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# Nicollet County Historical Society: A Gateway and a Gathering Place

> Home page of the Nicollet County Historical Society\. Explore Your History here\.

## Pages
- [EXPLORE \| YOUR HISTORY](https://www.nchsmn.org/)
- [TREATY SITE HISTORY CENTER](https://www.nchsmn.org/visit/treaty-site-history-center/)
- [E\. ST\. JULIEN COX HOUSE](https://www.nchsmn.org/visit/e-st-julien-cox-house/)
- [MEMBERSHIP](https://www.nchsmn.org/support/membership/)
- [DONATE](https://www.nchsmn.org/support/donate/)

## Posts
- [Nicollet County Historical Society Cancels Two “Dolls of the Dark” Dates, Keeps Halloween Program](https://www.nchsmn.org/nicollet-county-historical-society-cancels-two-dolls-of-the-dark-dates-keeps-halloween-program/)
- [John W\. Nelson: The Last Union Civil War Veteran Buried in Nicollet County](https://www.nchsmn.org/john-w-nelson-the-last-union-civil-war-veteran-buried-in-nicollet-county/):  John W\. Nelson is the last Civil War Union veteran buried in Nicollet County\.
- [Share Your Passion for History as a Volunteer Tour Guide](https://www.nchsmn.org/share-your-passion-for-history-as-a-volunteer-tour-guide/)
- [NCHS AWARDED STATE GRANT TO UPGRADE COLLECTIONS SYSTEM](https://www.nchsmn.org/nchs-awarded-state-grant-to-upgrade-collections-system/): The Nicollet County Historical Society has been awarded a $9,925 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant to upgrade our collections management system\.
- [Nicollet County Historical Society Hosts “Journey Stories” Poster Exhibition in Honor of Immigrant Heritage Month](https://www.nchsmn.org/nchs-presents-smithsonian-poster-exhibit/)

## Testimonials
- [TJ Malaskee](https://www.nchsmn.org/testimonial/tj-malaskee/)
- [Terri Pelkey](https://www.nchsmn.org/testimonial/terri-pelkey/)
- [Jeff and Barb Reiswig](https://www.nchsmn.org/testimonial/jeff-and-barb-reiswig/)
- [Susan Hynes](https://www.nchsmn.org/testimonial/susan-hynes/)
- [Jeff Brand](https://www.nchsmn.org/testimonial/jeff-brand/)

## Gallery
- [Dolls of the Dark, 2025](https://www.nchsmn.org/gallery/dolls-of-the-dark-2025/)
- [Minnesota River Flood 2024](https://www.nchsmn.org/gallery/minnesota-river-flood-2024/)
- [MARCH 29, 1998 TORNADO](https://www.nchsmn.org/gallery/march-29-1998-tornado/)
- [TREATY SITE HISTORY CENTER](https://www.nchsmn.org/gallery/treaty-site-history-center-gallery/)

## Exhibitions
- [Sketches of Frank Blackwell Mayer](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition/sketches-of-frank-blackwell-mayer/)
- [Journey Stories](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition/journey-stories/)
- [Nicollet County Room](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition/nicollet-county-township-room/)
- [Celebrating the Past, Cultivating the Future](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition/celebrating-the-past-cultivating-the-future/)
- [More Than a Headline: A Closer Look at the Art and Life of Camilla Hall](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition/more-than-a-headline-a-closer-look-at-the-art-and-life-of-camilla-hall/)

## Registrants
- [Jessica Becker](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition_reg/jessica-becker/)

## Team
- [Mark Fiemeyer](https://www.nchsmn.org/team/mark-fiemeyer/)
- [Alma Forst](https://www.nchsmn.org/team/alma-forst/)
- [Denny Schmidt](https://www.nchsmn.org/team/denny-schmidt/)
- [Anna Simmons](https://www.nchsmn.org/team/robert-weber/)
- [Tacie Schwartz](https://www.nchsmn.org/team/tacie-schwartz/)

