New Brighton Area Historical Society was intending to honor Pletschers’ Greenhouses 100th Anniversary on Thursday, April 23, at 1:00 PM at the New Brighton Community Center. However, the community center is closed through April 30. Watch this website for a new scheduled date in the summer or fall.
Annual Meeting: Thursday, April 22, 1:00 PM, New Brighton Community Center Depot Cleanup: Friday, May 14, 9:00 AM at Depot Rhubarb Pull: Saturday, June 5, 9:00 AM at Elk River. Call (651) 270-3623 for more info Rhubarb Stalks & Plant Sale: Saturday & Sunday, June 5 & 6, 1:00 until all sold Depot Opening for…
New Brighton Area Historical Society held “Ice Castles, Ice Palaces, Ice Harvesting, Ice Cutting, & Ice Boxes” on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at the New Brighton Community Center. Presenters included Joyce Kloncz and Wayne Searles.
Here is a photo of Wayne Searles and Ron Cota, loyal volunteers of the society, as they are preparing to install the park bench in honor of volunteer Lenny Kloncz. Wayne and Ron are responsible for much of the maintenance of our depot museum, and we thank them for their service.
We are sorry to announce that long-time board member, Jerry Blanski, passed away December 31, 2020. Jerry joined the board of diretors in 1998 and was a strong supporter of the New Brighton Area Historical Society. You may often have seen him outside our depot museum working on various maintenance tasks, from keeping the grounds…
