Heritage Preservation

Local History News

Local History News: April 5, 2023

Field Note Heritage Preservation, Planning, and Outreach was out visiting MNHS's own James J. Hill House on March 20 to look over needed masonry and...

Local History News: March 29, 2023

Field Note Local History Services staff visited Reconciliation Park in Mankato to get a better sense of the memorials, public art, and interpretation...

two people at wooden table looking over documents

Local History News: March 22, 2023

Field Note Staff from Heritage Preservation, Planning and Outreach was at the Richfield Historical Society to talk with staff and board members about...

Local History News: February 22, 2023

Field Note On Tuesday, January 31, staff conducted a grant site visit with the Faribault County Historical Society to get updated on the progress of...

Local History News: February 15, 2023

Field Note On Wednesday, January 25, Kent Whitworth (Executive Director and CEO), Avi Viswanathan (Director of Community Engagement), and David...

Local History News: February 8, 2023

Field Note Staff was in Duluth, MN at the historic St. Louis County Jail for a site visit to review the restoration of the 90 historic windows,...

Local History News: February 1, 2023

Field Note Staff was out in Northfield, MN for a site visit at St. Olaf College for a cataloging project that focuses on four collections about the...

Local History News: January 25, 2023

Field Note On Saturday, January 21, 2023, the Dakota County Historical Society held its annual meeting which also celebrated the reopening of the...

Local History News: January 18, 2023

Field Note On January 12, 2023, Heritage Preservation, Planning, and Outreach participated in a meeting of Minnesota local history organizations'...

Local History News: January 11, 2023

Field Note During a recent visit to the Minnesota Air National Guard Museum (MNANG) located at Minneapolis–Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station,...

Five people standing in driveway of  Turnblad Mansion. Many of  the mansion's windows are boarded up. Scaffolding is off to the right of the photo.

Local History News: November 30, 2022

Field Note We were out in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis for a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant site visit at the American...

Woman standing on boulevard holding video camera with camera tripod in front of her.  Next to her is black cast aluminum historical marker.

Local History News: November 23, 2022

Field Note Program Specialist for Digital Projects, Emilee Dehmer, was out in front of the James J. Hill house filming Tom Braun, Senior Objects...