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. […]
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 […]
Save the date for this month's Breakfast Club. Join us for coffee and rolls with Patrick Coleman as we view and discuss the Sinclair Lewis exhibit. Check back soon for more information about this event. Attendance for this event is limited due to COVID-19 space limitations. Reservations are required. Please call the Museum at 320-253-8424 […]
Go back in time with us! Join Stearns History Museum for our annual World War II Living History Event! This TWO day living history weekend will transport the Museum and Plaza back in time to the 1940s. Visit with re-enactors See authentic military vehicles See weapon demonstrations Kids activities ration game scavenger hunts (with prizes) […]
Love history? Like to ski? Take the central Minnesota park history challenge and try Historski: A History Ski Tour of Riverside Park during the 15th Annual Sons of Norway Barnelopet (children’s ski) at Riverside Park on Sunday, January 22, 2023. Check your knowledge while doing a scavenger hunt along some of Riverside Park's great ski […]
One of the biggest hurdles to overcome in genealogy is the seemingly illegible handwriting in our ancestors’ records. Professional genealogist Pam Vestal will address that challenge when she presents the webinar “What the Heck Does that Say? Overcoming Difficult Handwriting” for the St. Cloud Area Genealogists on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7 p.m. at […]
We're bringing back our annual WWII weekend! More information to come later in 2023, but for now we wanted to let you all know the dates. You can expect the Museum to be full of family-friendly activities, reenactors, interactive exhibits, and a lot more. We hope to see you there July 8 & 9! Register […]
We're bringing back our annual WWII weekend! More information to come later in 2023, but for now we wanted to let you all know the dates. You can expect the Museum to be full of family-friendly activities, reenactors, interactive exhibits, and a lot more. We hope to see you there July 8 & 9! Register […]
