Cottage Grove Museum

05/23/2026

Perfect weekend to visit the Cottage Grove Museum We have complex and multifaceted collection of artifacts that covers a healthy slice of local history. We are open 1 to 4pm, "H" & Birch in the Historic Northwest Neighborhood.

05/02/2026

Your Cottage Grove Museum will be open and waiting for you Saturday and Sunday. See relics of a simpler time and stories of local pioneers. From "Wholesome, healthy recreation for all" - roller skating at the Armory, to the graceful lines of the old Baptist church, sadly now gone. We have something for everyone. The Museum is open for your viewing 1 to 4pm "H" & Birch.

04/24/2026

The Cottage Grove Museum will be open this Saturday and Sunday and we'd love to have you come, explore, and learn about our local golden past. Our hours are 1 to 4pm and the museum is located in the historic Northwest Neighborhood, "H" & Birch!

04/15/2026

One of those who survived the Titanic was on her way to Cottage Grove when her ship went down. Marian Wright, was engaged to Mr. Woolcott, and had booked passage on the newly christened ocean liner. Thanks to folks she had made acquaintance with on the voyage who made sure she got on one of the lifeboats. Of the few personal items she managed to save, her ‘“Lucky Coat” was the most useful, keeping her warm over her sleepwear as the survivors, huddled in the lifeboat awaiting rescue. Everything else including her wardrobe and wedding gifts all went down with the ship. Come see the “Lucky Coat” along with other artifacts that tell the fascinating tale of Marian Wright Woolcott who lived out her life here in Cottage Grove.

ON THIS DAY: In 1912, the British luxury liner RMS Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland just over two and a half hours after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage. Over 1,500 people died; 710 survived. https://abcnews.visitlink.me/En_DJl

04/10/2026

How about a trip down memory lane this weekend? Cottage Grove's attic will be open this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 5pm, "H" & Birch. We have all sorts of interesting detritus from yesteryear, something for everyone!

04/03/2026

The Cottage Grove Museum will be closed for the Easter Sunday. We will be open as usual this Saturday, 1 to 4pm Enjoy your time with family and friends and see you next weekend!

03/27/2026

Plan to visit the Museum this weekend. We have something that is sure to fascinate and elucidate you from the golden past, when life was simpler but in ways harder!
Open Saturday & Sunday, 1 to 4pm, "H" & Birch

03/20/2026

Now that is officially Spring, why not spring into the past with a visit to the Cottage Grove Museum We have something for everyone in your community collection of artifacts and pieces of history. Open Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4pm "H" & Birch.