St. James Historical Society

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St. James Historical Society The St. James Chapter of the Watonwan County Historical Society was founded in 1990, with the goal of collecting and preserving the history of St.

James and sharing this history with the community. The Episcopal Church, the oldest “original” church building in the city limits, was purchased by the Chapter. The church was built in 1883 and moved to its current location in 1890. In 2007 a new building was constructed next to the church to display the Chapter’s collection of donated items. Other interesting artifacts outside the museum: the Dunnicliff stone garage, Carl Peterson folk art including a stone arch and bird bath, wrought iron fence belonging to Fred Klaras of the St. James Bottling Works and columns from the 1899 Northside building which was destroyed by fire in 1996.

08/17/2026

The St. James Historical Society monthly meeting is this Wednesday at 12:30 pm at the museum 602 3rd Ave So. Would love to have you attend and show support for the museum. We need more interest to keep the museum going and help with upcoming projects.
Would love to see you there.

The St. James Historical Society will be open Sunday July 12, 2026 because the first weekend was a holiday. Come and sho...
07/07/2026

The St. James Historical Society will be open Sunday July 12, 2026 because the first weekend was a holiday. Come and show your support and enjoy some treats and coffee.

We will be open again on August 2, 2026.

We need your support to keep the museum going.
Thank you in advance.

St. James Historical Society Board

I would like to thank everyone who attended our Ice Cream Social and those who helped set it up and served. We had a gr...
06/28/2026

I would like to thank everyone who attended our Ice Cream Social and those who helped set it up and served. We had a great time visiting with everyone. Afterwards some of us had a special delivery of food baskets from the Eagles Club while we waited for the parade.

Come to the Historical Society's Ice Cream Social happening NOW (1 to 4p) and see the Championship sign for the 1972 Sta...
06/27/2026

Come to the Historical Society's Ice Cream Social happening NOW (1 to 4p) and see the Championship sign for the 1972 State Basketball and Wrestling Champions.

Come to the Historical Society's Ice Cream Social going on NOW (1 to 4p). The historic church is open too.
06/27/2026

Come to the Historical Society's Ice Cream Social going on NOW (1 to 4p). The historic church is open too.

We will be having a Ice Cream Social on June 27, 2026 from 1 - 4 pm.
06/18/2026

We will be having a Ice Cream Social on June 27, 2026 from 1 - 4 pm.

Come Join Us on Sunday, May 3rd
04/27/2026

Come Join Us on Sunday, May 3rd

Stop by the St. James Historical Society tomorrow and check out our display of a local gal Becky Buller who will be doin...
04/11/2026

Stop by the St. James Historical Society tomorrow and check out our display of a local gal Becky Buller who will be doing a concert in St. James on April 25, 2026. We will be open from 1-4 pm. tomorrow. We will have treats and coffee. Hope to see you there.

04/06/2026
01/20/2026

Do to the extreme cold weather the monthly meeting for tomorrow has been cancelled. It costs to much to heat the building in the cold weather. We will try again next month.
Thank you to everyone who continues to support us. We had a great bake sale in December and the support was awesome. Thank you from me and those that set up and worked that day.

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602 3rd Avenue S
Saint James, MN
56081

Telephone

+16127505055

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