Heritage Preservation

Local History News

Local History News: January 31, 2024

Field Note Participants from the Minnesota Alliance for Local History Museums and the Minnesota Alliance for Heritage Response teamed up at the...

Local History News: January 24, 2024

Field Note Partners with the We Are Water MN project received a tour of the museum at Hoċokata Ṫi, The Shakopee Mdwakanton Sioux Community’s (SMSC)...

Local History News: January 17, 2024

Field Note Heritage Preservation, Planning, and Outreach staff conducted a site visit for a grant-funded project to perform conservation work on an...

Local History News: January 10, 2024

Field Note During a 2023 visit, staff from the Northfield Historical Society toured the archive storage areas of the Minnesota History Center in St....

Local History News: January 3, 2024

Field Note Heritage Preservation, Outreach, and Planning staff visited St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN to review progress on a grant-funded...

Local History News: December 20, 2023

Field Note State History Services Manager, Todd Mahon (left) met with representatives of the Woodbury Heritage Society to discuss strategies and best...

Local History News: December 13, 2023

Field Note MNHS staff provided a tour of collections storage, exhibit gallery, and classroom spaces to colleagues with the Somali Museum of Minnesota...

Local History News: December 6, 2023

Field Note Aerial photo by Jim Mathias Earlier this year, road work to replace 100+ year old water and sewer lines was going on when Heritage...

Local History News: November 29, 2023

Field Note Sara Hanson, Executive Director for the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, gave a virtual milestone presentation on their 3D Object...

Local History News: November 22, 2023

Field Note History professionals from across the state, including staff from MNHS's Heritage Preservation, Planning & Outreach took part in training...

Local History News: November 15, 2023

Field Note Heritage Preservation, Planning & Outreach staff conducted a site visit at Glensheen in Duluth to review progress on a building...

Local History News: November 8, 2023

Field Note On October 16, Heritage Preservation, Planning & Outreach staff visited the Minnesota Firefighters Museum in Minneapolis to get an update...