In 1882, the citizens of Becker County recognized the need for preservation of the history of their community. The result was the Pioneer Settlers Union. The group, comprised of many of our founding residents, actively worked to preserve the history of their burgeoning community as it was happening.

The Benton County History Museum has available for research a number of sources of information available for those wishing to research family history. A number of people have donated a lot of information. We have files of information that cover a great number of people by surnames.

The Bloomington Historical Society is located in the newly renovated Old Town Hall at Penn Avenue and Old Shakopee Road. The collection contains artifacts, documents, photographs and books on local history. We offer tours, workshops, research opportunities and school visits to the community.

Museum, Gift Shop, Research Center, Society's headquarters

We are proud to serve Carlton County in the collection, preservation and dissemination of the history of the county. We invite you to become a member of the Carlton County Historical Society and help provide needed support for this important work.