Lyon County Museum

Vietnam Veterans Panel
2023-11-04 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Lyon County Museum is hosting a Vietnam Veterans Panel in connection with the new exhibit, The Vietnam War and Lyon County. The panel includes local Vietnam veterans: Dan Dybsetter, Dan Markell, Rich Maurer, Karl Porisch, and George Seldat. Panelists will discuss topics related to their service during the Vietnam War. This presentation is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

"The War To End All Wars" The Movie
2023-11-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-11-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-11-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The “History Rocks” project is a collaboration between museums around the globe and the well-known Swedish rock band, Sabaton. Following years of hard work and research, the rock band has created “The War To End All Wars – The Movie” in partnership with Yarnhub, an animation studio focused on historical content. “The War To End All Wars – The Movie” is 67 minutes long and features the band’s music. It takes viewers on an educational journey through some of the most nail-biting WW1 stories.
Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall Screenings:
November 10, 11, 17, & 18 at 7:00 PM
Free will donation. Limited seating. Must register in advance by clicking on this link to fill out form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfz9AqA7ElpQIE-1V_7VXer1CCeishLeCicB-cFqJb2JcsTOg/viewform?usp=sf_link

The 11th Annual Indoor Christmas Tree Walk
2023-11-18 11:00 - 2023-12-30 17:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The 11th Annual Indoor Christmas Tree Walk opens at the Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall on Saturday, November 18. The trees and museum will stay decorated through December 30. View decorated trees by area families, businesses, non-profit organizations, and service organizations.
To vote for your favorite(s), place money in a box located by each tree. The top 3 organizations/businesses with the most money in their boxes will win the 2023 tree walk. There will be an online option to vote on the museum’s website. All proceeds from the boxes will go to benefit the Lyon County Historical Society’s mission of preserving and presenting Lyon County history. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes will be awarded to the top 3 trees. 1st prize is $150 in Marshall Chamber Dollars 2nd prize is $100 in Marshall Chamber Dollars 3rd prize is $50 in Marshall Chamber Dollars.
The museum will have extended hours during this time. The museum hours for November 18-December 30 are Monday-Thursday: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Friday: 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM; Saturday: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM; Closed on Sundays. The museum will be closed on Thursday, November 23, Monday, December 25, and Tuesday, December 26.
For more information, contact the museum at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

Holiday Home Tour
2023-12-03 13:00 - 16:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Holiday Home Tour is a fundraiser for the Lyon County Historical Society Museum and is on Sunday, December 3, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Tickets are $20/each. The tickets are on sale at the Lyon County Museum. The ticket book includes a description of each home along with a map. The Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall will be open from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM on the day of the tour for cookies and refreshments. The museum is decked out for the holidays. Check out the annual Christmas Tree Walk and Heritage Room holiday exhibit.
We thank the homeowners who make this event possible:
– Dennis and Carol White
– Lorraine Reiter and Dawn Lee
– Tim and Donna Swenson
For more information, please contact Jennifer at the Lyon County Museum by calling 507-537-6580 or email director@lyoncomuseum.org

Holiday Fun Day at the Museum
2023-12-09 12:00 - 15:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Holiday Fun Day at the Museum is Saturday, December 9 from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Join us for holiday treats and refreshments, lefse, live music, specials in the museum’s gift shop, crafts, and more. Special guests, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be at the museum from 1:00 – 2:00 pm. For more information, contact the museum at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

Gold Star Family Program
2024-01-20 14:00 - 15:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Lyon County Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall is having a Gold Star Family Program on Saturday, January 20 at 2:00 pm in the conference room at the museum. On June 19, 1969, Thomas Bradley from Minneota was killed in action while serving his country in Vietnam. Deb Ahmann, Tom’s sister, will share stories about her family and Tom’s life and service. This program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Photography of the Civil War
2024-01-25 17:00 - 18:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Lyon County Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, is hosting David Johnston, the American History Story Teller on Thursday, January 25 at 5:00 pm. David Johnston will present on “Photography of the Civil War”. This program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

The Lyon County Museum is Closed on February 19
2024-02-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Lyon County Museum is Closed on February 19 for President’s Day.

