Martin County Historical Society

Martin County Historical Society Your go-to place for Martin County History! Our organization operates primarily out of our museum, the Pioneer Museum, in Fairmont.

Our museum has 8 rooms dedicated to displays (including our large basement!), a well equipped research library, and plenty of room to accomodate many groups of varying sizes. Our museum is now also home to the Martin County Genealogical Society whose room is filled with family history resources. We are also restoring a home, the Pioneer Parsonage. The home will be structurally restored back to a 1

910-30 style home and will function as an extension of the museum, giving us more display space for our amazing Martin County Artifacts.

We are honored to be the beneficiary of the Knights of Columbus' famous breakfast! Enjoy a great breakfast knowing that ...
06/01/2026

We are honored to be the beneficiary of the Knights of Columbus' famous breakfast! Enjoy a great breakfast knowing that 100% of the proceeds will support the Martin County Historical Society.

Thank you to the Knights of Columbus for their generosity and commitment to preserving our community's history!

We were honored to host the Martin County Conservation Club for one of their monthly meetings.
05/30/2026

We were honored to host the Martin County Conservation Club for one of their monthly meetings.

Authors Dr. Paul Carpenter & Kenneth Duda visited the Pioneer Museum as part of their work on a new book about the attac...
05/29/2026

Authors Dr. Paul Carpenter & Kenneth Duda visited the Pioneer Museum as part of their work on a new book about the attack on Lake Shetek. We enjoyed speaking with them about their project and what they enjoyed about the museum!

The Museum played host to the Chamber of Commerce's Quality of Life Day as part of the Martin County Leadership class.
05/29/2026

The Museum played host to the Chamber of Commerce's Quality of Life Day as part of the Martin County Leadership class.

What happened when one Truman family moved to California without their faithful dog? Come to the museum today, Tuesday, ...
05/26/2026

What happened when one Truman family moved to California without their faithful dog? Come to the museum today, Tuesday, May 26th, at 2:00pm to find out about this mystery and several others as we show our presentation: Martin County Mysteries, Memories, and More!

The Pioneer Museum will be open on Memorial Day from 11:00am - 1:00pm. If you get hungry, our friends next door at the R...
05/22/2026

The Pioneer Museum will be open on Memorial Day from 11:00am - 1:00pm. If you get hungry, our friends next door at the Red Rock Center will also be hosting their annual Memorial Day Picnic!

Our friends at the Knights of Columbus - Fairmont, MN are going to host one of their famous breakfast feeds with 100% of...
05/21/2026

Our friends at the Knights of Columbus - Fairmont, MN are going to host one of their famous breakfast feeds with 100% of the freewill donation proceeds going to the Martin County Historical Society!

If you love breakfast food and helping out museums, this is the event for you!

EVENT REMINDER: Tomorrow, April 28th, at 2:00pm the MCHS will be showing a doubleheader of powerpoints: Learn about some...
04/27/2026

EVENT REMINDER: Tomorrow, April 28th, at 2:00pm the MCHS will be showing a doubleheader of powerpoints: Learn about some of the county's past Law Enforcers with "A History of Martin County Sheriffs (1857-2013)" and then learn about the Fairmont Cellist who made Hollywood headlines in "The Life & Times of Helen Gilbert"

The event is free to the public and all are welcome to come!

Join Martin County Historical Society Executive Director Lenny Tvedten and Curator James W. Marushin as they open this e...
04/20/2026

Join Martin County Historical Society Executive Director Lenny Tvedten and Curator James W. Marushin as they open this episode of Out of the Past from the military room. Then, Lenny sits down with Trae Neist Vassallo to talk about her journey as a technology executive, engineer, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist with a national and global career in the tech industry and what it was like growing up in Fairmont.

Trae Neist Vassallo on Martin County Historical Society's Out of the Past TV Show in Fairmont MN.

03/26/2026

Happy Wednesday! Don't miss our Church listings for Easter Services this week, and be sure to catch Martin County Historical Society Lenny Tvedten's article on area the history of area Basketball! See it all on our website: www.fairmontphotopress.com

Address

304 E Blue Earth Avenue
Fairmont, MN
56031

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 12pm
1pm - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 12pm
1pm - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 12pm
1pm - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 12pm
1pm - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 12pm
1pm - 4:30pm

Telephone

+15072355178

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