Connecting people through the power of history and culture

Civil War Roundtable

Stearns History Museum 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, United States

Join us for a Civil War Roundtable, where Vince Botz will present, "The 5th Minnesota at Forts Ridgley, Ripley and Abercrombie" and tell the story of the Lost Regiment at 3:45 p.m.

Breakfast Club with Jacob Laxen

Stearns History Museum 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, United States

Jacob Laxen, a former entertainment and food writer for the St. Cloud Times, will talk about his book, Central Minnesota Beer: A History, at the 9 a.m. Wednesday, October 13, Breakfast Club at the Stearns History Museum.      Beer has been an integral part of Central Minnesota politics, business, and culture for almost two […]

What’s Behind the Curtain?

Stearns History Museum 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, United States

Have you ever wanted to see the Museum collections storage area? Now's your chance! Carie Essig, our executive director, will host this special tour of what's in our off-site storage area. Meet in the Stearns History Museum lobby and we will go as a group to off-site storage. Space is limited. Registration required. Call 320-253-8424 […]

Memory Writers

Stearns History Museum 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 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 […]

October St. Cloud Area Genealogists Meeting

Zoom / Online

Free for members, $5 for non-members Location:       Online Only Facebook:     @stcloudareagenealogists To register, please email scag@stcloudareagen.org one week prior to the event for payment and login details. A Crash Course in Practical Genetic Genealogy Dr. Adina Newman will present online to the St. Cloud Area Genealogists with the webinar “A Crash Course in Practical Genetic […]

Make Corn Husk Dolls

Stearns History Museum 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, United States

Come and celebrate fall break by making corn husk dolls from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. October 21-23 at the Stearns History Museum. Cost would be the admission price of $3 for children; $7 for adults; free for members. Available while supplies last.

Memory Writers

Stearns History Museum 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, 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 […]

Civil War Roundtable

Stearns History Museum 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, United States

Join us for a Civil War Roundtable, where Dave Page will present, "Grant in Missouri" at 3:45 p.m. Page will talk about General Ulysses S. Grant time in Missouri and how it impacted his Civil War career.

Breakfast Club: Missing Pieces, Part 2

Stearns History Museum 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, United States

Missing Pieces: Part Two, presented by Annette Atkins We didn't finish the conversation about Stearns County's missing pieces, so Annette is coming back as promised for part two. Please join us as we continue the conversation highlighting area stories about race, racism and the structural obstacles to equity, uncovering the "missing pieces" in the narrative […]

Donuts With The Director

Stearns History Museum 235 33rd Ave S, St Cloud, MN, United States

You're invited to swing by on Saturday 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 Minnesota sports are looking this season. Now's your chance to get back into the building […]