Easter Scavenger Hunt at the Museum
2024-03-28 10:00 - 2024-03-30 16:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Easter Scavenger Hunt at the Lyon County Museum on Thursday, March 28 – Saturday, March 30 during museum hours.
Visit the museum and grab a scavenger hunt sheet. After completing the scavenger hunt, turn in the sheet at the front desk for Easter candy.
Museum Hours:
Monday-Friday: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Saturday: 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

"The 1980s Farm Crisis in West Central Minnesota" Program and Annual Meeting
2024-04-11 17:30 - 19:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
“The 1980s Farm Crisis in West Central Minnesota” program and Lyon County Historical Society Annual Meeting is on Thursday, April 11 starting at 5:30 PM at the Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon Street in Marshall. This event is free will donation and open to the public.

5:30 PM: Light Refreshments
6:00 PM: Business Meeting (2023 Annual Report)
6:30 PM: Program: “The 1980s Farm Crisis in West Central Minnesota” by Jim Roe

About the Presenter: Jim Roe has worked as a museum planner for most of his career. But when he gets the chance, he returns to his roots in Minnesota history. After completing a master’s degree in American Studies at the University of Minnesota, he joined the Minnesota Historical Society, where his work included researching, exhibit development, and several summers as a historic site interpreter. Later, he worked at the Science Museum of Minnesota and Minnesota Children’s Museum before starting a consulting business in 2002. He was born in Stearns County, grew up in Las Vegas, and currently lives in St. Paul, spending as much time as he possibly can at his cabin up north.
For more information, contact the Lyon County Museum at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

* The photograph is courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society Star Tribune Negatives Collection. Rally at the Capitol on January 21, 1985.

Escape Room at the Museum
2024-05-31 04:00 - 2024-10-25 18:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The theme for this year’s escape room at the Lyon County Museum is Game Show!
Registration is required, please click on the link below to sign up for your time slot:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsFDlfoAdcQ1WHxT5Ik_JN-AZ9SgrTq1K93IjxCfpYRmoIcA/viewform?usp=sf_link
The escape room will run periodically through fall.

Joseph A. Amato Research Center Dedication and Program
2024-06-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Joseph A. Amato Research Center Dedication and ProgramLyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, MarshallThursday June 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM
From 6:00 to 6:30 PM, attendees may tour the newly dedicated Joseph A. Amato Research Center on the main floor of the Lyon County Museum. At 6:30 PM in the conference room on the 2nd floor, Joseph Amato will give the talk, “How Southwest Minnesota Became Home. Forty Years of Living in and Studying a Place”. The talk will be based on his forthcoming autobiography, Spring of Springs, one of recent treatments of self, as he will explain.
At the November 2023 board meeting, the LCHS Board of Directors approved naming the research room the Joseph A. Amato Research Center in recognition of Joe’s work in rural and regional history.
Free will donation and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

Film Screening: 1963 Marshall High School Boys Basketball State Champions
2024-07-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Film screening of “Beyond the Prize: The 1963 Marshall High School Boys Basketball State Champions” at the Lyon County Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall on Thursday, July 18 at 2:00 PM. The documentary was developed by Howard Lavick and the run time is 1 hour long. Q & A to follow the film. Free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact the museum at 507-537-6580.

Monthly Veterans Coffee
2024-08-06 13:30 - 15:30, 2024-09-03 13:30 - 15:30, 2024-10-01 13:30 - 15:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Monthly veterans coffees are the 1st Tuesday of the month at the Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall. The monthly coffee is open to all veterans. Enjoy coffee, water, juice, and treats while visiting with fellow veterans in the ice cream shop at the museum. For more information, contact the museum at 507-537-6580.

Saving Your Stuff: How to Care for Art, Heirlooms, and Personal Collections Program
2024-08-27 18:30 - 19:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Learn about the “ten agents of deterioration” and how to preserve and protect the things you value. There will be a presentation followed by an open question and answer period. Recommendations for how to find additional resources will be provided at the event.

Free event and open to the public.

About the presenter:Megan Brakob Narvey is the Outreach Conservator at the Minnesota Historical Society, where she provides guidance to individuals and local historical organizations on caring for collections big and small across the state of Minnesota. Before coming to MNHS, Megan worked as an Objects Conservator at the Western Archaeological Conservation Center in Tucson, Arizona, and as the Objects Conservation Fellow at the Canadian Conservation Institute in Ottawa Ontario. Megan received a BA in chemistry from Carleton College, and an MA in Principles of Conservation and MSc in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums from University College London.

