Heritage Preservation

Local History News

Local History News: April 25, 2024

Field Note On April 3, 2024, Local History Services staff was in Owatonna, Minnesota for the 2024 Minnesota Main Street Conference, focused on the...

Local History News: February 28, 2024

Field Note Grants Office and Local History Services Staff met with a potential grant applicant to advise on the preservation of historic stained...

Local History News: January 24, 2024

Field Note Partners with the We Are Water MN project received a tour of the museum at Hoċokata Ṫi, The Shakopee Mdwakanton Sioux Community’s (SMSC)...

Local History News: December 6, 2023

Field Note Aerial photo by Jim Mathias Earlier this year, road work to replace 100+ year old water and sewer lines was going on when Heritage...

Local History News: November 22, 2023

Field Note History professionals from across the state, including staff from MNHS's Heritage Preservation, Planning & Outreach took part in training...

Local History News: November 15, 2023

Field Note Heritage Preservation, Planning & Outreach staff conducted a site visit at Glensheen in Duluth to review progress on a building...

Local History News: November 8, 2023

Field Note On October 16, Heritage Preservation, Planning & Outreach staff visited the Minnesota Firefighters Museum in Minneapolis to get an update...

Local History News: November 1, 2023

Field Note Heritage Preservation, Planning, and Outreach staff visited with the Linwood Historical Society at the Linwood Grange to help advise on...

Local History News: October 4, 2023

Field Note The Minnesota Alliance for Local History Museums Emergency Preparedness Training in Rochester last week was an amazing opportunity for...

Local History News: March 15, 2023

Field Note The Ramsey County History Network met on March 14, 2023 at the North St. Paul Museum in North St. Paul. The meeting, which occurs a few...

Local History News: March 8, 2023

Field Note History advocates from across the state participated in History Matters Day at the Capitol on Monday, March 6. After hearing opening...

Local History News: December 21, 2022

Field Note Employees from the company that installed the fire suppression system in the collections storage area of the Afton Historical Museum, gave...