Join the Wright County Historical Society and Sue Edwards, aka The Barn Quilt Lady, in the creation of your very own Barn Quilt.
Supply Cost: $80
Call, or email to register.
Learn the basics of searching your own family history using some of our search tools at the WCHS. Presented by our own Research & Reference Librarian: Ember Wahlenberg.
Join the Wright County Historical Society and Sue Edwards, aka The Barn Quilt Lady, in the creation of your very own Barn Quilt.
Supply Cost: $80
Call, or email to register.
Spring is just around the corner and it'll soon be time to get your hands dirty in the soil. WCHS is hosting a Seed Swap for everyone to come in and swap seeds, stories, and expertise.
There will be a Master Gardener on hand for a limited time, plus 100 seed packets donated from Seed Savers, Rare Seeds, and more. This is a free event held in our Activity Room for everyone with a green thumb.
We are working to restructure the format and come up with a new type of Agriculture event. Please stay tuned to this Calendar and our Socials for more details as they happen.
Join us with author Paul Hodnefield as he discusses his book: Sherman’s Woodticks: The Adventures, Ordeals and Travels of the Eighth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry During the Civil War.
Are you curious about barn quilts? Are you ready to add one to your own home?
Susan Edwards, also known as the Barn Quilt Lady, is leading a workshop where you will make your very own barn quilt. She will provide guidance on design options, technique, and painting. The class will all be completing the same barn quilt pattern which will be pre-marked on the 2’x2’ primed board (Sue says this is the hardest part so she is prepping everything for the class!. The barn quilt base (wood sheet) is provided, as is the paint. Bring along a hair dryer (really important in order to get your barn quilt completed in the time allowed!), a smock/apron/painting shirt, a bag lunch and drinks for yourself for the day. Some snacks and bottled water will also be provided.
The class runs from 9am-3pm and costs $80. Class size is limited to 6 people. To sign up please call 763-682-7323—these classes fill up fast! Nonrefundable payment is required to save your spot.
4 spots available (as of 12/20/2023)
Are you curious about barn quilts? Are you ready to add one to your own home?
Susan Edwards, also known as the Barn Quilt Lady, is leading a workshop where you will make your very own barn quilt. She will provide guidance on design options, technique, and painting. The class will all be completing the same barn quilt pattern which will be pre-marked on the 2’x2’ primed board (Sue says this is the hardest part so she is prepping everything for the class!. The barn quilt base (wood sheet) is provided, as is the paint. Bring along a hair dryer (really important in order to get your barn quilt completed in the time allowed!), a smock/apron/painting shirt, a bag lunch and drinks for yourself for the day. Some snacks and bottled water will also be provided.
The class runs from 9am-3pm and costs $80. Class size is limited to 6 people. To sign up please call 763-682-7323—these classes fill up fast! Nonrefundable payment is required to save your spot.
4 spots available (as of 12/20/2023)
Our amazing online auction is back for another great year. It’s the perfect combination of holiday shopping and charitable giving! Support WCHS directly while finding unique gifts for family, friends, or even yourself.
Click here for the -> Online Auction <-
Check back soon for more details.
Join us in the Activity Room to learn about and create personal holiday ornaments. This is free event to all ages with no sign up, or supplies necessary.
Annual Festival of Trees
Experience of holiday wonderland with over 80 trees and vignettes decorated by WCHS staff, board members and volunteers, as well as local organizations and businesses.
Festival of Trees is free to attend, though donations are always welcome. This magical event is perfect for all ages. Go on a scavenger hunt, vote for your favorite trees, and make memories!
The Festival is open: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 8am-4:30pm, Thursday 8am-7pm (library closes at 4:30pm) and Saturday 9am-3pm. Check our social media for special holiday hours.
Your group or business can decorate a tree! Past groups include baseball teams, local businesses, local art groups, churches, clubs, and more.
To sign up, contact Sally at (763) 682-8945 or manager@wrighthistory.org.
There is no fee to participate.
Decorators supply their own ornaments and lights. WCHS provides the tree (required).
This is the monthly meeting of the WCHS Board of Directors.
Join our research librarian, Mary, to learn about the tips and techniques she has gathered while researching Civil War veterans in Wright County. This workshop encourages participants to share their own work and any skills they have.
Join us in our Activity Room for a Halloween coffee chat. Be prepared to share your paranormal encounters and local legends.
Along with approving board members, we will have a fun activity to learn more about the museum, a local author talk, a silent auction, and ice cream from What’s the Scoop!
