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Announcing a new exhibit:  
Found at the Fur Post

A collection of items found by Joseph A. Neubauer at the Snake River Trading Post.

The exhibit is located at the Pine City City Hall.
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Found at the Fur Post
A supplement to the exhibit. Contains photos and information on the artifacts in the Joseph Neubauer Fur Post Collection.
$12.00
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 Found at the Fur Post
2022 Calendar
$10.00
"Found at the Fur Post " Book and Calendar are available at the Pine Area Chamber Office.
February 1, 2021 is the 10th anniversary of the remodeled Pine City Public Library. Read all about the remodel or order a copy of the book. To order a soft cover version, choose "all sizes".
Local History Offerings
2021 Calendar
Our 2021 calendar features12 rural schools from the Pine City area. These are 12 different schools from those in the 2019 calendar. Available locally at The Chamber Office  for $10.00, or by Mail for $13.00.
2021 Supplement
This year's supplement is a blockbuster addition. 75 pages of information about 32 local rural school districts plus more. 
Available locally at The Chamber Office for $15.00, or by Mail for $19.00.
"From Our Files"
 From Our Files covers 12 diverse topics, including the first fire engine, ice harvest, Riverdale ferry, Camp Phares, and boat builders are explored and documented with news clippings and photographs.  $12.00 locally or $15.00 by Mail.
The Jonas Gray Family
Read the story of the Jonas Gray Family.    Based on the photo albums of Earl Gray from 1916 - 1923 learn more about this family of 5 brothers. Discover  an unusual connection to the Gillette
Children's Hospital.

Order a copy of The Jonas Gray Family
Click on "all sizes" to get a softcover option.
Paper Towns
Alhambra was a paper town located on the east side of Cross Lake. Read more about it on the MinnPost site in their article on Paper Towns, then come back and explore these related links.
Map of Alhambra
The Military or Government Road
The Train & Pine City
General Meetings
Typically we have 4 general meetings per year. General meetings are free and open to the public. They are programs on some aspect of local history. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, especially because we serve a particularly at risk population, we have suspended our general meetings. We will continue to monitor the situation and will start meeting again once it is safe to do so. 
Local History Group
The Local History Group  has started meeting again. Please  note that we now meet on Tuesdays, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM.
The History Association sponsors a weekly discussion on local history. Learn all about it in this video.
Past Meetings
Watch a past general meeting; "Property Abstracts"
Read about a past general meeting; "Rural Electrification"
Read a companion article to "Logging in Pine County"
Read about a past general meeting; "Rural Schools"
Read about a past general meeting; "History Rocks"
Privy Diggers
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In the summer of 2015 we brought the Privy Diggers to town. Here is a video of one of the digs.

The Privy Diggers were here in Fall 2016. You can see some of their finds on our Facebook page.
Rural School Museum & The Military Road
The history association is pleased to share two new brochures.

Membership - download Brochure

The history association is funded by memberships. The public is encouraged to become a member of the Pine City Area History Association. An individual/household membership costs $20.00 and is valid for one year. You may purchase your membership by mail. Complete the membership form and drop it in the mail.
Annual Reports
2019 annual report
2018 annual report
2017 annual report.
  2016 annual report.
2015 annual report.
2014 annual report.