Join Stearns History Museum for personalized instruction on how to locate, set-up and use microfilm readers and learn about the materials they have available.

Chris Schuelke, the executive director of the Otter Tail Historical Society, will discuss the history of the state's most famous state hospital. The hospital opened in 1890 to care for patients with mental illness. Presented by the Stearns History Museum, cost is free for Museum members and $10 for nonmembers.

­The Stearns History Museum, in partnership with the Great River Regional Library, is holding free scanning events in area communities. Bring your family photos or other documents important to your family history to be scanned with professional equipment. You will go home with a digital copy of your materials. Registration is required. Time slots are 30 minutes with a limit of one time slot per person. Oversized materials and negatives take longer to scan than other materials. Bring your own flash drive. The Museum will have flash drives available to purchase for $5.

• November 3, Cold Spring Library, Noon to 3 p.m. 
• November 3, Richmond Library, 4 to 7:30 p.m.
• November 7, Belgrade Library, 9 a.m. to noon
• November 7, Paynesville Library, 2 to 6 p.m.
• November 8, Stearns History Museum, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• November 13, Clearwater Library, 3-6 p.m.
• November 13, Melrose Library, 10 a.m. to noon
• November 13, Sauk Centre Library, 2-7 p.m.
• November 15, St. Cloud Public Library, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Discover the history of healthcare in our community through an interactive exploration of medical artifacts, archival records, and historical innovations.

Discover how to trace family and local history using key historical records! This program will introduce all types of records-birth, census, naturalization, military, land records and more and show you where to find them, how to read them, and how to use them in historical research.

Join us at the historic Fishers Supper Club in Avon, as we regale you with fascinating tales from the days of moonshine, speakeasies, Minnesota 13, and police raids in Stearns County.

Free for Stearns History Museum Members, $10 per Guest