Give today and help support Olmsted County History

• Become a member

You can help. Your contributions, large or small, makes a difference! Every gift helps the History Center continue towards its mission of Olmsted County's Storyteller: Bringing the past to life.

You can help preserve the past and ensure the future of the History Center and our heritage with a donation online today. Help provide opportunities to share the stories that make Olmsted County great.

Your support today makes possible many things including:

• Exhibits and support for the main museum site
  
• Support the research library and archives
  
• Restoration and educational programming for the Stoppel farm site (on the National Register of Historic Places)
  
• Restoration of the Historic Mayowood Mansion (listed on the National Register of Historic Places)
  
• Ongoing preservation and care for the ever growing collection
  
• Support educational/school programs that serve over 8000 SE MN area children annually
  
• General operations
  
• Other special events and activities throughout the year.

Help share your heritage and history with a gift to the History Center Click Here you will be taken to GiveMN.org where 100% of your gift will come to the History Center of Olmsted County.

To expand your gift of cash or to give a gift of stock, real estate or artwork call the our Department of Development at 282-9447.

Your Gift Maybe Matched by your Employer

Check with your employer's Human Resources Department to find out if your gift will be matched by your employer. A few of the eligible companies include: IBM Corp, Lowes Corp, United Parcel Services, US Bancorp, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Kmart Corp.

Planned Giving - Become a member of the Legacy Club

You can leave a legacy gift/bequest in your Will to the History Center of Olmsted County. Just contact your attorney to have the History Center left in your Will and then notify the History Center's Development Department at 507-282-9447 when you do with the details. The History Center will celebrate your gift by enrolling you in the History Center of Olmsted County's Legacy Club.

Our Commitment to Stewardship

To demonstrate commitment to good stewardship of your investment in the History Center of Olmsted County and hold to a standard of transparency and accountablity, you are invited to review our Financial Statements & Donor Bill of Rights