Program Specialist for Digital Projects, Emilee Dehmer, was out in front of the James J. Hill house filming Tom Braun, Senior Objects Conservator, and Liz Koele, Historical Marker Project Lead, making an instructional video about cleaning markers. The video is planned to be released in April 2023 in time for National Marker Day.
MNHS Announces Legacy Large Grant Recipients
Recipients received 42 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants in the Fiscal Year 2023 Large (over $10,000) Grants cycle, totaling $4,987,373 in 23 counties. Learn more »
Small Grant Deadline
The next small grant deadline (requests of $10,000 or less) for the MHCHG program is Friday, January 13, 2023.
This week's post is from Anoka County Historical Society. Have a blog? Let us know!
A Moment in History: The Creation of Line O' Lakes
Much like the moving staircases in popular fantasy novels, the borders of towns, villages, townships, and even the county itself have shifted through time.
The community known today as Centerville has gone through a host of changes since the first settler built a structure there in the 1850s. In the earliest years of the Minnesota Territory, Centerville belonged to Ramsey County. When impending statehood caused the government to redraw the county lines, Centerville became part of Anoka County. Unlike what we know today, the boundaries of Centerville differed significantly, encompassing not only what is now Centerville, but all of Lino Lakes and a small section of Circle Pines. Continue Reading »
This week's post is from Lake Superior Railroad Museum. Have a blog? Let us know!
Railroads and the TV Dinner
This is the classic tale of how the TV Dinner invention relates back to the railroads. Watch Video »
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Be sure to check with each organization for COVID-19 updates and safety measures for in-person events.
Drop-in Program: Historic Pond House Tours
November 26 - Bloomington: 1 to 4 pm. Pond-Dakota Mission Park - Take a guided tour of the historic Gideon and Agnes Pond House and see how their home was furnished in 1878. See the large fireplace where Mrs. Pond cooked for their 16 children, and inspect the furniture that was handmade by Rev. Pond. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Presentation: The Legends of White Bear Lake
November 28 - Online: 6 pm (CT). White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Explore the many variations of the legend that is said to give our lake its name. Learn about the earliest known sources and many versions that have evolved. Learn more »
Escape Room: Complete the puzzles to escape Mission Moonshine
December 1, 8, 15, and 22 - St. Cloud: 4 to 7 pm. Stearns History Museum - Go back in time to the 1920s and stop the agents from breaking in and stealing the Moonshine! A fun and exciting team-building, problem-solving, and brain-busting activity. 1hr time slots for each group. Cost: $20 a person nonmembers/$15 a person members. Learn more »
Event: Holiday Lights
December 2 - Albert Lee: 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Freeborn County Historical Museum - The Village comes alive during the Holidays for a unique winter wonderland. This event offers a unique holiday experience as you step back in time in the Village and find fun family activities in the History Museum. Visit Santa and Mrs. Claus, make crafts, enjoy the Albert Lea High School Carolers and hot chocolate stand, and partake in a soup and chili supper. Learn more »
Drop-in Program: King of the Prairie
December 3 - Bloomington: 1 to 4 pm. Pond-Dakota Mission Park - Acquaint yourself with the American bison! Examine an entire bison hide and several other bison parts. Discover how each was used by Native people to create over 50 different articles and food items. Play Bison Bingo for bison-themed prizes and watch a documentary on Bison. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Event: Christmas Book Sale and Author Day
December 3 - Stillwater: 12 to 4 pm. Washington County Heritage Center - Local authors will be on hand to sign copies of their books and chat with guests. Free hot chocolate and cookies will be served, and all book titles are 30% off! Featured authors include Brian Casey, Ryan Gale, Gary Goodman, Nancy Goodman, Chris Nelson, Brent Peterson, Naomi Purves-Adams, Gloria VanDemmeltraadt, George Schire, and Jon & Candy Severson. Learn more »
Tour: Winona Holiday House Tour
December 4 - Winona: 3 to 8 pm. Winona County Historical Society - Explore some of Winona's historic homes and get inspired for the holiday season! This year the self-guided tour features apartments and common spaces in the former Madison and Central Elementary Schools as well as five other homes and Wesley United Methodist Church. For more information call 507-454-2723.
Event: 2022 Annual Veterans Remembrance Dinner
December 6 - Duluth: 5 to 8 pm. St. Louis County Historical Society - The keynote speaker, Brigadier General Daniel Gabrielli, lead “Operation Allies Welcome” which managed the resettlement of 7000+ Afghan refugees as part of the massive, combined efforts that evacuated over 70,000 persons from Afghanistan. Learn more »
Program: Our Stories, Ourselves: Food in Cultural Celebrations
December 6 - Online: 6:30 to 8 pm (CT). Hennepin County Library - Despite the challenges of the last few years, our communities have always found reasons to celebrate. Join notable chefs and food writers in a conversation about their communities and the historical and contemporary ways food serves as a backdrop for cultural celebrations. Learn more »
Event: Winter's Children Author Reading and Discussion
December 10 - Online: 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (CT). Wadena County Historical Society - Join author Ryan Rodgers for a reading and discussion of his book Winter's Children: A Celebration of Nordic Skiing. The book traces Nordic skiing in the Midwest from its introduction in the late 1800s to its uncertain future in today’s changing climate. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Highlighted Museum: Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, Walnut Grove, MN.
