Steele County Historical Society

Steve Groening shares Steele County news reports from December 1915. Highlighted are a murder trial, News of the Northwest coming to the Palace Theatre, a land acquisition for the current Steele County Fairgrounds and a highly anticipated boxing match...

Dan Moeckly shares some pieces from the Steele County Historical Society’s rosemaling collection in the Dunnell House. 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...

The Steele County Historical Society will host the 2015 Christmas in the Village December 4-5 at the Village of Yesteryear.   The luminary-lit village featuring strolling carolers will be open from 4:30-8:30P Friday. The Christmas Carol singalong will be in the Saco Church from 5:30-7:30PM. Act...

Joanne Giga discusses Marian Biersdorf’s connection to Festal Pumpkin, canned by the Owatonna Canning Co. A display is part of the Steele County Historical Society’s Coming of Age 1968 exhibit. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KRFO-AM YouTube channel and krforadio...

Kids will learn about what people wore long ago to battle a Minnesota winter on November 5. And now is the time to make your reservation for the November 12 annual meeting.

Jerry Ganfield with the Steele County Historical Society walks us through the past 50 years of Little Theatre of Owatonna. We learn about all aspects of production, from directors to plays to costumes to props, as well as a sneak peek at what the future holds for Owatonna’s theater troupe...

Gregg Nelson with the Steele County Historical Society shares a few iron artifacts from the fur-trade era, including knives, a trade ax and some jewelry.   New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KRFO-AM YouTube channel and krforadio.com ...

Gregg Nelson and Russ Krebsbach with the Steele County Historical Society share a few of their favorite artifact finds and explain the importance of cataloging the details of each piece.     New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KRFO-AM YouTube channel and krforadio.com each ...

Gregg Nelson and Russ Krebsbach with the Steele County Historical Society discuss how they got started searching for arrowheads and other artifacts.     New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the KRFO-AM YouTube channel and krforadio.com each ...

Joanne Giga discusses the Steele County Historical Society’s “Coming of Age: 1968” exhibit, specifically the section on school dress codes, including a look at the Owatonna High School handbook, which details what is not appropriate for students to wear to class...