Lyon County Museum

Museum Closed
2018-11-22 10:00 - 2018-11-23 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Lyon County Museum is closed on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23.

The 6th Annual Indoor Christmas Tree Walk
2018-11-17 10:00 - 2018-12-31 17:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The 6th Annual Indoor Christmas Tree Walk opens at the Lyon County Museum on Saturday, November 17. The trees stay lit until New Year’s Eve.
View decorated trees by non-profit organizations, businesses, 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 2018 tree walk. They will receive Marshall Chamber dollars.
All proceeds from the boxes will go to benefit the Lyon County Historical Society’s mission of preserving and presenting Lyon County history.
The trees are available to view during regular museum hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:00-5:00
Thursday: 10:00-7:00
Saturday: 10:00-4:00
Sunday: Closed
The museum is closed on November 22 & 23 and December 25.

Time Travelers: Thankful, Grades 4-6
2018-11-10 12:30 - 14:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Red Cross has a rich history in Minnesota. Participants will explore the contributions made by the family and friends of deployed military. Special projects for veterans will be completed during the class.

Time Travelers Program, Grades 4-6
Free
Sign up is recommended by calling 537-6580 or email director@lyoncomuseum.org the Friday before class.
Parents and family members can join in on the fun!

Time Travelers: Thankful, Grades 1-3
2018-11-10 10:30 - 11:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Red Cross has a rich history in Minnesota. Participants will explore the contributions made by the family and friends of deployed military. Special projects for veterans will be completed during the class.

Time Travelers Program, Grades 1-3
Free
Sign up is recommended by calling 537-6580 or email director@lyoncomuseum.org the Friday before class.
Parents and family members can join in on the fun!

Halloween Family Night at the Museum
2018-10-31 16:00 - 19:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Lyon County Museum presents Halloween Family Night at the Museum, a non-scary Halloween family event. Wear your costumes and be prepared to have fun!
Scavenger Hunts
Fall Crafts
Coloring Activities
Cookie Decorating
$1.00 Orange or Root Beer Floats from the Ice Cream Shop
All kids dressed in costume will receive a treat bag!

2018 LCHS Annual Meeting
2018-10-18 17:30 - 19:30 | Minneota Library, 103 N Jefferson St, Minneota, MN, 56264, United States
The Lyon County Historical Society’s 2018 Annual Meeting is on Thursday, October 18.
The meeting is at the Minneota Library, 103 N Jefferson St, Minneota
5:30 PM: Light Supper (Free for Members, $5 for Non-Members)
6:00 PM: Business Meeting
6:30 PM: “The O.G. Anderson Big Store and the Minneota Public Library: The Joining and Preservation of Two, Century-Old Traditions” presentation by Nancy Dilley. The presentation will include a brief history of the Big Store and public library as well as the process of refurbishing the O.G. Anderson building as the current home of the library.
The event is open to the public. For more information, contact Jennifer Andries at the Lyon County Museum at 537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

Time Travelers: Solving a Museum Mystery, Grades 4-6
2018-10-13 12:30 - 14:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
A short walking tour of Marshall will provide clues for participants to a mystery about the Museum. Critical thinking, exercise, and laughter are wonderful ways to solve a mystery!

Time Travelers Program, Grades 4-6
Free
Sign up is recommended by calling 537-6580 or email director@lyoncomuseum.org the Friday before class
Parents and family members can join in on the fun!

Time Travelers: Solving a Museum Mystery, Grades 1-3
2018-10-13 10:30 - 11:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
A short walking tour of Marshall will provide clues for participants to a mystery about the Museum. Critical thinking, exercise, and laughter are wonderful ways to solve a mystery!

Time Travelers Program, Grades 1-3
Free
Sign up is recommended by calling 537-6580 or email director@lyoncomuseum.org the Friday before class
Parents and family members can join in on the fun!

Symbol of Freedom Traveling Exhibit
2018-06-14 10:00 - 2018-09-08 16:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The traveling exhibit, Symbol of Freedom, opens June 14 at the Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall. The exhibit runs until September 8. The traveling exhibit was organized by the Siouxland Heritage Museums, Sioux Falls, SD. For more info: 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org
The flag stands for our past, our present, and our future. It represents our principles, our freedoms, and our opportunities. It honors our heritage, our diversity, and our unity. Our flag is a symbol of everything that is America. But how did it get to be what it is? This exhibit was organized by the Siouxland Heritage Museums in Sioux Falls S.D. Funding was provided by the Mary Chilton Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution through the Mary Chilton DAR Foundation, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Minnesota 1st Volunteer Regiment Reenactor
2018-06-04 18:30 - 19:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, will host David Johnson on Monday, June 4 at 6:30 pm. David Johnson is a Historical Reenactor who will tell the story from the perspective of an eye witness of the Minnesota 1st Volunteers at Gettysburg and how they saved the day on July 2, 1863. Free event and light refreshments will be served.
About the Presenter:
David Johnston graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in history. He went on to graduate studies at Bethel Theological Seminary in St. Paul and has served as a pastor since 1980. He is presently the Lead Pastor at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in Marshall. As a student of history, he has focused his studies on the Revolutionary War, the Civil War and American Presidents. He has taught in the Augsburg University College of the Third Age and recently the SMSU Gold College, and has lectured across the Twin Cities on American history over the last 20 years.
Free event and light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact the museum at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

