Knute Nelson Organization Celebrates 70 years! (1948-2018)
After Sen. Knute and Nicolina Nelson's daughter Ida died in 1942, the historic Knute Nelson House and surrounding property were donated to the First Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Minnesota, to be used for a nursing and care home. This founding
DCHS Newsletter, Winter 2017-2018
Click this link to open the Douglas County Historical Society Winter Newsletter 2017-2018 DCHS Winter Newsletter 2017-2018 Take a look and see what we've been up to this winter! CANCELLED Date set for Feb. 3 Hot Dish Bake Off at Fat Daddy's in
Annual DCHS Ethnic Bake Sale and Open House – Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Join us for our Douglas County Historical Society (Alexandria, Minnesota) Annual Ethnic Bake Sale and Open House on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Come in out of the cold for a bowl of Knute Nelson's favorite Senate Bean Soup, yummy lingonberry
History and Hotdish – DCHS Newsletter, Fall 2017
The Fall 2017 DCHS Newsletter brings you upcoming events, local history, an article about DNA and genealogy, and of course, GOODIES! Our fundraising opportunities include ready-to-bake pies for only $10 each for Thanksgiving, our Annual Bake Sale on Dec. 1,
Summer Newsletter 2017 Douglas County Historical Society
Minnesota has two seasons - winter and road construction - as true then as it is now. N. J. Trenham's photo studio in Alexandria. We can thank him for many of the earliest photos taken in Douglas County, MN. Studio located
Douglas County, Minnesota – Small Towns – Photos, History and Files Reveal the Past
Historic photos reveal the history of Douglas County's small towns. They feature false front stores in wood and brick, wooden walkways, and dirt streets, and could inspire a setting for an old movie about the Wild West. Day to day life is
Bootleggers Bash 2017 – Thank You!
A big THANK YOU to all who helped make The Bootleggers' Bash Annual Fundraiser a roaring (20's) success! Thank you table sponsors, prize donors, the band, photographer, attendees who really got into the spirit of the event, and the staff and
Family Files at the Douglas County Historical Society – Is Your Family Name Here?
One of the treasures at the Douglas County Historical Society MN, is our collection of Family Files. These files contain information collected by our researchers and by family members over the decades. They may include: Local newspaper clippings Photos Family genealogies and
Douglas County Oral History Recordings Project – Updating our Cassettes to Digital Files
Audio mp3 files of Oral History Recordings Available Beginning in the 1970's, volunteers from the Douglas County Historical Society MN realized the importance of interviewing local residents, preserving their memories and histories. Cassette recorders in hand, the interviewers asked questions about the lives and experiences