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• Lawshe Memorial Museum houses a research center library of county and regional histories, books, documents, maps, genealogical collections, online databases, oral history tapes, and related items. County newspapers going back to 1857 are microfilmed and readers are available to examine them. On file are hundreds of photographs, articles, and clippings. Copying services offered in research center.

• Museum display area has historical exhibits including a mural that is over 80 feet long which depicts scenes from around the county

• Special events and educational programming offered on periodic basis

• Gift shop has books, prints, and souvenirs for sale

• LeDuc Historic Estate provides guided tours, history events, and programs

• Sibley Historic Site provides guided tours, history events, and programs

• Sites can be rented for events

• Education programs

• Exhibits

?- Legacy Trail ?- Meeting rooms ?- Research Library

Preserves historic artifacts of Douglas County and offers services including:

• Museum exhibits

• Genealogy and research library

• Special events

Collects and maintains the material history of the county for the benefit of its residents and visitors.

Art Galleries Permanent Collection: Features a permanent collection of paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, architecture, textiles, photography, and decorative arts from around the world. Hosts loan exhibitions from other museums and private collectors. Visitors Information Center: Provides details on exhibitions, programs, and activities, and accepts tour reservations to the Purcell-Cutts House, a historic Purcell and Elmslie residence in Minneapolis.

Services:

• Group tours provided

• School educational tours and research assistance

• Traveling exhibits

• Private research library

• Gift Shop

• Speakers Bureau

• Itasca Museum - Private research, library, museum, gift shop - not publicly funded

• Grand Rapids Escape Room

Museum displays and library aids for researchers and other interested parties

• Educational Programs: Classes, lectures, and other programs are available for all ages. Call or visit the website for complete information.

• Private Group Tours and Self-Guided Visits: Available for all ages. Guided tours must be scheduled at least four weeks in advance; self-guided visits require two weeks' notice. Visit the website to select a tour type and schedule a visit.

• Public Tours: Gallery, Architecture, and Minneapolis Sculpture Garden tours are offered. For details, visit the Walker lobby desk, call, or check the online calendar.

Offers educational exhibits and public programming, including:

• Guided tours for school groups and other groups on request

• Self-guided tours of the museum

• Veterans Memorial Hall

Collects and maintains the material history of the county for the benefit of its residents and visitors.

Features exhibits, programs, and hands-on experiences that help children of all ages celebrate their lives and cultures while exploring the cultures of the world. The museum houses the Big Red Bookshelf program, which provides free children's books at different locations throughout Duluth. The Discovery for All scholarship program assists with program accessibility for families with economic hardships.

Collects, preserves, and shares the history of Carlton County. Maintains artifacts, documents, maps, and photographs.

• Hands-on technology discovery center with exhibits that make learning about science and technology easy, understandable and fun for children ages 5 - 12 and adults.

• Workshops about science and technology available to any groups of 15 or more, special classes for home-schooled children.

• Technology, science, and engineering summer camp

Preserves historic artifacts of the city of Dassel, ergot, and offers services including:

• Historical archives

• Museum exhibits

• Special events

Over 90,000 manuscripts holdings in the following categories:

• Western Manuscripts: collections photographed in libraries, monasteries, archives, and universities of Western Europe.

• Eastern Christian Manuscripts: written texts from the world of Eastern Christianity, including works in Armenian, Syriac, Arabic, Greek, Coptic, and others.

• Printed books and art

• Grant County history and genealogical research

• Materials available include Grant County newspapers (obituaries and marriages are indexed), census records, plat books, naturalization index, books of historical nature, files of newspaper clippings, and Lutheran church records

• Holds a collection of over 11,000 modern and contemporary works, growing each year through new acquisitions, spanning media including painting, sculpture, film, video, photography, and works on paper.

• Provides information on exhibitions, activities, and public programs.

Offers a safe and fun environment for kids to play, learn and grow with different areas of learning between arts/crafts, events, fine motor, gross motor, imaginative, large interactive exhibits, soft play, and more.

