Lake City Historical Society

Lake City Historical Society announces History Matters essay contest winners

Jun 7, 2023

This year’s winners of the Lake City Historical Society History Matters Essay Contest were Alaina Hansen—who was awarded $300 as the first place winner—and Grace Ackerman—who was awarded $200 for second place. They were selected based on their understanding of why the study of history is...

Quilt historian Susie Berke to speak at Lake City Historical Society

May 17, 2023

Lake City resident Susie Berke will be the featured speaker at the Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) Membership Meeting on May 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the City Hall Ballroom. Berke moved here recently from Portland, Ore., where she worked on the Oregon Trail Quilt Project. She will be sharing her...

Next Historical Society Open Hours is May 9

May 3, 2023

People enjoy delving into the past and learning more about themselves, their families and their communities and this continues to be evident at the Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) Open Hours. This week’s event yielded a satchel full of wonderful articles and documents preserved by the family...

Historical Society: Amazing stories emerge at open hours events

Apr 5, 2023

This week’s Open Hours at the Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) brought in a number of long-time residents sharing remarkable objects and astonishing local stories. LCHS Member Gary Myers accepted a donation of cartridges and bullets found at the Edge Of Town Motel near the site of the former...

Historical society invites people to share local history

Mar 22, 2023

The Underground Railroad and an outlaw’s firearm were among the hot topics at last week’s Open Hours at the Lake City Historical Society. Board member Bill Stiene and others opened up the archives for three researchers from Frontenac, Red Wing and Whitewater State Park who are seeking...

After 18 years, Schwartz stepping away from Historical Society

Mar 8, 2023

I recently retired from an eighteen year career with the Lake City Historical Society. I had turned 80 years young, so I figured it was time to really retire. I have deep roots in Lake City. I was born and raised here. Both my Dad and Mom along with all my grandparents are buried in Lakewood...

Next Lake City Historical Society Open Hours is Friday, Feb. 24

Feb 22, 2023

You never know who or what you will find at the Lake City Historical Society’s (LCHS) Open Hours at City Hall. Last week’s interactions included assisting a historian from St. Paul doing research on the stone overlook at Government Pier, friendly facetime with LCHS Board members, and neighbors...

History help offered at Open Hours events

Jan 25, 2023

The Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) will be hosting an Open Hours event this Friday, Jan. 27 in the second floor ballroom of City Hall from noon to 3 p.m. The LCHS introduced these events this month as a means to engage more people with Lake City history—either through access and guidance to...

Original land survey system is topic of Historical Society program

Nov 9, 2022

The public is invited to attend the upcoming membership meeting of the Lake City Historical Society on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in the ballroom at City Hall, 205 West Center Street. The Original Land Survey System is the topic of a program that will follow a short business meeting. Historical...

Bank donates plat books to historical society

Aug 24, 2022

Three Wabasha County plat books that have been in storage at Lake City Federal Bank for decades are now in the hands of the Lake City Historical Society. “I have been interested in plat books since learning how to read them in ag classes at Lincoln High School. Finding plat books at our bank in...

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