The NW Minnesota Sixth Grade History Contest was held on April 27th. Six area schools participated by taking a Minnesota history test at the Roseau City Center. The contest has taken place for 41 years and is compiled by the Roseau County Historical Society. Trophies and cash awards were presented to the top six students. The […]
Klefstad Clinic of Greenbush
Lloyd Klefsted was born and raised in Duluth, where he graduated from St. Olaf. He attended medical school at Western Reserve University in Cleveland. During WWII, Dr. Klefstad was a ship’s surgeon. Helen graduated as a dietician while in Cleveland. Dr. and Mrs. Klefstad arrived in Greenbush on December 10, 1947, in a Ford […]
County Blizzard March, 1966
County’s Worst Blizzard Hits Here from the Roseau Times-Region March 10, 1966 “Fifteen inches of snow and winds up to fifty miles an hour ties up the entire area. An “old-fashioned blizzard” of unprecedented proportions struck Roseau County last week bringing practically every form of activity to a complete halt by Friday. The band of […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings on Wild102 – January 2022
Listen here to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member or tune in to WiLD 102 Radio Sunday mornings. Recorded January 2022 January 2, 2022: If anyone listening attended the Old-Fashioned Christmas Open House at the Pioneer Farm west of Roseau in early December, you saw a number of old buildings that […]
Roseau County Creameries
During the turn of the century, when Roseau county was in its infancy, many of the early settlers had a few dairy cows. They soon discovered an abundant supply of good grazing and hay meadows. As their herds grew, there came a demand for marketing their surplus butter. They were bringing their home churned […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – December 2021
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded December 2021 December 5, 2021: I’ve been reading from a book I came across at the Roseau County Museum which told about innovators and influencers in the agriculture industry of the Northern Plains. One of the first chapters interviewed Bob Bergland and […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – November 2021
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded November 2021 November 7, 2021: Today I’ll continue reading from a document from the Roseau County Museum, which is titled “A Study of Three Chippewa Families at Warroad, Minnesota and their Historical and Cultural Contributions”. It was a thesis by Grace Landin […]
Indoor Christmas Tree Walk
The museum is looking so festive. We welcome you to come and view the creatively decorated trees by county groups for the Indoor Christmas Tree Walk. While you are looking around remember you can vote monetarily for your favorites. The top 3 trees with the most donations win a cash prize with the remaining proceeds […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – October 2021
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded October 2021 October 3, 2021: While looking at some of the history volumes at the Roseau County Museum, I came upon a spiral bound book by Grace Landin dated May 1972, which was a thesis for her Master of Science in Education […]
Christmas Tree Walk – Opening
The Roseau County Museum is gearing up for the 5th Annual Indoor Christmas Tree Walk. We invite county organizations, groups, businesses, daycares, friends, individuals, etc., to decorate a tree. We supply artificial trees and lights on a first-come basis. You decorate with your unique decorations. The trees must be decorated by November 20. There will […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – September 2021
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded September 2021 September 5, 2021: A tragedy in 1926 led to the new leadership of the Standard Oil station in Roseau. The Roseau Times-Region of July 2, 1926, told the story. Finding of the body of Axel Sundin, Standard Oil agent here, […]
Samantha ‘Rastles’ the Woman Question Program
A one-woman performance featuring Jane Curry as Samantha Smith Allen, the rustic philosopher of sound country stock whose ideas on various issues are grounded in an affection for common sense and faith in its applicability to problems. Through her typical, popular brand of 19th century horse sense American humor, she challenges the status quo of social […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – August 2021
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded August 2021 August 1, 2021: Recently at the Roseau County Museum, I decided to look back at some old newspapers from about the time Roseau County was newly organized, about 125 years ago. There were a lot of advertisements for businesses in […]
Summer Scoop
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – July 2021
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded July 2021 July 4, 2021: I shared these newspaper stories with you 7 years ago, but it’s the perfect day to read them again. Have a safe and fun 4th of July. Many of the small communities had their own celebrations of […]
Pesticide Testing done on the Taxidermy
Recently Midwest Art Conservation Center was here testing pieces of our taxidermy for heavy metal and organic pesticides through an MNHS Heritage Partnership Program grant consisting of Lake of the Woods County Historical Society, Warroad Heritage Center, and Roseau County Historical Society. The assessment will focus on the use of pesticides and their potential hazard […]
Sunday Morning Radio Readings – June, 2021
Listen to the Weekly Radio Readings by Sheila Winstead, RCHS Board Member Recorded June 2021 June 6, 2021: We don’t think so much about them these days, but in 1944, cattails became an important crop here, and men, women, and children were going out into lowlands to pick the free crop. Harvesters were gathering good wages […]
Grand Re-opening & Business After Hours
The Roseau County Museum has partnered with the Roseau Civic & Commerce Association to welcome the public and businesses to come and see the changes in the museum. While closed for Covid restrictions we had new lighting installed throughout the entire museum and storage areas. Along with that project completed staff and volunteers went to […]
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