Historical society director wants to connect with region

The first time the new director of the Carlton County Historical Society saw the massive old library desk that has been returned to its roots there, it sparked her imagination. The stories that desk could tell, Beth Lyle thought to herself.

Lyle, who started at CCHS in mid-January, enjoys telling and hearing stories, and has a personal passion for history.

“I love the family stories we tell in our own family on my mom and my dad’s side, those stories you can hear hundreds of times and still want to hear them and carry them forward,” Lyle said.

The new director said she is bubbling over with id...