History Center
December 27, 2023The day after Christmas is a busy one at the History Center in Luverne in recognition of Candy Cane Day. Visitors were able to enjoy the red and white post-Christmas party complete with craft-making, warm beverages, snacks and a scavenger hunt. Some traditional stories indicate the candy cane was first seen in Germany, where children were given the peppermint stick while attending nativity…
By Lori SorensonDecember 06, 2023The Rock County History Center and Luverne Area Chamber hosted a “Wine and Pages” event Monday night, Nov. 27, as part of a series of holiday outreach events to draw visitors into the museum. Using old, yellowed, discarded books, participants sipped on wine and nibbled holiday desserts while folding book pages to create self-standing “Antique Book Holiday Trees” propped by book covers. …
By Lori SorensonNovember 15, 2023Miniature war games returned to the History Center Saturday with a small group of players and periodic Veterans Day audiences. The games use miniature soldiers (about the size of a thumb), artillery and vehicles on a tabletop battlefield. War game enthusiast Mike Westerbur and his son, Dylan, debuted their World War II battlefield at the History Center for Veterans Day in 2019. “I’ve been…
By Betty Mann, president, Rock County Historical SocietyFebruary 25, 2020Rock County will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. The news will be the history of Rock County, townships, and communities. The following appeared in the Rose History of Rock County, printed in 1911. County and Township Organization — 1870-1878 (continued from 02-20 edition) Luverne The petition asking for the creation of Rock county’s first township was dated February 15,…
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