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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
