Moorhead, Minn.– The Historical and Cultural Society (HCSCC) is proud to announce the annual open house at the 1870 Bergquist Pioneer Log Cabin, 1008 7th Street North in Moorhead, on Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23, 1:00-4:00 pm. The open house is hosted annually by the HCSCC and the Swedish Cultural Heritage Society of the Red River Valley in conjunction with the Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival at the Hjemkomst Center. A free shuttle bus sponsored by the State Bank of Moorhead will pick visitors up at the Hjemkomst Center on the hour at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 pm, both days. Visitors are also welcomed to drive there.
Visitors can participate in many Swedish craft activities at the cabin and hear about the history of the cabin from HCSCC Archivist, Mark Peihl. Refreshments will be served with accordion music provided by Amy Klein.
The Bergquist Cabin is the oldest house on its original site in Moorhead. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is owned and maintained by the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County. John Gustav Bergquist, grandfather of former WDAY weatherman Dewey Bergquist, built the cabin in 1870.The Swedish homesteader worked on the railroad, farmed, sold milk door-to-door, and later became a maker of bricks, using local clay.
Admission to the open house is free. Admission is charged for the Scandinavian Hjemkomst Festival and Midwest Viking Festival at the Hjemkomst Center.
The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County collects, preserves, and presents the history and culture of Clay County and the region. HCSCC also provides interpretation of the Hjemkomst Viking Ship, Hopperstad Stave Church Replica, and hosts traveling exhibits in 7,000 sq. feet of temporary exhibition space. The Historical & Cultural Society of Clay County is a community resource for 150,000 people in the Fargo-Moorhead metro area and serves an average of 40,000 visitors a year from all over the world.
For more information, call 218-299-5511 or visit www.hcscconline.org. The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County is located in the Hjemkomst Center at 202 First Avenue North in Moorhead.
