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Award-winning Documentary

"The Children Remember" 

This stunning documentary captures personal stories of past State School children, family members, and staff. It is on sale at the Cottage 11 Gift Shop and the Steele County History Center Gift Shop for $18.63 + tax.
Length 87-minutes.

Kathleen Laughlin/producer, director, editor; Maxine Ronglien/executive producer; Michael Maas/project director; Harvey Ronglien/historian; Kevin Kling/narrator; Mike Hazard/writer; Ed Matney/camera; Ted Golbuff/sound; Robert Hughes/composer.

Winner of BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE Fargo Film Festival, March 2003
Selected as ONE OF BEST OF FEST Minneapolis / St. Paul International Film Festival, April 2003

Online Ordering

DVD price is $30.10 ($18.63 + 1.37 tax + $10.10 Priority Mail and handling)

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Contact Us

540 West Hills Circle
Owatonna, Minnesota 55060
Directions

Self-Guided Tour Hours

Museum
Monday-Friday: 8 AM-4:30 PM
Saturday-Sunday: 1 PM-5 PM
Closed Major Holidays.

Admission is free.
$2 donation appreciated.

Campus
Map with QR codes available in main museum. Indicates location of six audio stations.

Cottage 11
Tuesday-Sunday
May 1-Labor Day:1 PM-4 PM
Labor Day-Dec 31: 1 PM-3 PM
Closed January and February
Mid-March-April 30: 1 PM-3 PM
or by appt. at 507-774-7369
Admission is free.
$2 donation appreciated.

Group Tours

Group Tours
We happily schedule guided tours for groups of 10 or more. You will visit the Museum, view a 1930 film, and tour Cottage 11, a restored boys' cottage. A fee is charged. Send an email to: museum@owatonna.gov. 

See Group Tours & Area Attractions.

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