Heritage Preservation

Local History News

Local History News: September 6, 2023

Field Note Staff from Heritage Preservation, Planning, & Outreach were excited to participate in the Annual Northfield Rethos Main Street...

Local History News: August 30, 2023

Field Note On August 24 Megan Brakob Narvey, Outreach Conservator at the Minnesota Historical Society had a sizable turnout for her presentation,...

Local History News: August 23, 2023

Field Note Staff in the Heritage Preservation, Planning & Outreach department meet with Mill City Museum staff as they plan a potential workshop...

Local History News: August 16, 2023

Field Note Saturday, August 12 the Minnesota Historical Society joined the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County at Fargo-Moorhead Pride's...

Local History News: August 9, 2023

Field Note Heritage Preservation, Planning, and Outreach staff were in Duluth at the groundbreaking of a new "Oral Health Hub" at the Children’s...

Local History News: August 2, 2023

Field Note Local History Services' Todd Mahon, state history services manager, was out visiting board members from the Bloomington Historical Society...

Local History News: July 27, 2023

Field Note MNHS Conservation Outreach Specialist Megan Brakob Narvey talks with the electrician and lighting consultant working at the Sacred Heart...

Local History News: July 19, 2023

Field Note On July 13 the MNHS Grants Office held a Grants Open House in Grand Rapids, MN, hosted by the Judy Garland Museum. Under the watchful gaze...

Local History News: July 12, 2023

Field Note The Grants Office and Local History Services made a day trip to northern Minnesota on June 29 to visit with some of our grantees that have...

Staff surveying damage to historic school house

Local History News: June 28, 2023

Field Note Heritage Preservation staff went to Mora, MN to visit with the Kanabec County Historical Society to talk about preservation projects and...

Local History News: June 21, 2023

Field Note The Historic Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) held their Spring Meeting in St. Paul, MN at the Charles Thompson Memorial Hall, a...

Native Nations and Local History Organizations Workshop Presenter at front of class. In foreground are attendees sitting at tables with backs to camera

Local History News: June 14, 2023

Field Note Rita Walaszek Arndt (pictured) and Amber Annis from MNHS's Native American Initiatives department conducted the Native Nations and Local...