The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-04-15

Ste0rms Historical Museum
TO Be Placed in st. Cloud
Historical Society Seeks Re-
cords and Photographs To
Preserve Early History

Plans for a county historical
museum have been perfected dur
ing the past year by the Stearns
County Historical Society, and
they are now taking definite form.
The collections gathered for the
museum will be placed on exhibit
in the rooms on the second floor
Of the new municipal building in
ST. Cloud. Because the building is
now in process of being moved to
its new location and because it will
not be ready for occupancy for
some weeks considerable time will
elapse before the historical colec-
items are ready for inspection by
the general public. However, it is
rot too early to inform the people
OF the county concerning the ma
ture of the project.
Workers under the direction Of
Mrs. Henet l.. Kaufman and Miss
Mariory Carter have been at work
on this project for nearly a year. A
considerable collection of valuable
items is already available. Other
items will be added from time to
time. It is important to point out,
however, that the Historical So
ciety has no funds for the purchase
of anything. It's collection then will
be composed chiefly Of suitable ar
ticles which are outright gifts to
the Historical Society. Later, under
special conditions or for a specific
period of time articles will be &C
copied as loans.
Since this is to be a historical
museum the society will endeavor
to assemble a collection OF articles
that are connected with the life of
the pioneer and growth Of Stearns
county. A committee will be APP
pointed to assure the museum that
the collections will be of historical
value. The Stearns County Histori-
cal Society, therefore, invites the
people Of the County to assist in
securing the presentations of kinds
of material which will be of per-
Eoanent value and interest; kinds of
material which need to be preserv-
ed and which otherwise might be
lost. Types of material in which we
are especially interested are as fol-
lows:
A. Photographs of people con-
nected with the history Of Stearns
county. These should be accompan-
led by a full statement written on
the back, giving the name. place,
and time of birth and other par
ticulars dealing with the life of the
individual.
b. Photographs, cuts, or prints
of towns, stores, buildings, partic-
ularly important buildings no long
er standing; conventions, gather
ings, groups, organizations, of all
kinds. Again the photographs
presented should have on the back
a statement regarding the date of
the photograph and an exact des-
cription.
C. Records Of organizations,
clubs, societies, ETC., which were
formerly off Importance but which
have passed out of existence.
ID. Correspondence dealing with
events of Importance in Stearns
county or written by residents des-
| cribing events of significance.
u. L lille LdDleS, dCCOuHt DOohS,
programs, miscellaneous documents
and etc.
F. Tools. In every case they
should be accompanied by state
ment of the name of the article and
the description of it's use. Also, IL
possible, a statement as to how,
when and where it was used. 1t Is
desirable that so far as possible the
museum should make clear to the
visitor the way Of life of pioneer
times.
G. We must not lose sight of the
fact that history Is in the making
as we'll as in the past. We must
then certainly endeavor to preserve
materials of current events which
will be of historical significance.
II. It need scarcely be stated
that books. pamphlets, articles, bio
graphies, either printed or in man.
uscript, dealing with the history Of
Stearns county or any Of the people
that have helped to develop it are
important materials desired by the
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