The Lake of the Woods County Museum collects any material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of the county or state: the exploration, settlement, development, activities in peace and war, progress in population, ethnic groups, wealth, education, arts, science, agriculture, manufactures, trade transportation, religion, and finance. These materials include printed matter such as histories, genealogies, biographies, directories, newspapers, pamphlets, catalogues, circulars, handbills, programs, posters, memoranda, reminiscences, rosters, service records, account books, charts, surveys, field books, tapes, cassettes, films, and other multi-media materials, pictures, photographs, paintings, portraits, scenes, American Indian artifacts, and material objects illustrative of life, conditions, events, and activities from the geological past to the present.
Featured above are some of the items recently added to our collections. |