LYON COUNTY MUSEUM

HALLOWEEN FAMILY FUN DAY OCT. 25
Halloween Family Fun Day at the Museum is Saturday, Oct. 25 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. This is a free event. All kids dressed in costume will receive a treat bag.
Activities include: Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt, Crafts, Coloring Activities, and $2 Orange or Root Beer Floats in the museum.

SAGA OF ELLIS ISLAND PRESENTED OCT. 27
Frank Sachs will present “American Immigration, The Saga of Ellis Island” at the museum at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27.
Where we have come from and the story of America immigration. Because the focus has largely been on the story of Western European immigration, prior to the 21st Century it has often focused on the unique role Ellis Island and so will we, as we discuss how it served as Gateway to America during the latter half of 19th and early 20th Century during the heights of pre Great Depression emigration when a record number of immigrants came to the United States.
Frank Sachs is a retired Twin Cities educator with a BS in American History and a MS in Guidance and Counseling. He has taught in both public and private schools for 40 plus years. The last 37 of those years were at The Blake School in Minneapolis.
The program is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Programs at the Lyon County Museum are sponsored by members.