rice county historical society

Township records can be a useful tool for people researching their genealogy. Sue Garwood shares some of the types of information found in the Rice County Historical Society’s collection, including birth and death records, road records and court proceedings...

Fun fact: A Faribault native once set a flight endurance record, spending 17 ½ days in the air. Dale “Red” Jackson, sometimes called “Faribault’s Lindy,” a reference to Charles Lindbergh, spent 17 ½ days circling the air above St...

Sue Garwood explains the types of information found in the 1910 History of Rice and Steele Counties, a reference book in the Rice County Historical Society’s collection. The book also is available online through the Library of Congress. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...

Sharon Jensen demonstrates how to create a traditional holiday sugared fruit centerpiece at the Alexander Faribault House in Faribault using apples, a pineapple, evergreen and roses. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...

Sue Garwood demonstrates how to use and understand Sanborn Insurance Maps, which are on display at the Rice County Historical Society Museum. These maps include details including where doors and windows were on buildings, what style roof they had, and what materials they were built from...

Sue Garwood with the Rice County Historical Society tells the story of how James Woodward Strong became the first president of Carleton College in Northfield. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...

Liz Kramer introduces us to Faribault native Burdett Haessly, who graduated from West Point and served as a White House aide under Presidents Truman and Eisenhower. He also worked for the Pentagon. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...

Liz Kramer gives us a walk-through of a general store, and all one had to offer, from food to tools to fabric, and compares them to today’s big-box stores. Faribault’s Healy Bros. General Store was one of the first in the city. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...

Annie Maud Headline Wilson, who was born near Faribault, created the “Proceedings of the Staff Meetings of the Mayo Clinic” in 1926. This publication has since evolved into the internationally known “Mayo Clinic Proceedings,” one of the largest general-interest medical journals in the world...

Liz Kramer takes us into the Rice County Historical Society’s Harvest Hall, which houses a 1916 steam engine and threshing machine. These big machines helped revolutionize farming and led the way for today’s tractors and combines. New episodes featuring Rice and Steele county history are posted to the Kat Kountry 105 YouTube channel and katkountry105...