The Murray County Historical Society will host its March Dinehart Lunchbox Lecture virtually. The Dinehart Lecture Series will look a little different this season. The lectures will be available on our website for you to enjoy at home so we can continue to keep our community members safe. One positive about virtual Dinehart lectures? You […]
The Murray County Historical Society will host its February Dinehart Lunchbox Lecture virtually. This month’s Dinehart Lunchbox Lecture Series will be a video by Jakob Etrheim, Site Coordinator of End-O-Line Railroad Park and Museum, entitled “The Railroads of Murray County.” In the United States, railroad production and expansion skyrocketed post-Civil War until the start of […]
The Murray County Historical Society has received a $2,369 Arts Projects Grant from the Southwest Minnesota Arts Council. The funds will be used to towards the society’s annual Front Porch Music Series held at the historic Dinehart Holt House in Slayton; which was built in 1891 by Christopher Dinehart. Dinehart was one of the founders […]
As we work to deal with the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak, the Murray County Museum, in concert with the Murray County Administrator, Thomas Burke, has developed the following protocols. We want to make sure we are doing our “bit” to reduce the spread of the virus and hopefully save lives. The Murray County Museum, End […]
By Rose Schmit, Site Coordinator/Collections Manager As I sit down to write this update my mind is swimming with all the things that have been happening at the Museum. Early in the year, I was working on designing and building of a storage shelf to be used for all the framed art in the collection. […]
