Minnesota Historical Society

Featured Events

Holiday Traditions

Dec 22 9:00 - 11:00 am | Minneapolis

Bake a holiday treat and learn about different holiday traditions in Minneapolis and the people who brought them here in a special parent-child workshop.

Sat., Dec 22

Family Baking Workshop: Holiday Traditions

Mill City Museum, Minneapolis

Sun., Dec 23

Family Baking Workshop: Holiday Traditions

Mill City Museum, Minneapolis

Wed., Dec 26

History Hound Hijinx: Winter Break

Minnesota History Center, St. Paul

Thu., Dec 27

History Hound Hijinx: Winter Break

Minnesota History Center, St. Paul

Fri., Dec 28

History Hound Hijinx: Winter Break

Minnesota History Center, St. Paul

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Featured Exhibits

Somalis+Minnesota Now on View, Minnesota History Center

Now On View Minnesota History Center The 1968 Exhibit

Charles Beck, an artist for all seasons, now on view, Minnesota History Center.

Then Now Wow, Now on View, Minnesota History Center

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Shop the MNHS Holiday Catalog

Browse our holiday selection of MNHS Press books and unique gifts for history lovers.

New from MNHS Press

Thank You for Shopping

Relive the glory days of retail—when a trip to the department store was a special occasion—with nostalgic stories and vintage photos and ads.

Featured MNopedia Article

Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post

Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post debuted its services as a general store for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in 1918.

History Matters

Revitalize Historic Fort Snelling

Historic Fort Snelling Revitalization

Governor Dayton signed a bonding bill on May 30, 2018, which includes $15 million for the revitalization of Historic Fort Snelling and $8 million for statewide historic sites asset preservation. MNHS thanks Governor Dayton and the legislature for this critical funding, and is grateful for the broad support received from Minnesotans.

Collections Item of the Day

The Season's Greetings window card

This Season's Greetings window card was created by the Minnesota Milk Company. Sadly, it is undated. The Minnesota Milk Company started in 1913 and was bought by Old Home in 1956.