearns County History Museum! This meeting will feature Bill Vossler, author of "Burma-Shave: The Rhymes, the Signs, the Times". Local writer Bill Vossler tell the story of this unique Minnesota company, which went from rags to riches thanks to its unique roadside advertising technique. Between 1925 and […]
Join us for another Breakfast Club at the Stearns County History Museum! This week, we will be highlighting the History of WACOSA as they celebrate 60 years of creating possibilities for all abilities! Breakfast Club is free for Museum members and $7 for nonmembers
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 […]
