Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants
Spotlighted Project: Hofmann Honey Farm Evaluation for National Register Eligibility
 The information compiled in the Historical Evaluation provides the Waseca County Historical Society and the Hofmann family the opportunity to proceed with the application process for the National Register nomination.
Recognizing the life work of Emil Hofmann couldn't be timelier. The business plan for the property includes getting the extracting house (Honey House) back in operation for regional bee keepers to use, tours for area visitors and schools, planting a "bee garden", and replanting clover with the help of the Waseca County Soil and Water District. The Waseca County Historical Society will be developing the public programs and assist the family in the preservation of the property.
Recipient: Waseca County Historical Society
Funding Amount: $6,500
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Facebook Findings
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Job Opportunities
Museum Director/Administrator
Docents
Researcher
Carver County Historical Society, Waconia, MN, is seeking a half time genealogist/researcher. Applications will be taken until April 25, 2014, with interviews to follow early May. Interns are encouraged to apply. To apply please email cover letter with salary requirements, and resume. Email questions preferred.
Executive Director
Mower County Historical Society, Austin, MN, seeks an Executive Director. Please email a resume, cover letter, and three references by Friday, April 25, 2014 by 4 PM with the subject line of “Executive Director Position." Questions about the position can be referred to same.
Eidem Homestead
Eidem Homestead, Brooklyn Park, MN, seeks both Site Interpreter and Site Staff. Interested applicants can view both positions and apply online. Open until April 15, 2014 with the possibility of an extension and re-opening later in the year.
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
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Do History Here
 Quilt Show
Veterans’ Memorial Hall Fundraiser Dinner
The Executive Director of the St. Louis County Historical Society, will provide an overview of the Veterans’ Memorial Hall Program, on March 27, 2014 starting at 5 p.m. at the American Legion Post #71. Cost: $15. Seating limited; call 218-348-2929 for more information or to purchase tickets.
Ukrainian Egg Painting
Learn the fine art of Ukrainian Egg Painting at the Carver County Historical Society, Saturday, April 12, 2014, 12-3pm with your children 10 and up. Pre-registration and payment required by March 28. To register call 952-442-4234.
 Friday Movies at the Museum
Screening of Heartland Table
Get a preview of the Stearns History Museum’s keynote speaker, Amy Thielen, and watch two episodes of Heartland Table on Monday, March 31, 2014, 6:30-8 p.m. Cost is Free. For more information call 320-253-8424.
 Panel Discussion
 Meet the Executive Director
Join Goodhue County Historical Society Thursday, April 3, 2014 from 4:30-6:30 at the History Center for an open house to meet the Historical Society's new Executive Director, Dustin Heckman. For more information call 651-388-6024.
Book Reading
Every Man Did His Duty: The First Minnesota Infantry
 Documentary Film Series
"A Good Day to Die" is showing at the Treaty Site History Center on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 7 p.m. The film presents an intimate look at Dennis Banks' life beginning with his early experience in boarding schools, through subsequent founding of a movement that, through confrontational actions in Washington DC, Custer South Dakota and Wounded Knee, changed the lives of American Indians forever. For more information please contact 507-934-2160.
History of Bicycling
Friends of LeDuc of Historic Hastings will meet on Tuesday, April 8, 7 p.m. 2014 at the LeDuc Historic Estate, for a presentation on the History of Bicycling in Hastings by Cindy Thury-Smith, Curator of the Pioneer Room housed in Hastings City Hall. Call 651-437-3365 for more information.
 Minnesota Star Watch Class
WCCO Radio’s Mike Lynch will be at the Treaty Site History Center, St. Peter, MN, Thursday, April 10, 2014, 8 – 10 p.m. Registration deadline is April 7. Please contact 934-3048 for more information and to register. Cost is $8.00 per person or $20.00 per family.
Smithsonian Saturdays
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April 12, 2014 1 p.m.: Paleobiology: Unearthing Fossil Whales
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April 19, 2014 1 p.m.: Forensic Ornithology: Bird Detective
Cost of Smithsonian Saturdays is $7 per adult, $3 per child and free for SHM members.Contact 320-253-8424, for more information.
Civil War Re-enactment
Civil War re-enactors will recreate the life of a soldier away at camp, while the ladies hold an Aid Society meeting back home. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the Rum River Library, Anoka. Call 763-576-4695 for more information. No registration required.
 Butch Thompson in Concert
reservations must be made by calling 651-437-7055.
Donation of $7 requested.
 Save the Date
Fillmore County Historical Society hosts the talk "Interesting Aspects of the Dakota Uprising" presented by historian and author Curtis Dahlin, an independent historian, Saturday April 26, 2014, 1 p.m. Contact 507-268-4449 for more information.
2014 Heritage Family
The Cyrille & Marie Agnes LaBarre Demars family has been chosen as this year's Heritage Family by the Shoreview Historical Society who will be honored at an event scheduled for April 27, 2014, 3 - 6 p.m. at the Shoreview Community Center.
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Continuing Education
Help a Colleague with their Dissertation Study
A historian requests that others take a survey to provide data for their dissertation. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a link between use of reflective practice and work engagement among museum exhibit developers and why the link exists.
The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete and is anonymous.
Cultural Data Project's National Forum
Save the date for the Cultural Data Project's National Forum - Saturday, June 14, 2014 at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, TN.
 Germanic Genealogy Society of Minnesota Spring Conference
The Spring Conference of the Germanic Genealogy Society of Minnesota will be on Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, 2014 at Inver Hills Community College, Inver Hills, MN. Speaker is Warren Bittner. Pre-registration due April 3. For more information visit the GGS web site or call 612-920-8118.
Folk and Traditional Arts Webinar
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News
 Museum Announces New Staff
The Pope County Museum announces the addition of Brent Gulsvig, a receptionist and archivist, to their staff.
Gebhard Award Winners
The Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (MNSAH) announced winners of the tenth biennial David Stanley Gebhard Award, for best book and article on historical aspects of Minnesota’s built environment, at its annual meeting at the Minnesota Humanities Center in St. Paul on.
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Fund Your Mission
NEH PAG Grants Available
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Field Note
Minnesota has a rich history of blacksmithing. Historically, goods, tools, and implements were manufactured elsewhere and brought to the state. Blacksmiths were an integral part of most communities for many years as they were the mechanics who repaired things transported to Minnesota. Curious about blacksmith history? Check out this short video with Tom Sanders.
Several places preserve the history of blacksmithing such as the Cook County Historical Society's Bally Blacksmith Shop in Grand Marais, the City Blacksmith Shop in Lamberton, the blacksmith shop at Historic Fort Snelling, and in many demonstrations at numerous pioneer villages and threshing shows. Above, the Duluth Armory Annex held a beginning blacksmith workshop on Saturday March 22, 2014.
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Annual Spring Local History Workshops Return!
These one-day workshops held at convenient locations around the state offer practical information about best practices on a variety of topics.
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Featured Book
The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota, by Elizabeth Dorsey Hatle.
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Featured Past Article
Volume 33, Issue 5, 1953
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