Heritage Preservation

Local History News

Local History News: May 3, 2023

Field Note Heritage Preservation, Planning, and Outreach staff were out at the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums Conference in Austin, MN...

Local History News: April 26, 2023

Field Note Local History Services was present with representatives from the "We Are Water Minnesota" partnership and received a tour from Maryan...

Local History News: April 20, 2023

Field Note Heritage Preservation, Planning, and Outreach staff were in Red Wing at the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame Museum to talk about...

Local History News: April 12, 2023

Field Note Heritage Preservation, Planning, and Outreach staff were invited by Carver County Historical Society (CCHS) to see the progress that has...

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...

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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...