Free Family Fun Day: Nature

Enjoy free admission and family activities each month on Free Family Fun Day! Park Naturalist, Madeline Dubois Clinton, Park Naturalist Join us and learn about the adaptations of different bird beaks by looking at their differing qualities, the different ways that birds use their beaks, and how the size and shape of beaks relates to […]

Event Series Walk the Historic Jordan Creek

Walk the Historic Jordan Creek

  Saturday, September 28th 10:00 - 11:30 am    SOLD OUT or 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM   SOLD OUT Cost: Members $7.00 Non-Members $10.00 Join GCHS staff on a walking tour of downtown Red Wing, following the historic route of the Jordan Creek. This waterway once divided the downtown area before being driven underground, where it […]

Event Series Walk the Historic Jordan Creek

Walk the Historic Jordan Creek

  Saturday, September 28th 10:00 - 11:30 am    SOLD OUT or 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM   SOLD OUT Cost: Members $7.00 Non-Members $10.00 Join GCHS staff on a walking tour of downtown Red Wing, following the historic route of the Jordan Creek. This waterway once divided the downtown area before being driven underground, where it […]

Free Family Fun Day: Halloween

Goodhue County History Center 1166 Oak Street, Red Wing, MN, United States

Celebrate spooky season with GCHS and learn about the history of some of our favorite Halloween traditions! Family-friendly costumes are welcome and encouraged! Some highlights include making a boo-tiful Halloween craft, costume BINGO, and take home goody bags for kids. Additionally, show off your favorite Halloween photo at our community show-and-tell. Photos can be brought […]

Walk Into Local History: Oakwood Cemetery

Oakwood Cemetery Red Wing, MN, United States

Explore Red Wing’s Oakwood Cemetery with the Goodhue County Historical Society and learn more about Red Wing’s past. Walk through one of the cemetery’s most historic sections as we visit the final resting place of some of the most notable names in Red Wing. You will also learn about Victorian mourning customs, tombstone symbolism, and […]

$15

History Break

Goodhue County History Center 1166 Oak Street, Red Wing, MN, United States

The November History Break will be centered on the history of the small communities between Red Wing and Zumbrota with a spotlight on Goodhue - the halfway point on the Duluth, Red Wing and Southern Railroad. In Goodhue historian Margaret Hutcheson's 1989 book, Goodhue: The Story of a Railroad Town, she included a subtitle - […]

Free Family Fun Day: Winter Activities

Goodhue County History Center 1166 Oak Street, Red Wing, MN, United States

Brrr, it’s cold outside! Come warm up at the Goodhue County History Center and learn about how Minnesotans found ways to enjoy the chilly winter months. Plus, take part in a winter-themed scavenger hunt and craft! Admission is free for everyone from 12 PM- 3 PM.

Free Family Fun Day: Black History Month

Goodhue County History Center 1166 Oak Street, Red Wing, MN, United States

The Goodhue County Historical Society is partnering with Red Wing High School's Black Student Union (BSU) to celebrate Black History Month! Join us on Free Family Fun Day to learn about what BSU means to its members and enjoy poster displays about Black History Month made by the students. There will also be story time, […]

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