Pictured: Wright County author and former county commissioner Christine Husom, who will speak on her process writing the Winnebago County Mysteries series.
Doug Ohman, a beloved Minnesota photographer, will share photographs and information about lake cabins around the state. Attendees will also be invited to visit the 1870s cabin on the WCHS grounds. This program was created in partnership with the Buffalo Public Library.
From Doug Ohman:
Enjoy a relacing and scenic journey to the heart of Minnesota lake country. See some of Minnesota’s most interesting and unique cabins. The pictures will bring back wonderful memories of spending time at your favorite getaway with special people. Doug will share stories, history, and memories of this long-standing Minnesota tradition.
This is the monthly meeting of the WCHS Board of Directors.
Who doesn't love a good ghost story? Throughout Wright County there are places we know about and those that stay hidden. Local Medium and Paranormal Investigator Theresa Pierce will showcase a few of these locations and talk to her experiences in the paranormal field.
Join us for this FREE event in our WCHS Activities Room. Donations to cover the cost of hosting the event are always welcome.
Learn a (very) brief history of knitting, step-by-step visual instruction of knit & purl stitches, and practice with needles & yarn.
Call it serendipity or whatever - private genealogist and public reference consultant Steve Barthel has heard many unusual genealogy stories during his twenty-one years at the reference desk at the FamilySearch Library. He’s ready to share these and some of his own bizarre stories.
Hear stories about patrons sitting next to each other, becoming good friends, and then finding out they are researching the very same family - but that’s not all to that story! Or about how a library patron’s move to Wisconsin results in a Tupperware party and the shock of her life.
With many more short stories like these to be shared, we'll see you there!
Join us as Steve Barthel comes to present a FREE event at the WCHS. Many of the research tools discussed are available in the WCHS Research Library and are free for members!
Enjoy hands-on activities while learning more about the great state of Minnesota!
Pat Bauer (author) and Dave Geister (illustrator) will share Making Minnesota, an activity book recently published by the Minnesota Historical Society. Full of information and activities for kids of all ages, this celebration of all things Minnesota highlights the people we live with, the parks and waterways we play in, the animals we observe, the places we love to visit—and the history that made it all possible.
Free copies of the book will be available
All ages welcome
Program in collaboration with Buffalo Public Library and made possible with Arts & Cultural Heritage Funds from Minnesota's Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment.
This is the monthly meeting of the WCHS Board of Directors.
Stop by for one of our new Saturday drop-in activities. On September 9, Hannah will be guiding visitors through making their own journals and notebooks. Several bookbinding methods will be available, from simple staples to saddle stitch to Coptic stitch for the more adventurous.
This is the monthly meeting of the WCHS Board of Directors.
The Wright County Historical Society will be closing our main building in Buffalo. Instead, we’ll be at the Wright County Fair in Howard Lake!
WCHS is bringing back a classic - an old-fashioned school experience in a real one-room schoolhouse! Kids will learn what is was like to go to school in the early 1900s, with lessons led by our volunteer teacher.
* Open to children entering grades 2-6 for Fall 2023
* This activity is free but is limited to 20 participants
* To sign up, please call 763-682-7323
Students are encouraged to dress up and be ready to have fun. Drop-off starts at 8:45am. Parents/guardians must return for their children by 12:15pm.
Did you attend a one-room schoolhouse in Wright County? Come and reminisce with other people who shared that unique experience. We are offering space to chat, share photos, and even digitize those photos. We’ll have a scanner on hand to make a digital versions (up to 5) for yourself as well as the opportunity to donate a copy to the historical society. You can bring your own flash drive or buy one onsite to take your new digital copy home.
This event is completely free!
Join us at the Wright County Fair! The historic Welker Schoolhouse and cabins will be open to the public each day. Hours: W 7/19 12-7pm; Th-Sun 10am-7pm.
Programs (see individual events on our calendar or social media for more details):
One-room Schoolhouse program; Friday, July 21; open to children entering grades 2-6; FREE - Register by calling us at (763) 682-7323.
One-room Schools Coffee Chat - Meet and chat with others who spent their childhoods in one-room schoolhouses; Wednesday, July 19, 1-3pm; FREE
Ongoing activities during the fair:
Barn Quilts of Wright County in the Collinwood Cabin
Handwriting Competition in the Welker Schoolhouse
This is the monthly meeting of the WCHS Board of Directors.
This is the monthly meeting of the WCHS Board of Directors.
This is the monthly meeting of the WCHS Board of Directors.
