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Local History News

Local History News: August 13, 2025

Field Note The Minnesota Historical Society and the Minnesota Discovery Center participated in the 5th annual Range Iron Pride Festival this weekend...

Local History News: August 6, 2025

Field Note Minnesota Historical Society's Local History Services staff visited the National Register-listed Hackensack Conservation Building in June...

Local History News: July 30, 2025

Field Note Last week, MNHS Local History Staff visited the National Register-listed Browns Valley Carnegie Public Library. Constructed in 1915-16 in...

Local History News: July 23, 2025

Field Note Grants Office and Local History Services staff met Augsburg University staff for a site visit to see their new Heating, Ventilating, and...

Local History News: July 16, 2025

Field Note MNHS staff visited the National Register-listed Linden Hill in Little Falls on May 27 to look at the work on the wooden barn, carriage...

Local History News: July 9, 2025

Field Note Local History Services staff met with staff from Scott County Parks to see structures related to the Doyle-Kennefick homestead located at...

Local History News: July 2, 2025

Field Note On June 11, MNHS staff and interns visited the Hmong Museum in St. Paul to check on the progress of a grant-funded project to develop a...

Local History News: June 25, 2025

Field Note June 7 in Pine City, Minnesota marked the 20th anniversary of East Central Minnesota Pride, one of the oldest rural Pride events in the...

Local History News: June 18, 2025

Field Note The 2025 Minnesota Main Street Conference in Duluth’s Lincoln Park brought people together to discuss Main Street programs and community...

Local History News: June 11, 2025

Field Note Local History Services co-presented with the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums at the American Institute for Conservation’s...

Local History News: June 4, 2025

Field Note Local History Services staff visited a small museum set up in the former Milan School on April 11. The nonprofit arts group that owns the...

Local History News: May 28, 2025

Field Note MNHS staff visited the Duluth Armory, home of the Armory Arts and Music Center, on May 20. Staff were there to hear about the progress on...