Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Washington County Historical Society was organized during a meeting in this building, the original site of the Washington County Free Library, at 21 Summit Ave. in Hagerstown.
The Washington County Historical Society operated from a room at the Stillwater Public Library, collecting county-wide documents, photos, and family histories. [1] In 1941, the Society purchased the Warden's House Museum in Stillwater from the state, one of the state's oldest buildings and its second oldest continuously operating house museum ...
The Washington County Historical Society's collection is home to over 80 quilts and quilted artifacts. ... such as marriage, childbirth, moving away, or educational milestones.
In 1956, the Washington County Historical Society was incorporated. [5] In 1962, the society looked at using Shute Park as a possible home for their museum, temporarily moved their collections to the park's pavilion. [4] Then in 1975 the county decided to start a formal history museum. [5]
The next 10 days will offer St. George residents a last chance to tour the historic Pioneer Courthouse, the city's oldest standing public building. Visitors invited to historic Washington County ...
The Washington County Historical Society has operated the house since 1941, making it the second-oldest house museum in Minnesota. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974 as the Minnesota Territorial/State Prison Warden's House for its state-level significance in the themes of architecture and social history. [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1996. [1] It is designated as a historic public landmark by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. [4] Today, the structure can be found in the same location off of South Main Street. The Washington County Historical Society occasionally offers limited tours ...
Washington County Historical Society Executive Director Andy Stout, left, and curator Abigail Koontz talk about the recently discovered Revolutionary War era cannon now at home at the Miller House ...