Marshall County Commissioner to Serve as Speaker at Historical Society’s Brown Bag Program

The focus of tomorrow’s Marshall County Historical Society Brown Bag Program will be one of the county’s biggest natural resources – the Yellow River.

Community members are invited to pack a lunch and join Marshall County Commissioner Kurt Garner as he presents pictures and shares some valuable information during the event. Continue reading

Marshall County Historical Society Driving Tours to Highlight Notable Argos Stonemason

Photo Courtesy of Wythougan Valley Preservation Society

A reminder about an upcoming architecture tour was provided at last week’s Argos town council meeting.

Clerk-Treasurer Lisa Mullaney stated that the council members issued a reminder that the Marshall County Historical Society will be hosting the “Meet the Foker’s” Stonework Driving Tours on Sunday, July 29th. Mullaney added that the tours will be conducted in open-air trams borrowed from the Blueberry Festival.

In a previous interview, Historical Society Assistant Director Sue Irwin shared that the tour will focus on buildings that were designed by Argos Resident William Lake Foker, an accomplished stonemason of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. Continue reading

Come Explore Plymouth Architecture with the Marshall County Museum

If you’re interested in learning more about Plymouth’s history while exploring some of the buildings you may drive by or frequent regularly then join the Marshall County Museum during their architectural tour of five Plymouth churches. The event features tours of the outside and inside of the First Presbyterian Church, St. Michael Church, St. Thomas Episcopal, First United Methodist and First United Church of Christ. Continue reading