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Washington County Historical Society - Gateway to Minnesota History since 1934

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The Washington County Heritage Center will close today at 1:30pm - March 1st. See you tomorrow - opening as always at 10am. #wchsmn #historymatters #washingtoncountymn

[Washington County HS @WCHSMN]

Happy Valentine's Day from the Washington County Historical Society! #valentinesday2024 #Historymatters #WCHSMN

[Washington County HS @WCHSMN]

Going to be warm at the Ice Cream Social this Saturday...swimsuits are fine to wear downtown Stillwater on Sat. January 27th noon to 4pm. Free Ice Cream from @LeosGrill and coffee from @TheDailyGrind21 and root beer from @LiftBridge

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Here's to the Last Man! Come to the Heritage Center, 1862 S. Greeley Street, Stillwater, on November 23rd 7pm - a free presentation about the Civil War last Man's Club - Company B, 1st Minnesota Regt! #civilwar #lastman #stillwatermn #wchsmn #historymatters

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With the artic air coming for the weekend, it is nice to look towards the summer. Here are two Miss Forest Lake's - on the left is 1971's Judy Pfingsten and on the right 1972's Jennifer Rife. They really like beach balls in Forest Lake! #Forestlake #Missforestlake #summerfun

[Washington County HS @WCHSMN]

Mike Frain will talk about the Last Man's Club of Company B, 1st Minnesota Regiment on January 23 at 7pm at the Heritage Center, 1862 S. Greeley Street, Stillwater. Event is Free!! #civilwar #lastman #1stminnesota #wchsmn #washingtoncountymn

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Happy New Year from the Washington County Historical Society! #HappyNewYear2024 #Historymatters #Washingtoncountymn #Wardenshousemuseum

[Washington County HS @WCHSMN]

Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Washington County Historical Society! #MerryChristmas2023 #historymatters #WCHSMN

[Washington County HS @WCHSMN]

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox are now in our museum store for sale! Stop into the Heritage Store to pick these guys up! #paulbunyan #museumstore #wchsmn

[Washington County HS @WCHSMN]

Great crowd the other day for a program of the Swiss immigrants to the St. Croix Valley! They brought more than cheese, chocolate and beer!! #Swiss #WCHSMN #historymatters

[Washington County HS @WCHSMN]

First day of the Minnesota State Fair - in 1926 Washington County earned a fourth place award for their display! #mnstatefair #Washingtoncountymn #WCHSMN #HistoryMatters

[Washington County HS @WCHSMN]

Come learn about the Swiss Immigrants to Minnesota and the St. Croix Valley! Sunday August 27th from noon to 2pm at the Washington County Heritage Center, 1862 S. Greeley Street, Stillwater! #historymatters #swiss #WCHSMN

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After the Lumberjack Days parade, come visit us at the Warden's House Museum, tours at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. #historymatters #wardenshousemuseum #WCHSMN #Coolstuff

[Washington County HS @WCHSMN]

Great time to go jump into a lake....in this case, Lake Elmo in 1888. Summer is way to short - make sure you enjoy it! #summertime #Lakeelmo #Washingtoncountymn #WCHSMN #Historymatters

[Mary Divine @MaryEDivine]

Bud Fowler, the first Black professional baseball player, played in #Stillwater on the Northwestern League for part of the 1884 season. #HallOfFame @baseballhall

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Bud Fowler was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday. With a 20 year career when he was pushed away many times because of his skin color - he helped to inspire others. He played on the Stillwater, MN club of 1884. #budfowler #blackbaseball #WCHSMN #historymatters

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Join us at the Washington County Heritage Center for black Friday deals...located at 1862 S. Greeley Street in Stillwater, MN. #historybooks #jackalope #moose #historymatters #wchsmn #lakeelmo #ghoststories #minnesota #washingtoncountymn

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A recent donation to WCHS - an American Legion Helmet worn by Walt Serier of Bayport, MN. It is on display for now at the Washington County Heritage Center, 1862 S. Greeley Street, Stillwater. #Americanlegion #Bayportmn #Historymatters #Post491