Museum Closed on Labor Day
2024-09-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States

Vietnam Veterans Presentation Series
2024-09-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-04 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-09 18:00 - 19:00, 2024-09-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Lyon County Museum is hosting a Vietnam Veterans Presentation Series on four days in early September. The Lyon County veterans, Ray Fox, Royal Hettling, Karl Porisch, and Rich Maurer will share about their military training, Vietnam service, and return from overseas.
The series schedule:
Tuesday, September 3: Ray Fox
Wednesday, September 4: Royal Hettling
Monday, September 9: Karl Porisch
Wednesday, September 11: Rich Maurer
All programs begin at 6:00 PM. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

St. Rose Academy: A Boarding School for American Indian Girls in Avoca, Minnesota
2024-09-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The sisters of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus (SHCJ) founded St. Rose Academy, a Catholic boarding and day school, in Avoca, Minnesota, in 1883. In 1884, Bishop John Ireland of St. Paul secured a US government contract to educate American Indian girls at the academy. The SHCJ sisters operated this boarding school for Native girls for the next seven years. The sisters kept a House Journal recording the school’s operations during this time, offering a fascinating glimpse of the daily activities of its teachers and students and their struggles in a newly-settled community on the western Minnesota prairie.

About the Presenters:
Janet Timmerman is an Independent Scholar from Lake Wilson, MN. She previously worked as the Museums Coordinator for the Murray County Historical Society until her retirement in 2022.
Anita Talsma Gaul is a History Instructor at Minnesota West Community & Technical College in Worthington, MN.
This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

The photograph is courtesy of the Murray County Historical Society.

Arts and Living History Festival
2024-09-28 10:00 - 14:00 | Memorial Park, Marshall, MN
The Arts and Living History Festival is Saturday, September 28 at Memorial Park in Marshall.
EVENT SCHEUDLE
From 10AM – 2PM at memorial park, check out vendors, Food Trucks, Old Time Photos, Kids Make & Take, Historical Reenactors
11AM-2PM: Fabulous Fitty Band (*Break from 12 to 12:30)
12PM: Tour of the History Memorial Park & Veterans Memorial park
OLD TIME PHOTOS
📸 We are so excited to have Old Time Photos with us at the event! Get your photo taken & a digital copy of that picture for $5 !
FABULOUS FITTY BAND
🎷The Fabulous Fitty plays the Golden era of rock ‘n’ roll music from the 50’s and 60’s. You will love the toe-tapping and harmony filled sounds of classic dancing music. The band will perform live many of the greatest and biggest hits from these eras with unparalleled passion and energy for the dancing audience
SJ MILLER ARTS
🖌️We are so Excited for Sammy Jo Miller Arts will be on site doing a community art project with the families in attendance! no fee all FREE ! 🙂
Tour of Veterans Memorial Park
Join us for a 30 minute tour at 12:00 Noon to learn of the history of memorial park; how we acquired a beam of the attacks on the twin towers on 9/11, and how it evolved into the beautiful park it is today.

Museum Closed on Saturday, September 28
2024-09-28 12:00 - 16:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Lyon County Museum is closed on Saturday, September 28 for the Arts and Living History Festival. The Arts and Living History Festival is located at Memorial Park in Marshall and runs from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Escape Room at the Schoolhouse
2024-10-05 10:30 - 18:00, 2024-10-19 10:30 - 18:00 | Lyon County Fairgrounds, Fairgrounds Rd, Marshall, Minnesota, 56258
The theme for this year’s Escape Room at the Schoolhouse is Lost Classroom Pet. Your team will look for clues and solve puzzles to find the lost classroom pet. Maximum of 5 people per team are allowed to compete for each time slot. Cost is $25 per team. Registration is required by clicking on the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSct4YP9GEoUxD1EUk64bGo0orwJVOa84jC8VD9HESQ3kTX7hA/viewform?usp=sf_link
This escape room is held at the red schoolhouse located at the Lyon County Fairgrounds. 2 days only, Saturdays, October 5 & 19.
