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October 2021
Free Family Fun Day: Halloween
Join us on October 2nd from 12-3 for for a hauntingly good time at the history center for our Halloween themed Free Family Fun Day. There will be some sweet treats and fun activities for families. Also help us solve the mystery at the museum by finding and solving the clues hidden around the museum. Free Family Fun day is sponsored in part by Xcel Energy
Find out more »Walk into local History: Exploring Oakwood Cemetery
Cemeteries are many things–tranquil, solemn, beautiful, peaceful–but they also hold unique historical information about an area. By journeying through cemeteries, we learn about an area’s population and development, beliefs and customs, trials and tribulations, its growth and renewal. Explore Red Wing’s Oakwood Cemetery, one of Minnesota’s most historic cemeteries, with the Goodhue County Historical Society on Saturday, October 16, and learn more about Red Wing’s textured past. Tour will take place at 10 AM. Tour is about 90 minutes to…
Find out more »History Break: History of Red Wing Shoe
Join us on October 20th at noon for our October History Break offered digitally through Zoom. Follow the Link below to join on the day of the program. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88031266118 Red Wing Shoe Company Historian Clare Pavelka will be the speaking at history break. Clare will not only share the storied past of the Red Wing Shoe, but dig into what makes the company relevant and competitive in today’s global retail market.
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