New book about Willard Munger, an important Minnesotan politician and environmentalist.
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‘Mr. Environment’ remembered | Duluth News Tribune | Duluth, Minnesota
Art: Minnesota in prints
New art show at the Hill house displays early 20th Century images by Minnesotan printmakers.
Minnesota Independent: News. Politics. Media. » Video: Minnesota’s five-month Senate election slog compressed into 16 minutes
A 16-minute video recap of the battle for Minnesota's next U.S. senator.
HometownSource.com - Minnesota History Coalition recommends legacy funds be dedicated to history statewide
The MN History Coalition is asking for 50% of the funds in the Arts and Cultural Heritage portion of the newly passed Clean Water, Land And Legacy Amendment.
HometownSource.com - Minnesota Historical Society produces 1968 Project
MNHS produces the touring 1968 Project: Includes film competition about the turbulent year of 1968.
Strolling Into History: Walking Tours in the Twin Cities | Explore Minnesota Travel News
The MHS offer a variety of walking tours around the Twin Cities.
MPR: Historical flags get a meticulous makeover
The MHS is restoring a number flags from the state capital. Each is over a century old.
Minneapolis man building Lego models of Minnesota state Capitol and Cathedral of St. Paul - TwinCities.com
A U philosophy professor creates models of the MN state Capital and Cathedral with legos.
Lower Sioux Indian community to manage historic site | Hutchinson Leader
The MHS and the Lower Sioux Indian Community have agreed to co-run the historic site.
Historical Society librarian wins Kay Sexton prize
Patrick Coleman, a librarian at the MHS has won this year's Kay Sexton Award.
KAALtv.com - Go through over 6 decades of history with KSTP
The MHS has posted part of KSTP-TV's archives online.
MPR: Peavey Plaza named marvel of modernism
Peavey Plaza is named a marvel of modernism.
MinnPost - 150 Minnesota moments we'd just as soon forget
MinnPost compiles a list of "150 Minnesota moments we'd just as soon forget", similar to the current MN150 exhibit at the Minnesota Historical Center.
MinnPost - Minnesota preservation efforts cataloged in new blog
New blog tracks historical preservation projects throughout Minnesota
Map quest: Atlases provide direction to the past | Chaska Herald
The MHS is home to thousands of maps and atlases.
Minnesota Historical Society SUNDAY June 7, admission to MN Historical Society's historic sites & museums are free! Rain? Many are indoors.
Source: www.mnhs.org
Site admission ranges from $5 to $10 for adults with discounts for seniors, children and groups. Free admission for MHS members.
Follow routes where streetcars ran and gentility reigned in St. Paul’s Summit Hill district — historic home to Catholic bishops, industrial magnates and the city’s most celebr...
Host:Minnesota Historical Society
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, June 17th
Location:Minnesota History Center
Explore downtown St. Paul’s winding journey from sleepy riverside trading post to bustling turn-of-the century power hub, where influential politicians, literary greats, busin...
Host:Minnesota Historical Society
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, June 10th
Location:Minnesota History Center
Visit St. Paul’s West End and hear true tales of how this neighborhood built a Capital city. Along the way, stop at some of the storied ethnic bars of West 7th, St. Paul’s old...
Host:Minnesota Historical Society
Time:7:00PM Wednesday, June 3rd
Location:Minnesota History Center
Minnesota Historical Society This day in MN History: 1863 In response to a federal law mandating that all Dakota be removed from the state as punishment for the U.S.–Dakota War, 1,310 captives, mostly women and children, are transported to a reservation on Crow Creek. Soon after arriving at the reservation, many would die of disease and hunger.
Opening Day: May 23, 2009
This exhibit is the capstone of the Minnesota Historical Society's Minnesota's Greatest Generation project. It features more than 6,000 square feet of artifacts, interactive d...
Host:Minnesota Historical Society
Time:10:00AM Saturday, May 23rd
Location:Minnesota History Center
Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society plans for potential 16% budget reduction, beginning 7/1/09. Read full release http://bit.ly/19o8JK
Location:Minnesota History Center
Time:5:00PM Tuesday, April 21st
Fashion Comes Full Circle
Old is new again when RetroRama returns bigger and better! Put on your vintage finery and join us for a rollicking review of the popular culture of last century. Produced by...
Host:Minnesota Historical Society
Time:7:00PM Thursday, May 21st
Location:Minnesota History Center
Minnesota Historical Society April 09 1849: Minnesota receives word that it is a territory of the United States, a month after the bill is approved by President James Polk.
Minnesota Historical Society TONIGHT! 7:00pm History of Hip, Psychedelic Utopia; Psychedelia’s influence on ensuing generations of artists. Turf Club, Clown Lounge http://bit.ly/UepN
Minnesota Historical Society Join us for the History of Hip: Psychedelic Utopia! It's on April 7th, at 7:30pm at the Turf Club's Clown Lounge. Here's a coupon! http://cli.gs/LbqtTt
Minnesota Historical Society Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site Tour - free podcast. Download to your iPod & go on a tour this weekend!