Lyon County's 150th Anniversary Planning Committee Meeting
2018-05-31 17:30 - 18:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Lyon County’s sesquicentennial is coming up in 2020. The Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon Street, Marshall is hosting a planning committee meeting on Thursday, May 31 at 5:30 pm.
If you are interested in planning activities and a celebration for Lyon County’s 150th anniversary, attend the meeting to find out more information.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, but would like to get involved, please contact Jennifer Andries at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

The Pioneers of Lyon County
2018-05-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Lyon County Historical Society Executive Director, Jennifer Andries, will present on The Pioneers of Lyon County on Tuesday, May 29 at the Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall. The program starts at 6:30pm. With Lyon County’s sesquicentennial coming up in 2020, learn about the establishment of Lyon County and what life was like for the early pioneers. The program is free and light refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact the museum at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

Tenement Life for the Immigrants in New York City, 1890s
2018-05-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Dr. Mary Jones, Director of Extended Learning & Academic Outreach at SMSU, will present on Tenement Life for the Immigrants in New York City, 1890s on Tuesday, May 22 at the Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall. The program starts at 6:30pm. Over 23 million immigrants came to America between 1881 and the mid 1920’s. Life in America was a hard life for most immigrants in a city filled with overcrowding, crime, disease and gritty reality. Dr. Mary Jones will explore the life of families in the tenements as documented through the photography of Jacob Riis. The program is free and light refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact the museum at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

Victorian Social Media & Tea
2018-05-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Victorian Social Media and Tea is on Saturday, May 19 from 1:00-4:00 at the Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall. Discover how friends and family connected within their social networks in the late 1800’s. Free activities include personalizing a calling card and hand fan while learning inside secret messages you can send using them, personalizing a postcard, along with tea and desserts. For more information, please contact the museum at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

5 Year Anniversary Open House
2018-05-17 16:30 - 19:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Lyon County Museum opened in the former Marshall-Lyon County Library building in May of 2013. Join us for a 5 year anniversary open house on Thursday, May 17, 4:30-7:00 pm. A short program at 5:30 pm. Cake, refreshments, and tours of the museum.
A big thank you to all our past and present board members, volunteers, staff, and members for all the work and support for the Lyon County Museum these past 5 years!

50th Anniversary of the Tracy Tornado
2018-05-15 18:30 - 19:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Author Scott Thoma will present on the 50th Anniversary of the Tracy Tornado on Tuesday, May 15 at the Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall. The program starts at 6:30pm. Copies of his book, Out of the Blue, will be available for purchase. The program is free and light refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact the museum at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org
On June 13, 1968, the first F5 tornado ever recorded in Minnesota struck the town of Tracy around 7 p.m. Nine people were killed and over 100 injured. Scott Thoma’s book, Out of the Blue, is a true story about two sisters and their miraculous survival of one of the most powerful tornadoes in Minnesota history.

Little Golden Books Presentation
2018-05-14 18:30 - 19:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Collector Ellen Radel will present on her collection and the history of Little Golden Books on Monday, May 14 at the Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall. The program starts at 6:30pm. Ellen has the largest collection of the Little Golden Books in the Midwest with over a 1000 titles. The program is free and light refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact the museum at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

G.A.R. Grand Army of the Republic: Minnesota Department Book Presentation
2018-05-07 18:30 - 19:30 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Author Richard (Dick) V. Punchard will present his book, G.A.R. Grand Army of the Republic: Minnesota Department, on Monday, May 7 at the Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon St, Marshall. The program starts at 6:30pm. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. The program is free and light refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact the museum at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org
G.A.R. Grand Army of the Republic: Minnesota Department is an illustrated 90 year history book of the G.A.R. in Minnesota starting in 1866 and ending in 1956. The G.A.R. was a fraternal organization formed by and for the veterans of the American Civil War.

