Member Organizations
We are The Alliance. Together, we work to advance the local history field in Minnesota.
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The 106 Group
CEO & Services Director: Anne Ketz (651) 290-0977 Specialties: Cultural Resource management & planning, NHPA & NEPA compliance, planning & engagement, archaeology, architectural history, ethnographic studies, burials & human remains, historic landscapes, historical context, visitor experience & interpretive planning, exhibit planning & design, waysides & wayfinding, digital experience design, and universal accessibility Website Adams Area Historical Society
Mailing address: 19544 630th Ave. Rose Creek, MN 55970 Physical address: 322 W. Main St. Adams, MN 55909 (507) 438-6022 Website 
Aitkin County Historical Society
20 Pacific St. SW PO Box 215 Aitkin, MN 56431 (218) 927-3348 Website 
American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55407 (612) 871-4907 Website 
Anoka County Historical Society
2135 N. 3rd Ave. Anoka, MN 55303 (763) 421-0600 Website 
Arlington Historical Society
322 W. Main St. (physical) 302 Shamrock Dr. (mailing) Arlington, MN 55307 (507) 964-5878 Website 
Bay Area Historical Society
80 Outer Dr. PO Box 33 Silver Bay, MN 55614 (218) 226-3143 
Becker County Historical Society
714 Summit Ave. PO Box 622 Detroit Lakes, MN 56502 (218) 847-2938 Website 
Beltrami County Historical Society
130 Minnesota Ave SW Bemidji, MN 56601 (218) 444-3376 Website 
Benton County Historical Society
218 1st St. N. PO Box 426 Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 (320) 253-9614 Website 
Blue Earth County Historical Society
424 Warren St. Mankato, MN 56001 (507) 345-5566 Website 
Brown County Historical Society
2 N. Broadway New Ulm, MN 56073 (507) 233-2616 Website 
Browns Valley Historical Society
PO Box 13 Browns Valley, MN 56219 
Carlton County Historical Society
406 Cloquet Ave. Cloquet, MN 55720 (218) 879-1938 Website 
Carver County Historical Society
555 W. 1st St. Waconia, MN 55387 (952) 442-4234 Website 
Children's Discovery Museum & Judy Garland Museum
2727 Pokegama Ave. S. PO Box 724 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 (218) 326-1900 CDM (218) 327-9276 JGM CDM Email JGM Email CDM Website JGM Website CDM Facebook JGM Facebook CDM Twitter JGM Twitter CDM Instagram JGM Instagram 
Chippewa County Historical Society
151 Arnie Anderson Dr. PO Box 303 Montevideo, MN 56265 (320) 269-7636 Website 
Chisago County Historical Society
12795 Lake Blvd. PO Box 146 Lindstrom, MN 55045 (651) 257-5310 Website 
Christdala Church Preservation Association
Mailing address only: 1378 N. 10th St. Lake City, MN 55041 (952) 270-8764 Website 
Clarissa Community Museum
402 Main St. W. PO Box 532 Clarissa, MN 56440 (218) 756-2403 Website 
Clearwater County Historical Society
Mailing address: PO Box 241 Bagley, MN 56621 Physical address: 264 1st St. W. Shevlin, MN 56676 (218) 785-2000 Website 
Cokato Museum & Akerlund Studio
175 4th St. SW PO Box 686 Cokato, MN 55321 (320) 286-2427 Website 
Crossings Press
Owner: Joseph Amato (952) 540-6510 Specialties: Issues a publication on southwestern Minnesota history, demographics, ethnicity, recent immigration, environmental studies, and other historical and literary explorations. Website 
Crosslake Area Historical Society
35404 County Rd. 3 PO Box 134 Crosslake, MN 56442 (218) 692-5400 Website 
Dakota County Historical Society
130 3rd Ave. N. South St. Paul, MN 55075 (651) 552-7548 Website 
Dassel Area Historical Society
901 1st St. S. PO Box D Dassel, MN 55325 (320) 275-3077 Website 
Dodge County Historical Society
615 N. Main St. PO Box 456 Mantorville, MN 55955 (507) 635-5508 Website 
East Polk Heritage Center
900 Hilligoss Blvd. PO Box 4 Fosston, MN 56542 (218) 435-6136 Website 
Eden Prairie Historical Society
13600 Pioneer Trl. (Physical) 8080 Mitchell Rd. (Mailing) Eden Prairie, MN 55344 (612) 940-9040 Website 
End-o-Line Railroad Park & Museum
Mailing Address: PO Box 57 Slayton, MN 56172 Physical Address: 440 N. Mill St. Currie, MN 56123 (507) 763-3708 Website 
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Fillmore County Historical Society
