A Look Back: Grace McKinstry, Rice County

We meet Grace McKinstry, an internationally known painter, who lived in Faribault in the late 1800s and early 1900s. She had works exhibited in the Paris Salon, and her paintings can been seen at the Rice County Historical Society in Faribault, the Minnesota Historical Society and the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, and the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KRFO-AM YouTube channel and krforadio.com each Sunday at noon, with information courtesy of the Rice and Steele county historical societies. You also can find previous episodes of A Look Back, as well as coach and player interviews and other videos on the KRFO-AM YouTube channel. Subscribe and follow KRFO-AM on YouTube to stay up-to-date on our newest shows!

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