Ely-Winton Historical Society Ely, Minnesota

Mailing Address

1900 E. Camp St.
Ely, MN 55731

Street Address

1900 E Camp St
Ely, MN 55731

Phone: 218-365-3226
Fax: 218-365-7207
Email:

Admissions

Adults: $3
Children 6-15: $1
Children under 6: Free


Description

The musuem covers exhibits from the geology of the area, through early natives, voyageurs/trapping, logging, mining, how people lived, and an ever changing exhibit on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

History

The Ely-Winton Historical Society was started in the 1960s but came to be part of the Vermilion Community College in the 1980s when the State, the City and the IRRRB funded a new Fine Arts Wing to the college which included a state of the art museum for the historical society. We are located at the college but are governed by our own board.

Artifacts Collections

Geological samples, Anishinabi moccasins and examples of beadwork, old logging and mining tools, examples of past businesses, the importance of women on the frontier, and the history of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Research Collections

Many books and files on local history and local people past and present. Microfilm from all the city's newspapers.

Library

Access: General Public, Students, Scholars, Members
Appointment required: False

Publications

We have an annual newsletter that goes out with membership dues letters.

Programs

We have initiated a study program with the high school Honor Society students to help them learn the history of their town. We have summer programs which teach as they entertain. This year's programs include one of ethnic music, another on old postcards, a lecture on the people of the area, and one of local writers reading from their books. We also publish books of historical and local interest.

Staff

Margaret Sweet, Manager

Jeffrey Lyttle, Bookkeeper
Email:


Museum Type

Culture
Historical Society
Natural History

Governance

The Ely-Winton Historical Society is governed by a board of directors which meet the first Tuesday of each month.



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