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Winter 2007-08 (60:8)
The Twin City Motor Speedway, p. 304–311
The Minnesota Miracle: A Roundtable Discussion, p. 312–325
Rethinking Family History, p. 326–333

 
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Fall 2007 (60:7)
Voices Cast Upon the Sea: Minnesota’s Titanic Passengers, p. 252–267
Style Comes to Staples, p. 268–281
“Educated Food for Educated People”: Richards Treat Cafeteria, 1924---1957, p. 282–295

 
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Summer 2007 (60:6)
A New Flagpole for Historic Fort Snelling, p. 212–217
“This Higgledy-Piggledy Assembly”: The McLeods, an Anglo-Dakota Family in Early Minnesota, p. 218–233
Eugene Debs Becker, Photographer, p. 234–241

 
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Spring 2007 (60:5)
The Oppenheimer Affair: Red Scare in Minnesota, p. 172–186
A Zinger from W. T. Sherman, p. 187–189
Instamatic Memories: The Beatles in Minnesota, p. 190–201

 
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Winter 2006-07 (60:4)
Reciprocal Relationships: August Wilson and the Playwrights’ Center, p. 132–142
Dr. Charlie Mayo for President?, p. 143–147
Of Generations and Greatness, p. 148–157
Minnesota’s Greatest Generation Grows Up, p. 149–163

 
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Fall 2006 (60:3)
The Making of the Modern Vice Presidency: A Personal Reflection, p. 88–99
“Auntie Gopher”: Lorena Hickok Tackles College Football, p. 100–112
The Political Equality Club of Minneapolis, p. 113–122

 
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Summer 2006 (60:2)
Market Hunters vs. Sportsmen on the Prairie: The Case of William Kerr and Robert Poole, p. 48–60
Kensington Runestone Revisited: Recent Developments, Recent Publications, p. 61–65
Hastings Needle Work: Women Creating, Women Providing, p. 66–76
Open House Journal: Catching Up with “The Ones We Left Behind”, p. 77–78

 
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Spring 2006 (60:1)
“Twenty-Six Feet and No Bottom”: Surveying and Constructing the Northern Pacific Railroad, p. 4–17
Samuel Smith and the First Minnesota Monument at Gettysburg, p. 18–25
“Sisters in Toil”: St. Paul’s First Union of Garment Workers, p. 26–39

 
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Winter 2005-06 (59:8)
“Save the Lady”: The Struggle for the Winona County Courthouse, p. 316–291
Open House Journal: The Ones We Left Behind, p. 335–339
A Moment in Time, p. 340–347

 
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Fall 2005 (59:7)
“Food Will Win the War”: Minnesota Conservation Efforts, 1917–18, p. 272–286
Following the Victorian Eye, p. 287–291
“Enemies of the People”: Asbestos and the Reserve Mining Trial, p. 292–306

 
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Summer 2005 (59:6)
Fishing Clubs along the Baptism River, p. 228–236
Coping with a “Public Menace”: Eugenic Sterilization in Minnesota, p. 237–248
Ambassador Eugenie Anderson, p. 249–262

 
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Spring 2005 (59:5)
“Who Was Jane Lamont?” Anglo-Dakota Daughters in Early Minnesota, p. 184–196
A Rare Find: The Treaty of Washington, 1858, p. 197–199
“Without Drugs or Knives”: The Early Years of Chiropractic, p. 200–212
“Dear Mr. Lorimer”: Letters from Sinclair Lewis, p. 213–219

 
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Winter 2004 (59:4)
Ordinary Heroes: The Second Minnesota Battery of Light Artillery, p. 140–152
Open House Journal: Telling Their Story, p. 153–157
Bobby Marshall: Pioneering African American Athlete, p. 158–174

 
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Fall 2004 (59:3)
North Side Jazz: Lester "Pres" Young in Minneapolis, p. 96–109
Image and Memory: Photographers Mathias O. Bue and Walter T. Oxley, p. 110–119
"Let Us Go a Little Slow": Rural School Consolidation in Mille Lacs County, p. 120–131

 
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Summer 2004 (59:2)
Out of Wisconsin: Country Daughters in the City, 1910–-1925, p. 48–61
The House that Bullard Built, p. 62–71
Open House Journal: A Vision of History, p. 72–73
Fred Fulton, the Rochester Plasterer, p. 74–87

 
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Spring 2004 (59:1)
Professor Anderson's "Food Shot From Guns" p. 4–16
B is for Belonging, p. 17–21
“To Remove the Stain”: The Trial of the Duluth Lynchers, p. 22–35
Mother Nature Smiled: The Grand Excursion of 1854, p. 36–38
Timepieces: Chef Christian Hartmann’s recipes from the Winslow House

 
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Winter 2003–2004 (58:8)
"Caucasians Only": Solomon Hughes, the PGA, and the 1948 St. Paul Open Golf Tournament, p. 382–393
The "Historic Fight": The Struggle to Control St. Paul Charity, p. 394–406
First Lady of Preservation: Sarah Sibley and the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, p. 407–416

 
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Fall 2003 (58:7)
Designing the National Pastime: Twin cities Baseball Parks, p. 338–352
Daily Galleries: Minnesota Calendars, p. 353–365
Open House Journal: Meeting at the Doorstep, p. 366–367
Secretary Nicolay's Souvenir Album, p. 368–372

 
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Spring/Summer 2003 (58:5&6)
Spiritual Power to Industrial Might: 12,000 Years at St. Anthony Falls, p. 252–269
Flour Power: The Significance of Flour Milling at the Falls, p. 270–285
At Home in the Heart of the City, p. 286–307
"To the Markets of the World": Advertising in the Mill City, 1880–1930, p. 308–319
Unearthing the Invisible: Archaeology at the Riverfront, p. 320–331

