The NW Minnesota Sixth Grade History Contest was held on May 5th. Seven area schools participated by taking a Minnesota history test at the Roseau City Center. The contest has taken place for 40 years and is compiled by the Roseau County Historical Society. Trophies and cash awards were presented to the top six students. […]
Votes for Women, Ja! program
On October 26 at 1:30 pm the Roseau County Historical Society and Museum presents Jane Skinner Peck in: Votes for Women, Ja! a one-woman theatrical presentation and lecture tracing the pivotal contributions of Nordic immigrant suffragists to voting rights in Minnesota. Presenter Jane Peck is a choreographer, historian, writer, and professor. Her own female Norwegian […]
Minnesota History Contest
The 37th Annual NW Minnesota Sixth Grade History Contest was held on May 10th, at the Roseau City Center, with six area schools participating. The contest is sponsored by the Roseau County Historical Society. Trophies and cash awards were presented to the top six students. The cash awards are sponsored by Border State Bank – […]
Roseau County Historical Society 90th Annual Meeting
Roseau County Historical Society’s 90th Annual Meeting features Michael Meuers, author of Road to Ponemah: The Teachings of Larry Stillday. The meeting is April 6, 2017, at the Roseau City Center. Starting at 5:45 pm a brief meeting, 6 pm a catered dinner served by Shirley Flick of Warroad. Dinner includes chicken wild rice hotdish, fresh […]
Road to Ponemah: The Teachings of Larry Stillday
Roseau County Historical Society’s 90th Annual Meeting features Michael Meuers, author of Road to Ponemah: The Teachings of Larry Stillday. The meeting is April 6, 2017, at the Roseau City Center. Starting at 5:45 pm a brief meeting, 6 pm a catered dinner served by Shirley Flick of Warroad. Dinner includes chicken wild rice hotdish, fresh […]
Museum Musings
Where does the time go? It seems like just a couple months ago we were preparing the first edition of the new newsletter. Now we are to December and looking ahead to events and exhibits in 2016. But first, let me fill you in on our summer. It has been busy with Summer Explorer youth […]