Enjoy a fun come and go day for the whole family with craft & skill demonstrations, children's games with prizes, musical entertainment and tour the historic Cox House. Admission is […]
New headstones for Civil War Union Veterans, 1st Lieutenant Peter A. Lentz and Corporal James Poole buried in Glenwood Cemetery will be dedicated. The ceremony is open to the public. […]
Kenneth A. Reid will offer a program on the history and cultural significance of Juneteenth. The guest lecture will reflect on the history of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans […]
Participants will experience all aspects of a school day in a one room school much like children did during the 19th century.
Learn about all of the parts of your pizza! Each historic site will host a different ingredient and show the agricultural practices in place to help bring that pizza to […]
In 1920, Minnesotans, along with the rest of the country, were plunged into what many called “The Great Experiment.” PROHIBITION. The manufacture, sale and transportation of alcohol was outlawed by the Volstead Act. Parents became bootleggers, kids smuggled illegal alcohol, and outlaws became celebrities. When Congress passed the Eighteenth Amendment, supporters believed it would create […]
Chad and Lori Wengert will present a program about wildlife they discovered while exploring the Cottonwood River in the New Ulm area. They will share information about bison, fox, raccoons and skunks. Animal mounts and artifacts will be on display.
The BCHS welcomes back Ted Marti, president of Schell’s Brewery, to continue his presentation “Schell’s Brewery and the Prohibition Era.” In this part, Marti will tell of the time before […]
Bring the whole family to explore the History Center at no cost. As a bonus, we have a special afternoon program - Snakes of the Minnesota River with Tom Jessen. […]
The program will include everything from fashion, prohibition, flappers, and politics of the time, etc. The younger Cox girls made history on the cusp of the changing roles for women.
John Fritsche, reenactor and period rifle competition shooter, will demonstrate how 1860s armament was assembled, cleaned and prepared for use. Period firearms and related memorabilia will be on display.
Pegeen Rozeske, the Shoe Lady and a Historical Reenactor, is a journeyman shoemaker. Pegeen travels through time as well as across the miles to demonstrate what making footwear entailed when […]
