The Murray County Historical Society invites the public to attend its January Lunchbox Lecture Thursday, Jan. 8, in the 4-H building on the Murray County Fairgrounds in Slayton starting at noon. This month’s lecture will feature Museum Director Nick Demuth on the history of the Murray County Poor Farm.
This program will discuss early poor relief efforts in Murray County before the poor farm was established, the establishment of the poor farm, the different way it was managed over the years, and the eventual closing of the farm.
Demuth will also touch on how the Murray County Poor Farm related to its peers in other counties the history of poor farms in general.
The cost of the talk is $3 per person or Historical Society members get in free. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch. Refreshments and light snacks are provided.
For more information about this and other museum events, call 507-836-6533 or email [email protected].
