Goodridge Area Historical Society, GAHS

Goodridge Area Historical Society, GAHS The Goodridge Area Historical Society, Inc. They include a log house and barn and the Woodrow country school house formerly owned by the school district. The H.

was formed in 1977 by a group of local citizens interested in the preservation of buildings and history in the community. The society has restored seven buildings within the city of Goodridge and have displayed numerous historical items in each building. The Minnesota Northwestern Electric Railway depot moved back to Goodridge from Grygla where it served as the post office for 50 years. The Northw

estern telephone building is located on its original site that includes memorabilia on display from years ago. Christianson and Son General Merchandise Store, now the Country Store and Museum, houses many items that were used in the store years ago. The last building restored is the Dr. David M. Brown two-story house located on its original site and built in 1914 and was open for viewing in 1999.

05/21/2025
03/24/2024

These eight local veterans will be presented with a quilt made by the Red, White, & Blue Quilters out of Thief River Falls at the 8th Annual Freedom Festival on July 27th, 2024.

Goodridge Area Historical Society has moved the log home off the foundation and is fixing the log home building and foun...
09/25/2023

Goodridge Area Historical Society has moved the log home off the foundation and is fixing the log home building and foundation in Goodridge.

If you would like to donate to help cover the cost of the work associated with this project, please contact President Margie Coan.

Goodridge Area Historical Museum
12261 300th Ave NE
Goodridge, MN 56725

Phone: 218-378-4385

07/28/2023
04/19/2023

Today at noon on Pioneer 90.1, Margie Coan of the Goodridge Area Historical Society, GAHS talks with Grant Nelson about the electric passenger train that served the area in the early 1900s. She also discusses historic buildings that once stood in the communities of Erie, Highlanding, and Mavie. "Hometown History" is made possible by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund. www.radionorthland.org

Check out all the snow around Goodridge! We are all waiting for spring to start so the snow will start to melt.
03/20/2023

Check out all the snow around Goodridge! We are all waiting for spring to start so the snow will start to melt.

Check out the headlines from the Grand Forks Heard from 82 years ago today.Major winter storm March of 1941 kills 72 peo...
03/18/2023

Check out the headlines from the Grand Forks Heard from 82 years ago today.

Major winter storm March of 1941 kills 72 people!

03/16/2023

On March 15th, 1940, the Minnesota Northwestern Electric Railway ceased operations between Thief River Falls and Goodridge, MN. This was a gasoline-electric passenger and freight service that operated from 1914 to 1940. It was originally planned to extend all the way to International Falls, Minnesota, but it never did. The Soo Line purchased the line in 1915. It operated solely with a General Electric gas-electric interurban car numbered 101.

Photo: The recently restored Goodridge, MN Train Depot restored by the Goodridge Area Historical Society. Picture by the Goodridge Area Historical Society.

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Goodridge, MN
56725

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+12183784385

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