## Artworks
- [Pepperbox Revolver](https://www.nchsmn.org/artwork/pepperbox-revolver/)
- [Davis \& Kidder medical magneto machine](https://www.nchsmn.org/artwork/electromagnetic-machine/)
- [Wedding dress](https://www.nchsmn.org/artwork/wedding-dress/)
- [THE CROSSING BY MARIAN ANDERSON](https://www.nchsmn.org/artwork/the-crossing-by-marian-anderson/)
- [Tray from Theodore Knoll](https://www.nchsmn.org/artwork/tray-from-theodore-knoll/)

## Venues
- [KNUJ Radio](https://www.nchsmn.org/venue/knuj-radio/)
- [Cox House](https://www.nchsmn.org/venue/cox-house/): At the E\. St\. Julien Cox House, visitors can experience a unique blend of history and hospitality as they journey back to Victorian times\. Built in 1871 by Eugene and Mariah Cox, this family\-centric Carpenter Gothic home invites guests to explore stories left behind by its remarkable female inhabitants who went on to make local and state history themselves—all through exciting tours, programs, meetings, and social events hosted at the museum\. Serving both as a place for community discussion \& fellowship plus reliving an essential part of American culture from yesteryear\.
- [St\. Peter Hy\-Vee](https://www.nchsmn.org/venue/st-peter-hy-vee/)
- [Nicollet County Historical Society \- Treaty Site History Center](https://www.nchsmn.org/venue/nicollet-county-historical-society-treaty-site-history-center/)
- [Nicollet County Fairgrounds](https://www.nchsmn.org/venue/nicollet-county-fairgrounds/)

## Organizers
- [Twin Cities Public Television](https://www.nchsmn.org/organizer/twin-cities-public-television/)
- [Patti Kelly \- Thrivent](https://www.nchsmn.org/organizer/patti-kelly-thrivent/)
- [Traverse des Sioux](https://www.nchsmn.org/organizer/traverse-des-sioux/): For thousands of years, the Dakota lived and worked at Traverse des Sioux, located on the lower Minnesota River\.
- [Saint Peter Community \& Family Education](https://www.nchsmn.org/organizer/saint-peter-community-family-education/)
- [Cox House](https://www.nchsmn.org/organizer/cox-house/): Visitors are immersed in aspects of Victorian daily life through tours, programs, meetings, and social events at the E\. St\. Julien Cox House\. This historic house museum is a place to relive history, gather for community discussion, entertainment, and fellowship\.

## Events
- [hiSTORY hangout](https://www.nchsmn.org/event/history-hangout/): Ask questions, listen to the discussion, and enjoy learning about local history from your friends and neighbors\. Show\-and\-tell is encouraged, so bring any photos, artifacts, or stories you'd like to share\.
- [Closed for Winter Break](https://www.nchsmn.org/event/closed-for-winter-break-2025/): Our offices and sites are closed for winter break from December 21, 2025, through January 5, 2026\. Regular hours resume on January 6, 2026\.
- [CLOSED FOR FALL BREAK](https://www.nchsmn.org/event/fall-break/): Nicollet County Historical Society sites and offices are closed for fall break, November 27\-29, 2025\.
- [Viewers Like Us Club](https://www.nchsmn.org/event/art-medicine/): Artists and health care clinicians create alternative perspectives on disability through stories and performances\.
- [Viewers Like Us Club](https://www.nchsmn.org/event/remember-the-magic/): Marvelous\. Memorable\. Magical\. Relive the treasured tradition of Dayton’s holiday shows\.

