The Richland County Historical Museum
              is proud to present a
              Traveling Exhibition

June 12 - July 15, 2018
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 1-4 PM
Women Behind the Plow

When the Germans from Russia immigrated around the turn of the last century to the treeless North Dakota prairie that is now German-Russian Country, their usual mudbrick construction techniques, drought condition farming practices and work ethic made them successful in what the officials in Washington at the time considered to be wilderness. Out of the wilderness, the Germans from Russia, with their large families and insatiable work ethic proved up quarters of land and made a new home for themselves. It did not come easy, it was unyielding work, but men, women and children alike rose to the challenge, spending long hours doing backbreaking work. Work became something to be conquered, and then something to be proud of, and then something to be grateful for. Women Behind the Plow chronicles that experience, so different from our own. It is a powerful story these women tell in their own words and pictures from the past. It is a story not to be forgotten.

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Our East Room renovation project has seen considerable progress in the past year.
Please come by and have a look!

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Improvements have been made over the winter to our
Official Rosemeade Pottery Interpretive Center.
New cabinets make it easier to view the Faye Myers collection.

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Thanks to Diane Flannery of Prescott, Arizona,
a QUILT
with names of area Civil War Veterans
found its way back home to Richland County last fall.
See it on display in the bedroom at the museum.

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When you stop by for a visit,
be sure to spend a moment outside of our front door
to relax on our new bench,
donated by her family in memory of
Past President of the Historical Society Elaine Wold.

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We hope to see you soon at the
Richland County Historical Museum
11 7th Ave N
Wahpeton

Open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00 PM

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  BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE MUSEUM!

Richland County Towns and Townships -
An updated account with many new color photographs - $20

The ABCs of Rosemeade - $25

More than a Name and a Date (Cemetery Stories - Volume 1) -
Obituaries and other information on people buried in Wahpeton's Old Fairview Cemetery (1885-1929) - $20

More than a Name and a Date (Cemetery Stories - Volume 2) -
Obituaries and other information on people buried in Wahpeton's Old Fairview Cemetery (1930-1939) - $20

More than a Name and a Date (Cemetery Stories - Volume 3) - $20

More than a Name and a Date (Cemetery Stories - Volume 4) - $20

 ####  Special Package Deal - All four volumes of More than a Name and a Date - $70 ####

Please support the museum by purchasing these books from us. We are in the middle of a renovation project.

The Wahpeton Youth Club kids enjoyed a scavenger hunt at the museum in June 2016. 

                                              We welcome group visits!

Board of Directors​
Lois Berndt, President
Alan Dahlman, Vice President
Donavon Buck
Tom Jones
Karen Hendrickson, Board Secretary/Treasurer
Kristina Badgley, Cataloger
Les Bredeson, Custodian

​Museum Assistants
Deb Doran
Cindy Bredeson