“Every Hill Has a Story” Found Artifacts of Minnesota
Sunday, February 12th -2 to 4 PM
Museum Meeting Room
Please bring your own artifacts
and discoveries found in Minnesota!
 
The McLeod County Historical Society will feature a special program and display highlighting early …

General Federation of Women’s Clubs:
100th Anniversary of Hutchinson Women’s Club
Program and Display, Monday, Sept. 19th  7-8 P M – Museum Meeting Room
The Hutchinson Women’s Club has a long history in McLeod County and has changed …

Minnesota Archeology Week (May 14th-May 22nd, 2011)
Pre-Historic Nativie American Site Walking Tour (Sunday, May 15th from 2-4 PM)
(From Hwy 7 take County Rd. 1 to Winsted.  Take Co. Rd. 6 East 1 1/4 miles. 
Take Zion …

Nostalgia Fundraiser Night-1940s
$10 per ticket!
Monday, April 18th-7-9 PM
Museum Meeting Room
The McLeod County Historical Museum would like to invite you to a fun night filled with the Nostalgia of the 1940s!        
This event will feature special …

Lester Prairie~
125th Anniversary~
Museum Program & Tour
Thursday, March 17th
4-8 PM~Museum Meeting Room
As Lester Prairie gears up to celebrate its upcoming 125th Anniversary, the Museum is hosting a special program and tour.  As most of our members …

The McLeod County Historical Society, as a part of its Mission to preserve, understand, and share the history of McLeod County, has researched and compiled the following information, presented as excerpts, from our 2011 theme …

~Historical Gallery~Grand Re-Opening
See our new and improved lighting system!
 
 
Sunday, February 13th-2-3 PM
The Museum has been in disorder and at times a noisy place to be, but as the new lighting is taking shape and unveiling …

August 1897 Corn Harvest Photo

Spotlight on the Collection…
“Harvesting Tools”
  Sunday, September 19th 2-3 P M-Museum Meeting Room
 
As we enter into the busy season of harvesting, the Museum decided it would be a great time to …

“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 …

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 …