Stearns History Museum & Reaserch Center in Saint Cloud Minnesota

Stearns History Museum & Research CenterStearns History Museum offers two floors of exhibits, the Research Center, a Museum Store, and a children's playroom. It is also home to multiple local events and club meetings, everything from the book club to the Genealogy Program. The 100 acre Museum grounds are beautiful, with four miles of walking trails, woods, prairie and the ponds of Heritage Park, it is a really nice place to spend the day.

There is always something new going on at Stearns History Museum, new attractions are being added and the Fall Calendar should prove to be a lot of fun for the museum's visitors. The schedule this year includes: Letters from China, a chocolate tour, a Pink Panther exhibit, (the day camp for children in the month of October will be Pink Panther themed), Holloween Historia, the Charles Kapsner exhibit, along with the monthly meetings of the local clubs.

Stearns History Museum & Research CenterThe Research Center and Archives at Stearns History Museum is a very rich source of information and history from the Stearns County area of Minnesota. A wide variety of documents from maps, newspapers, genealogical files (specializing in files from Germany and Luxembourg), oral history tapes and over 500,000 photographs are available for personal and professional research. Students can purchase a research pass for $5 and use the museum's research center at anytime throughout the school year.

A Nationally accredited Museum, The Stearns History Museum offers people the change to examine and understand the lives and the livelyhood of the people of Minnesota. This is the perfect place to come to investigate the past. If you have a great love of history, you might find the Breakfast Club meetings of particular interest, the club gathers at the museum the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 9:00am. 

Picture of the original Court HouseThe Museum has fantastic online resources for those who are not in the area and would like to do research, you can check out their website at http://www.stearns-museum.org/  or their Facebook page.

Take a walk through History at Stearns History Museum.

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10 Comments on Stearns History Museum & Reaserch Center in Saint Cloud Minnesota

SEP
25
2010
227,388 Points 7 Featured Posts Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

This is a fantastic description of all the Stearns History Museum has to offer. What a great resource for kids to assist in reports and homework. I love to go to museums. We have some pretty fantastic ones here in San Diego.
12:35pm • #1

Hi Steve, They are a wonderful resource for fantastic old pictures too.
2:08pm • #2
366,704 Points 60 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Sounds like the perfect museum to access for all those school reports!  Very interesting as usual; thanks.
3:04pm • #3
550,424 Points 15 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Oh.... I didn't realize that they had a kid's room!!! I've been wanting to head up there and that would make it feasible with the boys.
3:58pm • #4
175,528 Points 3 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Tish, it's like an indoor/outdoor museum. A great resource for any research, including history on families the built St. Cloud, and some of the historical homes.
5:20pm • #5
175,528 Points 3 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Great time to come up Lindsey. Plan on spending some time there, it's interesting.
5:22pm • #6
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26
2010
629,113 Points 41 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Hit Router Called Shot Master

Sterns History Museum sounds AWESOME Steve!  You certainly have got a firm handle on your area and are the ONLY person to go to for area information and real estate!

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9:04am • #7

Leesa, that was the idea. We thaught we could become the area authority on history, geography, etc.
Steve Baklaich
1:29pm • #8
175,528 Points 3 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Hi Stephanie: We go to every museum we encounter. I think San Diego would be great. We've planned a trip to California and cancelled twice (business).
1:34pm • #9
175,528 Points 3 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Thanks Liz, good to know.
1:34pm • #10


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