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    • Home
    • About
      • About Us
      • Board of Directors
      • Staff & Volunteers
      • Facility & Grounds
    • Museum
      • Musem Info
      • Brown School
      • Ebenzer Church
      • Facility Rental
      • Research
      • Shared Memories
      • Myths and Legends
      • Paynesville History
      • Interview Collection Blog
    • Support PHS
      • Sponsors
      • Individual Membership
      • Sponsor Kids History Camp
    • Contact
    • Careers
    • Events
      • PHS Events
      • Kids History Camp
      • Car Show
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff & Volunteers
    • Facility & Grounds
  • Museum
    • Musem Info
    • Brown School
    • Ebenzer Church
    • Facility Rental
    • Research
    • Shared Memories
    • Myths and Legends
    • Paynesville History
    • Interview Collection Blog
  • Support PHS
    • Sponsors
    • Individual Membership
    • Sponsor Kids History Camp
  • Contact
  • Careers
  • Events
    • PHS Events
    • Kids History Camp
    • Car Show

Paynesville Historical Society & Museum Grounds

Museum

The Paynesville Historical Society's Museum is uniquely staged to give visitors the experience of walking through a historical town. 

Museum Info

Schoolhouse

Brown School

One Room Schoolhouse

 The Brown Schoolhouse is an authentic one- room school house unchanged from how it was furnished when it was filled with country school children. 

School Info

Rural Church

Equipment Display

 Ebenezer Church 

An historic Evangelical church

is a fully furnished church that was moved to the Museum in 2011.

Church Info

Equipment Display

Equipment Display

Equipment Display

The museum has an outdoor display of historical farm equipment and machinery.

Events

Equipment Display

Membership

We have several events that are held annually, in addition to new events each year.  The best event is open all year (check our hours) which is the museum.

Events

Membership

Equipment Display

Membership

Membership has it's benefits! You can support PHS annually for typically less than one tank of gas. Join members in supporting History for the Future. 

Membership

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251 Ampe Drive

PO Box 313

Paynesville Mn 56362

320-243-7547

paynesvillehistoricalsociety@gmail.com


HOURS:


NEW 2025  Summer Hours:  

Memorial Day - Labor Day

Thursday 9:00AM - 7:00PM

Friday 9:00AM - 5PM

Saturday 9:00AM-5:00PM

Sunday 1:00-5:00PM


Winter Hours - September through May

Open first and third Saturdays

10am to 4pm

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