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Local History News

Local History News: August 20, 2025

Field Note The Kasson Public School in Kasson is undergoing detailed brick and terra cotta rehabilitation through the Minnesota Historical and...

Local History News: August 13, 2025

Field Note The Minnesota Historical Society and the Minnesota Discovery Center participated in the 5th annual Range Iron Pride Festival this weekend...

Local History News: August 6, 2025

Field Note Minnesota Historical Society's Local History Services staff visited the National Register-listed Hackensack Conservation Building in June...

Local History News: July 30, 2025

Field Note Last week, MNHS Local History Staff visited the National Register-listed Browns Valley Carnegie Public Library. Constructed in 1915-16 in...

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...