Museum Staff

Barb Redepenning – Curator
Barb Redepenning, Curator, works on grants, exhibits, special displays, collections, research, programs and special events.
Donna Anderson – Curator Assistant
Donna Anderson is the assistant curator; her duties include collecting military stories, helping manage the inventory project, transferring the indexing of the newspapers into the computer, catalogs obituaries and typing, typing and more typing.

Rachel Croatt – Outreach Assistant
Rachel Croatt is our outreach program planner.

Becky Mortenson – Museum Assistant
Becky Mortenson assists with general museum activities and various other projects.

Board Members 2023

Karen Tilbury – President

Ron Koester – Vice President

Jeanene Munsterman – Secretary

Tim Halvorson   – Treasurer

Ben Bothun

Gladys Hastad

Joyce Meyer

Tom Nelson

Loren Femrite

Julie Gerber

Lac qui Parle County Historical Society Sponsors

********2022 Diamond Business Sponsors********

Schuelke Electric – Mark Schuelke, Owner – Madison, MN  56256 – 320-598-7747 – Commercial, Farm, Residential Wiring and Trenching

Farmers Co-op Elevator Co. – Bellingham, MN – 320-568-2216 – www.bellinghamfarmerscoop.com

City of Madison – 320-598-7373

******2022 Gold Business Sponsors******

The Western Guard – Madison, MN – 320-598-7521

Johnson Memorial Health Services – 1282 Walnut St. – Dawson, MN – 320-769-4323 – www.JMHSMN.org

Cargill Inc. – 2237 Hwy 40 – Madison, MN – 320-598-7003

Madison Dental Clinic – Brandon L. Ulstad, D.D.S – 622 3rd St. – Madison, MN 56256 – 320-598-7433 – madisondentalclinic@gmail.com

Lac qui Parle Mutual Insurance Co. – Dawson, MN – 320-769-4410

Pantry Cafe & Catering – 217 6th Ave. – Madison, MN – 320-598-3377

Farm Bureau Insurance – Madison, MN – 320-598-3544

Klein Insurance – 222 6th Ave. – Madison, MN – 320-598-3979

United Prairie Insurance Agency – Madison, MN – 320-598-7541

Dawson Co-op Credit Union – 711 6th St. – Dawson, MN – 320-769-2908 – www.dawsonco-opcu.com

Lac qui Parle County Agricultural Society

Farmers Mutual Telephone – Bellingham, MN – 320-568-2015

Prairie Sun Bank – Marietta, MN – 320-668-2165

VFW Post 1656 – Madison, MN

KLQP-FM – 320-598-7301 – www.klqpfm.com – klqpfm@farmerstel.net

Madison Bottling Co. – Quality Beverages Since 1917 – Madison, MN – 320-598-7573

Housing and Redevelopment Authority – Madison, MN – 320-598-3374

Lac qui Parle Broadcasting Co., Inc.

Northern Plains Tiling Co. – Madison, MN 56256 – 320-598-3999

Zahrbock’s – Family-Owned Since 1937 – Madison, MN 320-598-3339

Hoyles Cemetery Service – Marietta, MN – 320-226-5362

Strand Saboe VFW Post 5247 – Dawson, MN

Thrivent Financial – Robert Schwendemann, FIC – 315 6th Avenue – Madison, MN 

********2022 Silver Business Sponsors********

Tofte Auto & Sales – 225 1st. E. – Madison, MN – 320-598-3770

Larry’s Refrigeration & Heating – Madison & Ortonville

Subway – Appleton & Dawson

******2022 Bronze Business Sponsors******

Tokheim Stoneware – Dawson, MN – 320-769-2142

Dahle Construction – Madison, MN – 320-226-1431

Haugen Insurance Agency – 307 8th Ave. – Madison, MN – 320-598-3332

Jubilee Foods – 208 7th Ave. – Madison, MN – 320-598-7448

Erickson Chevrolet-Pontiac – Dawson, MN – 320-769-2560

Heather Nursery and Floral – Madison, MN

Madison Chamber of Commerce – 320-598-7301

Bellingham Insurance Agency – 320-568-2519

State Bank of Bellingham – 320-568-2519

Greg Thole Electric – 320-598-7928

Lee Motors – Dawson, MN – 320-769-2365

Madison Chiropractic Center – P.C. Clint Bonn – 320-598-3089

Pioneer Seeds – Warren Trygestad – 2090 340th St. – Madison, MN – 320-568-7704

Jim’s Clothing & Sporting Goods – Dawson, MN – 320-769-2317

Minnwest Bank – Dawson, MN – 230-769-2911

Odden & Zimbelman – Madison, MN – 320-598-3768

DeToy’s – Madison, MN – 320-598-3886

Tri-County Insurance Agency – Madison, MN – 320-769-2000

Old National Bank – Madison, MN – 320-598-2020

Marietta Legion Post #156

United Prairie Bank – Madison, MN

Heinrich & Ludvigson Accounting, LLC – Madison, MN