Lac qui Parle County Museum



Location:

• 250 8th Ave. S. (South Highway #75) Madison, Minnesota 56256
• (320) 598-7678
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Mission:

• To represent visually and chronologically the priceless heritage of Lac qui Parle County.
• To collect, preserve and document all relics and history and place them in a fireproof, temperature and humidity-controlled building for safe-keeping.

Hours:

• Monday through Friday 10 AM to 4 PM, Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM, Closed Sundays and Holidays
  
• Other times by appointment

Staff:

• Two employees: Curator: Barb Redepenning, Assistant Julie Fenney and volunteers

Admission:

• Free will donation

Membership:

• Annual Individual: $15...Annual Family: $25.00...Annual Contributor: $50.00...Annual Benefactor: $100

General:

• The complex consists of six separate buildings; a 10,000 sq. ft. Educational Museum; an 1870's Log Cabin furnished for that period; a Rural Schoolhouse built in ca.1887, equipped for that period through the early 1900's; and an Agricultural machinery, tools and early transportation exhibit building. You can also visit the Robert Bly Study where Madison's native son, Minnesota's First Poet Laureate, did much of his early writing.

Things you'll see!

• The Robert Bly Study
• 294 Personality Dolls in enclosed display cases
• 3,000 pc.  Salt & Pepper Shaker collection 20 pc.
• Mounted Big Game, Wildlife & Flora & Fauna
• Large Military display of all wars from the Civil War to Desert Storm
• Native American Artifacts display
• Township Row - contains 22 individual displays
• A "Century of Education" Schools display
• Strong genealogical holdings; index of newspaper coverage of weddings, obituaries and births. The museum also has original and microfilm copies of county newspapers.

Other Nearby Historic Sites

• Lac qui Parle Village, settled in 1868
• Lac qui Parle Mission Site established in 1835
• Camp Release Monument in first Minnesota State Park
• Native American Artifacts display

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