Congratulations to Executive Director Marilyn Anderson (right, above), who is retiring after 5½ years of service to the Society, and to Assistant Director Pam Nelson (left, above), who has stepped up to the position of Executive Director, effective December 6.

See the "Historical Society director retires" article at the online Brainerd Daily Dispatch.




The museum and research library will be closed to the public for our annual break and will reopen January 31, 2012, at 10 am. During January we will be working on various projects in the library and museum. We will be returning phone calls and emails and you can call or email us for an appointment if you need to come in.  We also will continue to do research requests via phone, email or mail during this time.




Through a collaboration of the Brainerd History Group, the Brainerd Public Library, the Crow Wing County Historical Society and a tremendous group of volunteers, you can now tour the history of Downtown Brainerd in a variety of formats.

• Read- The guidebooks are available for check out at the Brainerd Public Library and online as a downloadable PDF. The tour details 35 different locations and covers about 1.4 miles.
  
  
• Listen- An audio tour can be played on your computer or downloaded to any MP3 device to listen to as you walk. You can also checkout the audio version of the guidebook on CD from the library.
  
  
• Watch- The history of Brainerd can be seen through two short videos, “Brainerd Begins” and “The Historical Brainerd Water Tower”.
  

All items are available at the City of Brainerd's website: http://www.ci.brainerd.mn.us/history/historywalk.

This project was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.



The Crow Wing County Historical Society has been keeping tabs on Crow Wing County's history since 1927. The museum has three floors of exhibits including displays on the lumber industry, the railroads, mining, and home life. You can also walk through a period home from the early 1900s, completely restored!

Venture into your own history using the museum's research library; look through hundreds of historical photographs, maps, and books. Page through historical copies of several area newspapers, some going back to the late 1800s.

The museum and library are open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 AM to 3 PM. We ask a donation of $3.00 per adult. Come take a look!




The March 4, 2010 episode of Lakeland Public TV's "Common Ground" program has a segment narrated by Museum Director Marilyn Anderson that was taped in January showcasing the Sheriff's Residence and exhibits. Watch the segment online (00:08:40 long) by clicking on the image, below (will open a new window).