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A football that's over 100 years old is one of the 'interesting artifacts' you can find at the Stearns History Museum in St. Cloud. Curator Adam Smith says it's an old high school football.

A couple of the more interesting artifacts that you can find at the Stearns History Museum in St. Cloud are a canteen and knapsack that were used in not one - but two - important wars in our nation's history.

A uniform worn by a member of the Civilian Conservation Corp in the 1930's can be found at the Stearns History Museum in St. Cloud. Curator Adam Smith says the CCC was created by Franklin Roosevelt during the Great Depression to help single men ages 18-25.

A Golden Globe with a St. Cloud connection can be found at the Stearns History Museum. The award was won by St. Cloud native Gig Young - whose original name was Byron Barr - for his role in the 1969 film "They Shoot Horses Don't They".

Town team baseball has a very deep tradition in Stearns County. The Stearns History Museum is preserving that history with some interesting artifacts. Curator Adam Smith says one example is a couple of baseball gloves used in the 1940's by Avon ballplayer Ambrose Heurung.

A stuffed two-headed pig is one of the more interesting artifacts in the collection at the Stearns History Museum in St. Cloud. Curator Adam Smith says Louie Poganski of St. Cloud donated the pig to the museum way back in 1953.

One of the thousands of artifacts you can find over at the Stearns History Museum is a sword used in the Civil War. We're starting a new monthly series today (Monday) featuring some of the most interesting artifacts at the museum.