Exhibits & Events
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A Story Written in the Land
In 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was signed, 99.9 percent of Minnesota's human population was Indigenous.
"All we have are the tools they left behind to 'tell' their story," said the late Bob Munter, a Dassel native and former U of M Soil and Research Science Laboratory administrator who led the 1994 Washington Creek excavation, said.
The "Indigenous to Explorers" exhibit on the second floor includes artifacts and more honoring the area's culture and landscape prior to contact with Europeans in 1650.​
Explore More Temporary EXHIBITS and EVENTS
FROM DASSEL TO HOLLYWOOD
The story of Dassel's own Munchkin, Hildred Olson, and her role in the Wizard of Oz movie.
Bemjamin Franklin was the U.S.'s first postmaster, but do you know who held that title in Dassel?
You'll find out - and much more - when you step into the post office exhibit on the first floor of the museum.
Have your picture taken in the restored window of the 1896 post office. Reminisce at the display of former postal employees, post office locations and artifacts.
Look at the three-cent stamp on an envelope with a letter enclosed, see Denis Murphy's desk set and the March 3, 1897, appointment of Oscar Linquist as postmaster.
This exhibit is part of the Dassel Area Historical Society's commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
