History, Historic House, Historical Society, Specialized

The Aitkin County Historical Society operates two museums chockful of Aitkin County history, with many artifacts outdoors between the buildings as well. All provide ample opportunities to glimpse Aitkin County's past.

Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Historical Society, Library

General, History, Historical Society, Library

The Bloomington Historical Society is located in the newly renovated Old Town Hall at Penn Avenue and Old Shakopee Road. The collection contains artifacts, documents, photographs and books on local history. We offer tours, workshops, research opportunities and school visits to the community.

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

We are proud to serve Carlton County in the collection, preservation and dissemination of the history of the county. We invite you to become a member of the Carlton County Historical Society and help provide needed support for this important work.

History

General, History

Dakota City Heritage Village is a 1900-era village and museum dedicated to connecting people to the rural past. Dakota City is a non-profit organization that welcomes anyone interested in preserving the past for today and tomorrow.

History, Specialized

Railroad museum and Park including historic turntable, Depot, Coal Bunker, 1945 Minneapolis and St Louis Bay Window Caboose, a Georgia Northern #102 engine, 1942 Grand Trunk Western Caboose, Foreman's House, Model Railroad, General Store, Schoolhouse, Church, Courthouse, Grist Mill, Playground, Guided Tours, and more.

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Nature Centers

The story of the Gibbs Museum begins in 1833 near Batavia, New York. Jane DeBow was taken by a missionary family traveling west to work among the Dakota around Fort Snelling. Jane grew up in Minnesota and became familiar with the Dakota culture.

General, History, Specialized

Culture, General, History, Historic House, Park, Specialized

The Ironhorse Central Railroad Museum is located in Chisago City, MN and has been in this present location since 1966. Richard and Robert Thompson and Doug Alexander started back in the 1950's collecting memorabilia, taking photos and going on MRA fan trips. They purchased engine # 4 in 1963 and had it stored until 1966 when it was moved to the present location. Track construction was started that year and in 1984 the circle was completed and a final spike ceremony was held celebrating the event. A documentary called "Ironhorse" was filmed from 1983 to 1984 and has been featured on television multiple times. In those years we had many newspaper articles and were shown on local news programs. We have almost a mile of track in a circle so we can run our equipment around.

Culture, History, Historic House

Culture, History, Historical Society, Military

The Benton County History Museum has available for research a number of sources of information available for those wishing to research family history. A number of people have donated a lot of information. We have files of information that cover a great number of people by surnames. Some of the surnames that we have extensive information on include Artig, Baskfield, Bjurnstrom, Bolinski, Bosworth, Brennan, Droplewski (Drops), Dziuk, Forschen, Fromelt, Kaproth, Latterell, Lewandowski, Mayman, Mendel, Misho, Pekarek, Peschl, Rofidal, Russell, Sowa, Studer, Wilson, Wippich, Wood, Youso, and Zawacki.

History, Historical Society

Museum, Gift Shop, Research Center, Society's headquarters

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Park

History

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

Children's, Culture, History

Gammelgarden (old, small farm) Museum is located in Scandia, Minnesota - the first Swedish settlement in Minnesota near the St Croix River and 30 minutes north of St Paul. Our 5 historic buildings, fully furnished with period artifacts, tell the story of the wave of Swedish immigration beginning in the 1850's. Our GammelKyrkan (old church) is the oldest Lutheran church still surviving in Minnesota and dates to 1856. Worship services are each Sunday from Memorial Day to Labor Day and on Lucia Dagen in December. The visitor center or Valkhommen Hus is built in the Swedish style and houses more exhibits, a meeting space and large gift shop featuring the best of Sweden.

History, Historical Society

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Natural History

Each year the History Center of Olmsted County, together with its enthusiastic volunteers, provides presentations, educational and outreach programs, special events, museum exhibits, and more. The History Center currently owns and operates two historic buildings and two historic farmsteads.

History, Historical Society

The Isanti County Historical Society promotes Isanti County history by funding research, programming, outreach, education and displays. Our vision is to be a visible organization that makes Isanti County history alive and accessible to a diverse audience.

We are located in the ICHS Heritage Center which contains a museum, office for research, archive and artifact storage, a community hall and kitchen. On the grounds is a partially restored late 1800's log cabin.