Steele County Historical Society

Steve Greoning shares major news highlights from January and February 1916, including The Birth of a Nation showing at the Metropolitan Theater, Minnesota Rep. Sydney Anderson proposing summer military training for high school students and the Jefferson Highway going through Owatonna...

The Steele County Historical Society and CulturFest have teamed up for the annual "Around the World Food and Brewfest" on February 19. The evening begins at 5PM at the Steele County History Center with a social hour and homebrew judging...

Twins Jean and Edith Zamboni share the story of the Newsette, a neighborhood newsletter they created when they were children in Owatonna. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KRFO-AM YouTube channel and krforadio...

Jerry Ganfield shows us how to use the Victrola on display at the Dunnell House in the Steele County Historical Society’s Village of Yesteryear, and tells us why it was an improvement over the phonograph. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KRFO-AM YouTube channel and krforadio...

The Steele County Historical Society is giving you the chance to be a part of jury in deciding an attempted murder case. It's all part of a new series being launched titled "History Uncorked" at the Steele County History Center. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about Steele County history while enjoying a glass of wine or beer...

As part two of The Little Theatre of Owatonna celebrating their 50th anniversary, there was a roundtable at the Steele County Historical Society on Thursday, Jan. 14. Jerry Ganfield was the facilitator. The panel included Jefferey Jackson, Sharon Stark, Mark Kuklok, Tim Van Gelder and Gaylene Steckleberg...

The Steele County Historical Society presents a Big Band Festival and Dance on January 29. It will be in the History Center. Entertainment begins at 6PM with Todd Hale and Jerry Peters doing a live recording of the Big Band Show for KRFO. The OHS Jazz Band begins at 6:45PM...

Part One of the discussion at the Steele County Historical Society's 50th anniversary of the Little Theatre of Owatonna during a roundtable on Thursday, Jan. 14. Jerry Ganfield, who is a part of LTO and a Steele County Historical Society board member, facilitated the program...

Jerry Ganfield tells us about and demonstrates how to use the Edison phonograph currently on display at the Dunnell House in the Steele County Historical Society’s Village of Yesteryear. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KRFO-AM YouTube channel and krforadio...

The Steele County Historical Society is now accepting nominations for its 2016 Preservation Awards. Each year, two Steele County buildings or properties are recognized for their outstanding preservation and/or restoration efforts. Properties should accurately reflect the architecture of the time it was built...