Swift County Historical Society

Swift County Historical Society History museum and genealogy research library The museum & research library are open year round from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday – Friday.

2135 Minnesota Avenue | Benson, MN 56215 (West Hwy. 12)
Phone: 320-843-4467

The Swift County Historical Society was founded in November, 1927. Its mission is to discover and collect any materials which may help to establish or illustrate the history of Swift County, preserve the materials, and to disseminate the information gathered from these materials to the general public through museum exhibi

ts & archives, programs, tours, publications, and historical markers. Closed Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and holidays. There is no admission fee to tour the museum – donations are encouraged. The Swift County Historical Society is a non-profit organization which relies on funding from membership fees and donations. Yearly Membership Fees: Individual - $15 / Family - $20 / Individual or Family Enhanced - $50 / Individual or Family Prestige - $75 / Individual or Family Ultimate - $100

Business Membership Fees: Regular - $40 / Bronze - $75 / Silver - $100 / Platinum $250
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11/07/2023

The Thursday Brown Bag lunch is cancelled for this week, November 9, 2023. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please plan to join us for our annual Christmas celebration. Our open house will be December 9, 2023, from 10am to 2pm. We will also be open on two other Saturday's, December 2nd and the 16th from 10am to 2pm for people to come and enjoy watching the trains.

07/19/2022

Swift County Historical Society has a collection of Platt Books from 1886 to 2022. Many of the years are missing. We only have 1923
from the 1920's, 1931 from the 1930's, 1954 from the 1950's. We also HAVE 1961, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997. We are MISSING 2002, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021. If you have some of
these issues from the years that we don't have and you would
like to donate them we would greatly appreciate it.
Thank You,
Museum Staff

Historical Society Memorial Day Program andDedication of New Flag Poles and FlagsVFW Post 1403, Benson will dedicate the...
05/24/2022

Historical Society Memorial Day Program and
Dedication of New Flag Poles and Flags

VFW Post 1403, Benson will dedicate the new flag poles and flags (American and Minnesotan) on Thursday, May 26 at 7:00pm at the Swift County Historical Museum. The poles and flags are a gift to the Swift County Historical Society and Museum from Post 1403. The dedication will be held as part of the Historical Society’s Annual Memorial Day Program honoring our Service Men and Women. The highlight of the evening will be the introduction of all veterans present and remembering those who have died. The musical quartet, Friends, will provide Civil War era music, and the brief program, “Minnesota and the Civil War,” will share the stories of some of the men who settled in Swift County after the War. All are welcome to this dedication and program. Refreshments will be served.

05/10/2022

The Second Thursday May 12 Brown Bag Lunch will be a presentation and discussion of the ethnic, cultural, religious and political history of Ukraine. Gary Mills, Director of the Swift County Historical Society worked with the Lutheran churches in Botoșani and Dorohai, Romania and Chernivtsi, Ukraine for several years and will lead this presentation.

Second Thursday Brown Bag lunches are from 12noon to 1pm. You are invited to bring your own lunch and the Society will provide coffee and tea. Everyone is invited. You need not be a member of the Swift County Historical Society to attend. Welcome!

04/21/2022

“Stewarding Your Assets Beyond Age 70”

with David Anfinson, CPA, PFS

Tonight - Thursday April 21—7:00pm

This informative workshop is for all members of the Swift County community and is not limited to Historical Society Members nor to those age 70 and older. It is especially important for younger people and for those who have yet to work through their retirement and/or end-of-life financial planning. David, from Anfinson Thompson& Co. in Willmar, will discuss Revocable Trusts, Transfer on Death Deeds, Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs), Acts of Probate, Nursing Home Issues with Assets and other important financial planning information.

Address

2135 Minnesota Avenue
Benson, MN
56215

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+13208434467

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