Mission Statement of the Minnesota Historical Society: To foster among people an awareness of Minnesota history so that they may draw strength and perspective from the past and find purpose for the future.
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- Beacon Lighting to Commemorate...
Split Rock Lighthouse
Tomorrow, November 10 at 12:00pm
Minnesota Historical Society Up at the North Shore? Attend the Split Rock Lighthouse Beacon Lighting to Commemorate Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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Every year on November 10, the navigational beacon, decommissioned in 1969, is lit in memory of the men lost aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald and all the other vessels lost on the Great Lakes.
Minnesota Historical Society Hill House Parlor Concerts: 24th Season. Performed in restored art gallery of the James J. Hill House.
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The Hill House Chamber Players begin their 24th season with concerts on Nov. 2 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. The concerts are performed in the restored art gallery of the James J. Hill House. Complimentary refreshments are served during intermission and admission includes a tour of the Hill House following the...
Minnesota Historical Society EXHIBIT: "Minneapolis Riverfront: Then and Now, 1858 - 2008" Opening Nov 12 at the Mill City Museum
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Historic photos from the state's early years (1850s-1870s) and taking photographs of the contemporary landscape from the same vantage points document change on the Minneapolis riverfront.
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11-06-1860: Horserace in Freeborn County determines county seat between Albert Lea and Itasca. Albert Lea racehorse, Old Tom, had been put up to run race against Itasca's best. Businessmen of Itasca secretly bought Iowa racehorse named Fly, the plan being to encourage Albert Lea's folks to bet on Old Tom, win their mon...ey, and then buy votes for Itasca. Old Tom won the race, Itasca lost its money AND the county seat.Read More
Minnesota Historical Society VIDEO: "Conserving Minnesota's Battle Flags"
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The Minnesota Historical Society recently began a project to conserve several Civil War and Spanish American War battle flags. Doug Bekke, Assistant to the Textile Conservator, explains the painstaking process of examining and treating each of these historic banners.
Minnesota Historical Society THEN/NOW: View from Kittson house ca. 1888 (now the site of the Cathedral) looking toward site of the Minnesota History Center. Compare to photo of the view now in 2009 http://twitpic.com/o512q
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View looking northeast along Summit Avenue from Norman W. Kittson house, St. Paul; Summit Park at lower left and the large house at lower right is the Arnold Kalman residence Photograph Collection ca. 1888Location no. MR2.9 SP1e p19Negative no. 29540
Minnesota Historical Society Covering 1968: Bill Cosby meets... Che Guevara? "I Spy" TV show and comic book from 1968.
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Comedian and actor Bill Cosby was recently awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and that reminded me of this comic book in my possession–a memento of one of his earlier public triumphs, as “Scotty” in the 1960s TV series “I Spy.”
Minnesota Historical Society KARE 11: Preserving pieces of the 35W bridge collapse
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We often think of historical items as decades, even centuries old. But at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, curator Matt Anderson is building a collection just a couple of years old.
Minnesota Historical Society Update from the Lighthouse Keeper, "Blustery Lake Superior"
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Back in the day, the light keepers at Split Rock and other Great Lakes lighthouses always had relatively easy duty during the summer months. Short nights, warm evenings, and settled weather made their jobs easy at that time of year.
Minnesota Historical Society BOO: "Minnesota History" magazine article, "Of Cadavers, Chases, and Colleges" 1885 newspaper coverage of grave robbery (PDF)
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Minnesota Historical Society BOO: Hearse in front of the Mpls. Institute of Arts building Strange and scary...
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Funeral coach Photographer: Norton & Peel Photograph Collection 3/29/1931Location no. Norton & Peel 89689Negative no. NP89689
Minnesota Historical Society BOO: Funeral Home 649 Summit Avenue, St. Paul
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Kessler and Maguire Funeral Home, 649 Summit Avenue, St. Paul. Photograph Collection 1919Location no. MR2.9 SP3.2q p618Negative no. 25040
Minnesota Historical Society BOO: Hennepin County morgue truck. ca. 1935
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Hennepin County morgue truck. Photographer: Lee Brothers Photograph Collection ca. 1935Location no. HE3.2 p208Negative no. 6160-B
Minnesota Historical Society In Mexican culture, the journey of death is considered a reason to celebrate, even in grief, and the colorful traditions and symbols of the holiday strengthen connections to ancestors. The Ofendas pictured were part of an event held Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 at the Minnesota History Center. Ofendas are an essential part of the celebration. The word ofrenda means offering in Spanish.
Minnesota Historical Society GRANTS: Join discussion "Around the Arrowhead almost on foot" on LinkedIn group, Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants
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The grants workshop for Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants at Minnesota Discovery Center in Chisholm nearly did not happen. On Monday I took the opportunity to fulfill a long promised visit to the Gunflint Trail Historical Society, 54 miles up the Gunflint Trail from Grand Marais. That was a ...
