June 2021
Coffee with Carie in June
Free
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 June 24 and Aug 26. Space is limited, so registration is needed. Email us at info@stearns-museum.org or call 320-253-8424.
Find out more »July 2021
YMCA Day Camp
From 10 AM to Noon today, we'll be hosting our local YMCA's Day Camp group! Registration for this event is full, through the YMCA.
Find out more »At Home: The Living History Experience
Join us for this WWII Living History Weekend at the Stearns History Museum! Weekend Two (At Home): Saturday, July 10: 9-4 Sunday, July 11: 9-3 Experience life on the homefront with activities, re-enactors, and a WWII fashion show. The exhibit, 33rd and Cooper, opens and highlights Char-Gale, an aircraft parts manufacturer that employed women during WWII. Click here to buy tickets >> This exciting event is part of a series! Click here to learn more.
Find out more »At Ease in July: The Living History Experience
Join us for this WWII Living History Night at the Stearns History Museum! Saturday, July 10th from 5:30pm-7:30pm At Ease in July will showcase entertainment of the WWII era, conversations with re-enactors, a video-premiere of “Good Luck, and I’ll Be Seeing You” – Keeping in Touch During WWII, and the opening of our new exhibit, 33rd & Cooper. *At the registration page, you’ll have the opportunity to register for the all events pass as well. Click here to buy tickets >>…
Find out more »Breakfast Club: One Last Time—WWII Veteran Stories
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. Holocaust, and Japanese-American Internment Camp Survivors; Homefront Workers; Allied POW’s; Veterans from all branches and Theatres, and in one case, even a German Soldier who…
Find out more »Memory Writers
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 writers. No RSVP is required. Questions? Contact Jan Sorell for more information: jsorrell97@gmail.com
Find out more »August 2021
Memory Writers
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 writers. No RSVP is required. Questions? Contact Jan Sorell for more information: jsorrell97@gmail.com
Find out more »Breakfast Club: Missing Pieces
Annette Atkins will present Missing Pieces. Uncover the “Missing Pieces” in the narrative we commonly tell about St. Cloud’s history. Atkins, professor emerita of history at the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, will highlight the stories about race, racism, and structural obstacles to equity. Attendance for this event is limited due to COVID-19 space limitations. Reservations are required. Please call the Museum at 320-253-8424 to register. The Breakfast Club program is free for Stearns History Museum members and $7…
Find out more »Memory Writers
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 writers. No RSVP is required. Questions? Contact Jan Sorell for more information: jsorrell97@gmail.com
Find out more »Whitney Senior Center Tour
Visit the Stearns History Museum through the Whitney Senior Center and explore the stories of Stearns County citizens. Register with the Whitney Senior Center Here >>
Find out more »Donuts With The Director
Free
You're invited to swing by on Saturday August 21st 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 the MN Twins are looking this season. Now's your chance to get back into the building, with masks and social distancing to ensure your safety. This will be a monthly gathering if you can't make it this time.…
Find out more »Coffee with Carie in August
Free
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 Aug 26. Space is limited, so registration is needed. Email us at info@stearns-museum.org or call 320-253-8424.
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