Wabasha County Historical Society

Reads Landing School Museum opens this weekend

May 18, 2022

Wabasha County Historical Society, Reads Landing School Museum will have its opening weekend on May 21 and 22 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Admission is free with donations welcome. Featured this weekend is a family-friendly project of making rolled beeswax candles, while supply lasts. “Handmade...

Former students join celebration of Reads Landing school building 150th

Oct 6, 2021

A celebration on Sunday, Sept. 26 marked 150 years of the Reads Landing school building, built in 1870. Among the almost 200 attendees from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Ohio and Tennessee were two former students. Their class pictures were not displayed, but they recognized students in the displayed...

Descendants of Model T donor donate manual

Sep 29, 2021

Many years ago, Lester Howatt donated a 1916 Model T Ford to the Wabasha County Historical Society, Reads Landing School Museum. Recently, his daughter, Helen Howatt Moyer and grandson, Jeff Moyer visited the museum. They reminisced about riding in it on special occasions. Helen found the owner’s...

Open house planned to celebrate schoolhouse’s 150-year existence

Sep 8, 2021

2020 marked 150 years of the Reads Landing Schoolhouse. Now, in 2021, it is time to celebrate the oldest existing brick schoolhouse in Minnesota. The newspaper reported the ideal location on a plateau overlooking the Mississippi River was chosen. To observe the occasion, there will be an open...

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...

Many children have visited history museum this season

Jul 21, 2021

Sporting a scally cap, Jackson Mann of Tacoma, Wash., was looking dapper sitting in the 1916 Model T Ford at the Wabasha County Historical Society, Reads Landing School Museum. Jackson is one of many children who have visited the museum this season. Along with touring the museum, he also took...

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...

County historical society announces first trivia winner

Jun 16, 2021

Mary Galke of Winona is the first winner of the Trivia Challenge at the Wabasha County Historical Society, Reads Landing School Museum, according to the historical society. “Mary took her time to tour the museum. When she was ready, she requested the Trivia Questionnaire and had 20 minutes to...

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...