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Category Archives: Visitors
School Tour Time
Today was our first school tour of the spring. We welcomed the 2nd graders from Voyager Elementary. They were a very fun group and asked great questions. They split the tour between the Pope County Museum and the State Fish … Continue reading
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Tagged Fish Hatchery, Pope County Museum, School Tours, Voyager Elementary
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School Tours
Fall school tours have started. Last week we hosted the Minnewaska Area 6th graders on Wednesday and the after school program on Thursday. The 6th graders from Minnewaska are one of my favorite groups. This year’s group was especially respectful. … Continue reading
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Hurdy Gurdy Table
As a special treat, we have a hurdy gurdy table in the museum’s rotunda this summer. The traditional hurdy gurdy or hurdy-gurdy (also known as a wheel fiddle) is a stringed musical instrument that produces sound by a crank-turned rosined … Continue reading
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Tagged david lent, found art, hurdy gurdy, Pope County Minnesota, Pope County Museum
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Kindergarten Tour
My favorite Kindergarten class came for a visit today. (My daughter’s class.) We went through part of the museum and the outside buildings before they settled into the one room school house for some lessons. Mrs. Barkeim led the class … Continue reading
Kindergarten Tours
We have had the pleasure of hosting Minnewaska Area Elementary School students this week. Today we have Mrs. Hoffman’s kindergarten class and yesterday we had Mrs. Hoven’s class. They have been studying Native Americans, and came to see our model … Continue reading
A Child’s Joy
Our summer rotunda exhibit is in its last few weeks. This year’s summer exhibit features toys from different eras to encourage inter-generational discussions about favorite toys. One of the fun things about toys is that many of the favorites are … Continue reading
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Tagged children, exhibit, museum collection, Pope County Minnesota, Pope County Museum, stereograph, stereoscope, Toys, view-master, Visitors
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St. Paul’s Church
Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Alexandria held their annual service at St. Paul’s Church on museum grounds last Sunday. A picnic lunch followed at Barsness Park. It was a beautiful day for it! We completed the St. Paul’s paint project last … Continue reading
