Would you like to meet with others to talk about your favorite history topics? 

We are beginning our first Affinity Group on the topic of women’s history in Carlton County.  There is also strong interest in a women veterans affinity group.  And the possibilities for more affinity groups are only limited by your imagination. 

So what is an affinity group? 

It is a casual group of people who share a common history interest.  It can be any size. The groups might have social, volunteer, or research interests. 

Affinity groups have the potential to expand our knowledge of local history.  a few examples could include

• A Potlatch history group.  We have a large collection of documents from Potlatch and need help understanding what they tell us. 

• A historic clothing and textiles group to give us more information about the age, construction, and style of garments in our collection.

• An agricultural history group. Meet at our machinery building at the fairground and tell us more about the tools and equipment stored there.

• A typewriter affinity group to maintain our collection of 22 manual typewriters and think of fun ways to engage the community in using them.

• A party planning Affinity Group to help us plan CCHS’s first annual “Get Cranky Homemade Ice Cream Social” in July, and other events.