 
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Winter 2002–2003 (58:4)
Bargaining for Beets: Migrants and Growers in the Red River Valley, p. 196–209
Pioneers, Players, and Politicos: Women's Softball in Minnesota, p. 210–223
From Assimilation to Termination: The Vermilion Lake Indian School, p. 224–240

 
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Fall 2002 (58:3)
Sound Politics: Wilderness, Recreation, and Motors in the Boundary Waters, 1945–1964, p. 130–146
"To Secure a Home for My Family", p. 147–167
Karl Emil Nygard, Minnesota's Communist Mayor, p. 168–186

 
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Summer 2002 (58:2)
Housing the Happy Camper, p. 68–83
Minnesota's John Day Smith Law and the Death Penalty Debate, p. 84–91
Henry A. Bruns, Failed Frontier Entrepreneur, p. 92–104
Operation Save a Duck and the Legacy of Minnesota's 1962-63 Oil Spills, p. 105–123

 
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Spring 2002 (58:1)
Charles Lindbergh, Autobiography, and Memory, p. 2–15
Life in Minnesota’s Polish Farming Communities, p. 16–28
PunkFunkRockPop, p. 29–39
Planning St. Paul’s Como Park, p. 40–58

 
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Winter 2001-2002 (57:8)
The Cooperative Coopers of Minneapolis, p. 386–405
Weather Permitting, p. 406–417
Labor, Politics, and African American Identity in Minneapolis, 1930-50, p. 418–434

 
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Fall 2001 (57:7)
Frontier Forms of Minnesota’s County Seats, p. 330–345
Churchill in Minnesota, p. 346–355
Canada Fever: The Odyssey of Minnesota’s Bardo Norwegians, p. 356–367
Orphans and Old Folks Revisited, with a Story by Lloyd L. Brown, p. 368–385

 
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Summer 2001 (57:6)
Private Alfred Gales: From Slavery to Freedom, p. 274–283
American Indians in Children’s Historical Fiction, p. 284–295
Picturing Lake Minnetonka, p. 296–304
Why Carp Swim in Minnesota’s Waters, p. 305–329

 
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Spring 2001 (57:5)
Mandolin Playing in Minneapolis and St. Paul, p. 218–237
Artist Henry Lewis: The Case of the Falsified Resumé, p. 238–243
Minneapolis Homes and the Arts and Crafts Movement, p. 244–262
Minnesota eBooks, p. 263–273

 
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Winter 2000-2001 (57:4)
The Moys of St. Paul, p. 162–181
Bankers with Shotguns and Other Minnesota Banking Stories, p. 182–197
The Omaha Road, p. 198–217

 
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Fall 2000 (57:3)
Eliza Winston and the Politics of Freedom in Minnesota, 1854-60, p. 106–122
Joseph Farr Remembers the Underground Railroad in St. Paul, p. 123–129
Searching for Florence, p. 130–139
J. A. Holvik and the Kensington Runestone, p. 140–161

 
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Summer 2000 (57:2)
The 28th Virginia Regiment’s Flag in Minnesota, p. 58–73
Minnesota Painters of Norwegian Background, 1870-1970, p. 74–85
Innovations in Flour Milling during the 1870s in Minneapolis, p. 86–105

 
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Spring 2000 (57:1)
The Failed Watab Treaty of 1853, p. 2–22
Advertising Characters in the Land of Sky Blue Waters, p. 23–35
A Publishing Project to Remember, p. 36–37
Cass Gilbert and Julia Finch: Falling in Love in the 1880s, p. 38–57

 
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Winter 1999-2000 (56:8)—Minnesota Century Issue
Walk a Century in My Shoes: Minnesota 1900-2000, p. 410–429
Minnesota 2000: A Photo Documentary for the Future, p. 430–443
The Founding of the Minnesota Historical Society, p. 444–451
Treasures for the Millennium, p. 452–463

 
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Fall 1999 (56:7)
The Holmes Sisters and the Socialist Workers’ Party, p. 358–375
Anton Gag, Bohemian, p. 376–392
Is It Really the Goodhue Press?, p. 393–409

 
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Summer 1999 (56:6)
In Search of the Real Grace Flandrau, p. 306–321
Listen to Grandmother Earth, p. 322–327
Knute Nelson and the Immigration Question, p. 328–344
Platting New Ulm, p. 345–357

 
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Spring 1999 (56:5)
The Timber Strikes of 1937, p. 262–277
Picturing Minnesota’s Cutover, p. 278–285
Minnesota Swedes Raising Cane, p. 286–305

 
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Winter 1998-99—Territorial Issue (56:4; out of print but available from
MHS Press as Making Minnesota Territory 1849-1858)
How Minnesota Became the 32nd State, p. 154–171
The Power of Whiteness, or The Life and Times of Joseph Rolette Jr., p. 178–197
The Eden of the West, p. 202–214, p. 222-234
Minnesota’s Territorial Newspapers, p. 238–247
Every Object Tells a Story, p. 250–258
Remnants of the Built Environment, p. 259–261
Visiting Minnesota Territorial Sites, p. 172–174
A Day in the Life: Ojibwe, p. 175–177
A Day in the Life: The Gens Libres, p. 198–199
A Day in the Life: Adele Guerin, p. 200–201
A Day in the Life: Maza Okiye Win, p. 215–217
A Day in the Life: Cecelia O’Brien, p. 218–221
A Day in the Life: Helen Nelson, p. 235–237
A Day in the Life: Henry McKenty
A Day in the Life: Emily Goodridge Grey, p. 248–249
 