202 County Rd. 8 Fountain, MN 55935 (507) 268-4449 Website 
Freeborn County Historical Society
1031 Bridge Ave. Albert Lea, MN 56007 (507) 373-8003 Website 
The Friends of Linden Hill
608 Highland Ave. Little Falls, MN 56345 (320) 616-5580 Website 
Gammelgarden Museum of Scandia
20880 Olinda Trl. PO Box 62 Scandia, MN 55073 (651) 433-5053 Website 
Glensheen: Historic Congdon Estate
3300 London Rd. Duluth, MN 55804 (218) 726-8910 Website 
Golden Valley Historical Society
6731 Golden Valley Rd. (physical) 7800 Golden Valley Rd. (mailing) Golden Valley, MN 55427 (763) 588-8578 Website 
Goodhue County Historical Society
1166 Oak St. Red Wing, MN 55066 (651) 388-6024 Website 
Granite Falls Historical Society
163 9th Ave. Granite Falls, MN 56241 (320) 564-4039 Website 
Grant County Historical Society
115 2nd St. NE PO Box 1002 Elbow Lake, MN 56531 (218) 685-4864 
Hennepin History Museum
2303 3rd Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 870-1329 Website 
Heritage House Victorian Museum
224 1st St. NW PO Box 512 Rochester, MN 55901 (507) 286-9208 Website 
Historic Cook County
8 S. Broadway Ave. PO Box 1293 Grand Marais, MN 55604 (218) 387-2883 Website 
Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County
202 1st Ave. N. Moorhead, MN 56560 (218) 299-5511 Website 
History Center of Olmsted County
1195 West Circle Dr. SW Rochester, MN 55902 (507) 282-9447 Website 
Hopkins Historical Society
33 14th Ave. N. (physical) 1010 1st St. S. (mailing) Hopkins, MN 55343 (952) 548-6480 Website 
Hormel Historic Home
208 4th Ave. NW Austin, MN 55912 (507) 433-4243 Website 
Houston County Historical Society
104 History Ln. Caledonia, MN 55921 (507) 725-3884 Website 
Hubbard County Historical Society
301 Court Ave. PO Box 327 Park Rapids, MN 56470 (218) 732-5237 Website 
Itasca County Historical Society
201 N. Pokegama Ave. Grand Rapids, MN 55744 (218) 326-6431 Website 
Jackson County Historical Society
307 N. Hwy. 86 PO Box 238 Lakefield, MN 56150 (507) 662-5505 
Kanabec County Historical Society
805 Forest Ave. W. Mora, MN 55051 (320) 679-1665 Website 
Kandiyohi County Historical Society
610 NE Hwy. 71 Willmar, MN 56201 (320) 235-1881 Website 
Kittson County Historical Society
332 E. Main St. Lake Bronson, MN 56734 (218) 754-4100 Website 
Lac qui Parle County Historical Society
250 8th Ave. S. Madison, MN 56256 (320) 598-7678 Website 
Lake of the Woods County Historical Society
206 8th Ave. SE Ste. 150 Baudette, MN 56623 (218) 634-1200 Website 
Lake Superior Railroad Museum
506 W. Michigan St. Duluth, MN 55805 (218) 727-8025 Website 
Lakeville Area Historical Society
20110 Holyoke Ave. (physical) 20195 Holyoke Ave. (mailing) Lakeville, MN 55044 (952) 985-4680 Website 
Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
330 8th St. Walnut Grove, MN 56180 (507) 859-2358 Website 
Legacy of the Lakes Museum
205 3rd Ave. W. PO Box 1216 Alexandria, MN 56308 (320) 759-1114 Website 
Lehman PLC
Managing Partner: Walter Lehmann (651) 789-0550 Specialties: We commonly work with film and network television, visual and graphic artists, and cultural and non-profit institutions. We provide legal protection when you are creating new things, using your work, and protecting what you made. Website Le Sueur County Historical Society
Mailing address: PO Box 123 Le Center, MN 56057 Physical address: 301 NE 2nd St. Elysian, MN 56028 (507) 267-4091 Website 
Lincoln County Historical Society
610 Elm St. PO Box 211 Hendricks, MN 56136 (507) 275-5247 
Little Canada Historical Society
515 E. Little Canada Rd. Little Canada, MN 55117 (651) 766-4044 Website 
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Mahnomen County Historical Museum
106 N. Main St. PO Box 123 Mahnomen, MN 56557 (218) 936-5083 Website 
Maplewood Area Historical Society
2170 County Rd. D E. Maplewood, MN 55109 (651) 748-8645 Website 
Marshall County Historical Society
808 E. Johnson Ave. PO Box 103 Warren, MN 56762 (218) 745-4803 Website 
Martin County Historical Society
304 E. Blue Earth Ave. Fairmont, MN 56031 (507) 235-5178 Website 
McLeod County Historical Society
380 School Rd. NW Hutchinson, MN 55350 (320) 587-2109 Website 
Meeker County Historical Society
