To Contact the History Association - Email pcahistory@gmail.com
Phone 320 322 9208 (our phone only goes to voicemail so leave a message and a phone number & we will call you back.)
Looking for a unique Holiday gift. We have a number of books that would appeal to the history lover on your list or would make a fun hostess gift. All books are available through the Chamber Office in City Hall or by calling or emailing the history association.
Local History Offerings
This is the biggest book we have produced to date. Over a hundred pages of local history connected with the people who over a hundred years ago donated the stained glass windows at the Immaculate Conception Church. Learn about the many other contributions they made to Pine City’s history. Available at The Chamber Office or Immaculate Conception Church for $25.00


If you are looking for the Nelsons & Coca-Cola book - click here
Rural Schools
 From Our Files
Found at the Fur Post
The Rural School Book is  75 pages of information about 32 local rural school districts plus information on students and teachers. 
Available locally at The Chamber Office for $15.00, or by Mail for $19.00.
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.
Contains photos and information on the artifacts in the Joseph Neubauer Fur Post Collection.
$12.00 locally or $15.00 by Mail.
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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.
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.
Past Meetings
Julie Berglund presented "Orphan Train to Minnesota"
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"
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.
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
2022 annual report
2021 annual report
2020 annual report
2019 annual report
2018 annual report
2018 annual report
2018 annual report
2017 annual report.
  2016 annual report.
2015 annual report.
2014 annual report.