McLeod County Libraries  & McLeod County Historical Museum:
Bringing Books to Life Program
~The Pioneer Trunk~
Funded by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Library Legacy Fund
The Bringing Books to Life Program -The Pioneer Trunk,  is a partnership …

History In the Park,Kids Carnival
Sunday, July 18th, Noon to 4 PM
Located at I. O. O. F. Park across from
the Museum on Hwy 7
The McLeod County Historical Society would like to invite you and your family …

Spotlight on the Collection…“Native American Arrowheads”
  Saturday, May 15th – 2-3 P M
Museum Meeting Room
An arrowhead is a tip, usually sharpened, added to an arrow to make it more deadly or to fulfill some special …

“Gopher Campfire Club,
100 Years of Conservation &
Good Sportsmanship”
Book Signing & Program
Saturday, April 17th-2-3 P M
Museum Meeting Room
Part pictorial, part cook book, and all history!  That’s one way to describe the “Gopher Campfire Club, 100 Years …

Antique Appraisal Fundraiser
Silver Lake American Legion Club
241 Main Street West– Silver Lake, MN
Sunday, March 21st  1-3 P M 
Dust off your family treasures and flea market finds, its time for our Annual McLeod County Historical Society …

Preserve Your History Scrapbooking Day
       Just $25 Per Table
   Saturday, February 27th
          9 A M to 4 P M
Just Click on the Scrapbooking Day Handout Sign up Sheet, print, fill out, and drop off or mail into the …

Bear Lake Store in 1889

Through the years, McLeod County has seen many pioneer settlements flourish, to only later decline and fade away.  Twenty eight different villages and towns in all have shared this fate, each …