Preserving the Incredible History of

WOODBURY, MN

Welcome to the

Woodbury Heritage Society

The mission of the Woodbury Heritage Society is to preserve and document Woodbury’s history and to aid residents of our community in learning and understanding more about Woodbury’s early years.

The Woodbury Heritage Society is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization founded in October 1983. A board of directors governs the society’s activities. Elections to the board are held each spring at the annual meeting. A newsletter is sent to all members to provide news of the organization.

Help Us Preserve Woodbury’s Past for Future Generations

Our Projects

Miller Barn

Heritage House

Explore Woodbury

Publications

Woodbury Registry of Historic Landmarks

Woodbury's Valley Creek Heritage Park

Woodbury’s History

Early Settlers

People & Stories

History & People

A Glance to the Past

A Glance to the Past

A Glance to the Past“Excerpt taken from the book, Woodbury - A Past To Remember by the Woodbury Heritage Committee” submitted by Joyce Flynn, WHS Board of DirectorsLife in Woodbury, 1884 The topography of Woodbury is varied and scenic. The southwestern portion is...

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Woodbury Street Name History

Woodbury Street Name History

There is a story behind many of Woodbury’s street names.  In 2007, a Woodbury Senior Girl Scout, Lisa Clinton, documented the history of the street names of Woodbury for her Girl Scout Gold Award project. 

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Burr Oak

Burr Oak

2009 saw the completion of an important long-term project for the Woodbury Heritage Society.  We installed and dedicated at City Hall a permanent exhibit detailing the history of one of Woodbury’s oldest trees (estimated to have first sprouted from an acorn around 1738!).

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News & Events

A Farmer’s Hands

A Farmer’s Hands

Pexels/cottonbro studioBy Patty (Stutzman) Paulus A farmer’s hands are like no other. Large, gnarled, scarred, calloused, rough with soft palms like a well-worn leather baseball mitt. I had the pleasure of holding my second-cousin’s hand while saying grace at one of...

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Woodbury History Tour Is Back This August

Woodbury History Tour Is Back This August

The Miller Barn is on display in Brooke Schmitz’s Focus on Woodbury 2022 submission, Red Wood Yellow. Photo: Brooke SchmitzBy Bill Schrankler Back by popular demand, the Woodbury Heritage Society is again providing the public a chance to take a trip through...

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Watermelon and Warm Summer Days

Watermelon and Warm Summer Days

From left to right: Gaylen Schilling, Barb Gausman Larrabee, Stan Gausman, Susan Stutzman Hecker, Sylvia Schilling Dalzell, Patty (Stutzman) Paulus. Photo: Patty (Stutzman) PaulusBy Patty (Stutzman) Paulus One of my best memories of growing up in the 1950s were the...

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