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540 West Hills Circle
Owatonna, Minnesota 55060
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Self-Guided Tour Hours
Museum
Monday-Friday: 8 am-4:30 pm
Saturday-Sunday: 1 pm-5 pm
Closed Major Holidays

Cottage 11
Tuesday-Sunday
May 1-Labor Day:1pm-4pm
Labor Day-Dec 31: 1pm-3pm
Closed January and February
March 15-April 30: 1pm-3pm
or by appt. at 507-774-7369
$2 per person donation appreciated.

Campus
Seasonal: May 1-November 1
Map available in main museum with QR codes.
Six audio stations.

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. Group Tours Page

Contact Us
507-774-7369
museum@owatonna.gov
Request Records
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Request Children's RecordsBoy Orphan Group

The Orphanage Museum does not have the records for individual children who were wards of the State of Minnesota from 1886-1945. The records are at the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) in St. Paul.

Go to Owatonna State Public School Records Request on the MHS website to find what is currently available.

The Gale Family Library is open for in-person searches:

Thursday: 10 am to 4 pm 
Friday: 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday: 10 am to 4 pm

Or you can call them and leave a message at 651-259-3300.