Le Sueur County Historical Society elected new board member

Members of the Le Sueur County Historical Society elected a new face to its board of directors at the organization’s annual meeting on April 28. Paula Cihla-Sexton of Montgomery was chosen by popular vote and will take the seat formerly occupied by Mike Fredrick. Paula CihlaSexton is a Minnesota historian, genealogist, and community leader born and raised in Lonsdale and now based in Montgomery. She is President of the Montgomery Historical Society, a Board Member of the Minnesota Genealogical Society, chair of two committees, Treasurer of Sokol Minnesota, and active in numerous Czech and historical organizations nationwide. She also hosts “Czech’rd Past,” a weekly podcast exploring unusual and overlooked stories from history, including her upcoming episode on the 1858 unsolved murder in Lexington, MN.  

Le Sueur County Historical Society’s 2026 board of directors are: (front row, left to right) Paull

Malchow, Treasurer Colleen Carlson, Bonnie Reak and outgoing Board Member Mike Fredrick;

(back row, left to right) Vice President Nick Pollack, Ron Greenwald, President Bryce Stenzel,

Dean Pettis, Cihla-Sexton and Secretary Dr. Ruth Collins.