Author Archives: Ann

Summertime at the Museum

Posted on June 18, 2013

The Pope County Museum is bustling with summer activity!  Free admission to the museum is in effect again this summer. Hot on the heels of spring school tours (over 400 visitors in two weeks!), the museum is now filled with … Continue reading →

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V is for Violin

Posted on June 14, 2013

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Periodically, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. Today’s post features Pope County Violin Maker Tollef Erickson, who lived in Cyrus, Minnesota (and later Glenwood) … Continue reading →

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U is for Uniform

Posted on June 11, 2013

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Periodically, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. We have MANY uniforms in our collection: military, firefighter, railroad, even pastor’s vestments, but this week I … Continue reading →

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T is for Tours!

Posted on May 29, 2013

Today we hosted the first graders from Brooten Belgrade Elrosa. We just LOVE this time of year with all the school groups that come in for tours. The energy and enthusiasm of the kids renews our excitement for preserving history. … Continue reading →

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S is for Stove

Posted on May 17, 2013

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Periodically, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. Today’s item is the wood stove in our kitchen exhibit. It is all white enamel and nickel … Continue reading →

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R is for Rope – Hair Rope

Posted on April 24, 2013

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Periodically, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. This hair rope belonged to Anna Wrolson. She married Andrew Torguson 1/6/1872 and died 11/11/1889. The rope … Continue reading →

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Q is for Quilt

Posted on April 17, 2013

Pope County Museum A-Z is a continuing feature of our blog. Periodically, I will highlight an item or items from our Museum collection. We have many quilts in our collection, but this week I am highlighting a large quilt made … Continue reading →

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Museum Closed Today 4-11

Posted on April 11, 2013

Due to the winter storm and poor road conditions, the Pope County Museum will be closed today, Thursday, April 11. We plan to be open again tomorrow for regular hours 10-5:00.

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See you at the Expo!

Posted on April 3, 2013

Saturday is the 3rd Annual Pope County Community Expo. Stop by and see us at our booth in the main gym from 9:00 to 3:00 at Minnewaska Area High School. We will have a traveling version of our Veterans’ Wall … Continue reading →

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P is also for “Postcards”

Posted on March 27, 2013

The Lakeside Ballroom was featured on the Pioneer Public Television series “Postcards” this week. You can catch it this Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. or online at pioneer.org. (Click the link to see the video.) The episode features many images … Continue reading →

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