 
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Fall 1998 (56:3)
St. Paul’s Crispus Attucks Home, p. 102–119
The “Mooring Stones” of Kensington, p. 120–128
Spanish-American War Collections at the MHS, p. 129–137
Art in Found Places, p. 138–153

 

 
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Summer 1998 (56:2)
Mayor Hubert H. Humphrey , p. 50–67
Minnesota’s Long Road to Black Suffrage, 1849-1868, p. 68–84
Evelyn Raymond, A Sculptor’s Own Story, p. 85–101

 

Spring 1998 (56:1; out of print)
Thomas Boyd, Jazz Age Author and Editor, p. 2–17
Moorhead’s Comstock House, p. 18–33
Discovering the Universe of Home, p. 34–41,
Yang T'su: Chinese Altar from Minneapolis p. 42–49

Winter 1997-98 (55:8)
Legendary Lynd and the 1946 State High School Basketball Tournament, p. 334–349
The Trial of Ann Bilansky, p. 350–363
Minnesota’s Literary Tradition in Sculpture, p. 364–373

Fall 1997 (55:7)
St. Paul’s World War I Socialist Draft Resisters, p. 286–301
The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota, p. 302–319
Harriet E. Bishop, p. 320–333

Summer 1997 (55:6)
The James J. Hill House: Symbol of Status and Security, p. 234–249
50 Years at the Grand Marais Art Colony, p. 250–266
The Birth of Minnesota, p. 267–285

Spring 1997 (55:5)
The DAR at the Sibley House, p. 186–201
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in St. Paul, p. 202–216
Social Dancing in Early Minnesota, p. 217–233

Winter 1996-97 (55:4)
Race and Segregation in St. Paul’s Public Schools, 1846-69, p. 138–149
Harold Stassen and the Politics of American Presidential Nominations, p. 150–165
Jewish Women and Work in the Upper Midwest, p. 166–185

Fall 1996 (55:3)
The Wreck of the USS Essex, p. 94–103
A Glittering Discovery, p. 104–105
Stamp Album: A Collection of Minnesota People, Places, and Events, p. 106-117
James J. Hill’s Library: The First 75 Years, p. 118–137

Summer 1996 (55:2)
Native Americans and Criminal Justice on the Minnesota Frontier, p. 46–58
Charles W. Scrutchin, Bemidji’s Black Activist Attorney, p. 59–75
Fritiof Colling: Artist for Homesick Swedes, p. 76–93

Spring 1996 (55:1)
Thoughts of Minnesota in the Late Work of Wanda Gág, p. 2–15
Ignatius Donnelly Meets the Swedes, p. 16–31
The New Mille Lacs Indian Museum, p. 32–45

Winter 1995 (54:8)
Aviator Jimmie Ward of Crookston, p. 330–341
Films in the Twin Cities, 1894-1909, p. 342–358
“Motherhood Protection” and the Minnesota Birth Control League, p. 359–376

Fall 1995 (54:7)
Leaders of Minnesota’s Woman Suffrage Movement, p. 290–303
Curt Teich Postcards of Minnesota, p. 304–315
Exploring World War II at the Minnesota Historical Society, p. 316–329

Summer 1995 (54:6)
James J. Hill: Empire Builder as Farmer, p. 242–253
The Secret History of the Mississippi’s Earliest Locks and Dams, p. 254–267
The 1890s Bicycling Craze in the Red River Valley, p. 268–289

Spring 1995 (54:5)
The Alexander Ramsey House: Furnishing a Victorian Home, p. 194–209
B. B. Inman, the Commodore of Duluth, p. 210–222
Liang May Seen and the Early Chinese Community in Minneapolis, p. 223–241

Winter 1994 (54:4)
The Red Baiting of Kenneth C. Haycraft, p. 170–193
Snively’s Road, p. 146–163
Original Main Street: Sauk Centre, Minnesota, p. 164–169

Fall 1994 (54:3)
Minnesota’s 1944 PW Escape, p. 112–123
Abigail Snelling: Military Wife, Military Widow, p. 98–111
Benny Ambrose: Life in the Boundary Waters, p. 124–145
Life into Legend: Stories of Benny Ambrose, p. 138–139

Summer 1994 (54:2)
Alice M. O’Brien and the Women's City Club of St. Paul, p. 54–68
From Duluth to Bismarck in 1872: Travels with Artist Alfred R. Waud, p. 69–86
Adrian J. Ebell, Photographer and Journalist of the Dakota War of 1862, p. 87–92

Spring 1994 (54:1; out of print)
Silk Trains on the Great Northern Railway, p. 16–31
Rural-Urban Conflict and Farmer-Labor Politics: Blue Earth County, 1885-1886, p. 32–45
Researching Minnesota History in Moscow, p. 2–15
Going to the Sources, p. 46–53

Winter 1993 (53:8)
Church-State Controversies in Minnesota Public Schools since 1950, p. 294–311
Carl Gutherz and the Northwest Landscape, p. 312–322
Twin Cities Theater Workers’ Control Struggles, p. 323–333

Fall 1993 (53:7)
Law Enforcement in Territorial St. Paul, p. 273–293
The Restive Relationship of Drama and History, p. 266–272
The Barrels: Root Beer Stands of the Upper Midwest, p. 254–265

Summer 1993 (53:6)
Theodore F. Koch, Dutch Colonizer, p. 214–224
Exploring Multicultural Perspectives in History, p. 225–229
A Look at Some Recent Minnesota Murals, p. 230–237
Theodore L. Hays: Theatrical Good Neighbor at the Turn of the Century, p. 238–253

Spring 1993 (53:5; out of print)
The WPA Federal Art Projects in Minnesota, 1935-1943, p. 170–195
Cass Gilbert in Minnesota, p. 196–213
The WPA Federal Art Project in Minnesota, p. 184–195

