Lecture July 23 at History Center
The Steele County Historical Society is pleased to announce a roundtable discussion about the history of Ellendale on Thursday, July 23 at 7 p.m. in the Wenger Room of the History Center at 1700 Austin Road, Owatonna. The lecture is sponsored by Swenson Financial Services. The roundtable is being done as a compliment to the “Welcome to Ellendale” exhibit that is currently on display in the History Center.
Presenters will include: Barb Mrotz, President of the Ellendale Heritage Society; Lloyd Kaplan, Ed and Norrine Jensen, also of the Ellendale Heritage Society; Jim Deml, farmer; and Mary Groth, Donnavon Eaker, and Andy Lerberg all Ellendale business owners, past and present. Guests to lecture will learn about the community’s varied history, from agriculture, to locally owned and grown businesses, to the early origins of the community and the impact of the arrival of the railroad.
“We’re excited to bring this wonderful local history to you. The Ellendale Heritage Society has done an amazing job preserving the history of the area. We have had a wonderful collaboration with them for Gus’s Station, the newest structure to become part of the Village of Yesteryear, and they’ve joined us before on a previous exhibit and roundtable about Beaver Lake. We are always pleased to welcome them back.” said SCHS staff, Laura Resler.Admission to the lecture is free for SCHS members and $2 for non-members.
The History Center is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. For more information, call 507-451-1420.