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 History Conversation Series
Landmark Center, St. Paul MN, hosts "Uncle Sam's New Deal: Boon or Bust?" History Conversation Series, Saturday March 31, 2012, 10:30 a.m. Guest speakers Jenny Bourne, Ph.D. and Tom Boyd. CLE credit approved. Arrive at 9:30 a.m. for a tour at the Visitor Information Center. Free, but reservations required. Contact Kristin, 651-292-3063, for more information or to reserve your space.
Exhibit Opening
Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud MN, announces the April 1, 2012 opening of "10 Objects That Define Us," an exhibit that will tell the story of the Stearns County area in ten objects. Contact Ann Meline, 320-253-8424, for more information.
Lavina Eastlick Talk
Blue Earth County Historical Society, Mankato MN, hosts John Isch, who will speak on Lavina Eastlick and the attack at Lake Shetek during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, Tuesday April 3, 2012, 6-8 p.m. Contact Shelley Harrison, 507-345-5566, for more information.
Civil War Remembrance Event
Governor's Civil War Sequicentennial Committee hosts its inaugural Civil War Soldier's Remembrance Event, Saturday April 7, 2012, 11 a.m. The event will be held at Oakland Cemetery, St. Paul, where the only Minnesota soldier killed at the Battle of Shiloh (April 7, 1862), Capt. William Acker, is buried. Contact Ken Flies, 651-207-6275, for more information.
Dakota Culture and Heritage
Blue Earth County Historical Society and Minnesota State University, Mankato, American Indian Affairs Program, Mankato MN, hosts The Maza Kute Drum Group with Dancers, Saturday April 7, 2012, 10 a.m. to noon, Ostrander Auditorium at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Free. Call 507-345-5566 for more information.
Friends of LeDuc Meeting
Next meeting of the Friends of LeDuc of Historic Hastings will be Tuesday April 10, 2012, 7 p.m., LeDuc Historic Estate, Hastings MN. Guest speaker: Dennis Nygaard, who will present a program on Red Wing Pottery. Free. Call 651-437-7055 for more information.
Book Talk
Saint Peter Public Library and Nicollet County Historical Society, St. Peter MN, welcome author Diane Wilson to the Saint Peter Senior Center, Thursday April 12, 2012, 6:30 p.m., for a talk on her creative nonfiction writing. Call the library for more information, 507-934-7420.
Titanic Talk and Exhibit
Greg Isola will present his research on the Titanic's voyage and its connection to Cokato at the Dassel History Center, Dassel MN, Saturday April 14, 2012, 1-4 p.m. As a companion to Isola's work, the Cokato Museum, Cokato MN, is pleased to announce the opening of "April 1912: Life Aboard the Titanic," April 3-May 28, 2012.
World War II Talk
Nicollet County Historical Society, Saint Peter MN, welcomes JosMarie Vanderspek to the Treaty Site, Saturday April 14, 2 p.m. She will speak about her experiences during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during World War II. Contact Ben, 507-934-2160, for more information.
Pictorial History
Historian Curtis Dahlin will share his research on the pictorial history of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, April 19, 2012, 7 p.m. at the New Ulm Public Library, New Ulm MN. Call 507-359-8334 for more information.
Authors' Sundays
Join authors Lois Glewwe and State Representative Dean Urdahl, who will speak on their books at the next Authors' Sundays program at LeDuc Historic Estate, Hastings MN, April 22, 1-3 p.m. Call 651-437-7055 for more information.
Lincoln Exhibit
Winona County Historical Society, Winona MN, hosts a temporary exhibit, "Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War," April 25 to June 8, 2012. Member Preview Reception, April 24, 5-7 p.m. Call 507-454-2723 for more information.
Book Signing
Kandiyohi County Historical Society, Willmar MN, hosts historian Curtis Dahlin, who will speak on his book "The Dakota Uprising: A Pictorial History," Thursday April 26, 2012, 7 p.m. Free. Contact KCHS, 320-235-1881, for more information.
Endreson Cabin To Be Open
Kandiyohi County Historical Society, Willmar MN, announces that the Guri Endreson Cabin will be open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. In honor of the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, KCHS will have a site interpreter at the cabin site one weekend a month from May to September. Contact KCHS, 320-235-1881, for more information.
 History Camp
Rice County Historical Society, Faribault MN, will hold a week-long Living History Summer Camp, June 11-15, 2012, 8:30 a.m. to noon; Thursday until 3 p.m. Open to children entering 4th through 6th grade in the fall. Applications available at the historical society. Contact RCHS, 507-332-2121, with questions.
History Mini-Camp
Rice County Historical Society, Faribault MN, will hold an agriculture mini-camp, "Then and Now," July 12-13, 2012, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Open to children entering 4th through 6th grade in the fall. Applications available at the historical society. Contact RCHS, 507-332-2121, with questions. |