Winter 1992 (53:4)
Building Water Towers in the Postwar Era, p. 130–141
Minnesota Towers on the National Register of Historic Places, p. 142–144
Henry Nycklemoe’s Crusade for Neutrality, p. 145–155
The Rhetoric of Reservoirs, p. 156–162

Fall 1992 (53:3)
Florence Nelson Kennedy, Fashion Illustrator, p. 86–98
Indian Visits: Stereotypes of Minnesota’s Native People, p. 99–111
The Metropolitan Building of Minneapolis, p. 112–115
The New Minnesota History Center–Looking Back at the Journey, p. 116–129

Summer 1992 (53:2)
Establishing Minnesota’s First Hospital for the Insane, p. 42–55
A Minnesota Couple’s World War II Letters, p. 56–67
Constructing the Past from Everyday Sources, p. 68–69
On Gardening, p. B28170–79

Spring 1992 (53:1)
The Origin of the Minnesota State Flag: A Theory, p. 2–8
Minnesota’s Salt Lands Saga, p. 9–41
Some Native Thoughts on the Quincentennial, p. 25–31

Winter 1991 (52:8)
Popular Front Politics and the Minneapolis Theatre Union, 1935-39, p. 294–306
Minnesota's "Mr. Bus": Edgar F. Zelle and the Jefferson Transportation Company, p. 307–322
Minnesota and the Bill of Rights, p. 323–328

Fall 1991 (52:7; out of print)
Early Labor Strife on Minnesota’s Mining Frontier, 1882-1906, p. 246–263
Dewey Albinson: The Artist as Chronicler, p. 264–278
Land Office Buchanan, Emporium of the North Shore, p. 279–293

Summer 1991 (52:6)
Sabrie G. Akin and the Labor World, p. 206–219
How Henry Sibley Took the Road to New Hope, p. 220–229
Barnstorming with Lindbergh, p. 230–245

Spring 1991 (52:5)
Minneapolis Jews and Employment, 1920-1950, p. 166–182
The New Times, a Frustrated Voice of Socialism, 1910-1919, p. 183–205

Winter 1990 (52:4)
Minnesota’s Quest for Salt, p. 130–143
One Man’s Civil War, p. 144–145
Eliza Dillon Taliaferro: Portrait of a Frontier Wife, p. 146–153
The Minnesota Historical Society Reference Library, p. 154–160

Fall 1990 (52:3)
Gaa Paa: A Scandinavian Voice of Dissent, p. 86–99
The National Farmers’ Process Tax Recovery Association in Minnesota and Iowa, p. 100–111
Women’s History Resources at the Minnesota Historical Society, p. 112–118

Summer 1990 (52:2)
Nineteenth-Century Professional Photographers in Minnesota, p. 42–60
Interpretations of Minnesota Rural Women, p. 61–71
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Sea Wing, p. 72–85

Spring 1990 (52:1)
The Ojibway, the United States, and the Mississippi Headwaters Reservoirs, p. 2–15
The Baptist Fundamentalists’ Case Against Carleton, 1926-28, p. 16–26
A Minnesota Footnote to the 1944 Presidential Election, p. 27–41

Winter 1989 (51:8)
The Soiled Doves of East Grand Forks, 1887-1915, p. 290–300
Conundrum in Catlinite: Exploring the History of a Masterpiece, p. 313–318
The Photography of Jerome Liebling, p. 301–312

Fall 1989 (51:7)
Private Bosanko Goes to Basic: A Minnesota Woman in World War II, p. 247–258
The Franklin Co-Operative Creamery Association, 1919-1939, p. 259–269
The Douglas County Farm Holiday Association, p. 270–290

Summer 1989 (51:6)
Catheryne Cooke Gilman and the Minneapolis Better Movie Movement, p. 202–216
The Minneapolis Citizen’s Alliance in the 1920s, p. 219–246
Local History and Global Scholars, p. 217–218

Spring 1989 (51:5)
The Improbable Journey of Francis H. Shoemaker, p. 166–185
The Letters of Mary E. Carpenter, p. 186–201
Toward a Socially Responsible Public History, p. 178–

Winter 1988 (51:4)
William A. Schaper, War Hysteria, and the Price of Academic Freedom, p. 130–137
Hugh Robinson’s Flight Down the Mississippi, p. 153–165
A Report on the 20th-Century Radicalism in Minnesota Project, p. 138–144
Minnesota’s Historic Properties, A Survey, p. 145–152

Fall 1988 (51:3)
Indian Education at Hampton Institute, p. 82–98
William Windom: Cartoon Centerfold, 1881-91, p. 99–109
Interregnum at Hamline: The Year the Faculty Ran the School, 1932-33, p. 110–129

Summer 1988 (51:2)
Family Casework with the Minneapolis Poor, 1900-30, p. 42–54
The Archaeology of the Red River Valley, p. 55–62
The 1916 Minnesota Miners’ Strike Against U.S. Steel, p. 63–81

Spring 1988 (51:1)
Jewish Religious Life in Four Market Towns, p. 2–14
Jeffersonian Idealism and Rural Rebellion in Minnesota and North Dakota, 1910-1920, p. 15–22
Black Students at Moorhead State College, 1968-1972, p. 23–41

Winter 1987 (50:8)
The Muus vs. Muus Case in Three Forums, p. 298–308
Minnesota’s Separation From Wisconsin, p. 309–326
Reviewing Local History Publications, p. 327–330
Adolf Dehn’s Lithographs: International Views, p. 321–326

Fall 1987 (50:7)
Rural Gothic: Episcopal Churches on the Minnesota Frontier, p. 258–268
The Battle of Sugar Point: A Re-examination, p. 269–297
Minnesota Etchers, 1890s-1930s, p. 276–282
Freedom of the Press: Ten Minnesota Cases, p. 283–286