308 N. Marshall Ave. Litchfield, MN 55355 (320) 693-8911 Website 
Midwest Art Conservation Center
2400 3rd Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 870-3120 Website 
Milaca Area Historical Society
145 Central Ave. S. PO Box 144 Milaca, MN 56353 (320) 982-1212 Website 
Minnesota Discovery Center
1005 Discovery Dr. Chisholm, MN 55719 (218) 254-7959 Website 
Minnesota Genealogical Society
1385 Mendota Heights RD, Suite 100 Mendota Heights, MN 55120 Website 
Minnesota Historical Society
345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102 (651) 259-3000 Website 
Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center
11411 Masonic Home Dr. Bloomington, MN 55437 (952) 948-6502 Website 
Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum
540 West Hills Cir. Owatonna, MN 55060 (507) 774-7369 Website 
Minnesota State University, Mankato Library Services
601 Maywood Ave. Memorial Library 3097 Mankato, MN 56002 (507) 389-1029 Website 
Minnesota's Machinery Museum
100 N. 1st St. P.O. Box 70 Hanley Falls, MN 56245 (507) 768-5322 Website 
Morrison County Historical Society & The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum
2151 S. Lindbergh Dr. P.O. Box 239 Little Falls, MN 56345 (320) 632-4007 Website 
Moose Lake Area Historical Society
900 Folz Blvd. PO Box 235 Moose Lake, MN 55767 (218) 485-4234 Website 
Mower County Historical Society
1303 6th Ave. SW Austin, MN 55912 (507) 437-6082 Website 
Murray County Historical Society
2480 29th St. PO Box 61 Slayton, MN 56172 (507) 836-6533 Website 
Museology
Principals: Larry Hutchings, Bret Pearson, & Thomas Church (612) 232-0371 Specialties: Serves all parts of Minnesota, large organizations and small, with Exhibits (consultation, research, story development, exhibit planning, scriptwriting, graphic design, fabrication, installation); Collections Management (policy development and collections housing); Interpretive Planning; staff and volunteer training; dioramas; historic object facsimile creation; and custom mounts, exhibit cases, and furniture. Website 
The Museum Lady
Principal: Claudia Nicholson (651) 207-9140 Specialties: Consulting on all aspects of History Museum work. Helping museums better know, and better use, their collections. Website 
Ney Nature Center
28238 Nature Center Ln. PO Box 93 Henderson, MN 56044 (507) 357-8580 Website 
Nicollet County Historical Society
1851 N. Minnesota Ave. St. Peter, MN 56082 (507) 934-2160 Website 
Nobles County Historical Society
407 12th St. #2 Worthington, MN 56187 (507) 376-4431 Website 
Norman County Historical and Genealogical Society
701 W. Thorpe Ave. PO Box 201 Ada, MN 56510 (218) 556-0122 Website 
North Chisago Historical Society
350 S. Eliot Ave. PO Box 556 Rush City, MN 55069 (320) 358-4525 Website 
North Hennepin Pioneer Society & Burschville School
Mailing address: PO Box 391 Hanover, MN 55341 Physical address: 23705 County Rd 10 Rogers, MN 55374 (763) 639-1438 Website 
North Star Museum of Boy Scouting & Girl Scouting
2640 E. 7th Ave. North St. Paul, MN 55109 (651) 748-2880 Website 
Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps
6004 London Rd. Duluth, MN 55804 (218) 343-9439 Website 
Northfield Historical Society
408 Division St. Northfield MN 55057 (507) 645-9268 Website 
Northwest Airlines History Center
10100 Flying Cloud Dr. Ste. A306 Eden Prairie, MN 55347 (952) 698-4478 Website 
Oronoco Area History Center
115 2nd St NW (physical) 640 2nd Ave. SE (mailing) Oronoco, MN 55960 (507) 367-4320 Website 
Otter Tail County Historical Society
1110 Lincoln Ave. W. Fergus Falls, MN 56537 (218) 736-6038 Website 
Pennington County Historical Society/Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village
825 Oakland Park Rd. PO Box 127 Thief River Falls, MN 56701 (218) 681-5767 Website 
Pequot Lakes Area Historical Society
4285 Tower Square PO Box 493 Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 (218) 568-4808 
Pine County Historical Society
6333 WC Anderson Alle PO Box 123 Askov, MN 55704 (320) 838-1607 Website 
Plymouth Historical Society
3605 Fernbrook Ln. N. (physcial) 3400 Plymouth Blvd. (mailing) Plymouth, MN 55447 (763) 509-5282 Website 
