Programs

  • Historical Exhibits Program

    EXHIBITS:- LONG TERM EXHIBITS: -ON SOLID GROUND: NEWLY RENOVATED EXHIBIT THAT TELLS THE STORY OF THE GRANITE INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE GROWTH OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA. - 33RD AND COOPER: 50 ACRES OF OPPORTUNITY. EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF THE INDUSTRIAL HUB IN ST CLOUD FROM THE PAN MOTOR COMPANY THROUGH ELECTROLUX. DISCOVER THE RICH HISTORY OF MANUFACTURING IN THE REGION. -FLOWING THROUGH TIME: STEARNS COUNTY IN 1855 WAS A PRISTINE WILDERNESS WITH MULTIPLE ECOSYSTEMS. AS SETTLERS CAME RESOURCES WERE NEEDED TO SUSTAIN THE GROWING POPULATION. TODAY CITIZENS ARE MAKING DIFFICULT CHOICES TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THOSE RESOURCES AND THEY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT FOR CITIZENS OF THE FUTURE. - RISING TO THE CRISIS: STEARNS COUNTY RESPONDS TO WORLD WAR II. DISCOVER THE MANY WAYS STEARNS COUNTY CITIZENS RESPONDED TO WORLD WAR II BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. - MINNESOTA'S SECRET LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPLORES THE HISTORY OF THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE LANGUAGE SCHOOLS KNOWN AS AMERICA'S SECRET WEAPON AGAINST JAPAN DURING WW II. - WHY TREATIES MATTER: SELF-GOVERNMENT IN THE DAKOTA AND OJIBWE NATIONS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $231.7K

  • Museum Operations Support

    MUSUEM OPERATIONS: THE MUSEUM WORKED WITH THE LOCAL STEARNS COUNTY HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND EXPERTISE IN COLLECTIONS CARE, EXHIBIT DESIGN, ARCHIVAL CARE, AND MANAGEMENT. THOSE MUSEUMS ARE COLD SPRING AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, KIMBALL AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MELROSE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, PAYNESVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, HAEHN MUSEUM, SAUK CENTRE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, SINCLAIR LEWIS FOUNDATION, AND ST. JOSEPH AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.- THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO BE A POLLING SITE FOR NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS. - 24 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 1748 HOURS TO THE MUSEUM IN 2022.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $122K

  • Archival Research Services

    ARCHIVAL AND RESEARCH SERVICES: RESEARCH, PUBLICATION, AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUBLIC PROGRAMMING THAT ENCOURAGES AN UNDERSTANDING OF AND APPRECIATION FOR LOCAL AND STATE HISTORY. OVER 48,000 BIOGRAPHICAL/SUBJECT FILES, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES, ARCHIVES/MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS, LIBRARY BOOKS, AND ORAL HISTORIES ARE LISTED ON THE MUSEUM'S LIBRARY CATALOG, WHICH IS ACCESSED ON ITS WEBSITE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $256.3K