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SUMMARY:National Toast Day Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:Just over a century ago\, Charles Strite was employed at a local manufacturing plant. Fed up with burned toast in the cafeteria\, a great idea “popped” into his head\, and the Toastmaster automatic electric toaster was born! \nAbout the event: \n\nEnjoy a program about the history of toast and view our antique toaster collection.\nSample toast and toppings from local bakeries and markets\, and vote for your favorite to be named Toast of the Town.\nListen to Warden’s House Site Manager Heidi Heinze tell the history of the automatic pop-up toaster and its origins in Stillwater!\n\nToast Tasting begins at 6:00pm\nProgram begins at 6:30pm \nAdmission is free\, but donations are accepted. For more information please contact heidi.heinze@wchsmn.org
URL:https://www.wchsmn.org/event/toast26/
LOCATION:Washington County Heritage Center\, 1862 South Greeley St\, Stillwater\, MN\, 55082\, United States
CATEGORIES:Washington County Heritage Center
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SUMMARY:2026 Annual Meeting and Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Where: Stillwater Event Center\, 1910 S. Greeley Street\, next to Washington County Heritage Center \nWhen: Thursday March 19\, 2026 \nItinerary:  5:30pm Social Hour [Cash Bar] \n                       6:30pm Dinner Catered by Scheel’s Catering \n                       7:30pm Annual meeting \n                       Program to follow meeting \nPresentation: “THEY DON’T MAKE ‘EM LIKE THAT ANYMORE!” \nAmerica’s love affair with the automobile over the decades has been hot\, lukewarm\, and even cold\, but one thing is certain\, cars are a part of who we are. WCHS board member and historian George Schire will take you on a highway of historical facts and hilarious anecdotes featuring the cars that have shaped all of our lives. Buckle up your seat belts and mark your calendars for this nostalgic road trip from the Horseless Carriage to present day EVs. \nReservations: \nReservations required in advance\nSeating is Limited/Large Attendance Expected\nEvent open to the Public \nCost: $25 for WCHS members / $30 for nonmembers \n\nReserve your spot here!
URL:https://www.wchsmn.org/event/meeting26/
LOCATION:Stillwater Event Center\, 1910 Greeley Street South\, Stillwater\, MN\, 55082\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Washington County Heritage Center":MAILTO:emily.krawczewski@wchsmn.org
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SUMMARY:“Lighthouses of the Great Lakes: An Architect’s Sketchbook" with Jim Lammers
DESCRIPTION:Jim Lammers presents his newest book\, “Lighthouses of the Great Lakes: An Architect’s Sketchbook.” \nThe book contains 500 sketches of beacons all over the Great Lakes area. Lammers takes readers on a road trip\, sharing the history and inner workings of the lighthouses as well as the lighthouse establishment itself. Copies of the book will be for sale at the event. \n“If you love the Great Lakes and lighthouses\, this is the book for you. Lammers is an entertaining guide for this illuminating adventure\, combining fascinating history and personal vignettes with wonderful sketches of the noble beacons he encounters along the way. Don’t be surprised if\, after reading this book\, you want to hop into your car to take your own lighthouse tour.”\n—Eric Jay Dolin\, author of Brilliant Beacons: The History of the American Lighthouse \nFree\, but donations are always appreciated. No registration required.\nIn-person attendees:\n1862 Greeley Street South\nStillwater\, MN 55082\nVirtual attendees:\nLink to WCHS YouTube page
URL:https://www.wchsmn.org/event/lighthouse/
LOCATION:Washington County Heritage Center\, 1862 South Greeley St\, Stillwater\, MN\, 55082\, United States
CATEGORIES:Washington County Heritage Center
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SUMMARY:"The Tales and Times of Isaac Labissonière" with Mark Labine
DESCRIPTION:Author and historian Mark Labine will tell the adventurous story of​ ​Isaac Labissonière\, a 19th Century Métis pioneer who ​blazed a trail of firsts in Minnesota. \nIsaac traveled with his family via oxcart from the Selkirk Colony to become one of the first settlers of St. Paul in the 1830s. He went on to build the St. Paul Chapel\, became one of the first landowners on Lake Como in 1848\, and established a community in Osseo. In addition\, his military career included the Battle of Kaposia in the U.S. Dakota War. \nCopies of Mark Labine’s new book titled\, “The Tales and Times of Isaac Labissonière” will be available for purchase at the event.  \n \nFree\, but donations are always appreciated. No registration required.\nIn-person attendees:\n1862 Greeley Street South\nStillwater\, MN 55082\nVirtual attendees:\nLink to WCHS YouTube page
URL:https://www.wchsmn.org/event/talesandtimes/
LOCATION:Washington County Heritage Center\, 1862 South Greeley St\, Stillwater\, MN\, 55082\, United States
CATEGORIES:Washington County Heritage Center
ORGANIZER;CN="Washington County Heritage Center":MAILTO:emily.krawczewski@wchsmn.org
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SUMMARY:"WHO'S GOT THE TITLE BELT?" wrestling history with George Schire
DESCRIPTION:AWA wrestling fans mark your calendars for April 29\, 2026 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm for author/historian George Schire’s next talk and presentation.  It will be another Main Event as George share’s stories about the good\, the bad\, and the ugly character’s that wore wrestling’s greatest prize.  In addition\, George will include stories of the championship belts they held.  Run\, don’t walk to attend!   \nFree\, but donations are always appreciated. No registration required.\nIn-person attendees:\n1862 Greeley Street South\nStillwater\, MN 55082\nVirtual attendees:\nLink to WCHS YouTube page
URL:https://www.wchsmn.org/event/wrestling9/
LOCATION:Washington County Heritage Center\, 1862 South Greeley St\, Stillwater\, MN\, 55082\, United States
CATEGORIES:Washington County Heritage Center
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