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SUMMARY:Apollo Club Returns to Stillwater
DESCRIPTION:The Washington County Historical Society is proud to present “Our Songs\, Our Stories: Apollo\nClub Returns to Stillwater” on Saturday\, June 13\, 2026 at 3:00pm. For 130 years\, The Apollo\nClub has stood as a monument to artistry\, leadership\, and cultural excellence. The award-\nwinning\, all-male choral group’s roots are deeply connected to Minnesota’s history\, including\nleadership from Charles McCormick Reeve\, former Warden of the Stillwater Prison and Apollo\nClub’s first president. \nA century ago\, Apollo Club performed regularly in Stillwater for members of the Country Club\nas well as convicts at the State Prison. “Our Songs\, Our Stories” will include both history and\nsongs to honor Apollo Club’s legacy rooted in brotherhood\, music\, and community. Historian\nHeidi Heinze\, director of the Warden’s House Museum\, will begin the presentation with a\nslideshow about the Club\, its founder\, and the impact both have had on Minnesota\, America\, and\nthe world. The melodious Apollites will then entertain the audience with their final performance\nof the season. This historic homecoming concert will showcase music from the Club’s extensive\nlibrary\, old standards\, patriotic tunes\, and some new favorites. \nThis event is being generously hosted by the Manitou Fund\, at their Arts and Education Center at\n601 N. Main Street in Stillwater. The former Minnesota Zephyr building is now a state of the art\nperformance space combined with community education and reception areas overlooking the\nbeautiful St. Croix River. \nThe Warden’s House Museum\, 602 N. Main Street\, located across the street\, was once the home\nof the Apollo Club’s founder\, Charles McCormick Reeve. It was acquired by the Washington\nCounty Historical Society in 1941 and opened as a museum that year to share the stories of the\nprison\, wardens\, and inmates. Attendees of the “Our Songs\, Our Stories” concert can tour the\nmuseum for the discounted admission of $8.00. The Warden’s House will be open from noon\nuntil 8:00 on Saturday\, June 13\, 2026. \nPlease join us for an evening that reflects on our origins while celebrating the enduring power of\nsong to connect our past\, present\, and future. \nTickets are available at TicketSpice.com or follow this link to the pay-what-you-choose ticket\npage https://theapolloclubmn.ticketspice.com/apollo-club-returns-to-stillwater. \nTickets prices are at a “pay what you choose” basis\, see website link for more details. For more information contact heidi.heinze@wchsmn.org or call the Warden’s House at\n(651)439-5956.
URL:https://www.wchsmn.org/event/apollo-club-returns-to-stillwater/
LOCATION:Manitou Fund Education and Arts Center\, 601 N. Main St.\, Stillwater\, 55082\, United States
CATEGORIES:Warden's House Museum
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SUMMARY:19th Annual Hay Lake Beer Tasting
DESCRIPTION:[Castle Danger Brewery passing out beer at Hay Lake Beer Tasting\, 2025] \n  \n19th Annual Hay Lake Beer Tasting at Hay Lake School Museum in Scandia\n \nThe Washington County Historical Society is hosting on Saturday\, June 20\, 2026 from 4:00-\n7:00pm the 19th Annual Hay Lake Beer Tasting Fundraiser & Silent Auction. Admission to the\nevent is $20 per person and participants must be 21 years or older. All proceeds from this event\nbenefit the Washington County Historical Society. Tickets can be purchases in advanced\, through\nthe Historical Society website\, www.wchsmn.org.\n \nFor Nineteen years\, this event has become the keystone fundraiser for the Washington County\nHistorical Society. This year the breweries attending are Gambit Brewing\, Bent Paddle Brewery\,\nSpiral Brewing\, Castle Danger\, Lift Bridge Brewery\, Sierra Nevada Brewery\, Summit Brewery\, 2 Silos Winery\, \nRustic Roots Winery \, Joseph Wolf Brewing Company\, and more!\nThe beer is just a part of it; in addition\, there will be a silent auction that includes tickets to the\nMinnesota Renaissance Festival\, Lakeshore Player Theatre\, tickets to the Bell Museum\, Logger’s\nGolf Course green fees\, and signed items from the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. There is much\,\nmuch more!\nThe Hay Lake School was constructed of brick in 1896 and held classes until 1963. After that\, the\nWashington County Historical Society purchased the school in 1978 and has been a public\nmuseum ever since. The school is on the National Register of Historic Places.\n \nThe Hay Lake School Museum & Johannes Erickson Log House Museum are located at 14020\n195th St N\, Marine on St Croix\, MN 55047. \n \nPlease contact Leila Albert at; Leila.Albert@wchsmn.org or 651-433-4014 with any questions\nregarding this event or to schedule a tour of the museum.
URL:https://www.wchsmn.org/event/19th-annual-hay-lake-beer-tasting/
LOCATION:MN
ORGANIZER;CN="Hay Lake School and Erickson Log Home":MAILTO:susan.stepka@wchsmn.org
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Trivia at WCHS
DESCRIPTION:Washington County Historical Society is excited to announce a new monthly event coming to the Heritage Center – Tuesday Trivia! Hosted on the last Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm\, WCHS challenges you to form your team and face off with others to put your historical knowledge to the test. Every month has a different theme and the first theme for the month of June is – Minnesota History! \n  \nThis family friendly event is free to everyone and anyone who wants participate. For more information or questions contact Heritage Site Director\, Alexis Foster\, at 651-439-2298 or by email at alexis.foster@wchsmn.org.
