We have a few program over the next month!

RCHS will be holding several programs and events over the course of December. Below is a list that will connect you to information about individual programs you might be interested in.

14th Annual Alexander Faribault House Christmas Open House: Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021; 11am-3pm

RCHS Member and Volunteer Appreciation Holiday Party: Dec 8., 2021; 5:30pm-7:30pm

Faribault’s Bruce Smith and the 1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers: Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021; 6:30pm Book Signing, 7pm Program

On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from 5:30-7:30 pm the Rice County Historical Society will celebrate our members and volunteers.

Please join us as we celebrate the season-and our volunteers and members. We hope you can make time in your busy holiday schedule to stop by the museum to enjoy some refreshments and so we can thank you for your continued support. Volunteers and Members are the ones who “make it happen” at the Rice County Historical Society. Thank you to all who made it a great year!

This event is free for volunteers and members – both current and those interested in becoming volunteers and/or members.

For more information about this event call (507)332-2121.

Please join the Rice County Historical Society for a Christmas Open House at the former home of Alexander and Mary Elizabeth Faribault, located at its original location in Faribault.  The historic home will be open to the public on Saturday December 4, 11:00 am-3:00 pm.

Join us in celebrating our 14th Annual Traditional French-Canadian style Christmas at the Alexander Faribault House at 12 First Ave. NE, Faribault, MN.

The house will be decorated in the French-Canadian traditions of the Faribault family when they lived in the house in the 1850s.

This event is free and open to the public.

We have several programs over the next few months!

RCHS will be holding several programs and events over the next few months, some are in partnership with the Rice County Genealogical Society (RCGS) and others are Rice County Historical Society (RCHS) specific programs. Below is a list that will connect you to information about individual programs you might be interested in.

Family Search, Revisited (RCGS): Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021 at 6pm

RCHS Annual Meeting and Banquet: Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021; 5pm Social Hour, 6pm Dinner, 7pm Program

Historic Happenings with Susan Hvistendahl: Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 at 7pm

Story Quilts with Jane Wakely (RCGS): Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021 at 6pm

Faribault’s Bruce Smith and the 1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers: Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021; 6:30pm Book Signing, 7pm Program