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SUMMARY:Rural Heritage Museum
DESCRIPTION:Visit the Rural Heritage Museum on the Winona County Fairgrounds in St. Charles\, MN to learn about life in the rural reaches of Winona County! It’s free! \nOpen for the Winona County Fair\, July 9 – 12\, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM and during Gladiolus Days\, August 29 -30\, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Please consider a free-will donation for admission!
URL:https://winonahistory.org/event/rural-heritage-museum-2/2026-08-30/
LOCATION:Rural Heritage Museum\, Winona County Fairgrounds\, St. Charles\, Minnesota\, 55972
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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SUMMARY:History Buff Book Chat: The Blossom and the Firefly
DESCRIPTION:For our September History Buff Book Chat\, we will discuss The Blossom and the Firefly by Sherri L. Smith. \nJapan 1945. Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze pilot in the days before his first and only mission. He believes he is ready to die for his country . . . until he meets Hana. Hana hasn’t been the same since the day she was buried alive in a collapsed trench during a bomb raid. She wonders if it would have been better to have died that day . . . until she meets Taro. \nA song will bring them together. The war will tear them apart. Is it possible to live an entire lifetime in eight short days? \nJoin in a conversation about a different book each month from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. The Book Chat group is open to everyone. Meet in Wanek Hall on the second floor of the Winona County History Center. Feel free to bring your lunch! \nUpcoming books:\nThe Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner | October 28th \n 
URL:https://winonahistory.org/event/history-buff-book-chat-the-blossom-and-the-firefly/
LOCATION:Wanek Hall – Winona County History Center
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Voices from the Past: Indoor Accessible Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Winonans Just Wanna Have Fun!” during the 2026 Voices from the Past Indoor Accessible Performance of the annual Cemetery Walk! Traverse through time with community actors portraying people of our past — from the comfort of the History Center’s Wanek Hall. \nAdmission is taken at the front door when you arrive. Seats are first-come-first-served\, so keep this in mind as you plan your evening!
URL:https://winonahistory.org/event/indoor-accessible-performance/2026-10-01/1/
LOCATION:Wanek Hall – Winona County History Center
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SUMMARY:Voices from the Past: Indoor Accessible Performance
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Winonans Just Wanna Have Fun!” during the 2026 Voices from the Past Indoor Accessible Performance of the annual Cemetery Walk! Traverse through time with community actors portraying people of our past — from the comfort of the History Center’s Wanek Hall. \nAdmission is taken at the front door when you arrive. Seats are first-come-first-served\, so keep this in mind as you plan your evening!
URL:https://winonahistory.org/event/indoor-accessible-performance/2026-10-01/2/
LOCATION:Wanek Hall – Winona County History Center
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:History Buff Book Chat: The Nature of Fragile Things
DESCRIPTION:For our September History Buff Book Chat\, we will discuss The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner. \nApril 18\, 1906: A massive earthquake rocks San Francisco just before daybreak\, igniting a devouring inferno. Lives are lost\, lives are shattered\, but some rise from the ashes forever changed. \nSophie Whalen is a young Irish immigrant so desperate to get out of a New York tenement that she answers a mail-order bride ad and agrees to marry a man she knows nothing about. San Francisco widower Martin Hocking proves to be as aloof as he is mesmerizingly handsome. Sophie quickly develops deep affection for Kat\, Martin’s silent five-year-old daughter\, but Martin’s odd behavior leaves her with the uneasy feeling that something about her newfound situation isn’t right. \nThen one early-spring evening\, a stranger at the door sets in motion a transforming chain of events. Sophie discovers hidden ties to two other women. The first\, pretty and pregnant\, is standing on her doorstep. The second is hundreds of miles away in the American Southwest\, grieving the loss of everything she once loved. \nThe fates of these three women intertwine on the eve of the devastating earthquake\, thrusting them onto a perilous journey that will test their resiliency and resolve and\, ultimately\, their belief that love can overcome fear. \nJoin in a conversation about a different book each month from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. The Book Chat group is open to everyone. Meet in Briarcombe Room on the second floor of the Winona County History Center. Feel free to bring your lunch! \nUpcoming books:\n 
URL:https://winonahistory.org/event/history-buff-book-chat-the-nature-of-fragile-things/
LOCATION:Wanek Hall – Winona County History Center
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Holiday House Tour
DESCRIPTION:Explore some of Winona’s beautiful homes\, their architecture\, and the lives of past homeowners as you add some festive cheer to the holiday season. Also enjoy the stained glass\, architecture\, and history of a featured local church each tour year. The tour locations will be announced this fall! Stay tuned!
URL:https://winonahistory.org/event/holiday-house-tour/
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