McLeod County History Museum

08/06/2026

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It was a place unlike any other, a veritble paradise in the North Country. The region abounded with wild animals. Great hers of buffalo roamed the prairies. Bear, deer, wolves, and even elk were common across a land broken only by clear flowing streams and trails made by the Dakota who once calle...

06/12/2026

Dont forget to stop at the museum next Wednesday, 6-17 for our Brat Lunch!

06/06/2026

06/04/2026

Be sure to stop at the museum this summer and honor you, or your loved ones who served in the military - any war, any years, any location. *veterans do not have to be from McLeod County.

06/01/2026

MCHS Brat Lunch! Stop down at the museum on June 17 from 12pm-3pm for a brat, chips, and refreshment - brats are the favored City Meat Market brats from Brownton. $10 per plate, and all proceeds go to support the McLeod County Historical Society!

04/15/2026

Thanks to everyone who attended our Genealogy Group yesterday.Special thanks to Sarah Lockwood for her presentations and for spending time answering all the questions.

04/06/2026

Two events coming to MCHS next week!
April 14: Genealogy event with Sarah Lockwood "Tracing your immigrant ancestors"10am-2pm
April 17: Lessons of the Holocaust with Brad Wilkening (partnered with Hutchinson Public Library) 1pm.