Summer 1987 (50:6)
The Origins of Minnesota Butter Sculpture, p. 174–192
Ojibway Fur Trade Protocol, p. 229–240
An Examination of Vice and Respectability in St. Paul as seen in the City’s Press, 1865-83, p. 241–257

Spring 1987 (50:5)
The Nott Fire Engine Company of Minneapolis, p. 174–192
Chief Hole-in-the-Day and the 1862 Chippewa Disturbance: A Reappraisal, p. 193–203
Anna Mary Howitt’s Portrait of John Banvard, p. 204–217
Folklore and History, p. 188–192/p>

Winter 1986 (50:4)
Women Farmers on the Frontier, p. 134–152
Munsingwear, an Underwear for America, p. 152–173
Russell Fridley Looks Back, p. 78, 149

Fall 1986 (50:3)
The Early Years of Air Commerce in Minnesota, p. 86–98
Reconstructing an Early Airmail Accident, p. 99–104
Keeping Minneapolis an Open-Shop Town: The Citizens’ Alliance in the 1930s, p. 105–117
Samuel Yellin, Metalworker, p. 118–133

Summer 1986 (50:2)
The Minneapolis Journal and Schoolchildren in the Northwest, p. 46–62
In Search of a Norwegian-American Working Class, p. 63–70
“Dear Mr. Hill”: Letters to the Empire Builder, 1876-95, p. 71–85

Spring 1986 (50:1)
The Minneapolis Civic and Commerce Association versus Labor During World War I, p. 2–17
The World’s Greatest Outfielders, p. 18–22
John Tanner’s Troubled Years at Sault Ste. Marie, p. 23–46

Winter 1985 (49:8)
The Minnesota Roots of the Greyhound Bus Corporation, p. 310–321
Of Cadavers, Chases, and Colleges: Newspaper Coverage, 1885, p. 332–337
The Rollicking Realm of Boreas: A Century of Carnivals in St. Paul, p. 322–331

Fall 1985 (49:7)
Edmund F. Ely, Missionary, p. 265–280
H. W. S. Cleveland, Pioneer Landscape Architect to the Upper Midwest, p. 281–291
Presidential Politics, 1880: William Windom and the GOP, p. 292–309
Biography in the Writing of History, p. 262–264

Summer 1985 (49:6)
Gopher Ordnance Works: Condemnation, Construction, and Community Response, p. 214–228
Post Cards of Minnesota’s Ojibway People, 1900-80, p. 229–240
William J. Bell, Disciple of the Social Gospel, p. 241–261

Spring 1985 (49:5)
Sinclair Lewis and the Baxters: The History of a Friendship, p. 166–178
Louis Riel and the Dispersion of the American Métis, p. 179–190
The Up and Doing Editor of The Minnesota Farmer and Gardener, p. 191–213

Winter 1984 (49:4)
Johann Georg Kohl, A German Traveler in Territorial Minnesota, p. 126–139
The Rolling Stone Colony: Labor Rhetoric in Practice, p. 140–148
Minnesota: An American Siberia?, p. 149–165

Fall 1984 (49:3)
Indian Education and Bureaucracy: The School at Morris, 1887-1909, p. 82–98
The Eugenics Crusade of Charles Fremont Dight, p. 99–108
Warnings from the Past: Caesar’s Column and 1984, p. 109–114

Summer 1984 (49:2)
The Black Community in Territorial St. Anthony: A Memoir by Emily O. Goodridge Grey, p. 42–53
The Fourth of July in the 1850s, p. 54–55
Bemidji at the Start of World War I, p. 65–81
Wrapped in Style, p. 56–64

Spring 1984 (49:1)
Poor Children and the State Public School at Owatonna, 1885-1915, p. 2–13
Washburn Park and Its Water Supply, p. 19–28
The “New” Social History, Local History, and Community Empowerment, p. 14–18
Sam Pandolfo Encore, p. 29–30

Winter 1983 (48:8)
A Circus Gone Up, p. 318–331
Anna Schoen-René: Minnesota Musical Pioneer, p. 332–338
The Indian New Deal: A Review Essay, p. 339–341

Fall 1983 (48:7)
Relief Efforts following the 1918 Cloquet Fire, p. 270–282
Hjalmar Petersen, Minnesota Governor, p. 283–294
The Civilian Conservation Corps: A New Deal for Youth, p. 295–317
Byrdie Kraft and Her Furniture, p. 303–308

Summer 1983 (48:6; out of print)
Toward A Usable Past: Feminism as History and Politics, p. 230–235
Farmers, Warriors, Traders: A Fresh Look at Ojibway Women, p. 236-244
Sarah Christie Stevens, Schoolwoman, p. 245–254
Farm Women of the Nonpartisan League, p. 255–269

Spring 1983 (48:5)
A Study of Household Furnishing, 1880-1920, p. 182–197
Myrick’s Insult: A Fresh Look at Myth and Reality, p. 198–206
Nelle Palmer of Stillwater: Entertainer and Innkeeper, p. 207–212
William T. Roleff, Master Photographer, p. 213–219

Winter 1982 (48:4)
Sam Pandolfo: Minnesota’s Almost Auto Magnate, p. 138–152
The Benedictines at White Earth, p. 158–170
Ojibway Beadwork Traditions in the Ayer Collections, p. 153–157

Fall 1982 (48:3)
Company Communities on Minnesota’s Iron Ranges, p. 94–107
Saving Star Island: Land Use, Local Economy, and Community Interaction in Northern Minnesota, p. 108–118
The Great Northern Celebration of 1893, p. 119–123
History at the Crossroads, p. 124–131

