Scarecrow Contest 2020
It's time for the 3rd Annual DCHS Scarecrow Contest! We're looking for a group of friendly scarecrows to help get folks into the harvest spirit! Open to any groups, businesses, clubs, families, or individuals. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place
COVID-19 Self-History Interview
Everyone’s experience matters. Your history matters. Help us record your history. With events being as momentous as they are in Minnesota, we'd like to offer a tool in the form of a Self-History Interview to help us begin recording the daily lived
Christmas Service and Hymn Sing, Spruce Hill Church, December 22, 2019
Welcome Everyone to the annual Christmas Service at Spruce Hill Church in NE Douglas County, sponsored by the Douglas County Historical Society MN. Address: 13148 Spruce Hill Park Road NE Miltona, MN 56354 Details: December 22, 2019, 2:00 pm, Sunday afternoon. Come enjoy this Spruce
Me and My DNA #3: Building Trees to Solve Mysteries class on Oct. 24, 2019 at the Douglas County Library (MN)
Me and My DNA #3: Building Trees to Solve Mysteries class on Oct. 24, 2019 at the Douglas County Library (MN) Meet in the Douglas County Library large meeting room for the third and final class. Families can be confusing – genetics
Me & My DNA #2: Starting Genetic Genealogy class on Oct. 17, 2019, 11:00 am at Douglas County, MN Library
Me and My DNA #2: Starting Genetic Genealogy class Thursday Oct, 17, 2019 at 11:00 Meet in the Douglas County Library MN large meeting room. For those who have done their DNA and want to know where to begin when their results come
Newsletter Summer 2019 – Douglas County Historical Society, MN
Click this link to read the Summer 2019 Newsletter of the Douglas County Historical Society MN. Summer 2019 Newsletter On the first page, check out our calendar of events, with details in the newsletter. July 20, 2019: Tractor Day at our 1219 Nokomis
Spruce Hill Summer Song Fest, Sunday, June 23, 2019, 1:00 pm
Come and enjoy the annual Spruce Hill Summer Song Fest at the beautiful, historic Spruce Hill Church in northeast Douglas County, Minnesota, Sunday, June 23, 2019. The event starts at 1:00 pm This year's event includes a special presentation of "Voices
2019 Nordic Folk Art Festival, Thursday, April 25th – Downtown Alexandria, Minnesota
Alexandria, Minnesota's charming, historic downtown is the perfect setting for the 2019 Nordic Folk Art Festival, Thursday, April 25, 2019. For information on all of the events, check out the event poster. Contact the Runestone Museum in Alexandria, MN for
DNA For Beginners – Resources and Links for Research
This page is a supplement to the DNA For Beginners Classes, Spring 2019 at DCHS MN. Session 1: Understanding Centimorgans and other Definitions This DNA Vocabulary List is a starting point. If you want to learn more about each term, please use
DCHS MN Newsletter, Spring 2019 Edition
After a cold and snowy winter, the weather is warming up and so are the Spring and Summer activities at the Douglas County Historical Society, MN. Check out our Spring 2019 Newsletter for an update on some of our recent