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  • WWII Prisoner of War Camps in Southern Minnesota

    Lyon County Historical Society Museum 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, United States

    Colleen Gengler will present on what camp life was like in three Prisoner of War camps in southern Minnesota including Fairmont, New Ulm, and Owatonna during the Second World War. Gengler's interest in the topic comes from her parents' use

  • Lyon County’s 150th Anniversary Planning Committee Meeting

    Lyon County Historical Society Museum 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, United States

    Lyon County’s sesquicentennial is coming up in 2020. The Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon Street, Marshall is hosting planning committee meetings on the 3rd Monday of the month. If you are interested in planning activities and a celebration for

  • Caring for and Reading Old Photographs

    Lyon County Historical Society Museum 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, United States

    Lyon County Historical Society Executive Director, Jennifer Andries, will give a presentation on Caring for and Reading Old Photographs. Learn how to read old photographs as well as the care, handling, and storage of old photographs. Please bring in your

  • Pipe Collection Exhibit Reception and Program

    Lyon County Historical Society Museum 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, United States

    Doors open at 6:00 pm to view the new exhibit featuring the pipe collection of Mark Schwanebeck. Mark will talk about his pipe collection at 6:30 pm. Mark is sharing a portion of his pipe collection at the Lyon County

  • Ice Cream Shop Floats Special

    Lyon County Historical Society Museum 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, United States

    May is Minnesota Museums Month! To celebrate, the Lyon County Museum is running a special on Schwan's ice cream floats on May 9 and May 23. On Thursday, May 9 and Thursday, May 23 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm,

  • Museum Closed for Memorial Day

    Lyon County Historical Society Museum 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, United States

    The Lyon County Museum is closed on Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day.

  • A Look Back at the 1950’s Presentation by Lloyd Petersen

    Lyon County Historical Society Museum 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, United States

    Lloyd Petersen will present on the era of Rock and Roll, poodle skirts, the Cold War, and more.  The presentation will be held in the Lyon County Museum's Schwan's Ice Cream Shop. Free and open to the public.  Light refreshments

  • Beneath the Same Stars: Fictionalizing the 1862 U.S. Dakota War

    Lyon County Historical Society Museum 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, United States

    In this captivating multimedia presentation Cole-Dai will tell a few stories behind her writing of the novel. She'll lead her audience on a journey from a family cemetery in a dense woods in North Kingstown, Rhode Island; to the ruins

  • Community Collection: Fruits and Vegetables Display

    Lyon County Historical Society Museum 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, United States

    The Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall, has a new temporary display that is on view now through October 31.  The Community Collection: Fruits and Vegetables Display is located in the museum’s Heritage Room Exhibit.  The display includes

  • Lyon County’s 150th Anniversary Planning Committee Meeting

    Lyon County Historical Society Museum 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, United States

    Lyon County’s sesquicentennial is coming up in 2020. The Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon Street, Marshall is hosting planning committee meetings.  If you are interested in planning activities and a celebration for Lyon County’s 150th anniversary, attend to find