Goodhue County History Detective

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

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 […]

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Free Family Fun Day & Ice Cream Social

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

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 […]

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History Break: Red Wing YMCA

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

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 […]

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Churches of Red Wing Tour

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

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 Red Wing from 1850 to1950. You will enjoy beautiful architecture, learn the origin […]

$25

History Break- Belva Lockwood: Uncovering an Overlooked Legend and Her Buried Homeland

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

Please join us for a History Break with Anderson Center Artist-In-Residence Sonia Beltz! How do you discover a history that has been buried? Belva Lockwood was a 19th-century suffragist, a two-time presidential candidate, and the first female lawyer admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court. But when she left her home behind […]

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Free Family Fun Day: Back to School

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

Image from GCHS Collection: 1956, Frontenac School in Florence Township   Celebrate back to school season and learn what it was like to attend school in a one room schoolhouse Explore the museum’s schoolroom and enjoy a variety of school-themed activities for all ages! Museum admission is free for everyone from 12 PM-3 PM thanks to […]

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History Break: Stories of a Mississippi Riverboat Captain

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

Born in St. Louis, the home state of Sam Clemens, T.S. Eliot, and Tennessee Williams, Lee Hendrix was enthralled by the Mississippi River at a young age. In 1972, he boarded his first towboat as a deckhand, slinging mops and lifting heavy rigging, and by 1976 he achieved his first license. Over the course of […]

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