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) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