Museum Expo
2018-04-28 10:00 - 15:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The Lyon County Museum, 301 W Lyon Street, Marshall is hosting the 3rd Annual Museum Expo, “Your Passport to Summer Fun!” on Saturday, April 28 at 10:00-3:00.
Plan your summer road trip by learning about the rich history in southwest Minnesota. Visit with area historical societies and museums and learn more about what they have to offer.
At the Museum Expo, there will be specials on Schwan’s ice cream floats and sundaes, scavenger hunts in the museum, door prizes, and more.
Participating museums:
Balaton Area Historical Society, Balaton
Cottonwood County Historical Society, Windom
End-O-Line Railroad Park and Museum, Currie
Lincoln County Historical Society, Hendricks
Lucan Area Historical Society, Lucan
Murray County Historical Society, Slayton
Renville County Historical Society, Morton
Vietnam Memorial & History Center, Minneota
Wheels Across the Prairie Museum, Tracy

For more information on the Museum Expo, please contact Jennifer at the Lyon County Museum 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org

History of the Grand Army of the Republic Program
2018-04-09 18:00 - 19:30 | MN
On Monday, April 9 at 6:30pm, Dr. Lloyd Petersen will present on the history of the Grand Army of the Republic. Doors open at 6:00pm. This is a free event and light refreshments will be served.
This program is in conjunction with the traveling exhibit, Boys in Blue: The Grand Army of the Republic, A Civil War Veterans’ Organization, which opened on March 1 and runs until June 1.
The traveling exhibit was organized by Siouxland Heritage Museums, Sioux Falls, SD.

BOYS IN BLUE: The Grand Army of the Republic Traveling Exhibit
2018-03-01 10:00 - 2018-06-01 17:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The traveling exhibit, BOYS IN BLUE: The Grand Army of the Republic, A Civil War Veterans’ Organization opens March 1 at the Lyon County Museum. The exhibit runs until June 1. The traveling exhibit was organized by the Siouxland Heritage Museums, Sioux Falls, SD.
A year after our nation’s Civil War ended, an organization for Union veterans was established. Exploring bonds of comradeship, loyalty, and charity, the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) became a fraternal group which stretched across local, regional, and national lines. Limited in membership to those men who served between 1861-1865, the G.A.R. had a finite life. The men of the G.A.R. left a lasting legacy to the nation with the creation of veteran pensions, soldiers’ homes, and Memorial Day being among their many accomplishments. Counting approximately one million members throughout its existence, the G.A.R. developed into a formidable political lobbying group.
BOYS IN BLUE highlights the legacy of this important group that set the precedent for future veterans’ organizations.

Museum Closed: Holiday
2018-01-01 10:00 - 17:00 | MN
The Lyon County Museum is closed on Monday, January 1.

Museum Closed: Holiday
2017-12-25 10:00 - 17:00 | MN
The Lyon County Museum is closed on Monday, December 25.

Holiday Open House at the Museum
2017-12-14 16:00 - 20:00 | MN
Holiday Open House at the Lyon County Museum on Thursday, December 14 from 4:00-8:00 PM. Free will donation fundraiser for the Lyon County Museum.
The evening includes:

holiday cookies and treats
wine samples
music
lefse demonstration and samples
Victorian card making and ornaments station
gift wrapping.

Funds raised will support exhibits, programs, and preservation at the Lyon County Museum.

5th Annual Indoor Christmas Tree Walk
2017-11-18 10:00 - 2017-12-30 16:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
View decorated trees by area businesses, non-profit organizations, and service organizations inside at the Lyon County Museum.
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 2017 tree walk. 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

Electrifying Minnesota Traveling Exhibit
2017-09-02 10:00 - 2018-01-13 16:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
Discover how electricity has transformed the lives of Minnesotans since 1882, learn what makes the generation possible, and imagine how we will generate electricity in the 21st century.

Lyon County Fair
2017-08-09 - 2017-08-13 | Lyon County Fairgrounds, Fairgrounds Rd, Marshall, Minnesota, 56258
Stop by the Lyon County Fair for free attractions, food, music, horse shows, 4-H events, and much more! The museum staff will be out there as well!

New Land, New Life! Traveling Exhibit
2017-07-01 10:00 - 2017-09-30 16:00 | Lyon County Historical Society Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall, MN, 56258, United States
The traveling exhibit, “New Land, New Life: Norwegian Immigration in Minnesota: 1825-1925” explores the first one hundred years of Norwegian immigration in Minnesota and is a collaboration of the Ramsey County Historical Society and the St. Paul Sons of Norway Synnove-Nordkap lodge.
The exhibit panels interpret primary and secondary research of Professors Carlton Qualey and John Gjerde on one of the earliest and larger ethnic groups to settle the Minnesota frontier. One in five Minnesotans claim Norwegian ancestry.
The traveling exhibit in Marshall is co-sponsored by the Lyon County Historical Society and the Canby Sons of Norway Vennskap lodge.
