I received an email from the President of the Chippewa County Historical Society Endowment Board in Montevideo, Minnesota with news regarding fundraising for their organization.  Anyone who has followed MN Country Mouse knows I have a soft spot in my heart for the little pioneer Chippewa City they have preserved.  But here is something even I can't believe.  I've never seen the Swensson Farm Museum!  I suppose I simply wasn't raised right. My sister Crazy Annie says she'll take me there sometime. 

 The Swensson Farm Museum is where much of the movie Sweetland was filmed, but Annie tells me it has its own fascinating story.

News from the president . . .

GREAT NEWS. We have donors that will

invest $20,000.00 to begin the Chippewa

County Historical Society Endowment Fund.

All we need to do is match that $20,000.00

with $20,000.00 additional dollars. We urgently

need to match the challenge investment of

$20,000.00 as soon as possible by raising

$20,000.00.

 There is a Bonus — the original

donors will add another $30,000.00 to the

challenge, which we will again have to

match. By matching both investments, the

Chippewa County Historical Society would

have a total of $100,000.00 in the endowment

fund of the $150,000.00 start-up fund goal.

Interested in donating?  Contact:

Jerry Tilden

418 Chippewa Street,

Montevideo — 320-269-5231

jerry@montevideohomes.com

Chippewa County Historical Society

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