Heritage Preservation

Local History News

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...

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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...