Historical Society annual meeting is April 22, 2025

All members of the Le Sueur County Historical Society are invited to attend the Society’s annual meeting on April 22. The event will take place at 6 p.m. in the 4-H building at the Le Sueur County fairgrounds in Le Center, Minn.

2024 was a busy year for the Society and the annual meeting will provide members with updates on the historic Elysian school restoration, improvements made at the Genealogy Center, and a brief financial report. The LCHS board is also proposing minor changes to the Society's bylaws which need to be approved by the general membership at the annual meeting.

Five seats on the Society’s Board of Directors are open and elections will take place at the annual meeting.  Members in good standing are eligible to vote. Once the board has been elected, board members will select officers for 2025.

The guest speaker scheduled to appear at the annual meeting is author and storyteller Jason Lee Willis. A transplanted Minnesotan from South Dakota, he is best known for his works, “The Alchemist’s Map” and “The Dream Catcher Chronicles,” along with other fiction and non-fiction works. His children’s book, “Tall Tales of Le Sueur,” brings to life Pierre Charles Le Sueur through some of the tall tales that have been written about him throughout history.

“I grew up in some pretty boring places,” Willis writes on his website, “so as a writer, my theme is that things are never as simple as they seem. I like to look at things from different perspectives, to explore possibilities. My novels are set in Minnesota, and are often based on real people, events, and places, but I like to insert fantasy into the equation.”

You can learn more about Willis and his books by visiting https://jasonleewillis.wixsite.com/novels

The Society's annual meeting is an opportunity to meet fellow members, learn updates of LCHS activities, and conduct business vital to the Society's operations in 2025. Members are encouraged to bring questions and comments to present to the board.