Photograph by Jonathunder, distributed under a GNU Free Documentation License.
2023 Annual Conference Session Proposal Deadline Approaching
December 9 - (Deadline): AASLH - The 2023 Annual Conference will be held in Boise, Idaho, September 6-9, 2023. They are now accepting session proposals for this year’s conference. Learn more »
Bite-Sized Learning: "Where Have All the Volunteers Gone?" Post-Pandemic Volunteer Recruitment
November 29 – Online: 12 to 1 pm (CT). Minnesota Council of Nonprofits - This webinar will explore ideas for leveraging partnerships in your community and highlight potential new avenues to increase the visibility of your organization and raise the profile of volunteering in your community. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Finding a New Audience: Adopting an Augmented Reality Experience to Reach New Users and Partner for Growth
December 2 - Online: 11 am to 12:30 pm (CT). Museum Association of New York - Content creators and creatives will provide an overview on incorporating the 360xr Augmented Reality platform to enhance tours for their visitors and share some examples of the experience from concept to implementation. Additionally, testimonials from regional museums will be featured. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Building Community in the Museum Workplace (and why it’s more important than ever)
December 6 - Online: 2 to 3 pm (CT). Oklahoma Museums Association & MuseumExpert.org - This webinar will examine how building community within museums can help staff members navigate a changing world of work and increase their museum’s capacity to serve its external communities. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Bite-Sized Learning: Rural Racial Equity for White Allies
December 7 – Online: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm (CT). Minnesota Council of Nonprofits - Rural Minnesota is a great place to live and work. As rural Minnesota attracts new people, we need to ensure our nonprofit organizations and communities welcome an increasingly diverse population. How can we support the growing racial diversity of our communities? Projections show that the percentage of people of color in rural communities will double in the coming decades. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Leveraging Federal Resources to Improve Museum Security and Resilience
December 8 - Online: 10 am (CT). Texas Historical Commission - This webinar will provide a brief overview of the various no-cost resources available to assist with improving security and resilience at your museum or organization. Presented by Lee Otten, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)s Protective Security Advisor (PSA) for Central Texas. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Conservator’s Corner: Where Does the Mold Go? A Conservator’s Decisions About Dry-Cleaning
December 8 - Online: 12 pm (CT). Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts - In this technical webinar, the instructor will explore in detail the behavior of mold on paper. Participants will be presented with the morphology of fungal growth and the potential results of dry-cleaning techniques, illustrated with microscopy- and SEM-imaging. This microscopic perspective might influence your dry-cleaning strategies at large. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
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African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund
December 19 - (Letters of Intent): National Trust for Historic Preservation - These grants are designed to advance ongoing preservation activities for historic places such as sites, museums, and landscapes representing African American cultural heritage. The fund supports work in four primary areas: Capital Projects, Organizational Capacity Building, Project Planning, and Programming and Interpretation. Grants ranging from $50,000 to $150,000. Learn more »
Operating Support Grant Program
January 20, 2023 - (Deadline): Minnesota State Arts Board - Operating Support provides general support to high quality, established arts organizations that produce, present, or exhibit works of art; to organizations that provide a broad range of services to practicing artists; and to community arts schools and conservatories that make arts learning available to Minnesotans of all ages and abilities. Learn more »
Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
February 15, 2023 - (Deadline): National Endowment for the Humanities - This grant supports national or regional (multi-state) training programs for scholars, humanities professionals, and advanced graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Learn more »
2023 MN History Award Nominations
Since 2009, MALHM has taken the opportunity at its Annual Meeting to recognize exceptional history work carried out by local history organizations in the state. This includes a formal nomination process with review by a panel of local history peers to determine which nominations will receive an award. At this time, there are two distinct history award programs: the Minnesota History Awards and the Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Association of Midwest Museums - As suggested by this year’s theme - Braking Point - Museums are encountering many challenges and opportunities in their race toward change. How are your organizations meeting the demands of the turns you are taking? Consider proposing sessions that address common needs and concerns in our profession and that will help us reflect on our profession overall:
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Brown County Historical Society is pleased to announce Amy Johnson as its new executive director at its 92nd Annual Meeting. Johnson currently is the BCHS programs and volunteer services coordinator and has worked with the BCHS since April 2020. Johnson graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, majoring in theater and history, and holds a masters degree from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. Welcome!
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