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Money can’t buy love…but it can buy you a chance!
Get the key to your Valentine’s heart from the Stearns History Museum “Unlock Your Love…and Make History” fundraiser.
Purchase a ticket to unlock three boxes at the Museum. Winning tickets drawn on Wednesday ...
Historic Cocktail Lesson with Caitlin: The Manhattan
How about one more toast to 2020? To send this year off into that good night, we are mixing up a cool and classic cocktail, the Manhattan. Though it has murky origins, this sophisticated drink came to symbolize the ...
Christopher Lehman and Derek Larson joined the Board of Directors at the Stearns History Museum during the second half of 2020.
Lehman, an ethnic studies professor and chair at St. Cloud State University, joined the Board in August 2020. He has written several books ...
Annette Atkins, a longtime board member of the Stearns History Museum, recently received the 2020 Zapp Historian Award. The honor recognizes her efforts in promoting the rich history of Stearns County and Central Minnesota.
Each year the Museum presents the award to ...
Enjoy this video from our staff and have some fun learning about history from the comfort of your home! Feel free to watch any time—"Happy Hour" is only a suggestion.
Historic Cocktail Lesson: The Tom and Jerry
Caitlin is back with another festive beverage for you ...
NOTE: This article originally appeared in the November 2020 issue of Crossings, a magazine exclusively produced for museum members. To read the whole story and receive the magazine four times per year, simply purchase an annual membership to the Stearns History ...
Welcome to our brand new web series, "My New Old House!" Many new homeowners may not own a new home at all, but an old one, full of historic character and charm! And sometimes, you may not know what all the strange, old, odds and ends in that home are. This new series ...
WHAT A YEAR 2020 HAS BEEN!
Stearns History Museum is as committed as ever to our mission, connecting people through the power of history and culture, and to our vision. We continue to serve you, even if our delivery is different than it was nine months ago.
We ...
COVID-19 Precautions:
The Stearns History Museum is pleased to be serving you digitally through our online catalog, phone, email, and on social media through January 2021! Staff are available Tuesday through Saturday.
Email: info@stearns-museum.org
Phone: ...
You've seen plenty stories of OUR stuff, but now we are turning the tables and talking about the stories of YOUR stuff! We know a lot of people around Stearns County have objects in their homes with fascinating histories, and for good reason, they want to hang on to ...
Museum Board Member Receives County Honor
Stearns County recognizes educator, author for lifelong work, public history advocacy
Annette Atkins, a longtime board member of the Stearns History Museum, was named a historian laureate by the Stearns County Board of ...
For this episode of "In the Victory Kitchen with Eric," we are taking a look at how soldiers would eat! Collections Curator Eric Cheever shows us how to make a couple of precious eggs go a little further, something English and American soldiers would do when they got ...