Beltrami County Historical Society
Society and Museum
The Beltrami Historical Society was founded in 1952. Our first location was adjacent to the present-day Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center in downtown Bemidji, next to the famous statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. Here, the BCHS operated a museum, offered research assistance and pursued its mission of preserving Beltrami County history for more than twenty years. In 1993, the BCHS moved to a building located at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds and operated as a research center with no exhibit space or museum. In 1999, a collaborative vision to bring the BCHS and museum back to downtown Bemidji became a community-wide priority. Minnesota State legislative appropriations, investments by local units of government, area businesses and countless individuals achieved an ambitions goal of restoring the James J. Hill railroad depot. The exterior of the depot has been fully restored, and while maintaining the historical integrity of the interior, it was rehabilitated for adaptive reuse and opened as the new Beltrami County History Center, at 130 Minnesota Ave. SW Bemidji, MN on April 30, 2001.
Executive Director - Gary Rozman
(218) 444-3376
deP.O.t@beltramihistory.org
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Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Admission for Adults is $5, Seniors $4, Children from 6-12 $1 and Children 5 & under are free.
<a href="http://beltramihistory.org/">www.beltramihistory.org</a>
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130 Minnesota Avenue Southwest
Bemidji, MN 56601
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Blackduck Area History and Arts Center
History and Arts Center
The Blackduck Area History and Arts Center was formed to preserve local history and showcase local artists. The Center holds the TIN PAN gALLErY, a gallery and shop that mostly holds work by local artists with talent in woodcarving, quilting, and other creative work. The Center’s library contains a collection of past documents including, township oral histories, past scrapbooks, obituary records, and past high school yearbooks. The sites that are held within the Center, hold collections of past school tools, as well as outdoors sports equipment. Their General Store hold a display of original switchboards operated in Blackduck and Hines by Blackduck Telephone Company. As well, they have a Military display, which contains a numerous amount of artifacts including past pictures, uniforms, and recorded stories from local veterans. Their Ethnic display also contains a replica of a real Indian wigwam. The Center is in constant flux of acquiring new artifacts and offering different exhibits at a regular basis that will help promote a historical experience and education for all ages.
Contact: Shirley Gilmore
(281) 835-4478
gilmores@paulbunyan.net
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Hours: Thursdays and Fridays 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Saturdays 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Free Admission
<a href="http://www.blackduckhistoryart.org/">www.blackduckhistoryart.org</a>
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P.O. Box 223
133 Main Street NE
Blackduck, MN 56630
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Saum Historic School & Museum
Historic School & Museum
The museum is located in a school erected in 1912 and functions as both a museum and a community center. Within the school, one of the old classrooms remains, exhibiting artifacts from an original school day during the pioneer years. As well, the grounds also holds a pioneer log home, that displays other living tools and furnishings from the late 1800s to early 1900s.
Contact: Eva Stengel
(218) 647-8531
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Hours: Call for an appointment
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Free Admission
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12956 Twin Oaks Rd NE
Saum, MN 56650
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