Anita Gaul will present, “Living (and Fighting) Together in the Bishop’s Colony: St. Eloi’s First Thirty Years” at the Lyon County Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall on Tuesday, September 29 at 6:30 PM About the Program: Bishop John Ireland of St. Paul established ten Catholic colonies in western Minnesota from 1876-1883, including Ghent. Although the Bishop envisioned his colonies to be harmonious and prosperous settlements, Ghent’s new St. Eloi parish experienced great turmoil as the Flemish and French-Canadian Catholics attempted to build a church. Dr. Gaul explores the fractious relationship between St. Eloi’s ethnic groups and the reasons why they [...]

Ka Wong will present, “Enmity and Empathy: Japanese Americans in Minnesota During World War II” at the Lyon County Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall on Tuesday, October 20 at 6:30 PM About the Program: The forced eviction and confinement of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor in 1941 was one of the worst civil rights violations of the twentieth century. In Minnesota, the impact was dramatic: the state's Japanese American population grew from just 51 in 1940 to several thousand by war’s end. Drawing on personal interviews, archival sources, and historical literature, Professor Ka Wong explores the courageous struggles of trailblazers [...]

Doug Ohman will present, “Civic Pride: Historic Courthouses of Minnesota” at the Lyon County Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall on Tuesday, October 27 at 6:30 PM About the Program: Visit many of Minnesota’s 87 counties through the eyes of the lens. Doug has photographed every courthouse in the state and has learned many interesting stories that are quickly being lost to time. Enjoy the beauty and elegance of our most treasured civic buildings. Doug Ohman has spent the past 30 + years photographing historic architecture and landscapes in Minnesota. His work has been featured in books, magazines and calendars. Doug [...]