Fall Harvest Celebration

Mower County Historical Society, 1303 6th Ave SW, Austin, MN 55912, USA

Join us for our annual Fall Harvest Celebration at the historical society. Events & Activities include the following: Bake Sale Pumpkin Wagon Apple Cider Press Horse Drawn Wagon Rides Antique Car Rides Rope Making Lunch Stand Raffle Drawings Decorated Pumpkins Live Music AND MUCH MORE! This is a FREE family friendly event. Donations are always […]

Lunchbox History – Vintage Dresses

Mower County Historical Society, 1303 6th Ave SW, Austin, MN 55912, USA

The Mower County Historical Society will host its next Lunchbox History event on Thursday August 22, 2024 at 12:00 noon in the Pioneer Building with MCHS Curator, Jaimie Timm, as she shares several vintage dresses from the MCHS Collection. MCHS recently opened a new exhibit in the Christ Episcopal Church featuring artifacts associated with churches. […]

Christmas in the County

Mower County Historical Society, 1303 6th Ave SW, Austin, MN 55912, USA

Join us for our Annual Christmas in the County Fundraiser Event at the Mower County Historical Society. Family fun for everyone! Events and Activities include the following: Bake Sale (Administration Building) Raffle Drawing at 3:00pm (Pioneer Building) Silent Auction last bids accepted at 3:30pm (Pioneer Building) Horse Drawn Wagon Rides (Outside) Chili Lunch (Pioneer Building) […]

FREE

Gertrude – A One Act Play

Mower County Historical Society, 1303 6th Ave SW, Austin, MN 55912, USA

MCHS presents Gertrude – A One Play written by Randal J. Forster and staring Penny Kinney as Gertrude Ellis Skinner, a true Mower County pioneer. Gertrude Ellis Skinner, born in 1865 and honored as a “Pillar of the City” in 2019, was a trailblazer. As the first female Superintendent of Mower County Schools and the […]

Gertrude – A One Act Play

Mower County Historical Society, 1303 6th Ave SW, Austin, MN 55912, USA

MCHS presents Gertrude – A One Play written by Randal J. Forster and staring Penny Kinney as Gertrude Ellis Skinner, a true Mower County pioneer. Gertrude Ellis Skinner, born in 1865 and honored as a “Pillar of the City” in 2019, was a trailblazer. As the first female Superintendent of Mower County Schools and the […]

$15.00

Gertrude – A One Act Play

Mower County Historical Society, 1303 6th Ave SW, Austin, MN 55912, USA

MCHS presents Gertrude – A One Play written by Randal J. Forster and staring Penny Kinney as Gertrude Ellis Skinner, a true Mower County pioneer. Gertrude Ellis Skinner, born in 1865 and honored as a “Pillar of the City” in 2019, was a trailblazer. As the first female Superintendent of Mower County Schools and the […]

$15.00

The Chert Quarry Near Grand Meadow: Mower County 1000 Years Ago

Mower County Historical Society, 1303 6th Ave SW, Austin, MN 55912, USA

The Seventh Annual Terry Dilley Symposium will take place at the Mower County Historical Society on Saturday, October 7, 2023 with the presentation The Chert Quarry Near Grand Meadow: Mower County 1000 Years Ago. Archaeologist Tom Trow has been working for three years with the Mower County Historical Society an the Dakota Community of Prairie […]

FREE

Fall Harvest Celebration

Mower County Historical Society, 1303 6th Ave SW, Austin, MN 55912, USA

Join us for our annual Fall Harvest Celebration at the historical society.Events & Activities include the following:Bake SalePumpkin WagonApple Cider PressHorse Drawn Wagon RidesAntique Car RidesRope MakingLunch StandRaffle DrawingsDecorated PumpkinsLive MusicAND MUCH MORE!This is a FREE family friendly event. Donations are always welcome and appreciated.Most activities will be inside/outside the Ag Building on the historical […]