Welcome to the Northfield Historical Society

Making History Matter!

Research at NHS

Research

Collections at NHS

Collections

Visiting NHS

Take a trip back in time

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408 Division Street

Northfield, MN 55057

Phone number: 507-645-9268

Fax number: 507-663-6080

Hours

Monday – Saturday 10 am to 5 pm

Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm

Guided Tours

   Daily, Early June through Labor Day

Admission

$5 – Adults

$4 – Seniors (65+)

$3 – Students

$2 – Children (6 to 12)

Free – Children under 6

Free – NHS Members

Research

 By Appointment Only 

 

 

2019 Feature Exhibit

NHS is celebrating the centennial of Malt-O-Meal in Northfield with a new, one-of-a-kind exhibit, 100 Years of Malt-O-Meal  Made Here  Sold Everywhere.  Don’t miss your chance to learn about the history of the company and the product that gained its fame here!

Check out our listing for

2019 programs and events.

Find out all of the ways you can have fun

as you learn about Northfield!

Up next: Tea with the Author and Museum

Mingle with Ames Sheldon, November 21

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Susan Hvistendahl and Jeff Sauve are at the museum tonight signing their new book on the history of the St. Olaf band. 600 hundred pages of history! ... See MoreSee Less

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Tonight only - authors Ames Sheldon and Joy Riggs are at NHS signing their books. They make great Christmas gifts! ... See MoreSee Less

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Stop by for a visit tonight during Winter Walk! ... See MoreSee Less

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NHS has some one-of-a-kind items to add to your gift list this Christmas. Be sure to stop in during Winter Walk and pick up your Historic Northfield Christmas Ornament! ... See MoreSee Less

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Look what arrived at the Northfield Historical Society today!!

First in the Historic Northfield Series and only $14.95. There are a limited number so pick up one soon! ... See MoreSee Less

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What Visitors Are Saying about the Northfield Historical Society

Visited with teenagers. They enjoyed the variety of explanations including a video orientation. Well done! Great restoration and presentation of a time after the Civil War when times were still turbulent.
Richard J., Gainesville, Georgia

We really enjoyed seeing this museum. They kept the actual bank part of it as it was when Jesse James and friends tried to abscond with the money. The film was very informative and we left feeling that we well understood what took place.
Kelly B.

Certainly worth the $5 admission…The young lady who walked us through the bank was a high school student who volunteers at the museum, She did a better job as a storyteller relating the events than many adults… Trip Advisior

Three of the four of us [on the tour] are James historians, with one of us a person who works at the James Farm and two of us are James writers. We found the tour to be accurate and well done by our tour guide.
Elizabeth J. Lexington, Missouri

The Historical Society was very well done. There was a $5.00 entry fee and it was worth it. We watched a film on Jesse James and read more about him. It also had a room describing Malt o Meal. It’s worth the stop.
Via Trip Advisor

This is not your typical “any town” Historical Society Museum… Annie T. - Yelp