Events

Friday, December 8

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.
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James J. Hill House, St. Paul
  • Tours

Christmas on the Farm Tours

Explore the Oliver Kelley Farm at Christmastime!
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Oliver Kelley Farm, Elk River
  • Tours

Saturday, December 9

Lovely Sewing's Minnesota Silhouette Pillow Class

Mill City Museum and Lovely's Sewing invite you to participate in Lovely's MN Silhouette Pillow making Pop-up workshop.
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Mill City Museum, Minneapolis
  • Classes & Workshops
  • Family

Christmas in the Logging Camp

Visit the logging camp and enjoy music, stories, horse-drawn sleigh rides, hot chocolate, bonfires, sledding, and more.
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Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
  • Family

Christmas on the Farm Tours

Explore the Oliver Kelley Farm at Christmastime!
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Oliver Kelley Farm, Elk River
  • Tours

Free Admission at the Minnesota History Center

FREE admission will be available to the Minnesota History Center on Saturday, December 9.
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.
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James J. Hill House, St. Paul
  • Tours

Santa at the Lighthouse

With an item donation, you can get your photo taken with Santa against the backdrop of a wintry Split Rock Lighthouse.
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Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors
  • Family

Kwanzaa

Food Traditions
Join author Rose McGee to learn the importance of the Sweet Potato Pie to Kwanza and other community events.
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Mill City Museum, Minneapolis
  • Lectures & Talks

Endurance and Identity

North Star Voices
Join Alexandera Houchin as she discusses her hopes to increase representation of Indigenous people in all spaces.
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks
  • Native American

Sunday, December 10

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.
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James J. Hill House, St. Paul
  • Tours

State of Comics: Queering Comics in MN

Join Twin Cities comic artists Rob Kirby, Blue Delliquanti, and Archie Bongiovanni for a lively discussion about the state of Queer comics in Minnesota today...

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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Thursday, December 14

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.
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James J. Hill House, St. Paul
  • Tours

Friday, December 15

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.
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James J. Hill House, St. Paul
  • Tours

Christmas on the Farm Tours

Explore the Oliver Kelley Farm at Christmastime!
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Oliver Kelley Farm, Elk River
  • Tours

Saturday, December 16

Farmers' Christmas Celebration

Experience how farm families celebrated the Christmas holiday!
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Oliver Kelley Farm, Elk River
  • Family

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.
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James J. Hill House, St. Paul
  • Tours

Muslims of the Heartland

History Forum

Since 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum has explored the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American history with some of the nation’s best scholars...

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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul

Santa at the Lighthouse

With an item donation, you can get your photo taken with Santa against the backdrop of a wintry Split Rock Lighthouse.
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Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors
  • Family

Winter Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides

Take a horse drawn sleigh ride around our site through the forest.
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Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
  • Tours

Winter Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides

Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride around our site through the forest.
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Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
  • Tours

Winter Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides

Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride around our site through the forest.
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Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
  • Tours

Muslims of the Heartland

History Forum

Since 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum has explored the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American history with some of the nation’s best scholars...

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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul

Winter Horse-Drawn Sleigh Rides

Take a horse-drawn sleigh ride around our site through the forest.
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Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
  • Tours

Sunday, December 17

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.
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James J. Hill House, St. Paul
  • Tours