Clay County Historical Society

Clay County Historical Society Our mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and share the history of Clay County, Minnesota. Discover your history today.

Karoline Kimmel Piper managed to build a musical empire, and it all started from a home in Moorhead. Learn about the his...
09/10/2026

Karoline Kimmel Piper managed to build a musical empire, and it all started from a home in Moorhead. Learn about the history of Hawaiian music and the Honolulu Conservatory of Music at the Hjemkomst Museum September 17 at 3:00 pm.

Photo 1: Karoline Kimmel, Moorhead Yearbook 1933
Photo 2: Karoline Kimmel (black dress) with students, courtesy of Ginger Horner.

Fall is in the air! Just for October, the Comstock House will be open for flashlight tours. Tickets are $10 with tours h...
09/09/2026

Fall is in the air! Just for October, the Comstock House will be open for flashlight tours. Tickets are $10 with tours happening every Thursday evening in the month. Find our more and purchase tickets here https://shorturl.at/Rk4qq

Photo: Comstock House circa 1885.

Happy Labor Day! The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen was one of the largest railroad unions in US history. These button...
09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen was one of the largest railroad unions in US history. These buttons showed you were a paying member and are currently on display in “Americana: Objects that Reflect US”.

Schools are back in session this week, including local universities. Here's a look at students then dressed and got thro...
09/04/2026

Schools are back in session this week, including local universities. Here's a look at students then dressed and got through the year. What do you remember from moving in to college?

250 runners, for 250 years. Our goal is to have 250 runners for our History Hustle 5k this October! Support local histor...
09/03/2026

250 runners, for 250 years. Our goal is to have 250 runners for our History Hustle 5k this October! Support local history by signing up today here https://shorturl.at/wtJq6. Use code "Early250" for $5 off your registration!

Ruth and Bill Segler from North Pole, Alaska, stopped by the museum today. Ruth is an artist who keeps an artistic journ...
09/03/2026

Ruth and Bill Segler from North Pole, Alaska, stopped by the museum today. Ruth is an artist who keeps an artistic journal as she travels. Here are her sketches from our museum! Check her out at Ruth’s Rocks.

Something big is coming. 👀 We're getting two new names! Swipe to learn what those names are and why we are changing them...
09/02/2026

Something big is coming. 👀 We're getting two new names! Swipe to learn what those names are and why we are changing them. Join us on September 15 at the museum from 5 to 8 pm to celebrate this new chapter. RSVP using this link https://shorturl.at/Xf1eX to get a t-shirt with our new branding!

08/31/2026

We had so much fun hanging out at Barnesville Potato Days last weekend.
Congratulations to the 2 winners of our giveaway!

What's in a name? Here are the faces behind the names of Moorhead's public schools.*Correction: An earlier version of th...
08/31/2026

What's in a name? Here are the faces behind the names of Moorhead's public schools.

*Correction: An earlier version of this post featured a misidentified image for Robert Asp. Our apologies go to the Asp family and for any confusion this may have caused.*

Address

202 1st Avenue N
Moorhead, MN
56560

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+12182995511

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