Kandiyohi County Historical Society

The Kandiyohi County Historical Society (KCHS) is a local history museum in Willmar, Minnesota, United States.

The archives and Lawson research library are the principal sources used by KCHS staff, volunteers, and visitors to carry out this mission today and into the future.

[1] KCHS consists of six buildings: a main museum and research library; the Sperry House, a restored turn-of-the-century Victorian home; a one-room schoolhouse; an agricultural barn; a restored log cabin which was a site of the 1862 US-Dakota conflict;[1] and Great Northern Passenger Engine #2523.

[5] KCHS partnered with the Willmar Stingers, a collegiate summer baseball team, to establish the Hall of Fame in 2013.

The KCHS spearheads the nomination process, accepting submissions and managing a selection committee to choose inductees who significantly impacted baseball in the West Central Minnesota region, be it as professional or amateur players, coaches, or community figures.

front view of the Great Northern P-2
Great Northern P-2