Events Coming Up at GCHS
Genealogy Saturday
Genealogy Saturday will be January l3, 2024 from 10 am to 12 noon. The focus for this meeting will be research for Swedish and Danish by Ruth and Norwegian by Patty.
Genealogy Saturday
Genealogy Saturday will be February 10, 2024. Like to learn more about your ancestors - who they were, where they came from, what was their occupation, where did they live and how do I find them?
GCHS Annual Meeting
The annual meeting will be held on Saturday, April 20 at 2 pm. Our special speaker will be...
Grant County Fair
Check the website and the Grant County Herald for time of 4-H events and evening events.
Genealogy Saturday
The meeting on September 14th will continue with sharing sources of information, frustrations with “brick walls” and learning more of the resources available right at our Museum.
Dr. George Holley, Minnesota's Past
Dr. George R. Holley will be speaking on the vast sweep of the past in Minnesota and surrounding states that involved seemingly minor changes and major transformations in daily life and world views. Since many of the major innovations occurred to the south, the indigenous people of Minnesota were faced with the need to translates these into local customs. Regardless of the source, all changes are local.
Sticking My Nose In
Hi Linda - read your Help Desk Ticket and got nosey. I added two more categories mirroring the old site. Of course they can be edited or deleted easily. I am glad I poked around your ENS-R site for a few minutes. It helped renew some of the interest that I lost. I was also curious how this was going to look when patrons check the site.
Genealogy Saturday
The topic for the February meeting will be on Beginning Genealogy. Many have wanted to work on their family history, but don't know where to start. We will have some worksheets for you to work with to get started.
Again, if you want to attend by Zoom, please let Patty at the Museum know for a Zoom link.
GCHS Annual Meeting
The GCHS Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 am. Items of business include review of 2024 financials and events. New Business includes election of Board members.
Genealogy Saturday
We often think that family histories are dates - born, baptized, married, and died, but family history takes in much more. How did our ancestors live, who were their neighbors, what was their occupation, what happened in their lives? Sometimes, there were events that famous or even notrious people were in that our families told stories of, “I remember when….” This month, Randy Larson of Herman, will tell us about the time Jesse James, the notorious bank robber, was in Herman, Minnesota. What did Jesse do there? Join us and find out. Adding to the story, Don McCollor will relate further stories about Jesse. As always, please come and join in person, or call the Museum to get the Zoom link.
Night at the Museum
The Museum is decorated for Halloween and you can learn bits about the history of Halloween. Treats, refreshments, and door prizes! Bring your children, grandkids, grandparents, and neighbors! Free will donations are appreciated.
Genealogy Saturday
Our topic will be recalling the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940. You may have heard your parents or grandparents talk about it. It was a deadly storm that moved through Kansas all the way to Michigan. Here is a link to a Wikipedia page about the Blizzard. Don McCollor compiled a list of books that give more local experiences and that is under More Information.
December Genealogy Saturday
The December Genealogy Saturday will NOT be held. Please mark your calendar for 2026, January 10th, which will be the next meeting. Topic, TBD.
January Genealogy Saturday
Presentation by Jil Beatty on the Norwegian Seamen's Church.
February Genealogy Saturday
The February Genealogy Saturday will be Saturday morning, February 14, from 10 am to 12 noon. Topic is the Ancestry.com website. If you want to join us by Zoom, please contact the Museum at curator@gchsmn.org or by phone 218-685-4864 to get the link for the meeting.
March Genealogy Saturday
The topic for March 14, 2026, will be the Family Search.org website. If you want to join us by Zoom, please contact the Museum at curator@gchsmn.org or by phone at 218-685-4864 for the link of the meeting.
April Genealogy Saturday
The topic is a potpourri of Flower beds, Farm crops, and Spring Cleaning.
GCHS Annual Meeting
The GCHS Annual Meeting will be held Saturday morning, April 25, 2026, at the Community Building in Elbow Lake. Speaker The Speaker will be Elbow Lake City Clerk Jeff Holsen. He will be speaking on the long-running feud between the City of Elbow Lake and the Otter Tail Power Company that culminated in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of Elbow Lake. In May, a traveling exhibit on Electrifying Minnesota will begin, running to the end of August.
Ghost Signs & Grain Bins: A Look at Minnesota's Farming Heritage
This presentation by Jay Grammond will be a nostalgic look back at the signs, symbols, and stories that shaped Minnesota's rural landscape.
May Genealogy Saturday
The Daughters of Liberty will be a Zoom presentation by Jeryn Konezny, co-founder of The Glinda Factor, a website celebrating the stories of 120 women who influenced every aspect of America's history. This presentation focuses on the women who supported the Patriot cause and contributed to the founding of America.