Podcasts available!
The Douglas County Historical Society has something fun and new available - podcasts on local history subjects! You can follow the links below to listen to the first three episodes below, or visit dchsmn.org/podcasts A Little Bit About Big Ole Today we're going
DCHS seeks qualified professional for roofing project – Bid Specs Posting
BID SPECS - DCHS Roof 4.21.2022 - Click here for a PDF of the Bid Specifications Bid Specifications - 4/21/2022 Roofing Project On The NRHP Designated Knute Nelson House Douglas County Historical Society, Alexandria MN This write up identifies work to be performed
Easter Decorations in Congregational Church, ~1899-1900
Easter Decorations in Congregational Church, ~1899-1900 The man behind the pulpit in the third photograph is Rev. William Henry Medlar, who was the minister from ~1898-1903, and lived with the Purdon family during that time. This church building was located at the
110 years ago today – Titanic Sinks with A. O. Holverson Aboard
110 years ago today, late on April 14, 1912, the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic struck an iceberg. Among those that perished was Alexander Oscar Holverson, who had grown up in Urness and Alexandria in Douglas County, MN. One of Mr. Holverson’s
Were there streetcars on Broadway in Alexandria, MN?
Have you ever heard about the street car service that ran in Alexandria, MN? If you have