## Series
- [Viewers Like Us Club](https://www.nchsmn.org/series/viewers-like-us-club/)
- [Shadows at the Crossing: Spirits of Old Traverse des Sioux](https://www.nchsmn.org/series/shadows-at-the-crossing-spirits-of-old-traverse-des-sioux-3/)
- [Dolls of the Dark](https://www.nchsmn.org/series/dolls-of-the-dark/)
- [NCHS at the Fair\!](https://www.nchsmn.org/series/nchs-at-the-fair-2/)
- [Cox House Self\-guided Tours](https://www.nchsmn.org/series/cox-house-self-guided-tours-2025/)

## Categories
- [Blog](https://www.nchsmn.org/category/blog/)
- [News Release](https://www.nchsmn.org/category/news-release/)
- [OTHER](https://www.nchsmn.org/category/other/)

## Tags
- [Film Series](https://www.nchsmn.org/tag/film-series/)
- [Documentary Film Series](https://www.nchsmn.org/tag/documentary-film-series/)
- [Cox House](https://www.nchsmn.org/tag/cox-house/)
- [Documentary](https://www.nchsmn.org/tag/documentary/)
- [Traverse des Sioux](https://www.nchsmn.org/tag/traverse-des-sioux/)

## Pattern Type
- [pattern](https://www.nchsmn.org/?coblocks_pattern_type=pattern)

## Pattern Category
- [gallery](https://www.nchsmn.org/?coblocks_pattern_category=gallery)

## Testimonial Categories
- [Treaty Site History Center](https://www.nchsmn.org/testimonial-category/treaty-site-history-center/)
- [E\. St\. Julien Cox House](https://www.nchsmn.org/testimonial-category/e-st-julien-cox-house/)
- [Archives](https://www.nchsmn.org/testimonial-category/archives/)

## Gallery Categories
- [treaty site history center](https://www.nchsmn.org/gallery-category/treaty-site-history-center/)
- [Flood](https://www.nchsmn.org/gallery-category/flood/)
- [Dolls of the Dark](https://www.nchsmn.org/gallery-category/dolls-of-the-dark/)

## Venues
- [Nicollet County Historical Society \- Treaty Site History Center](https://www.nchsmn.org/venue/nicollet-county-historical-society-treaty-site/)
- [Traverse des Sioux](https://www.nchsmn.org/venue/traverse-des-sioux/)
- [E\. St\. Julien Cox House](https://www.nchsmn.org/venue/e-st-julien-cox-house/)

## Exhibition Categories
- [Physical](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition-category/physical/)
- [Journey](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition-category/journey/)
- [Treaty](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition-category/treaty/)
- [School](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition-category/school/)
- [Fort Ridgely](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition-category/fort-ridgely/)

## Exhibition Tags
- [Dakota](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition-tag/dakota/)
- [Marian Anderson](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition-tag/marian-anderson/)
- [Captain](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition-tag/captain/)
- [Mayer](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition-tag/mayer/)
- [Sketches](https://www.nchsmn.org/exhibition-tag/sketches/)

## Registered Exhibition
- [Tour the Treaty Site History Center](https://www.nchsmn.org/registrant-exhibition/tour-the-treaty-site-history-center/)

## Team Categories
- [BOARD](https://www.nchsmn.org/team-category/board/)
- [STAFF](https://www.nchsmn.org/team-category/staff/)

## Artwork Categories
- [3\-D Collection](https://www.nchsmn.org/?artwork-category=3-d-collection)
- [Manuscript](https://www.nchsmn.org/?artwork-category=manuscript)

## Artwork Tags
- [Civil War](https://www.nchsmn.org/artwork-tags/civil-war/)
- [military](https://www.nchsmn.org/artwork-tags/military/)
- [Saint Peter](https://www.nchsmn.org/artwork-tags/saint-peter/)
- [Pepperbox](https://www.nchsmn.org/artwork-tags/pepperbox/)
- [Revolver](https://www.nchsmn.org/artwork-tags/revolver/)

## Artists
- [Marian Anderson](https://www.nchsmn.org/artwork-artists/marian-anderson/)

## Event Categories
- [Family\-friendly](https://www.nchsmn.org/events/category/family-friendly/)
- [Film](https://www.nchsmn.org/events/category/film/)
- [Outdoor](https://www.nchsmn.org/events/category/outdoor/)
- [Tours](https://www.nchsmn.org/events/category/tours/)
- [Lectures \& Workshops](https://www.nchsmn.org/events/category/lectures-workshops/)