Now Hiring: Administrative & Development Manager
Administrative and Development Manager Hiring: Open until filled Location: The Douglas County Historical Society in the Historic Knute Nelson House, 1219 Nokomis Street, Alexandria, Minnesota, 56308 Schedule: Full time (40 hours weekly) primarily 9 AM – 5PM, Monday - Friday with some weekends
The Great Hotdish Bake-Off! Sat., Feb 10, 2024, 11 am – 1 pm
Mark your calendars now! The Great Hotdish Bake-Off & Silent Auction! is just around the corner on Saturday, February 10th, 2024! The Great Hotdish Bake-Off & Silent Auction! is a family friendly event fundraiser featuring a hotdish competition, silent auction, local
JOB OPENING: Associate Director
DOUGLAS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY JOB POSTING TITLE: Associate Director SALARY: $47,000 FULL TIME SALARIED LOCATION: Alexandria, MN The Douglas County Historical Society seeks a dynamic nonprofit museum professional to help lead the museum at the Historic Knute Nelson House in Alexandria, Minnesota. The Associate Director reports
Scarecrow Contest Voting
Scarecrow voting is OPEN! https://dchsmn.org/scarecrows2023/ Vote for your favorite scarecrows located on the lawn at the Douglas County Historical Society! We thank our seven special scarecrows and their makers for helping us to make this a fun fall season. Our scarecrows this year
Newspaper Book Sale – Friday, June 23, 2023
DCHS is selling duplicate hardcover bound volumes of local newspapers not needed in our collection. Now's your chance to take home a piece of history! More than 100 books from ~1980s-2010s are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Books are $25 each. The
Scan for Keeps! 3 Free Scanning Workshops held at Douglas County Library in April
Bring your treasured family photos or letter-sized documents to be scanned and digitally preserved at this free community workshop hosted in the Douglas County Library's Large Meeting Room. DCL and DCHS staff will scan your items and create digital copies
11-2 on Sat, Feb. 11, 2023 – The Great Hotdish Bake-Off!
Mark your calendars now! The Great Hotdish Bake-Off & Silent Auction! is just around the corner on Saturday, February 11th, 2023! (Or indicate your interest via the Facebook event for reminders!) 😉 The Great Hotdish Bake-Off & Silent Auction! is a family
Vintage Christmas Cards from Douglas County, MN
Merry Christmas! Please enjoy these vintage Christmas cards from the DCHS collection. We are particularly grateful and excited to share these cards, as we are fortunate enough to know the year, message, and intended recipient for most of these greetings. Most of
Thank you, DCHS volunteers!
We wanted to take a moment of your time to thank our amazing volunteers and supporters! Our annual Appreciation Potluck was this past Tuesday. Our colleagues from the Runestone Museum Foundation and Legacy of The Lakes Museum even came to show
Upcoming Event: The Great Hotdish Bake-Off & Silent Auction!
Mark your calendars now! The Great Hotdish Bake-Off & Silent Auction! is just around the corner on Saturday, February 11th, 2023! (Or indicate your interest via the Facebook event for reminders!) 😉 Family friendly event fundraiser featuring a hotdish competition, silent auction,