Lake City Historical Society

About 40 people attend historical society’s member appreciation event

Apr 24, 2024

About 40 people gathered at City Hall on Friday, April 12, for the Lake City Historical Society’s (LCHS) Member Appreciation Night. Following a short Membership Meeting to approve this year’s slate of board members, guests were treated to an extensive buffet provided by this year’s Board and...

Conversations in history at the historical society

Apr 17, 2024

When the Lake City Historical Society hosted its Open Hours event last Tuesday we presented Voices from the Past in the form of recordings of past residents. As could be expected, these stories sparked conversations that could be described as Voices of the Present—reflecting on the past. And while...

Voices from the past at Lake City Historical society

Apr 3, 2024

At next week’s Lake City Historical Society Open Hours event you will be able to hear lost voices from the past telling stories of lives lived and events that shaped our community. They include Ben Simons talking about the harbor and the fishing pontoon, Hattie Brown talking about working as...

Historical society member appreciation set for April 12

Mar 27, 2024

Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) Board Member Katie Himanga reprised her popular presentation on the Sioux Half-Breed Reserve at Lake Pepin and early Lake City history with additional information and insights at a well-attended presentation at City Hall on Friday, March 22. This is the first...

Fish tales at Lake City Historical Society

Mar 6, 2024

Bring your “First Fish” photo or your “one that got away” story to the Lake City Historical Society Open Hours next Tuesday, March 12. We’ll be setting up a Lake Pepin display at City Hall for the Governor’s Fishing Opener on May 10-11. We have some great historical photos and stories of...

Historical society seeks history sleuths, gossips and caretakers

Feb 28, 2024

At last Friday’s Open Hours Event at the Lake City Historical Society (LCHS), the Collections Committee brought out items from their archives to inspect, document and repack using archival materials purchased with money donated recently from the American Legion Post 110. The public was invited to...

Historical society to showcase collection

Feb 21, 2024

The public is invited to join Lake City Historical Society volunteers for a chance to touch and see some of the objects in the collection during Open Hours on Friday, Feb. 23, from noon to 3 p.m. Collection Committee volunteers will be boxing up some old treasures that are in storage along with...

Historical society plans community conversation on old jail building

Feb 7, 2024

At its Tuesday, Feb. 13, Open Hours Event, the Lake City Historical Society (LCHS) will be hosting a second round table discussion about the Old Jail. The LCHS board has been getting a number of inquiries about the history of the Old Jail and expressions of concern about its fate. The Old Jail...

Historical Society: If these walls could talk...

Jan 24, 2024

Recently the Lake City Historical Society posted a photo on Facebook of this home on S. Oak Street and asked for any information from former owners. Not only did this elicit memories of this home (and photos and related Graphic articles too!), other homes were posted with requests for memories and...

Historical society hears of a deadly Lake City encounter from 1892

Jan 17, 2024

We regret to inform you of the tragic loss of life of Marshal Bradley Rodgers that occurred in July of 1892 as a result of a citizen’s mental health crisis. Marshal Rodgers left behind a wife and young son and a legacy of respected law enforcement officers in Lake City. Sgt. Bill Wiest of the Lake...