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Local History News

Local History News: February 18, 2026

Field Note MNHS staff visited Pickwick Mill, a six-story stone flour mill built between 1856 and 1858 and listed in the National Register of Historic...

Local History News: February 11, 2026

Field Note MNHS staff met with archivists from the Hennepin County Library’s Special Collections to receive an update on the progress of a...

Local History News: February 4, 2026

Field Note MNHS staff visited the Germanic-American Institute’s historic Gardner House on St. Paul’s Summit Avenue to review recent accessibility...

Local History News: January 28, 2026

Field Note Minnesota Historical Society staff members conducted a site visit to the First National Bank of Adams building in Adams as part of the...

Local History News: January 21, 2026

Field Note Last week, staff from MNHS Grants Office and Local History Services toured the National Register-listed Gust Akerlund Photography Studio...

Local History News: January 14, 2026

Field Note Staff and interns from the Northfield Historical Society toured the collections storage areas at the Minnesota History Center on Tuesday,...

Local History News: January 7, 2026

Field Note Our apologies, but after a two-week holiday break, the Local History News is facing some illness. We hope to be back next week.

Local History News: December 17, 2025

Field Note Members of the West Central Minnesota Historical Association met on October 13 at the Wheels Across the Prairie Museum in Tracy, MN. 15...

Local History News: December 10, 2025

Field Note MNHS staff visited with staff and faculty at the Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Memorial Library to check in on the progress of a...

Local History News: December 3, 2025

Field Note MNHS visited the Gaytee-Palmer Stained Glass Studio in northeast Minneapolis on October 31 to learn about the progress of a grant to fund...

Local History News: November 26, 2025

Field Note The Grants Office held an in-person Open House event at the Meeker County Historical Society in Litchfield, MN as part of their ongoing...

Local History News: November 19, 2025

Field Note Local History Services staff demonstrated Wikipedia editing at the Rooted in Resilience event at the Minnesota History Center, which...