Local History News: November 11, 2026
Field Note On October 13, 2026, an MNHS staff member visited Appleton's former City Hall–Opera House, now the Appleton Heritage Center, to review...
Local History News: November 4, 2026
Field Note MNHS Local History Services staff met with board members and volunteers at Kaleva Hall, in Virginia, MN. Originally built as a temperance...
Local History News: October 28, 2026
Field Note MNHS Local History Services staff visited the McMichael Grain Elevator in Harmony to see progress on Legacy-funded stabilization work....
Local History News: October 21, 2026
Field Note MNHS staff traveled to Tower, Minnesota, for a project site visit at the city’s historic Fire Hall, now owned by the Tower-Soudan...
Local History News: October 14, 2026
Field Note The Wrecking Ball Gala on October 6 brought supporters of Rethos: Places Reimagined together at the historic Landmark Center in St. Paul,...
Local History News: October 7, 2026
Field Note From August 18–26, MNHS Local History staff member John Beaty led five Northern Bedrock Historic Preservation Corps corpsmembers in...
Local History News: September 30, 2026
Field Note The MALHM Mutual Assistance Team hosted an emergency response workshop at Glensheen in Duluth on September 14. Participants learned...
Local History News: September 23, 2026
Field Note MNHS Grants Office and Local History Services staff assisted and were on hand as the Historic Resources Advisory Committee held its public...
Local History News: September 16, 2026
Field Note On Monday, August 24, members of the MNHS Executive, Emeritus, and Honorary councils joined several MNHS staff for a bus trip through...
Local History News: September 9, 2026
Field Note On August 29, the Minnesota Historical Society participated in the sixth annual Bemidji Pride Festival, joining other history...
Local History News: September 2, 2026
Field Note Staff from MNHS’s Inclusion, Outreach, and Community Engagement Department visited Hennepin History Museum to meet with Aaron...
Local History News: August 26, 2026
Field Note MNHS staff visited the Paradise Center for the Arts in downtown Faribault for the Faribault Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Summit 2026....