Summer 1982 (48:2)
The Birth of Powered Flight in Minnesota, p. 46–59
The Social and Cultural Significance of Gift Giving in the Lake Superior Fur Trade, p. 60–71
Surveying the Seasons on the Minnesota Prairie: L. R. Moyer of Montevideo, p. 72–82
Schoolcraft Sesquicentennial, p. 83–84

Spring 1982 (48:1)
Uses and Abuses of the Past: A Bifocal Perspective, p. 2–12
The Story of Ellen Ireland, p. 13–23
A New Look at the Elusive Inkpaduta, p. 24–35
June Drenning Holmquist, 1924-1982, p. 36–37

Winter 1981 (47:8)
A Woman of Purpose: Julia B. Nelson, p. 302–314
Sports in Minnesota Daily Newspapers, 1860-1890, p. 321–328
Postscripts, p. 315–316
Valentines, p. 317–320

Fall 1981 (47:7)
The S.B. Foot Tanning Company of Red Wing, p. 262–274
The Person in History: An Affirmation, p. 275–283
The Santee Sioux Claims Case, p. 284–291
Minnesota Indians: A Photographic Album, p. 292–295

Summer 1981 (47:6)
An Unembarrassed Patriot: Lucy Wilder Morris, p. 214–226
The True Story behind the Fort Ridgely Medal, p. 233-239
Keeping the Peace in St. Paul: Crime, Vice, and Police Work, 1869-74, p. 240–248
A White House Connection, p. 249–261
The Historian in the Archives: Limitations of Primary Source Materials, p. 227–232

Spring 1981 (47:5)
Anti-Germanism in Minnesota Schools, 1917-19, p. 170–183
“His World was Art”: Dr. Andrew Falkenshield, p. 184–188
“Typhoid” Truelsen, Water, and Politics in Duluth, 1896-1900, p. 189–199
The Future of the Past, p. 200–213

Winter 1980 (47:4)
Truman Ingersoll: St. Paul Photographer Pictured the World, p. 122–132
Aged Minnesota Veteran Takes on the GAR, p. 133–140
In North Minneapolis: Sawmill City Boyhood, p. 141–153
Politics in My Lifetime–Elmer A. Benson, p. 160–161
A Call for New Avenues of Scholarship, p. 160–161
Minnesota History Aftermath: John Sayer “Guilty as Charged”, p. 162–16

Fall 1980 (47:3)
Pipestone: The Origin and Development of a National Monument, p. 82–92
Mary Molloy: St. Paul’s Extraordinary Dressmaker, p. 93–99
On the Trail of the Cutlerite Settlers, p. 111–120
In Memoriam, Cameron Booth, 1892-1980, p. 100–110

Summer 1980 (47:2)
Emmanuel L. Masqueray, 1861-1917, p. 42–56
Portrayals of Hennepin, “Discoverer” of the Falls of St. Anthony, 1680, p. 57–62
Postscript: Hennepin Is Icing on a Cake, p. 80–81
A Soldier’s Letters–The First Minnesota Regiment Before and During the First Battle of Bull Run, p. 63–70

Spring 1980 (47:1)
Edward Brewer: Illustrator and Painter, p. 2–15
Furness Colony in England and Minnesota, 1872-1880, p. 16–25
Grand Portage Ojibway Indians Give British Medals to Historical Society, p. 26–32

Winter 1979 (46:8; out of print)
The Changing Concept of Heroes, p. 306–311
Wisconsin and Iowa Troops Fight Boredom, Not Indians, in Minnesota in 1862, p. 312–327
Introducing the Hill House, p. 328–335

Fall 1979 (46:7)
Stereotype and Reality in the Jewish Immigrant Experience in Minneapolis, p. 258–273
Pioneering in Television in the Twin Cities, p. 274–295
The Indians and the Métis: Genealogical Sources on Minnesota’s Earliest Settlers, p. 286–296
Clement Haupers: Conversations on Six Decades of Painting, p. 296–302

Summer 1979 (46:6)
Impressions of Minnesota Territory by a Pennsylvania Visitor of 1857, p. 210–227
Du Luth’s Birthplace: A Footnote to History, p. 228–232
Alfred Thompson Bricher’s Early Minnesota Scenes, p. 233–236
Minnesota Patchwork, p. 237–245

Spring 1979 (46:5)
Who Wrote the “Diary of Thomas Connor”?, p. 170–188
The Minneapolis Woman’s Christian Association and Housing for Working Women, p. 189–200
A History of Minnesota Histories, p. 201–204

Winter 1978 (46:4)
Critical Choices for the Minnesota Historical Society, p. 130–146
The Case of Near versus Minnesota–A Half Century Later, p. 147–151
Minnesota Sources for Flour-Milling Research, p. 152–162

Fall 1978 (46:3)
Hubert Horatio Humphrey: A Memoir, p. 86–101
Ignatius Donnelly and the Apocalyptic Style, p. 102–111
Cultural Contrasts on the Red River Trails, p. 112–122
Historians and the Conflict Theory, p. 122–123

Summer 1978 (46:2)
North Shore Commercial Fishing, 1849-1870, p. 42–58
A Nineteenth-Century Salesman in Minnesota, p. 59–65
Frank Blackwell Mayer: Painter of the Minnesota Indian, p. 66–74
The Summit Avenue Case, p. 75–77

Spring 1978 (46:1)
The Duluth Homesteads: A Successful Experiment in Community Housing, p. 2–16
A Specialist Before My Time, p. 17–23
Life in the General Offices of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific, 1915-21, p. 24–30
Interpreting Minnesota’s Farm Story, p. 31–33