Polk County Historical Society
719 E. Robert St. PO Box 214 Crookston, MN 56716 (218) 281-1038 
Pope County Historical Society
809 S. Lakeshore Dr. Glenwood, MN 56334 (320) 634-3293 Website 
Preston Historical Society
112 E. Center St. SE PO Box 138 Preston, MN 55965 (507) 273-1481 Website 
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Ramsey County Historical Society
323 Landmark Center 75 W. 5th St. St. Paul, MN 55102 (651) 222-0701 Website 
Red Wing Shoe Company Corporate Archives & Museum
314 Main St. Red Wing, MN 55066 (651) 388-6233 Website 
Renville County Historical Society
441 N. Park Dr. Morton, MN 56270 (507) 697-6147 Website 
Rice County Historical Society
1814 NW 2nd Ave. Faribault, MN 55021 (507) 332-2121 Website 
Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center
305 Harbor View Pkwy. Superior, WI 54880 (715) 392-7151 Website 
Richfield Historical Society
6901 Lyndale Ave. S. Richfield, MN 55423 (612) 798-6140 Website 
Rockford Area Historical Society
8131 Bridge St. PO Box 186 Rockford, MN 55373 (763) 477-5383 Website 
Roseau County Historical Society
121 Center St. E. #101 Roseau, MN 56751 (218) 463-1918 Website 
Runestone Museum Foundation
206 Broadway St. Alexandria, MN 56308 (320) 763-3161 Website 
Sacred Heart Area Historical Society
300 5th Ave. PO Box 462 Sacred Heart, MN 56285 (320) 765-8868 Website 
St. Louis County Historical Society
506 W. Michigan St. #9 Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 733-7580 Website 
St. Louis Park Historical Society
3546 Dakota Ave. Ste. C (physical) 3700 Monterey Dr. (mailing) St. Louis Park, MN 55416 (952) 583-9893 Website 
Sauk Centre Area Historical Society
430 Main St. S. Sauk Centre, MN 56378 (320) 351-8777 Website 
Schroeder Area Historical Society
7932 W. Hwy. 61 PO Box 337 Schroeder, MN 55613 (218) 663-7706 Website 
Scott County Historical Society
235 S. Fuller St. Shakopee, MN 55379 (952) 445-0378 Website 
Shoreview Historical Society
1170 LePak Ct. (Physical) 4600 Victoria St. N. (Mailing) Shoreview, MN 55126 Website 
Sibley County Historical Society
700 Main St. PO Box 407 Henderson, MN 56044 (507) 248-3434 Website 
Split Rock Studios
Founder: Craig Sommerville (651) 631-2211 Specialties: Exhibit Planning, Exhibit Design & Build Website 
Springfield Area Historical Society
11 W. Central St. PO Box 113 Springfield, MN 56807 (507) 723-5396 
Staples Historical Society
935 7th St. NE PO Box 44 Staples, MN 56479 (218) 894-2906 Website 
Stearns History Museum
235 33rd Ave. S. St. Cloud, MN 56301 (320) 253-8424 Website 
Stevens County Historical Society
116 W. 6th St. Morris, MN 56267 (320) 589-1719 Website 
Tofte Historical Society/North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum
7136 Hwy. 61 PO Box 2312 Tofte, MN 55115 (218) 663-7050 Website 
Virginia Area Historical Society
800 9th Ave. N. PO Box 736 Virginia, MN 55792 (218) 741-1136 Website 
Wabasha County Historical Society
Mailing address: PO Box 255 Lake City, MN 55041 Physical address: 10537 206th Ave. Reads Landing, MN 55968 (651) 764-2386 Website 
Wanda Gag House Association
226 N. Washington St. PO Box 432 New Ulm, MN 56073 (507) 359-2632 Website 
Waseca County Historical Society
315 2nd Ave. NE PO Box 314 Waseca, MN 56093 (507) 835-7700 Website 
Washington County Historical Society
602 Main St. N. PO Box 167 Stillwater, MN 55082 (651) 439-5956 Website 
West Concord Historical Society
600 W. 1st St. PO Box 58 West Concord, MN 55985 (507) 527-2628 Website 
Western Hennepin County Pioneers Association
1953 W. Wayzata Blvd. PO Box 332 Long Lake, MN 55356 (952) 473-6557 Website 
Westonka Historical Society
5341 Maywood Rd. Mound, MN 55364 (952) 472-9800 Website 
Wheels Across the Prairie Museum
3297 US Hwy. 14 PO Box 1091 Tracy, MN 56175 (507) 626-1949 Website 
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society
2228 4th St. PO Box 10543 White Bear Lake, MN 55110 (651) 407-5327 Website 
Winona County Historical Society
160 Johnson St. Winona, MN 55987 (507) 454-2723 Website 
The Woman's Club of Minneapolis
Ard Godfrey House 410 Oak Grove St. Minneapolis, MN 55403 (612) 781-8791 Website 
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