Trimont Museum

10/15/2026

One of the most unique pieces in the museum is the theatre curtain on the wall! It has painted advertisements that are a great snapshot of the businesses in town at the time it was used!

What is your favorite thing in the museum?

11/07/2025

Class photos through the year from Tri-Mont and Trimont High Schools! They aren't in any particular order, so flip through and see what you find!

To schedule a time to visit, learn about getting involved, or to donate, please reach out to us anytime!

08/18/2025

📖✨ Flip through some Tri-Mont school history!

We’ve just uploaded the 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 Tri-Mont School yearbook from 1951! If you were part of the classes from 1951–1962, you just might spot yourself - or a familiar face - within its pages. Tag your friends who might be interested in seeing themselves, former classmates, or family members!

A heartfelt thank you to Ross Bettin for sharing his mother’s [Joan (Clemmensen) Bettin’s] yearbooks and reunion books with us. Your generosity helps keep these memories alive, and they will be treasured for years to come.

Do you have yearbooks tucked away at home? Whether you’d like to donate them or simply have them digitized for others to see on our page, we’d love to hear from you! Please reach out to Ean at 507-639-5711, alternatively, donated items may be dropped off at the Sinn Family Celebration of Life Center in Trimont (aka, Trimont United Methodist Church).

08/11/2025

Views from Main Street: Triumph & Monterey!

Share some main street memories from the past in the comments!

08/07/2025

Here are some recent additions to the Trimont Museum! 🏛️

🗞️ Triumph Progress newspapers — the oldest, dating all the way back to 1911!
Acquired from Ken Peters.

🖼️ A large image of the congregational members of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church (Trimont Covenant Church).
Acquired from Lorie Ploehn.

🧈 Tri-Mont Butter — complete with vintage recipes!
Try them out and tag us — we’d love to know what you think!
Acquired from Ken Peters.

🪞 A mirror from the old Trimont Hospital, with a handwritten note on the back.
Acquired from Kandee & Mike Ennis of the Martin County Star (newspaper now located in the former hospital building).

🗺️ A 22-mile historical tour itinerary, compiled by Walter Carlson.
Acquired from Karen Koeder.

💛 A heartfelt thank you to everyone who thinks of the museum when discovering pieces of Trimont's past. We promise to preserve and share these treasures for all who wish to experience our town’s rich history!

07/31/2025

🌲✨ It’s easy to overlook bits of history hiding in plain sight. Sometimes a tree is just a tree… and a rock is just a rock. But other times — they hold a story. A memory. A quiet tribute from those who came before us. 💭❤️

We’re honored to share this special story with permission from Darwin Anthony about the Circle of Pines, just south of Trimont near Anderson Park, Whole Grain Milling Company, Gaalswyk Brothers Trucking, Trimont Town Center, Snyder Tree Service, and Ritter Ag Inc. . 🌲🌲🌲 Next time you drive by, take a moment to reflect on the care, love, and deep-rooted pride that helped shape our town — the same pride that still lives here today. 🇺🇸🏡

These quiet landmarks are reminders of what can happen when a small town comes together — hands in the dirt, hearts full, working toward something lasting. 🤝💚

📣 Know of another “hidden” piece of Trimont history? Please share it with us! Let’s keep telling the stories behind the stones, trees, and little places that made this town what it is.

"𝐂𝐈𝐑𝐂𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄"

"𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘒𝘭𝘶𝘣'𝘴 (𝘛𝘈𝘚𝘒) 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘐𝘙𝘊𝘓𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘗𝘐𝘕𝘌 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 1999 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘺 4 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘌𝘕𝘕𝘐𝘈𝘓 𝘊𝘌𝘓𝘌𝘉𝘙𝘈𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘺.

𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥. 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦.

𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺. 𝘈 𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘐𝘙𝘊𝘓𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘗𝘐𝘕𝘌.

𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳."

-Darwin Anthony

07/12/2025

The museum and school will both be open today! Don’t forget to stop by and take a tour during the Trimont FunFest!

07/06/2025

Several volunteer opportunities in Trimont! Help us out if you are able!

🍦🎨🎉 Calling All Volunteers! 🎉🎨🍦 Please share!

Looking for a fun way to get involved in the community this summer? We’re seeking cheerful, dependable volunteers to help with Sundaes in the Park, the Trimont Museum, and Bingo for the Trimont FunFest!

✨ Here’s how you can lend a hand:

🍨 Sundaes in the Park – Be a part of everyone’s favorite summer treat by helping scoop ice cream, greet guests, and spread smiles! (July 6, 20, & 27 / August 13 & 17)

🏛️ Museum Greeters – Love history and friendly faces? Help us welcome visitors to our local museum and share a bit of our town’s story during the Trimont FunFest. (Saturday, July 12)

🎲 Bingo Helpers & Callers – Whether you're calling numbers, handing out cards, or helping tally prizes, Bingo is always a hit with volunteers and attendees alike! This year we will be in the shelter house and out of the sun! (Saturday, July 12)

Whether you can help for one event or all season long, we’d love to have you join any (or all!) of these teams. Volunteers of all ages (and skill levels!) welcome.

📩 Message us, comment, call, or stop by to sign up. Let’s make this summer sweet, meaningful, and full of community spirit!

07/01/2025

Board Members Ean Sinn and Linda Schulz were honored to welcome Lenny Tvedten and Jim Marushin for a special tour of the Trimont Historical Museum!

Lenny, Executive Director, and Jim, Museum Curator, were visiting from the Martin County Historical Society in Fairmont. As a fellow MCHS board member, Ean was especially proud to share a glimpse into Trimont’s rich and unique history with the crew from Fairmont.

In addition to exchanging valuable insights and ideas for strengthening our museum, Lenny and Jim thoroughly enjoyed exploring our jam-packed collection of local artifacts. We’re grateful for their visit and their dedication to preserving Martin County’s history!

06/27/2025

We’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Trent Bonser of B&D Repair for crafting our beautiful new museum sign. Your time, talent, and generosity brought this project to life—and it looks fantastic! Thank you for incorporating some old Trimont Oriole colors and old-fashioned fonts into the design.

We’re also deeply grateful to the Trimont United Methodist Church Women in Faith for their generous donation to help cover the cost of the sign. Your support means the world to us and helps us continue preserving Trimont’s history for generations to come.

It takes a village, and we’re so thankful to be part of this one. 💛