Events
Enjoy This Beautiful, Historic Home As The Setting For Your Special Event
Host Your Special Event With Us The historic Knute and Nicolina Nelson Home is a lovely setting for your special event. For groups of 24 or less, you can enjoy your event without the stress of hosting in your own home. We have ample parking and several options for entertaining. Catered Luncheons and Dessert parties…
Read MoreSolem Church Preservation Association Events for 2017
The Solem Church Preservation Association 2017 events are on the calendar! If you are interested in historic preservation, country churches, good eating, local Solem township and Kensington history, join us for these three events: (All events held at Solem Lutheran Church in Douglas County, Minnesota. See map link below.) Sunday, May 7, 2017: Coming Home…
Read MoreGenealogy Internet Workshops Spring 2017 at DCHS
This spring, the Douglas County Historical Society offers Genealogy Internet Workshops. Read about on this page from the Spring 2017 Douglas County Historical Society newsletter. See complete newsletter here: Spring newsletter 2017 Choose which workshops you’d like to attend, each is an individual class. The fee for each 2 hour session is $10 for members of DCHS…
Read MoreEaster Morning Sunrise Service at the Historic Spruce Hill Church 2017
Come celebrate Easter morning sunrise service at the historic Spruce Hill Church, in Douglas County, Minnesota. Date: Sunday, April 16, 2017 Time: 6:00 am Location: 13148 Spruce Hill Park Rd NE, Alexandria, Minnesota 56319 Pastor Ralph Erickson will lead the service. Music will be provided by Emily Larson on piano and Bill Riggs on trumpet. Tim…
Read MoreSpring 2017 Newsletter for DCHS MN
The Spring 2017 Newsletter for the Douglas County Historical Society MN features our activities calendar for a busy spring. Highlights include dates for a series of online genealogy research “how-to” workshops, the April 29th Bootleggers’ Bash details, and the April 16th Spruce Hill Easter Sunrise Service information. We’re all coming out of hibernation, and ready for…
Read MoreBootleggers Bash – April 29, 2017, Alexandria, MN
We are excited to announce our 4th Annual Bootleggers Bash Fundraiser for the Douglas County MN Historical Society, April 29, 2017! Guests will love the new venue – “The Barn” located at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria, Minnesota. Tickets available for purchase on our website HERE, or by visiting one of the locations shown at…
Read MoreAnnual Bake Sale and Christmas Open House, Friday Dec. 2, 2016, 10 am – 2 pm
Fundraiser for DCHS: Herberger’s Nov. 2016 Community Days Booklets Are Here!
It’s just $5 to purchase a Community Days booklet, which is loaded with fantastic offers that will be available at the Herberger’s family of stores during November 9 – 12, 2016. Douglas County Historical Society MN keeps the ENTIRE $5 of each booklet sale. Each booklet contains a $10 off coupon that can be used…
Read MoreWinter 2016 Newsletter, Douglas County Historical Society, MN
Winter Newsletter from Douglas County Historical Society, Minnesota Catch up on the latest events, news, and meet some of our volunteers! Click the link below. winter-newsletter-2016
Read MoreYou are invited! “Minnesota’s Lost Towns” Presentation at the DCHS, July 14th
Belle River, Spruce Center, Spruce Hill and Chippewa – Once thriving centers of their local agricultural communities, are included in the book Minnesota’s Lost Towns, Northern Edition, by Rhonda Fochs. Rhonda Fochs, Minnesota author and former history teacher provides an engaging historical presentation on Minnesota’s Lost Towns, Northern Edition. Join us for the presentation, and…
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