Upcoming Events - 2010
First Tuesday of Every Month -No Charge to visit Exhibit Gallery
The Anoka County History Center and Library will offer its exhibit gallery for FREE on the first Tuesday of each month.
The History Center is located at 2135 Third Ave. North in Anoka, and is open from 10:00am to 8pm on Tuesdays.
The historical and genealogical resource library has always been free and will remain free to the public for research.
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September 2,4,16, & 18 at 7:30 p.m. Ghosts of Anoka Tour October 2,7,21, & 23 with more Halloween week 7:30 p.m. Meet at the History Center. Tickets required. This special Ghost Tour takes guest to places where something unexplained has happened and lets them decide what it might be! This tour is just over a mile long and is in the twilight and evening hours. Adult tickets are $7 for non-members, $5 for members and $5 for children under 18 years. Get your tickets early, as we sell out of these popular tickets fast! Remember, we accept VISA and Mastercard. September/October Lobby Exhibit Pretty as a Picture Lobby Exhibit (Anoka County History Center Lobby.) This exhibit highlights the changes in the everyday items we take for granted and how they’ve changed with the theme of looking good for photographs. See the progression of cameras with the beauty items! This exhibit will remain in the lobby through the fall. September 11, events scheduled all day Linwood Family Fun Day (Linwood Town Hall) This family fun event is a Linwood tradition, and ACHS will be a part. Expect pancakes, music, a car show, displays from the Linwood Fire Department, and more. See the Linwood website or call the Linwood Town Hall 651-462-5565 for more information. Everyone is welcome! September 25, all day City of Nowthen Heritage Day (Nowthen City Hall, 19800 Nowthen Blvd.) Celebrate the history and heritage of Nowthen! The day is filled with historical displays, crafts, food, games, music, and more! ACHS will have an exhibit on Nowthen history from 10:00-4:00. October 1, 6:00 p.m. Sock Hop! (Anoka Armory) Poodle skirts, duck tails, and saddle shoes will be all the rage as we recreate a sock hop at the Anoka Armory! We’ll have wonderful music to dance to from the days of the sock hops, with fun and fabulous auction items at the Historical Society’s biggest event of the year! This is a not-to-be-missed event, so get your tickets now! For more information, contact ACHS. October 5, 7, & 9, 7:00 p.m. Annual “Monuments to Life” Cemetery Tours The 8th annual Monuments to Life cemetery tour series. This year’s tour starts at Anoka’s Oakwood Cemetery on Tuesday, October 5th. Next is the Incarnation Cemetery in Lino Lakes on Thursday, October 7th, and the tours wrap up on Saturday, October 9th, at the Cedar Cemetery in Oak Grove. All tours begin at 7:00 and go on rain or shine. Buy a single tour ticket or save money with a ticket package for all three! See page 5 for more details.
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