Winter 1977 (45:8)
The Organized Unemployed, Inc., of Minneapolis, p. 306–320
Mark Twain in the Red River Valley of the North, p. 321–328
The Man Who Painted the Lake Gervais Tornado, p. 329–332
“The Little Jean Pants”, p. 332–334
History as Confrontation, p. 334–335

Fall 1977 (45:7; out of print)
Anna Ramsey: “Shining Exemplar” of the True Woman, p. 258–272
Nisei of World War II Learned Japanese in Minnesota, p. 273–305
Lindbergh and the Meaning of American Society, p. 288–291
An Exhibit’s Invisible Ingredient, p. 292–296

Summer 1977 (45:6)
Disenchantment in Two Minneapolis Novels from the 1880s, p. 210–222
The 1876 Legislature: A Case Study in Lively Futility, p. 223–257
The Eye of Brechet, p. 241–244
Understanding Our Present by Understanding Our Past, p. 245–249

Spring 1977 (45:5; out of print)
Adolf Dehn: The Minnesota Connection, p. 166-186
Women in Minnesota History, 1915-1976: An Annotated Bibliography, p. 187–209
Lindbergh in Song, p. 192–194
More on the Rune Stone, p. 195–199

Winter 1976 (45:4)
The Winona Company and the Beginnings of the Minnesota National Guard, p. 130–140
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s St. Paul: A Writer’s Use of Material, p. 141–148
Debate Continues Over Kensington Rune Stone, p. 149–151
The Case of the Gran Tapes: Further Evidence on the Rune Stone Riddle, p. 152–156

Fall 1976 (45:3)—Sioux Uprising Issue
The Sioux Sign a Treaty in Washington in 1858, p. 82–96
The Onset of the Sioux Uprising, p. 97–106
A Neglected Cause of the Sioux Uprising, p. 107–110
Henry Behnke: New Ulm’s Paul Revere, p. 111–115
A Frontier Fort in Peacetime, p. 116–129

Summer 1976 (45:2)
George Brackett’s Wagon Road, p. 42–57
Settlement Work and Americanization in Northeast Minneapolis, p.58–81
A Singular Survivor of St. Paul’s Centennial Celebration, p. 75–75
Reflections of the Political Process in MHS Collections, p. 70–74

Spring 1976 (45:1)
Minneapolis and the Pragmatic Socialism of Thomas Van Lear, p. 2–10
A Finnish Savusauna in Minnesota, p. 11–20
Oberlin College and the Beginning of the Red Lake Mission, p. 21–41
Interpretive Centers: An Indigenous Minnesota Idea, p. 32–34

Winter 1975 (44:8; out of print)
Gentilly: A French-Canadian Community in the Minnesota Red River Valley, p. 278–289
Prisoner of War Employment in Minnesota During World War II, p. 290–303
Recollections of Rural Revolt: An Oral History Interview, p. 304–308
Women’s History? “Do They Have Any?”, p. 309–310

Fall 1975 (44:7)
Wanda Gág: The Bite of the Picture Book, p. 238–254
Blacks in the St. Paul Police Department: An Eighty-Year Survey, p. 255–265
Acquiring Historic Sites: What Criteria?, p. 266–268
Interpreting Historic Sites, p. 268–271

Summer 1975 (44:6)—Bicentennial Issue
Grand Portage in the Revolutionary War, p. 198–208
How the Forty-Ninth Parallel Became the International Boundary, p. 209–219
Revolutionary War Soldier is Buried in Minnesota, p. 220–222
Independence Centennial, 1876, p. 220–222
Society Has a Treasure-Trove of Revolutionary War Materials, p. 224–226
Scores of MHS Museum Items Date to American Revolution, p. 226–230
Bicentennial Can Be Meaningful, p. 231–232

Spring 1975 (44:5)
The Six Flouring Mills on Minnehaha Creek, p. 162–174
Public Policy and Minnesota’s Economy: A Historical View, p. 175–184
Great Northern Records Readied for Researchers, p. 185–188
Nostalgia Re-examined, p. 189–189

Winter 1974 (44:4)
Popular Music in Minnesota, p. 122-141
The Origins of Workmen’s Compensation in Minnesota, p. 142–153
Do You Remember Goat Carts?, p. 154–155

Fall 1974 (44:3)
Forestville: The Making of a State Park, p. 82–95
Peter M. Gideon, Pioneer Horticulturist, p. 96–103
Did Donnelly Have the Right Idea?, p. 104–107
When Stars “Fell” on Minnesota p. 108–112
The Neurosis of Nostalgia, p. 113–119

Summer 1974 (44:2)
Lake Vermilion Gold Rush, p. 42–54
Congregationalism in Minneapolis, 1850-1890, p. 55–69
Human Hair Ornaments, p. 70–74
Afton Road Names, p. 75–76

Spring 1974 (44:1)
Lincoln and the Indians, p. 2–15
Minnesota State Forestry Association: Seedbed of Forest Conservation, p. 16–29
Minnesota’s Regional Research Centers, p. 30–36
Should Public Papers be Private Property?, p. 37–39

Winter 1973 (43:8)
John Quincy Adams: St. Paul Editor and Black Leader, p. 282–296
The Populist as a Social Critic, p. 297–302
The Nushka Club, p. 303–307
A Free and Fair Press and Other Comments on the Media, p. 308–310

Fall 1973 (43:7; out of print)
How St. Paul Kept the Seat of Government, p. 238–254
Cultural Homogeneity and Population Stability Among Swedish Immigrants in Chisago County, p. 255–269
Minnesota Trade Cards, p. 270–274
Dedication of the Lindbergh State Park Interpretive Center, p. 275–276

Summer 1973 (43:6)
Minnesota Concession in Venezuela, p. 198–212
Samuel N. Deinard and the Unification of Jews in Minneapolis, p. 213–221
Main Street, p. 222–227

