WELCOME

The History Museum of East Otter Tail County is located in Perham, Minnesota in the heart of the west central lakes area. Established in 1998, the displays at the History Museum tell the stories of the people, places and events of the area through interpretive exhibits, photographic displays, and original motion picture footage. The Museum, which is open daily to the public, is housed in a beautiful historic stone structure built in 1887. A genealogy lab welcomes visiting researchers.

SEARCH LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY

Welcome to the History Museum of East Otter Tail County online. On this site you can search both volumes of the East Otter Tail History Books, the Register of Births and Deaths in Perham from 1882 to 1900, and an index to the Enterprise-Bulletin Newspapers which date back to 1883. You can also search our collection of Historical Photographs.

MUSEUM SPONSORED EVENTS

Throughout the year the History Museum sponsors a wide variety of fascinating events and new exhibits in the ITOW Veterans Museum. For more information click on the links below.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS...A VETERANS MUSEUM

ITOW "In Their Own Words" ITOW...a Veterans Museum, an extraordinary new museum based on the recorded history of veterans.

Perham Pioneer Festival --The Pioneer Festival is held annually the third weekend in August. Click this link to see what happened in 2007.