Join us for the 2022 NCHS Annual Business Meeting on Sunday, March 26, at 1:00 p.m. at the Treaty Site History Center in Saint Peter.
See the world through the eyes of an orphan red squirrel called Billy, as he grows up and develops all the skills he will need to be released back to the wild.
Enjoy a fun come-and-go day for the whole family with craft & skill demonstrations, children's games with prizes, musical entertainment, and a tour of the historic Cox House.
Bring the whole family to explore the History Center at no cost. As a bonus, we have a special afternoon program - Snakes of the Minnesota River with Tom Jessen. From 1 PM to 4 PM, snake expert Tom Jessen will bring a variety of snakes from the Minnesota River Valley for visitors to see, handle, and learn about. Plus - get a FREE root beer float between 11 AM-2 PM (while supplies last)
The program will include everything from fashion, prohibition and flappers, and the politics of the time, etc.
From August 10 to August 13, the Ag Education Building (Quonset) will be filled with hands-on farm items for kids to play with.
From August 10 to August 13, the Ag Education Building (Quonset) will be filled with hands-on farm items for kids to play with.
From August 10 to August 13, the Ag Education Building (Quonset) will be filled with hands-on farm items for kids to play with.
From August 10 to August 13, the Ag Education Building (Quonset) will be filled with hands-on farm items for kids to play with.
We will cover the Language of Flowers, Fan Signals and Flirtation, and Marriage customs of the turn of the century. It was important for every young lady to be aware of these concealed messages, and every young man should know how to interpret them.
Learn about the "ten agents of deterioration" and how to preserve and protect the things you value. There will be a presentation followed by an open question and answer period. Recommendations for how to find additional resources will be provided at the event.
Join us as agricultural historian T.J. Malaskee delves into the long-forgotten history of America's first fraternity of farmers, the Grange. The Grange was a radical post-Civil War Era movement that pushed for progressive measures to heal the nation through agriculture, education, equality, and social interaction as the United States saw growing tension between western rural farmers and eastern urban industrialists.
