East Grand Forks Heritage Foundation & Heritage Village
Foundation and Village
The East Grand Forks Heritage Foundation consists of 21 buildings, serving as an instrument for preservation and education. Included within their exhibits, they display an old steam boiler from a Fram ship from the late 1800s and early 1900s, an old bonanza Saw Mill, a home gardening station, a Military Room, a Town Hall that holds historic old photos and past newspapers, a working printing press and other pioneer domestic and agricultural artifacts. Every August, the East Grand Forks Heritage Foundation hosts Heritage Days, which includes displays such as steam engine threshing machines, antique tractors, and other farm implements of historical interest. Heritage Days are celebrated within the Heritage Village during the third weekend in August.
Contact: Teri Hammarback
(218) 773-3952
Heritage.VillageEGF@gmail.com
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Hours: Call (218) 773-3190 for a tour
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Admission for Adults and Children is $5 and Children under 12 are free with a parent.
<a href="http://www.egfheritage.com/">www.egfheritage.com</a>
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P.O. Box 281
219 20th Street
East Grand Forks, MN 56721
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East Polk Heritage Center
Heritage Center
The East Polk Heritage Center is held within a historic home donated by the Potvin family in Melland Park. The site now holds a vast amount of past culture including old furnishings, books, and photographs from the late 1800s to early 1900s during the time of their first settlers. Some displays include old garments, cooking utensils, and historic tools. During the fourth week in August, the East Polk Heritage Center holds both Heritage Day and the Classic Car show for the community.
President: Kathryn Carver
(218) 435-6136
eastpolkheritagecenter@gmail.com
www.eastpolkheritage.org
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Hours: Memorial Day to Labor Day, Saturday 9:00 to 1:00 and by appointment.
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Free Admission
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P.O. Box 4
Highway #2 East
Fosston, MN 56542
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Evansville Historical Foundation
Historical Foundation and Museum
The Evansville Historical Foundation contains both an array of buildings housing historical artifacts and availability to perform genealogy research. Some of the buildings include past homes, a sod house, a church, a chapel and town hall. They exhibit wedding gowns from various eras, old school books, memorabilia from past Evansville organizations and businesses, an old-fashioned buggy, a loom and past military garments and souvenirs. In regards to their genealogy research, the Evansville Historical Foundation has free access to online genealogy websites, census records, plat books and family histories starting from the late 1800s.
Manager: Pat Nitz
(218) 948-2010
ehf@gctel.com
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Hours: April 1 - October 31, Mondays - Fridays 10:30 am - 3:00 pm and November 1 - March 31, Tuesdays 10:30 am - 3:00 pm
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Free Admission
<a href="http://evansvillemn.net/">www.evansvillemn.net</a>
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P.Om Box 337
304 Gran Street South
Evansville, MN 56326
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Finn Creek Open Air Museum
Museum
The Finn Creek Open Air Museum captures the culture and lifestyle of the strong Finnish influence in the New York Mills area. It includes 18 acres of several log barns, an original farmstead, a smoke sauna, a sawmill, and a gift shop. Each site contains artifacts including clothing, domestic tools, and agricultural tools from the late 1800s that successfully illustrate the Finnish history. The Finn Creek Open Air Museum is also the location of the Finn Creek Festival, which celebrates local heritage with food, music, dancing, and theater at the summer’s end.
President: David Witikko
(218) 385-2233
www.finncreek.org
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Hours: Memorial Day - Labor Day, Thursdays - Sundays 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
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Free Admission
<a href="http://www.explorenewyorkmills.com/html/finn_creek.html">www.explorenewyorkmills.com/html/finn_creek</a>
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P.O. Box 134
55422 340th St
New York Mills, MN 56567
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History Museum of East Otter Tail County
History Museum
Under the History and Cultural Association of East Otter Tail County, the History Museum of East Otter Tail County and was established in 1998. Housed in a church built in 1887, the museum displays exhibits on Paul Miller, Perham’s past mayor for more than 30 years, the work on photographer Nic Jahn, a series of motion picture clips from the 1920s, information on the job of logging during the late 19th century, the early days of medicine, and histories on past East Otter Tail County musicians and famous athletes. They also feature information on the famous Otter Tail River, the early usage of the Railroad, and the early start of the Perham Telephone Company. The History Museum of East Otter Tail County also offers an extensive amount of help with genealogy research. They include within their research an index of the Perham Enterprise Bulletin Newspaper beginning in 1883, Perham Birth and Death Records from 1882 to 1900, the New York Mills Newspaper Index, a History of the Finns in Minnesota Book, and a Historical Photograph Search.
