We Invite You to Come and Explore . . . .

Photo of Museum with flower pots in front
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Please Note: The Grant County Museum will be closed for the holidays and vacation from Monday, December 16th through Friday, January 3rd. We will be open again on Monday, January 6, 2025. If you need something during this time, please go to our Contact Page and send an email.   Merry Christmas!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 

Welcome!

 
 
Come. . . and browse... You can see a mammoth’s teeth and bones, a general store, the Setterlund Runestone, a 1909 REO, a barber shop, an Ox Cart, a model of Fort Pomme de Terre, a birch bark canoe, and numerous other pieces. Or, you can research your family through the archives of old newspapers, family histories, census records, plat books, or cemetery records.
 
Don’t leave without seeing the Veterans Memorial Hall honoring the many service members from Grant County.
Entry is free, although donations are welcome.
 
So come…browse…explore…reminisce…and come back again.
 
 
       
 
 
HOURS:
Memorial Day through Labor Day: Monday – Friday, 10 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4 pm. Saturday, 10 am to 2 pm
October through May: Monday – Friday, 10 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4 pm.
If coming another time, please call for an appointment.
 
Entry is free, although donations are welcome.
 
DIRECTIONS:
The Grant County Historical Museum and Veterans Memorial Hall is a half block east of the junction of US 59 and MN 79 in Elbow Lake, MN. You can click on the Elbow Lake map for a larger image.
 
 
Map to find GCHS
 
Outline map of MN with Grant Co in red
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Upcoming Events
February 8, 2025
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Genealogy Saturday
Saturday, February 8, 2025 is our next meeting and we will focus on Beginning Genealogy. Many have often thought about working on their family history ...

April 26, 2025
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Annual Meeting of the Grant County Historical Society
The Annual Meeting will be Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Elbow Lake Community Building.  There will be election of board members ...