Spring 1973 (43:5)
Little Falls Lawyer, 1884-1906: Charles A. Lindbergh, p. 158–174
The Chippewa Treaty of 1854, p. 175–185
Fort Pillow “Massacre”: Observations of a Minnesotan, p. 186–190

Winter 1972 (43:4)
Logging Line: A History of the Minneapolis, Red Lake and Manitoba, p. 123–135
A Czech Settler Writes from Owatonna, 1856-1858, p. 136–141
Birch-Bark Canoe Builder, William Hafeman, p. 142–145
Society Acquires Animal Traps, p. 146–148

Fall 1972 (43:3)
John T. Bernard’s Quarrel with American Foreign Policy, 1937-1939, p. 83–92
A Catalog of Minnesota-Made Cars and Trucks, p. 93–112
MHS Newspaper Collection, p. 113–116

Summer 1972 (43:2)
Loyalty as a Political Weapon: The 1918 Campaign in Minnesota, p. 42–57
The Historic and Geographic Importance of Railroads in Minnesota, p. 58–62
Diary of a Swedish Immigrant Horticulturist, 1855-1898, p. 63–70

Spring 1972 (43:1)
The CCC Indian Division: Aid for Depressed Americans, 1933-1942, p. 3–13
William Bell Riley: Architect of Fundamentalism, p. 14–30
MHS Museum Collections, p. 32–34

Winter 1971 (42:8)
Frederick S. Hartman and the Winnipeg-to-St. Paul Dog Derby, p. 282–294
Taliaferro Portrait: Was It Painted by Catlin?, p. 295–300
MHS Microfilms the Papers of John Lind’s Mission to Mexico, p. 301–308

Fall 1971 (42:7)
Minnesota National Forest: The Politics of Compromise, 1898-1908, p. 242–257
The Bank of Nova Scotia in Minneapolis, 1885-1892, p. 268–276
Found (and Purchased): Seth Eastman Water Colors, p. 258–267

Summer 1971 (42:6)
WPA Strike and Trials of 1939, p. 202–214
Guides to Minnesota, 1850s-1880s, p. 215–224
Woman’s Rights Movement, p. 225–230

Spring 1971 (42:5)
IWW Lumber Strike in Minnesota, p. 162–174
The Unaccountable Fifth: Solution of a Great Northern Enigma, p. 175–177
Manfred W. Deputy of Bemidji State College, p. 178–185
A Remarkable Incident, p. 186–186

Winter 1970 (42:4)
Last Days of the Upper Mississippi Fur Trade, p. 122–140
Lindbergh’s Return to Minnesota, 1927, p. 141–152

Fall 1970 (42:3)—Fort Snelling Issue
Reconstructing Old Fort Snelling, p. 82–98
How Two Officers Quarreled All the Way to the Site of Fort Snelling, p. 99–114
Fort Snelling Calendar, p. 116–117

Summer 1970 (42:2)
Political Pressures and Army Policies on the Northern Plains, 1862-1865, p. 43–53
William C. Edgar and the Relief Campaign of 1892, p. 54–62
Archbishop Ireland and the Church-State Controversy in France in 1892, p. 63–67

Spring 1970 (42:1)
Father Haas and the Minneapolis Truckers’ Strike of 1934, p. 5–15
Balloon to Boston: Samuel A. King and the “Great Northwest”, p. 16–22
The Burbank-Livingston-Griggs House, p. 23–34

Winter 1969 (41:8)
John Frank Stevens, Great Northern Engineer, p. 345–361
I Remember St. Paul’s Swede Hollow, p. 362–371
Horse Racing on Ice Was Popular in the Twin Cities, p. 372–384

Fall 1969 (41:7)
Cushman K. Davis and the Campaign of 1896, p. 301–316
Edward K. Thomas, Fort Snelling Artist, p. 317–326
The Birth of Twin Cities’ Commercial Radio, p. 327–334
Theodore C. Blegen (1891-1969), p. 335

Summer 1969 (41:6)
Ginseng Rush in Minnesota, p. 249–266
Minneapolis Unit of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, p. 267–283
Boating of Yesteryear, p. 284–285
Doctor Huguet: Donnelly on Being Black, p. 286–294

Spring 1969 (41:5)
William B. Riley and the Fight Against Teaching Evolution in Minnesota, p. 201–216
Big Game Hunter, Henry H. Sibley, p. 217–228
Urban Crisis, 1857, p. 228–228
The Minnesota Children’s Code, p. 229–236

Winter 1968 (41:4)
Politics and Relief in Minneapolis During the 1930s, p. 153–170
Local History and World Upheaval, p. 171–177
James J. Hill and the Trade with the Orient, p. 178–190
Christmas Past, p. 191–193

Fall 1968 (41:3)
Corn Bread, Portable Soup, and Wrinkle Cures, p. 105–116
Two Sioux War Orders: A Mystery Unraveled, p. 117–125
Campaigners in Minnesota, p. 126–127
When Minnehaha Falls Inspired Dvorak, p. 128–136
From La Pointe to the Falls of St. Anthony in 1846, p. 137–144

Summer 1968 (41:2)
Freethinkers on the Frontier, p. 53–60
The Letters of Frank M. Geddes, p. 61–75
When Minnesota Coveted Canada, p. 76–79
Parades–a Potpourri, p. 80–81
Riot, Revolution, Repression in the Iron Range Strike of 1916, p. 82–94

Spring 1968 (41:1)
Nationalism in Minnesota During the Spanish-American War, p. 1–12
The Canadian Sioux: Refugees from Minnesota, p. 13–28
A Sweeny Sampler, p. 29–33
Cryptograms in Runic Carvings, p. 34–42

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