• Artifact collections

• Community Gardens: Traditional and raised beds available for rental

• Educational Programming: Lectures, stories from local historians and workshops for adults

• Exhibits

• Historic Properties: Dee Log Cabin, George Stoppel Farmstead, Hadley Valley Schoolhouse, Mayowood (including tours) and Ralph Stoppel Farmstead

• Wilson Wicklund Research Center: Available for anyone researching local and county history topics including genealogy and family history, agricultural and family farms, businesses, architectural and house histories, and more

Park and Facility Locator The following facilities are operated through the Edina Park and Recreation Department:

• Arneson Acres Edina Garden/Historical Center: 4711 West 70th Street, Terrace Room - (612)928-4578 Greenhouse, Arneson Acres Park - (952)826-1620

• Braemar Arena, 7501 Ikola Way, (952)833-9500. Year-round skating

• Braemar Golf Course: 6364 John Harris Drive, (952)903-5750

• Centennial Lakes Park: 7499 France Avenue South, (952)833-9580 Outdoor park and pavilion, concession stand, walking paths and sitting areas, winter skating, summer cultural programs, rental facility for 100 people

• Edina Aquatic Center: 4300 West 66th Street, (952)833-9560. Open Memorial Weekend through Labor Day.

• Edina Art Center: 4701 West 64th Street, (952)903-5780

• Edina Senior Center: 5280 Grandview Square, (952)833-9570

• Edinborough Park: 7700 York Avenue South, (952)833-9540 Cultural stage programs, swimming, skating, running track, rental facilities for 750 people

Neighborhood Parks: (952)826-0367 - main phone for all parks

• Alden Park: 6750 Belmore Lane

• Arden Park: 5230 Minnehaha Boulevard

• Birchcrest Park: 6016 Hansen Road

• Bredesen Park 5901 Olinger Boulevard

• Browndale Park 4510 Browndale Avenue

• Chowen Park: 5700 Chowen Avenue South

• Cornelia School Park: 7000 Cornelia Drive

• Countryside Park: 6240 Tracy Avenue

• Courtney Fields at Braemar Park: 7351 McCauley Trail

• Creek Valley School Park: 6401 Gleason Road

• Fox Meadow Park: 5251 Blake Road South

• Frank Tupa Park: 4918 Eden Avenue

• Garden Park: 5520 Hansen Road

• Heights Park: 5500 West 66th Street

• Highlands Park: 5200 Doncaster Way

• Kojetin Park: 4201 West 44th Street

• Lake Edina Park: 4400 Parklawn Avenue

• Lewis Park: 7300 Cahill Road

• McGuire Park: 69th Street West and McGuire Road

• Melody Lake Park: 5601 Melody Lake Drive

• Normandale Park: 6501 Warren Avenue South

• Pamela Park: 4301 West 58th Street

• Rosland Park: 4300 West 66th Street

• Sherwood Park: 5241 Grandview Square

• St. Johns Park: 5924 St. Johns Avenue

• Strachauer Park: 6200 Beard Avenue South

• Tingdale Park: 5800 West 59th Street

• Todd Park: 4429 Vandervork KAvenue

• Utley Park: 4521 West 50th Street

• Van Valkenburg Park: 4935 Lincoln Drive

• Walnut Ridge Park: 5801 Londonderry Road

• Weber Park: 4115 Grimes Avenue South

• Williams Park: 4801 West 50th Street

• Wooddale Park: 4500 West 50th Street

• York Park: 7700 York Avenue South

• Yorktown Park: 7335 York Avenue South

Offers learning the history of the Ingalls family. Collections are housed in a series of buildings. Also features displays of memorabilia from visits by the following stars from the "Little House on the Prairie" TV series. The museum also has a gift shop that has a selection of books, aprons, bonnets, souvenirs, and locally handcrafted items.

Museum and cultural center focused upon the history and culture of Swedish Americans in the upper Midwest.

• Assistance with family research

• Education

• County history exhibits

• Historic preservation

• Information center about the county

• Public presentations

Offers an educational museum, research library, and exhibits on Lac qui Parle County. The museum includes six historic buildings, including an 1870s log cabin, an 1887 rural schoolhouse, a 1933 gas station, and other preserved structures.