One Last Time: World War II Veteran Stories Members of the “Greatest Generation” are leaving us at an alarming rate. Photographer and Amateur Historian, Jay Grammond planned and facilitated a WWII History Series in Elk River for 13 years. In that time, he got to know numerous people that lived during that time in history. […]
Children will live like the earliest Minnesota pioneer children of the 1800s, and that means doing the chores! Collecting eggs, doing laundry, mending clothes, churning butter...you name it! Kids will also make a pioneer-era craft to take home. (best fit for ages 7-13, but everyone welcome) Please call 320-253-8424 or e-mail Caitlin at ccarlson@stearns-museum.org to […]
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 […]
Children will live like the earliest Minnesota pioneer children of the 1800s, and that means doing the chores! Collecting eggs, doing laundry, mending clothes, churning butter...you name it! Kids will also make a pioneer-era craft to take home. (best fit for ages 7-13, but everyone welcome) Please call 320-253-8424 or e-mail Caitlin at ccarlson@stearns-museum.org to […]
What's Behind the Curtain? Friday July 23, 9:00am Have you ever wanted to see the Museum collections storage area? Now's your chance! Meet in the Stearns History Museum lobby and we will go as a group to offsite storage. Space is limited. Registration required. Call 320-253-8424 or send an email to info@stearns-museum.org. Hope you can […]
The July book club discussion will feature A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota, edited by Sun Yung Shin. She will discuss the process of gathering these stories that are described as, "Essays that challenge, discomfort, disorient, galvanize, and inspire all of us to evolve now, for our shared future." We will send out […]
Come see us at the Stearns County Fair!
What's Behind the Curtain? Wednesday July 28, 4:30pm Have you ever wanted to see the Museum collections storage area? Now's your chance! Meet in the Stearns History Museum lobby and we will go as a group to offsite storage. Space is limited. Registration required. Call 320-253-8424 or send an email to info@stearns-museum.org. Hope you can […]
Want to touch base with the museum, and see what kind of insider news our Director has to share? Then pull up a chair and pour yourself a hot one, because "Coffee with Carie" takes place 10 to 11 a.m. on July 29. Space is limited, so registration is needed. Email us at info@stearns-museum.org or […]
Children will learn how to observe their surroundings as archaeologists would - by looking at history beneath their feet! They will even get to try their hands at a little excavation. Please call 320-253-8424 or e-mail Caitlin at ccarlson@stearns-museum.org to register!
