Lunchbox Lecture - Nick Demuth: History of the Murray County Poor Farm

The Murray County Historical Society invites the public to attend its December Lunchbox Lecture Thursday, January 8th, 2026, 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 and national poor farms in general.

The cost of the talk is $3.00 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 bXVzZXVtIHwgbXVycmF5Y291bnR5bW4gISBnb3Y=.

You may also like the following events from Murray County Historical Museum:

• This Thursday, 9th October, 12:00 pm, Lunchbox Lecture: Greg Gaut - "The War at Home: Minnesota During the Great War, 1914-1920" in Slayton
• This Sunday, 12th October, 02:00 pm, Murray County Historical Society's 2025 Annual Meeting, With Special Guest Speaker Janet Timmerman in Slayton
• Next month, 13th November, 12:00 pm, Lunchbox Lecture: Naomi Helen Yaeger - Bringing a Murray County Family Story Home in Slayton