We Invite You to Come and Explore . . . .

Photo of Museum with flower pots in front

Welcome!

 
Just a bit behind on updating our GCHS home page….
 
Moving from 2023 to 2024…..
 
Hope you are planning on attending the Annual meeting Saturday, April 20th. Gary Carlberg of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is our guest speaker.He was here in June of 2023 to commemorate John H. Parson’s grave as the last Union soldier from Grant County.
 
Also at the annual meeting will be election of board members.There are three open positions and if you are interested in helping preserve our county’s heritage,please contact one of the Board members.
 
The Annual meeting will be held in the Sanford Room at the Community Building starting at 2:00 p.m.Coffee and goodies will be served.Door prizes of annual memberships will be given.
 
Throughout  2024, there will be special events with guest speakers,so please check back to the Events page for all the details.Of course,the continuing events will be the Oldies but Goodies sale during Flekkefest, and the Night at the Museum during Halloween.
 
During this year, we want to refresh or rearrange some of the exhibits.There are so many wonderful pieces that have been donated from our Grant County families.Sometimes we walk right by the exhibits and miss seeing pieces because they have been there for a while.We would like to hear from you about the items or exhibits that you enjoy coming back to see – and bringing family to see.
 
Come, visit….. often. 
 
 
       
 
 
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
April 13, 2024
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Genealogy Saturday
The April 13, 2024 Genealogy Saturday will be on Find-A-Grave. Bob Rowe has done extensive work photographing gravestones, verifying names and dates and entering the information into ...

April 20, 2024
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
GCHS Annual Meeting
The GCHS Annual meeting will be held Saturday, April 20, 2024 in the Sanford Room of the Community Building in Elbow Lake. Our guest speaker ...

July 18, 2024
8:00 am to 8:00 pm
Grant County Fair
The dates for 2024 have been set - July 18 - 21.