Physical and Mailing Address:

Otter Tail County Historical Society
1110 Lincoln Ave. W. Fergus Falls, Minnesota 56537

Telephone:
218.736.6038

Email: General Information
otchs@prtel.com

Our facility is located in Van Dyk Park on the west end of Fergus Falls.

Contact our Education Coordinator for more information:

Missy Hermes, Education Coordinator

Address questions about our educational programs, tours and outreach to Missy Hermes.

Lessons and Kits

Tours

Information about Visiting the Museum

Audiovisual Materials

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Audiovisual Materials


Audiovisual materials may be checked out. Please contact our Education Coordinator for more information.

Cassette Tapes and CDs:
African American Music in Minnesota: From Spiritual to Rap
Minnesota Polka: Dance Music from Four Traditions
Norwegian American Music from Minnesota
Ojibwe Music from Minnesota: A Century of Song for Voice and Drum
 
Slide Shows:
A Perham Perspective
A Stitch in Time: History & Design of Quilts
Buffaloes, Eagles and Elephants
Dead River Dig
Fergus Falls Cyclone of 1919
First Ladies' Gowns
History of Milling: Phelps Mill
Home Care and Conservation of Clothing and Textiles
The History of Otter Tail Power Company
Roof Styles of Fergus Falls
She Gave Her Share: A Sampler of Famous, Infamous and nearly Forgotten Women of Otter Tail County
Suiting Everyone
The Lady from Otter Tail: Hannah Kempfer
The People: A Look at Ojibwe Art, Culture & Lifestyle
The Prairie Chicken of Minnesota
Traditional Norwegian Textiles
What is a Museum?
Whiting Chairs
Videos:
A Fine and Long Tradition (7 minutes) Grade 3 & up

A River of Wheat (8 minutes) Grade 4 & up

Agriculture's Air Force (11 minutes) Grade 5 & up
Hispanic Minnesotans (1 hour) Grade 7 & up
Honoring the Maple Sugar (26 minutes)
Laurel Ceramics (13 minutes) Grade 5 & up
Minnesota Fur Posts (21 minutes) Grade 5 & up
Oxley's Old Movies: Those Fabulous Days 1925-1940 (1 hour 15 minutes) Grade 5 & up
The Cruel Hand Called Improvement (24 minutes) Grade 7 & up
Traditional Ojibwe Ice Fishing (25 minutes)
William O. Douglas (1 hour) Grade 9 & up

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