Lac qui Parle County Museum / Historical Society

10/22/2026

10/02/2026

Free at the Lac qui Parle County Museum
Storage containers, picture frames, books and more-

09/15/2026

Starting October, the Lac qui Parle County Historical Society will be providing a new series of mid-day programs. Our first "Coffee @ The Museum" event is 1PM on October 15th at our museum in Madison, MN. Feel free to bring your own brown-bag lunch, we will provide coffee and a short presentation on the 1942 fire at the Grand Theatre in Madison. We welcome discussion and suggestions of future topics for this format, please join us at the museum, 1PM, October 15th.

09/13/2026

We recently found some Rural School District No. 8 Records that may be of interest to our community.

Firstly: Alfred Anderson was present at school only 1 day during the fall of 1890... must've been busy on the Anderson Farm that harvest season.

Second: The teacher for District 8 was Nettie Stay... does anyone know her full first name? It currently has us stumped.

09/11/2026

For the kids visiting this fair weekend, we have a fun new scavenger hunt to go along with our new electrification exhibit. All around the museum are tools and devices that did the jobs that electricity replaced. Find all the items on the list and win a free prize!

09/11/2026

While you're enjoying the fair this weekend be sure to visit the Lac qui Parle County Museum and see our new exhibit on electrification in Lac qui Parle County. You can also visit our exhibit on the Dakota people in Lac qui Parle. Both exhibits' will only be up for a limited time, so come and see them while you can.

09/02/2026

05/21/2026

Does anyone remember selling something like to make money for an organization? They are called Melted Popcorn decorations and were popular in the 60's and 70's.