ADA, MN—Ada’s Old Fashioned Family Christmas festival begins Thursday with the annual soup and pie day at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Then on Friday, there will be a Christmas Party on the Prairie Gala. Lee Ann Hall with the Ada Chamber of Commerce has details. This gala is also a fundraiser for the Norman County…
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ADA, MN—The Norman County Historical Society is holding a concert Saturday, which is being called an unusual experience for the Ada community. Solvieg Kitchell with the Historical Society says it will be a harp concert, featuring two sisters from Halstad. Kitchell talks about Saturday’s concert and how the Norman County Historical Society got to know…
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One of the featured events at this weekend’s Fun in the Flatlands in Ada is the Pioneer Food Court, set up by the Norman County Historical Society. Solveig Kitchell, the society’s executive director, tells us what’s cooking. Kitchell says this will also be a fundraiser for the Norman County Historical Society. Kitchell says so far,…
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ADA, MN—Organizations like the Norman County Historical Society rely on volunteers to help things run smoothly. In the first quarter of this year, the Historical Society had 593 volunteer hours, which makes the Society’s Executive Director, Solveig Kitchell, quite happy. Kitchell says if you’re computer savvy, she wants you to volunteer to help organize donations…
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Once again, the Norman County Historical Society will be open during this week’s Norman County Fair. Solveig Kitchell, the historical society’s executive director, says one exhibit this year is called “What’s In Your Phone?” Kitchell says the historical society is sponsoring live music again this year. There’s more information about the Norman County Historical Society…
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Ada, MN — The Norman County Historical Society and Genealogical Society is hoping for your support during this Saturday’s Pioneer Days as part of the Fun in the Flatlands at the Norman County Fairgrounds. This is one of their several fundraisers they host each year. Currently the Norman County Historical Society is fundraising for a…
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Ada, MN — The Norman County Historical and Genealogical Society invite the community to their annual Pioneer Days during this weekend’s Fun in the Flatlands at the Norman County Fairgrounds. Enjoy some old timey food, browse the museum and prairie village, and even take home some history. One of the fan favorites every year is…
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Ada, MN — The Norman County Historical Society Museum officially opens for the season this Memorial Day weekend and they kickoff that new year with their first Coffee and Conservation this Wednesday, May 25th at 10am. Coffee and Conversation is a weekly program that focuses on different aspects of local history each session. Solveig Kitchell,…
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