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Local History News: May 21, 2025

Field Note The Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum hosted a meeting of the Central Minnesota Museum Group on April 7. Nineteen people from...

Local History News: May 14, 2025

Field Note Twenty-six history and preservation professionals attended a Local History Workshop on April 15 at the Ramsey House in St. Paul....

Local History News: April 30, 2025

Field Note Grants Office staff enjoyed stepping out of the office to connect and network with colleagues at the Minnesota Alliance of Local History...

Local History News: April 23, 2025

Field Note MNHS Local History Services staff met with staff from the City of Ramsey on April 8 to get a closer look at the District No. 28 school...

Local History News: April 16, 2025

Field Note Local History Services and Grants staff visited the History Center of Olmsted County, including the George Stoppel Farmstead in Rochester,...

Local History News: April 9, 2025

Field Note Staff from the Grants Office and Local History Services met staff from the Basilica of St. Mary and their contractors on March 18 to get...

Local History News: April 2, 2025

Field Note April 1, 2025, marked not only April Fools' Day but also the 175th birthday of Hallie Q. Brown, a trailblazing educator, writer, orator,...

Local History News: March 26, 2025

Field Note On Tuesday, February 26, Local History Services and Grants staff met with the Lake of the Woods County Historical Society and their...

Local History News: March 19, 2025

Field Note Aaron Johnson-Ortiz of the Minnesota Latino Museum met with MNHS Local History Services and collections staff to discuss plans for the...

Local History News: March 12, 2025

Field Note MNHS staff visited the Children's Dental Services building in Duluth, MN to see the results of the reinforcement and rehabilitation of...

Local History News: March 5, 2025

Field Note On February 27, History Matters Day took place at the Minnesota State Capitol, where advocates from around the state gathered with their...

Local History News: February 26, 2025

Field Note On Tuesday, February 4, MNHS held its All-Staff Get-Together at the Minnesota History Center. Hundreds of staff from across the state...