Reads Landing School Museum

Reads Landing curator: ‘I love being able to share the community’s history’

Apr 10, 2024

If ever there was a natural for a new job position, it would be Abigail Hall. Hall, 28, director/curator of the Wabasha County Historical Society Reads Landing Museum since January, was born into history. Her maternal great-great-great grandfather was Charles Read, who founded Reads Landing, site...

Museum gets a new coat of paint

Aug 2, 2023

As with any structure, care has to be taken to preserve its integrity. Peeling paint became prevalent on the outside trim, window sills and frames and cupola at the Wabasha County Historical Society’s Reads Landing School Museum. Featherstone Painting of Red Wing has taken on the project of...

Children hold spelling bee in school museum

Jul 26, 2023

A future teacher from Hutchinson, Minn. conducted a spelling class with her mother and brother as students sitting at the school desks in the Reads Landing School Museum. She would say a word and her students would use chalk and print the work on a slate, then hold it up for their teacher to see....

Wabasha care center residents tour museum

Aug 31, 2022

A visit to the Wabasha County Historical Museum was a recent Friday morning outing for four residents at Gundersen St. Elizabeth’s Grant Boulevard Senior Living and Care Center. The trip to the museum in Reads Landing on Aug. 12 was also a trip down memory lane for the residents as Historical...

Woman finds father’s signature on school wall

Aug 10, 2022

Visitors who tour the Wabasha County Historical Society, Reads Landing School Museum occasionally find something close to their heart. Kelly McDonald of Wabasha visited the Reads Landing School Museum where her father, Ralph McDonald attended school. As she was viewing the signatures and initials...

Far-flung family finds familiar faces at Reads Landing School museum

Jul 27, 2022

Sharon Gardlund, Tuscon, Ariz., arranged a family visit to Wabasha County Historical Society, Reads Landing School Museum on July 22. It was in memory of her husband, Zach Gardlund and sisters in law, Mary and Margaret Gardlund who attended the Reads Landing School. “Visitors from Minnesota, New...

Reads Landing museum reports successful opening weekend

Jun 1, 2022

It was a successful opening weekend at Wabasha County Historical Society, Reads Landing School Museum. Visitors relished in making rolled beeswax candles. All ages enjoyed the experience. Candle making was sponsored by Susan Grelling of Bella Vue at Pepin Heights, a nature sanctuary for bees, birds...

West Albany stage cloth, Elgin electrical blueprint among museum’s newest acquisitions

Aug 18, 2021

The 2021 season celebrating 150 years at the Reads Landing School Museum brought out of state visitors from Wisconsin, Washington, Nevada, California, Arizona and South Dakota. They have all remarked about the wealth of information related to Wabasha County. The quality of the Commemorative...

Former student recalls ringing the Reads Landing School bell as child

Jul 7, 2021

“The rope used to raise kids off the floor when they rang the school bell,” said John Burrechler, Wabasha, former student at the Reads Landing School. He presented a photo of students from the 1951-1952 school year for display at the school, which is now the Wabasha County Historical Society...

Season opens at county history museum

Jun 3, 2021

May 22 and 23 marked the opening weekend at the Wabasha County Historical Society, Reads Landing School Museum. The first visitors, Elizabeth and James Asher from Woodbury, Minn. were presented with the commemorative coin is a special blue velvet box. The Wabasha County Historical Society was...