Goodhue County Historical Society

10 AM TOUR IS NOW SOLD OUT ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 still flows today. Tours will start outside of City Hall and explore the history of […]

1:00 tour is now SOLD OUT. Thank you for supporting local history programs! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 still flows today. Tours will start outside of City […]

Mississippi Dialogues Public Art Project: Mississippi Dialogues is a public art collaboration to create a series of panels Indigenizing a map of the Mississippi River. Independent cartographer and Citizen Potawatomi tribal member Margaret Pearce will present about her work collaborating with Prairie Island Tribal Historic Preservation to create a panel for installation in Red Wing, […]

Ages 14 & Under   This summer, explore local history through a county-wide scavenger hunt! Put on your detective cap and visit participating museums to complete tasks and receive a stamp. Once you collect them all, turn in your booklet at the Goodhue County History Center in Red Wing to receive a prize!   Participating […]

Magic is returning to Red Wing this summer and GCHS is joining in on the fun! Take a look around downtown and see if you can spot our fairy house... or school.   Fairies going to school in Red Wing are actually learning in a historic spot! Did you know that the first schoolhouse in […]

June is Pride Month, and all are welcome for a special presentation from the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) to learn about and celebrate Two-Spirit & LGBTQIA+ history! Join MNHS staff Jamie Kherbaoui and Lizzie Ehrenhalt, alongside interns Leila Stallone, Luis Valderrama, and Ulysses Swanson for a presentation about their project to map 2SLGBTQIA+ history in […]

Did you know that June is National Dairy Month? Join GCHS and the Goodhue County Dairy Princesses for a dairy-themed afternoon of fun activities! Admission is free for everyone from 12 PM- 3 PM. This event is sponsored by Sturdiwheat!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to the impending snow storm on March 19th, our History Break with Sara Holger has been postponed. Sara will be joining us for our June History Break instead. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In the decades leading up to the US Civil War, abolitionists from eastern states migrated westward to thwart the expansion of slavery into […]

Join the Red Wing Public Library and GCHS for a morning of lawn games at Central Park! Try your hand at a historic game and play other popular outdoor games!

Join GCHS and The Cat's Meow for our Free Family Fun Day and Ice Cream Social! Admission is free for everyone from 12 PM-3 PM. This event is sponsored by Sturdiwheat! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Who or what is The Cat's Meow, you ask? "We are The Cat's Meow. A group of women who are obsessed with the […]

Join us for an exciting History Break where Bryan Soper, CEO, will speak about the history of our Red Wing Family YMCA and the YMCA of the USA.    About Bryan: “I have been the CEO for the Red Wing Family YMCA since 2021. I have been working in the YMCA for over 35 years […]

This tour is now SOLD OUT! Thank you for supporting local history! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Board the Red Wing Trolley at the Goodhue County History Center and embark on a special tour of the churches of Red Wing, including stops at seven downtown churches! Journey through time as your tour guide highlights a century of faith in […]