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Historical and Genealogical Societies

Olmsted County

Olmsted County Historical Society
1195 West Circle Drive S.W., Rochester MN 55902-6619
Phone: 507 282-9447
Email: ochs@olmstedhistory.com
Website: www.olmstedhistory.com
Hours: 9-5 Tuesday-Saturday

Stewartville Area Historical Society
Mail: PO Box 362, Stewartville MN 55976-0362
Location: 305 North Main St, Stewartville MN (Birthplace home of Richard W. Sears of Sears, Roebuck and Co.)
Phone: 507 533-6470
Hours: 2nd and 4th Summer Sundays 2-5 and by appointment

Olmsted County Genealogical Society
PO Box 6411, Rochester MN 55903-6411
Phone: 507 282-9447

Otter Tail County

Otter Tail County Historical Society
1110 W Lincoln Ave, Fergus Falls MN 56537-1029
Phone: 218 736-6038
Email: otchs@prtel.com
Website: otchs.org
Library Hours: 9-5 Monday-Friday; 1-4 Saturday & 1-4 Sunday (June-August)

History Museum of East Otter Tail County
230 1st Ave N, Perham MN 56573-1844
Phone 218 346-7676
Email: museum@eot.com
Website: www.historymuseumeot.org
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10-5, Sunday 1-4

Otter Tail County Genealogical Society
1110 W Lincoln Ave, Fergus Falls MN 56537-1029
Phone: 218 736-6038
Email: otchs@prtel.com

Pennington County

Pennington County Historical Society
Mail: PO Box 127, Thief River Falls MN 56701-0127
Location: Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village, 825 Oakland Park Road, Thief River Falls MN
Phone: 218 681-5767
Email: pchstrf@mncable.net
Website: pvillage.org
Hours: Daily 1-5, Memorial Day-Labor Day

Pine County

Pine County Historical Society
Maril: 64385 Hammond Rd., Finlayson, MN 55735
Museum is located at Askov
Phone: 320 245-2574
Hours: Museum 1-4 Tuesday-Sunday;
     School 10-3 Tuesday-Sunday; May-September

Hinckley Fire Museum
Mail: PO Box 40, Hinckley MN 55037-0040
Location: 106 Old Highway 61, Hinckley MN
Phone: 320 384-7338
Email: hfire@ecenet.com
Website: www.sunsetweb.com/hinckley/
Hours: 10-5 Tuesday-Saturday; Noon-5 Sunday, Closed Monday, May-October

Pine County Genealogy Society
PO Box 115, Sandstone MN 55072-0015
Website: www.pinecogen.org

Pipestone County

Pipestone County Historical Society
113 S Hiawatha Ave, Pipestone MN 56164-1664
Phone: 507 825-2563 or toll free 1-866-747-3687
Email: pipctymu@iw.net
Website: www.pipestoneminnesota.com/museum/
Hours: 10-5 daily Memorial Day-Labor Day; 10-5 Monday-Saturday

Polk County

Polk County Historical Society
Mail: PO Box 214, Crookston MN 56716-0214
Museum: U.S. 2 East, Crookston MN
Phone: 218 281-1038
Hours: noon-5 Tuesday-Sunday; June 1 - September 30

East Polk Heritage Center
Mail: PO Box 543, Fosston MN 56542-0543
Location: Melland Park, Fosston MN
Phone: 218 435-1313
Email: kkcaskey@gvtel.com
Hours: Friday-Sunday 1:30-4:30

Minnkota Genealogical Society
PO Box 12744
Grand Forks, ND 58208-2744
Website: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~minnkota/
Meetings: Second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 PM at the Campbell Library, 422 4th St NW, East Grand Forks, MN.

Red River Valley Genealogical Society
PO Box 9284
Fargo ND 58106
Library Location: 112 N University Drive Suite L116, Fargo, ND
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday 11am-3pm CST or CDST.
Phone: (701) 239-4129
Website: www.redrivergenealogy.com/

Pope County

Pope County Historical Society
809 S Lake Shore Dr, Glenwood MN 56334-9406
Phone: 320 634-3293
Email: pcmuseum@wisper-wireless.com
Hours: 10-5 Tuesday-Saturday

Ramsey County

Ramsey County Historical Society
75 5th St W Ste 323, St Paul MN 55102-1423
Phone: 651 222-0701
Email: info@rchs.com
Website: www.rchs.com
Hours: Landmark Center Library Monday-Friday 10-4

Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life
2097 Larpenteur Ave W, St Paul MN 55113-5313
Phone: 651 646-8629
Website: www.rchs.com
Hours: May-October Tuesday-Friday, 10-4; Saturday-Sunday noon-4

Little Canada Historical Society
515 Little Canada Rd E, Little Canada MN 55117-1633
Phone: 651 766-4044
Email: littlecanadamn@aol.com
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 9-noon; Thursday Evening 7-9

Minnesota Historical Society
345 Kellogg Boulevard West, St. Paul, MN 55102-1906
Website: www.mnhs.org

Minnesota Territorial Pioneers
176 Snelling Ave N Suite 328, St. Paul, MN 55104-6338
Phone: 651 379-1849
Email: mnterritorialpioneers@yahoo.com
Website: www.mnterritorialpioneers.org

Vadnais Heights Historical Commission
800 East County Road E, Vadnais Heights MN 55127-7117
Phone: 651 204-6000
Email: kkeefe@cityvadnaisheights.com
Hours: Monday-Friday 8-4:30

Red Lake County

Redwood County

Redwood County Historical Society
33965 Laser Ave, Redwood Falls MN 56283-2500
Phone: 507 641-3329
Website: redwoodcountyhistoricalsociety.org
Hours: May 1-September 30, 1-5 Wednesday through Sunday

Redwood County Genealogical Society
c/o Shawn Corder, 614 S Minnesota St., Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Phone: 507 637-3529
Website: freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~corder/RCGS/

Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
330 8th St, Walnut Grove MN 56180-1114
Phone: 1-800-528-7280
Email: lauramuseum@walnutgrove.org
Website: www.walnutgrove.org
Hours: June, July, August Daily 10-6
     Extended Hours on Pageant Weekends in July
     May & September Monday-Saturday 10-5 - Sunday noon-5
     April & Oct. Monday-Saturday 10-4 - Sunday noon-4
     November-Gift Store Open Only - Museum Buildings Closed for Season
Admission Charged

Lucan Historical Society Depot Museum
Mail: PO Box 51, Lucan MN 56255
Location: 406 1st St, Lucan MN 56255
Phone: 507 747-2598 or call 507 747-2535 for tours

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