Heritage Preservation

Local History News

Local History News: April 25, 2024

Field Note On April 3, 2024, Local History Services staff was in Owatonna, Minnesota for the 2024 Minnesota Main Street Conference, focused on the...

Local History News: April 17, 2024

Field Note Grants Office and Local History Services Staff conducted a site visit at the University of Minnesota's Wangensteen Historical Library of...

Local History News: April 10, 2024

Field Note On April 1, MNHS staff visited Charles Thompson Memorial Hall in St. Paul to check on the progress of a grant-funded project to restore...

Local History News: April 3, 2024

Field Note Local History Services staff met with board members and volunteers of the Wings of the North Museum to help them think about expansion...

Local History News: March 27, 2024

Field Note Local History Services and Capital Planning & Management staff received a tour of the International Masonry Institute’s facilities in New...

Local History News: March 20, 2024

Field Note State History Services Manager Todd Mahon presented to the board and members of the History Center of Olmsted County in Rochester on...

Local History News: March 13, 2024

Field Note The recently formed Central Minnesota Regional History Group met on January 8 at the Mille Lacs County Historical Society’s depot museum...

Table set up at the State Capitol with Grants information panel on table. For people standing behind table

Local History News: March 6, 2024

Field Note Our participation at the History Matters Day at the Capitol event provided a valuable opportunity to showcase the work of Local History...

Local History News: February 28, 2024

Field Note Grants Office and Local History Services Staff met with a potential grant applicant to advise on the preservation of historic stained...

Local History News: February 21, 2024

Field Note MNHS staff visited the Stearns History Museum in St. Cloud, MN, on Friday, February 16 to check on the progress of a project to update and...

Local History News: February 14, 2024

Field Note Staff from Local History Services and the Grants Office gathered for their twice monthly department meeting both in-person and online for...

Local History News: February 7, 2024

Field Note Local History Services staff were at the Hmong Museum's new space attending the opening of their latest exhibit, titled "Our Place in...