Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, Annual Ethnic Bake Sale and Open House
Welcome to our annual DCHS Bake Sale and Open House, Friday, December 5th, 2014, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Come and enjoy the beautiful holiday decorations at the historic Knute and Nicolina Nelson House, 1219 Nokomis St., Alexandria, MN 56308. Watch live demonstrations of lefse
Give to the Max Day, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014
The Douglas County Historical Society is a non-profit organization which relies on your donations to support programs, preservation, research and the Knute Nelson House and Spruce Hill Church. For a quick and easy way to make a donation and support
Fall Calendar Updates
The Calendar of Events for this fall is found in the Fall 2014 Newsletter. We have one change: The Nov. 18, 2014 "Minnesota's Lost Towns" presentation from 1 - 3 pm has been cancelled. Take a look at the other upcoming events
Fall 2014 Newsletter – Douglas County Historical Society
Enjoy the wealth of information in Our Fall 2014 Newsletter, with news, events and an activities schedule. Fall 2014 Newsletter The newsletter includes a huge THANK YOU! to all of those who played a part in the beautiful painting and restoration of the Knute
Calling all Douglas Co. 5th graders (and those that love them)
The Douglas County Cemetery Association (DCCA) announces their 2nd annual Essay Contest for all interested 5th grade students in Douglas County, Minnesota. Three students from each school, and the home school category, will receive monetary prizes of $75, $50 and
Annual Christmas Bake Sale
Save the Date! The Annual Douglas County Historical Society bake sale will be held on Friday, December 5, 2014 from 10 am to 2 pm.
Welcome to our new Corporate Sponsors!
Corporate Sponsors are critical to help us with the continuation of projects such as: purchase of microfilm reader, transferring over 1000 oral history tapes from cassettes, transferring VHS tapes to DVDs, scanning slides into cmputer and putting into Power Point program. Thank
Douglas Cty Historical Society Awarded $7000 Grant
The current microfilm reader can no longer be repaired as parts are no longer available. Your contribution will ensure continued research support at DCHS with up-to-date, reliable equipment. Click, Contribute, Change your World DCHS was recently notified by the MN Historical
The Grapevine – Garden Shed
Garden Shed The garden shed is finally a reality. We have received a grant from the Alexandria Rotary for the shed and it will arrive in the spring. We will have regular updates on our progress. The foundation is being done