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.

History, Historic House, Historical Society

We tell our county history starting with the wolly mammoth tusk found in 2001, American Indian local story, continuing with the logging, John C. Greenway mining, the picture "GRACE", our local industry C.K. Blandin Paper Company, our own Barn Again Story and Francis Ethyl Gumm who became Judy Garland. We have a huge research center which houses over 100,000 photographs, local authors books, manuscript files and oral histories. End your tour in our own Little Gem's Gift Shop!