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Monday, May 19, 2025Step Back in Time with 2025 Stillwater Historic House Tour
The Washington County Historical Society and Cates Fine Homes are excited to announce the 2025 Stillwater Historic House Tour featuring eight homes from a variety of historical eras. The tour is on Sunday, May 18th from 12pm-5pm. Tickets are $30/person and may be purchased at wchsmn.org. Proceeds from the tour benefit the Washington County Historical Society’s mission to collect, preserve, and share local history for generations to come. The Washington County Historical Society is deeply grateful to the
Sunday, September 08, 2024“Barns of the St. Croix Valley” for fall membership program
The Washington County Historical Society is excited to announce their Fall Membership Dinner Meeting featuring a program by Jim Lammers on his book “Barns of the St. Croix Valley: An Architect’s Sketchbook.” The event is on Thursday, September 26 at 5:30pm at the Stillwater Event Center, located at 1910 Greeley Street South, Stillwater, MN 55082. Books will be available for purchase at the event. The event is open to the public and the cost is $25 for WCHS members and $30 for nonmembers. The evening
Thursday, August 22, 2024Celebrate Minnesota’s natural world and all its awesomeness
The Washington County Historical Society is excited to announce a program by Angie Hong, author of the new book “Exploring the St Croix River Valley: Adventures on and off the Water.” Hong is also the social media content creator for MN Nature Awesomeness (@mnnature_awesomeness on Instagram and TikTok) an educational and entertaining page celebrating the natural world in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The program is scheduled for Tuesday, September 10 at 7pm at the Washington County Heritage Center (1862 Greeley
Thursday, September 21, 2023GREAT IDEA GRANT GIVES MODERN ACCESS TO STILLWATER AREA HISTORY
STILLWATER, September 20, 2023 – The Stillwater Area Community Foundation (SACF) has awarded its annual Great Idea Grant of $10,000 to a program in collaboration with the Washington County Historical Society called Stillwater Area History Spots. The History Spots will be a series of QR codes on sidewalks, in shop windows, and on signposts particularly used by pedestrians. These codes will allow more stories and historical information to be shared via now ubiquitous mobile devices, and at a lower cost
Tuesday, August 15, 2023GREATER STILLWATER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2023-24 LEADERSHIP IN THE VALLEY CLASS
The Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce Foundation (Chamber Foundation) is pleased to announce the Leadership in the Valley (LITV) 2023-24 class of participants. This is the 5th year of LITV and will be the largest cohort to date, with 32 participants. This cohort will begin their LITV journey with a Welcome Reception and Kick-off Day, September 13 and 14, 2023. The LITV Welcome Reception is sponsored by Royal Credit Union, who has supported the Leadership in the Valley program since its
Monday, October 18, 2021News Release: 10/18/2021 Chamber Celebrates Opening of Washington County Heritage Museum
GREATER STILLWATER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE / PRESS RELEASE Chamber Celebrates Opening of Washington County Heritage MuseumBrent Peterson, Executive Director cut the ribbon at the Chamber welcome celebration on October 15, 2021. Photo courtesy of Greg Schulz, Pictures Over Stillwater Stillwater, MN. The Greater Stillwater Chamber of Commerce celebrated the much anticipated opening of The Washington County Heritage Museum with a ribbon cutting celebration on October 15, 2021. The event took place at
Thursday, January 03, 2019Winter Ice Cream Social January 19th at Mulberry Point Lowell Park
News ReleaseWashington County Historical SocietyBrent T. Peterson, Executive DirectorPhone 651-439-5956www.wchsmn.orgJanuary 2, 2019 Winter Ice Cream SocialJanuary 19th at Mulberry Point Lowell Park Stillwater, Minn. – On Saturday, January19th from Noon to 4pm, the Washington County Historical Society (WCHS) will hold an old-fashioned ice cream social at downtown Stillwater’s Lowell Park’s Mulberry Point on the St. Croix riverfront. The Ice Cream and Chili for the event is provided by Leo’s Grill &