Contact: Karen Crabtree
(218) 346-7676
museum@eot.com
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Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm & Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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Free Admission
<a href="http://www.historymuseumeot.com/">www.historymuseumeot.com</a>
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230 1st Avenue North
Perham, MN 56573
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Goodridge Area Historical Society
Historical Society
The Goodridge Area Historical Society is dedicated in preserving the rich history of the Pennington County. Within its lifetime, the Goodridge Area Historical Society has been able to restore seven of its historical buildings. This has included a log house, a barn, an old railway depot, a telephone building, and a schoolhouse. Within these buildings the Society has included historic memorabilia, photos, and both domestic and agricultural tools from the late 1800s to early 1900s.
Contact: Norma Hanson
(218) 378-4385
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Hours: Call for an appointment
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Free Admission
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21625 330th Avenue NE
Goodridge, MN 56725-8860
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Grant County Museum and Historical Society
Museum and Historical Society
The Grant County Museum and Historical Society goes as far back as exhibiting the prehistoric roots of the Grant County area by including fossilized mammoth bones. Other exhibits reflect the Sioux and Chippewa heritage, along with preserved tools and other artifacts from the past. There is also a display on the early European settlers, culminating in a walk down an early 20th century street. Some other artifacts on display include an old ox car, a stagecoach, a furnished log cabin, and a schoolhouse. As well, the Museum and Historical Society also offer genealogical study for the public. The types of the material available for research include past censuses, indexed obituary and marriage records, naturalization records from 1883 to 1943, past Grant County newspapers, plat books, and unique histories on the community itself. This research does cost five dollars per hour and any addition charge on photocopying.
Director: Patricia Benson
(218) 685-4864
gcmnhist@runestone.net
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Hours: Monday-Friday 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Summers Only)
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Free Admission
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Box 1002
115 Second Street NE
Elbow Lake, MN 56531
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Cass Lake Museum & Lyle's Logging Camp
Museum and Camp
The Cass Lake Museum & Lyle’s Logging Camp are two sites holding the past pioneer logging artifacts. Within Lyle’s Logging Camp, it includes replicas of old equipment used by passed loggers as well as six building sites made by retired forester, Lyle Chisholm, that contain past used tools and photographs. Next to the Camp, the Cass Lake Museum is held in the formerly used railroad depot. There they hold numerous amount of historical artifacts on the Ojibwe tribe as well as photos and displays of the daily pioneer lifestyle during the 1800s.
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(218) 335-6723
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Hours: May 26-October 1
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Free Admission
<a href="http://www.casslake.com/history.html">www.casslake.com/history</a>
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PO Box 548
Cass Lake, MN 56633
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Historical And Cultural Society of Clay County
Society and Museum
The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County holds the Hjemkomst museum in Moorhead, MN. It is named the Hjemkomst after the Viking ship, which was built by a local teacher and sailed in Norway. The ship is now on display, along with a film about its construction and the sea journey. Emphasis of the collection is the Norse rots of the Clay Country, and a recently built, historically accurate Stave church is located behind the museum. Along with these permanent displays, the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County also have seasonal and changing exhibits as well as an extensive amount of information on genealogy work and past community families. Some of the information that they carry include Clay County newspapers ranging from 1872 to the present, census records from the late 1800s to early 1900s, death and marriage indexes, naturalization records from 1872 to 1954, plat books, tax records, local community histories, and past manuscripts. Other unique information that the Society holds include photography collections from Ollie E. Flaten and S.P. Wang, displaying early street scenes from the Clay County.
Director: Maureen Kelly Jonason
(218) 299-5520
maureen.jonason@hcsmuseum.org
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Monday – Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tuesday 9:00 am – 8:00 pm (April – December only), & Sunday 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Winter Hours (January 1 - March 31):
Hours: Monday - Saturday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Admission is $10 for Adults, $9 for Seniors, $9 for College Students, $8 for Youth (5-17), free for Children 4 & under
<a href="http://www.hcscconline.org/">www.hcscconline.org</a>
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P.O. Box 157
202 1st Avenue North
Moorhead, MN 56561
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History and Cultural Association of East Otter Tail County
Cultural Association
The History and Cultural Association of East Otter Tail County is the main society based out of Perham, MN that holds both the History Museum of East Otter Tail County and the ITOW Veterans Museum. They also have access to Perham’s Pioneer Grounds, which includes 25 acres of land available for weddings and other gatherings.
Director: Karen Crabtree
(218) 346-7676
hacaeotc@gmail.com
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Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm & Saturday 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
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Free Admission
<a href="http://www.historymuseumeot.com/">www.historymuseumeot.com</a>
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230 1st Avenue North
Perham, MN 56573
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