On Jan. 17, Gov. Pawlenty released his capital budget recommendations to the Legislature. It contained some very good news for the Society in four provisions totaling $6.7 million.
Thanks to your efforts to communicate on behalf of the Society, legislators now recognize that the increase to the Society's budget passed in the 2005 session has brought some stability to the Society’s operations. Legislators have also become aware of your interest in the Society's programs and in its future – and it matters to them.
A great way to show your continuing support of the Society is to participate in History Matters Day at the Capitol on Monday, March 13. There will be a noontime rally in the rotunda, and an information fair from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Learn more about the day-long events on March 13.
“Seth Eastman – Artist on the Frontier,” a rare exhibition featuring more than 60 paintings by 19th-century painter and Fort Snelling commander Seth Eastman, is now open at the History Center. This exhibit – one of the largest presentations of Eastman works ever assembled – is one you won’t want to miss! Through May 21.
  The public grand opening of “Remember the Children: Daniel's Story” is set for Sunday, April 23, at the History Center. This exhibition, created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, vividly recounts the history of the Holocaust from the perspective of a Jewish child in Nazi Germany.
Recommended for visitors ages eight and older, the exhibit provides an ideal venue in which to teach and learn about Holocaust events and the consequences of racism and indifference. Please join us for the grand opening of this important exhibit.
“Daniel’s Story” is presented in conjunction with the Society’s ongoing “Minnesota’s Greatest Generation” project, which looks at the lives of people who grew up in the 1930s, served in World War II and participated in the post-war boom years, and describes how events at home and abroad affected their lives and those of all Minnesotans.
“Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative” from MHS Press details the remarkable life of Ignatia Broker's great-great-grandmother, Night Flying Woman, who was born in the mid-19th century and lived during a time of enormous change and hardship for Minnesota’s Ojibway people. “Night Flying Woman” was the 2004 selection of the St. Paul Reads Citywide Book Club. Purchase a copy of this award-winning book.
Mike, a Twin Cities resident, recently called the History Center asking for some assistance with a marriage proposal. His girlfriend, Tisha, is a history buff and loves visiting the History Center on a regular basis.
Society staff helped Mike pull together a mini “display” of items from their courtship, including candy, concert tickets, his Harley scarf, and the wedding magazine he once caught her reading. When Mike and Tisha arrived to see the new exhibits at the History Center, staff wheeled out the display and Mike promptly dropped to one knee and proposed.
Nearby visitors erupted into applause, and Mike and Tisha were excited to learn that the History Center is available for weddings and reception rentals.
Looking for a unique way to commemorate a wedding anniversary? Order a copy of the front page of a local newspaper from the couple’s wedding date! Shop for related products in the Society’s online store.
Head to Mill City Museum for the FREE Field’s Go Read Day. Based on the theme “Around the World,” families will enjoy storytelling, theatrical performances, costumed characters and an array of interactive activities to spark the imagination and creativity of children. Sponsored by Marshall Field’s and presented by the Neighborhood Forum. Sunday, Feb. 26, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Society exhibit developer Ben Petry writes, “I looked past the small shoulder pads, past the way each boy settled the age-old dilemma of ‘what to do with my hands’ when confronted by a camera. This photo fanned my curiosity about the lives of each one, here introduced in 1940 with polite smiles, inscrutable gazes, and confident grins. In just a year or so, war would come. How did it affect some or all of these Mechanic Arts High School athletes?” Browse more than 117,000 additional historic images.
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