Saint Cloud
Minnesota
Stearns History Museum
About Us:
The Stearns History Museum is one of the finest history museums in Minnesota. Stroll through two floors of exhibits, research your family history and shop the Museum Store. Just minutes off I-94 along Minnesota Highway 15 in St. Cloud, the Stearns History Museum is located in a 100-acre nature park
In 1936 a group of citizens organized the Stearns County Historical Society. In 1973 the organization began shaping itself into a professional Museum. Grants were received that allowed the new professional staff to formally catalog its artifacts, microfilm local publications and begin documenting local history.
n 1982 groundbreaking took place for the current facility. With exhibit galleries, research center, archives, children's playroom, museum store, and meeting rooms, this nationally accredited facility goes far beyond the vision held in those early days. We are quite sure the organizing committee could not have imagined the modern facility and large collections that exist today.
Recent News
Stearns History Museum Offers Free Admission to All Stearns County Residents
Thanks to the generous support of our Stearns County Commissioners, admission to the Stearns History Museum will be FREE for all Stearns Countv residents in 2024. "We are very excited for this opportunity," said Amy Degerstrom, Executive Director…
Read More »Stearns History Museum is Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums
Stearns History Museum is proud to announce they have been reaccredited for the next ten years by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). They are the only county museum in Minnesota accredited by AAM. Only around 3% of the nation’s 33,000…
Read More »Stearns History Museum : Stearns History Museum hosts Sweetheart Dance
(January 12, 2023) - Throw on your dancing shoes and join us for a Sweetheart Swing Dance! The Stearns History Museum is hosting a party for you and your special someone this Valentine’s Day. Partnering with the Whitney Senior Center, step…
Read More »Stearns History Museum : Receives Large Grant
The project, Three-Dimensional Collections Evaluation & Clean-up, focuses on the inventoried collections database from 2016-present, which includes just over 3,500 objects. Two temporary staff will be hired to assess these records, clean up the…
Read More »Stearns History Museum - Longtime Archivist to Receive Award at Ball Game
ST. CLOUD (June 1, 2022) – John Decker, a longtime employee of the Stearns History Museum, will receive the 2021 Zapp Historian Award during History on Deck on Friday, June 24, at the Cold Spring Ballpark, where the Farming Flames will take on…
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