WHCPA Pioneer Museum Tour

Saturday, Sept. 10; 2:00 - 4:00 PM

For those of you who haven't yet visited the West Hennepin History Center, and for those of you who want to get a refresher on our rich local history, we are planning a "field trip" to the museum.  It contains a treasure trove of mainly locally items and photos, much of it donated by some of your ancestors.  We might even get to see the "Ike Pesonen Movie", in which some of our esteemed classmates are mentioned!

The Pioneer Museum main facility in Long Lake was formerly the Long Lake school house, which was later consolidated into the Orono School District. The museum has four main display rooms upstairs in former classrooms. The Victorian Room with displays of a Victorian dining room, kitchen, bedroom and parlour. The General Store Room with displays of guns from the landmark Buckhorn restaurant, a general store display and miscellaneous displays. The Textile Room has a loom, quilts and other textile related materials. The Music Room has displays of vintage instruments and music players, a hand carved pulpit, the megalethscope and a vintage 1900 classroom.

On the lower level there's a research facility for people who want to use their archive and a picture gallery of early western Hennepin County pioneer families. Make the event and find your family's roots in Hennepin County!