Heritage Preservation

Local History News

Local History News: January 29, 2025

Field Note The Central Minnesota Museum Group met on January 6 at the Linden Hill Historic Estate in Little Falls, MN. Staff and volunteers from...

Local History News: January 22, 2025

Field Note During a much warmer time in October, MNHS staff visited the Anderson Center in Red Wing to learn about the progress of a building...

Local History News: January 15, 2025

Field Note Local History Services staff visited staff at the Scott County Historical Society in Shakopee to discuss the care and preservation of...

Local History News: January 8, 2025

Field Note MNHS staff visited the Warroad Heritage Center in Warroad and were given a tour of the facility by Museum Manager Brady Swanson, pictured...

Local History News: December 18, 2024

Field Note On Thursday, October 10, MNHS staff traveled to the Roseau County Historical Society in Roseau to see the progress on a Legacy...

Local History News: December 11, 2024

Field Note Staff from MNHS Local History Services and the exhibits team met with Cathedral of Saint Paul staff and volunteers to discuss ideas for...

Local History News: December 4, 2024

Field Note Local History Services and members of the MNHS Conservation team, including Sydney Goethel and Bailey Kinsky (pictured here), traveled to...

Local History News: November 27, 2024

Field Note Local History Services has its own historical marker! Sort of… A rest stop on northbound Interstate 35, just south of Duluth, features an...

Local History News: November 20, 2024

Field Note Congratulations to our partners with Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps for reaching their ten-year anniversary. To celebrate...

Local History News: November 13, 2024

Field Note Local History Services collaborated with MNHS’s conservation staff for the annual Ask A Conservator Day. On Friday, November 1, MNHS...

Local History News: November 6, 2024

Field Note The Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums has installed a new exhibit at the Landmark Center in St. Paul highlighting the 2023...

Local History News: October 30, 2024

Field Note Local History Services joined a Central Minnesota Regional Group meeting in Cokato on October 7. The group gets together four times a year...