VISION
The Valley Grove Preservation Society seeks to maintain two historic churches listed on the National Register of Historic Places, both in the Valley Grove Cemetery grounds, as well as taking responsibility for managing the surrounding 50-acre oak savanna restoration.
MISSION
To restore, refurbish, and maintain both the 1862 stone church and the 1894 wood church by means of skilled labor and artisans guided by high standards of care.
To understand, respect, and communicate the historic legacies associated with Valley Grove and handed down from early Norwegian settlers.
To manage the surrounding 50 acres of land using the best understanding of how to create a landscape that approximates that experienced by the early Norwegian settlers.
To make the Valley Grove site, and surrounding oak savanna available for both public and private uses compatible with the mission.
To raise and steward funds to further the mission of the Society.
LOCATION
The Valley Grove GPS address is 9999 155th Street E, Nerstrand, MN 55053
Upcoming Events
Due to COVID-19 Our Country Social is canceled for fall of 2020
October 24, 2020: Schlichter – Peterson Wedding
Due to COVID-19 CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE 2020 IS CANCELED
June 26, 2021: Wedding
August 7, 2021: Bull – Heller Wedding
September 11, 2021: Greeneway Johansen Wedding
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