URL:https://www.wchsmn.org/event/tuesday-trivia-at-wchs/
LOCATION:Washington County Heritage Center\, 1862 South Greeley St\, Stillwater\, MN\, 55082\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Washington County Heritage Center":MAILTO:emily.krawczewski@wchsmn.org
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SUMMARY:Malice Towards None By Daniel C. Munson
DESCRIPTION:The Washington County Historical Society invites you to join us for Daniel C. Munson and his work\, Malice Towards None: Abraham Lincoln\, the Civil War\, the Homestead Act\, and the Massacre – and Heartwarming Survival – of the Kochendorfers. \nThursday\, August 6 \n7:00pm – 8:00pm \nWashington County Heritage Center  \nThis Minnesota story begins when a gravestone inscription leads the author on a search through early Minnesota history\, and then U.S. and Civil War history. He discovers that four siblings orphaned by the Dakota War commissioned that inscription in memory of their parents and younger sister\, and that their many descendants now live all around him. Those quiet descendants have kept many wonderful family records\, and in those letters and photographs he learns that those four brave orphans lived lives of tolerance and gratitude\, lives that answered President Lincoln’s hopes in that Second Inaugural Address.  \nReviews for Munson’s works include:  \n “Malice Toward None is a fascinating and heart-warming book about four orphaned children that carries a message of forgiveness and charity that is truly timeless.”      -John Lindley\, Ramsey County Historical Society. \n “One of the most detailed explanations of events leading up to the Dakota Uprising that I’ve ever read…An excellent history book that also deals with the impact of major events on one family.”     -Bob Jensen\, Maplewood Area Historical Society. \n “Malice Toward None…chronicles the Kochendorfers’ clash with the bloody history of their times and tells the inspiring survival story of the four kids…Munson’s book evenhandedly tells the tale\, using one family’s story as the spine of a narrative that captures the complexities of the U.S.-Dakota War”     -Curt Brown\, Minneapolis StarTribune. \n “This is not a bare-bones account\, but rather a rich portrait of the lives of four brave orphans\, supported and filled in by original authentic letters and photographs preserved by their descendants.”      -Sarah Bell\, Hennepin History Museum. \n“I was really impressed with [the] writing. Excellent work.”    -Jeff Williamson\, Bloomington Historical Society and the Pond-Dakota Heritage Society. \n 
URL:https://www.wchsmn.org/event/malice-towards-none-by-daniel-c-munson/
LOCATION:Washington County Heritage Center\, 1862 South Greeley St\, Stillwater\, MN\, 55082\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Washington County Historical Society":MAILTO:information@wchsmn.org
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SUMMARY:History Cruise Along the Picturesque St. Croix River
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin the Washington County Historical Society for a relaxing and entertaining evening on a Stillwater River Boat. Visitors will enjoy stories of the gondola by John Kershbaum\, relish in hearty hors d’oeurves\, and treat yourself to a cash bar on this exquisite sojourn supporting the Washington County Historical Society.  \nThis even is Wednesday\, August 12 on the Stillwater River Boats\, located at 525 South Main St. Boarding begins at 5:30pm and leave Stillwater at 6:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased at stillwaterriverboats.com/specials or by calling 651-430-1234. 
URL:https://www.wchsmn.org/event/history-cruise-along-the-picturesque-st-croix-river/
LOCATION:Stillwater River Boats\, 525 South Main St.\, Stillwater\, MN\, 55082\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Washington County Historical Society":MAILTO:information@wchsmn.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260924T180000
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SUMMARY:Bad to the Bone: An Inside Look at Wrestling Villains By George Schire
DESCRIPTION:Hey old school professional wrestling fans\, MARK YOUR CALENDARS for THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24th at 6:00pm for another presentation by Historian\, Author\, and WCHS board member George Schire. \n \nAs it always is\, this will be another Main Event look at the villains you loved to hate in the ring!  They growled\, bit\, hissed\, broke the rules and attempted to hurt your favorite good guys in their efforts to climb to the top of the wrestling ratings! \n \nSchire will share stories and insights in to the characters and personas of these ruffians that made you flock to the auditoriums with hopes of seeing them get beat. \n \nRUN\, DON’T WALK TO GET A SEAT! \n***It’s FREE TO ATTEND*** \n \nDATE: Thursday September 24\, 2026\nTIME: 6:00pm to 8:00pm\nPLACE: Washington County Heritage Center \nADDRESS: 1862 Greeley St. S\, Stillwater\, Minnesota 55082\n 
URL:https://www.wchsmn.org/event/bad-to-the-bone-an-inside-look-at-wrestling-villains-by-george-schire/
LOCATION:Washington County Heritage Center\, 1862 South Greeley St\, Stillwater\, MN\, 55082\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Washington County Historical Society":MAILTO:information@wchsmn.org
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