Pennington County Historical Society
Historical Society and Museum
The Pennington County Historical Society includes a pioneer village, which has a collection of 19 historical buildings, showing what life was like in Pennington County a hundred years ago. Many people enjoy viewing the past recreational and sporting goods, including tractors and snowmobiles that the society has on hand. As well, the museum maintains research materials, including cemetery records, obituary records, and an online collection of more than 7,000 photographs from the late 19th century to early 20th century. They also include the Thief River Falls Times newspapers from 1920 to 1966 within their past information. The pioneer village is used for the special Goodridge Bicentennial, as well as local weddings and events.
Director: Bill Kennel
(218) 681-5767
pchstrf@mncable.net
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Hours: Memorial Day – Labor Day: Sunday – Saturday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Saturdays 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tuesday open till 8:00 p.m.
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Free Admission
<a href="http://pvillage.org/">pvillage.org</a>
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P.O. Box 127
Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village
Oakland Park Road
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
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Otter Tail County Historical Society
Historical Society and Museum
The Otter Tail County Historical Society holds a museum, research library and educational resource facility for the community of Otter Tail County. Their museum holds permanent exhibits that include information on the environment, the fur trade, immigration, Native American history, agricultural lifestyle and past recreation in the Otter Tail County during the late 1800s to early 1900s. Within its library, the Otter Tail County Historical Society has available the following indexes: birth records from 1871 to 1901, marriage licenses from 1869 to 1991, death records from 1869 to 1918, cemetery records from 1865 to the present, obituaries from 1871 to the present, naturalization records from 1870 to 1919, a history of the county published in 196, and plat books in the years 1884, 1902, 1912, 1925, and 1933. They also have extensive research on military history, past townships, multiple other online databases for extended research. Performing research does cost six dollars per day and any photocopies made are 25 cents each. Within their educational resource facility, the Society holds numerous amounts of kits and lessons for students to participate in and have hands on experience with. These include usage of photographs, artifacts, historical documents and live demonstrations.
Director: Chris Schuelke
(218) 736-6038
otchs@prtel.com
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Hours: September – May, Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, June – August, Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm & Saturday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
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Free Admission
<a href="http://www.otchs.org/">www.otchs.org</a>
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1110 West Lincoln
Fergus Falls, MN 56357
(218) 736-6038
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Wadena County Historical Society
Historical Society and Museum
The Wadena County Historical Society helps “preserve the kinds of historical items that one might find in their very homes, creating an intimate and personal history of the county.” Some of the museum’s exhibits include the Great Northern Railroad with oral histories and pictures during its building in the late 1800s, a spinning wheel exhibit, including the process of making yarn and fabric from spinning wheels during the pioneer days, and an Ojibwe exhibit highlighting an Indian mural that is a replica of a wigwam. Another resource that the society includes is the county’s historical placement, such as maps and old photographs of the agriculture and living of the past. As well, they have a priced resource to do research on genealogy. Research material includes, obituaries, town newspapers and business townships all ranging from the late 1800s to early 1900s.
Director: Lina Belar
(218) 631-9079
603wchs@arvig.net
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Hours: Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Free Admission
<a href="http://wadenacountyhistory.org/">www.wadenacountyhistory.org</a>
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603 North Jefferson
Wadena, MN 56482
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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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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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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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Douglas County Historical Society
Historical Society and Museum
Located in the former house of U.S. Senator and Minnesota Governor Knute Nelson, the Douglas County Historical Society holds an extensive amount of history on the Douglas County. The society holds a number of different history files from the late 1800s to early 1900s for those seeking genealogy information, including marriage records, census records, cemetery records, homestead records, birth and obituary files, files on schools and businesses, 125 years of area newspapers, and a wide variety of plat maps. This feature does cost 10 dollars per day for any research that you may have, or 20 dollars per day for a research librarian to do it. They also have access to 5,000 archival photos of different past Douglas County events that they are able to scan and put on CDs for the public. Among their other exhibits, the Society has a large collection of educational resources, including oral histories, and pioneer dress and uniforms.
Executive Director: Brittany Johnson
(320) 762-0382
historic@dchsmn.org
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Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Tours: $5.00 per person and $2.00 per child 11 years old and younger.
<a href="http://www.dchsmn.org/">www.dchsmn.org</a>
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1219 Nokomis Street
Alexandria, MN 56308-3712
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Stevens County Historical Society & Museum
Historical Society & Museum
The Stevens County Historical Society & Museum holds numerous amounts of artifacts and information that displays what life on the prairie was like during the late 19th century. Not only does it include the historic exhibits on homemaking and agriculture of that time, but it also includes information on past cemetery records, censuses, photographs, manuscripts and indexes on Steven county from the late 1800s up until the early 1940s, allowing a vast amount of help on genealogy work. Other resources include high school indexes and yearbooks, military records and plat map indexes on the county. The Museum also includes past newspapers and magazines such as the Great Northwest Magazine.
Executive Director: Randee Hokanson
(320) 589-1719
carnegiemus@hometownsolutions.net
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Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm & Summer hours, Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
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Free Admission
<a href="http://www.stevenshistorymuseum.com/">www.stevenshistorymuseum.com</a>
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116 West 6th Street
Morris, MN 56267
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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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Pope County Historical Society
Historical Society and Museum
The Pope County Historical Society holds the Pope County Museum and is dedicated to the preservation of stories and journals of early residents. The museum gives access to a genealogy library including past histories on families and business ranging from the late 1800s to early 1900s. Among that information the museum includes census records from 1870 to 1920, cemetery indexes and maps, manuscripts, articles and books from local authors, photo collections, newspapers dating to 1871 and other church records.
Merlin Peterson
(320) 634-3293
popecountymuseum@gmail.com
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Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
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Free Admission
<a href="http://www.popecountyhistory.com/">www.popecountyhistory.com</a>
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809 S. Lakeshore Drive
Glenwood, MN 56334
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