Local History News: April 22, 2026
Field Note The MNHS Grants Review Committee met on Thursday, April 16, at the Minnesota History Center to review and recommend funding for several...
Local History News: April 15, 2026
Field Note Staff and volunteers from organizations hosting the We Are Water MN traveling exhibit gathered on February 26 at the Oxbow Park and...
Local History News: April 8, 2026
Field Note Local History Services staff attended the Minnesota Music Archive Launch event by Hennepin Arts at The Hennepin Event Center on April 2,...
Local History News: April 1, 2026
Field Note Main Street Day at the Capitol 2026 was held at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul to support local community development and small...
Local History News: April Fools Edition
Field Note Judy Garland turned purple - Paint analysis at the Judy Garland Childhood Home determined that the original color was purple. MNHS staff...
Local History News: March 25, 2026
Field Note Local History Services staff were on hand for the opening of the exhibit “Nobles County: A Second Home for Immigrants,” at the Nobles...
Local History News: March 18, 2026
Field Note Grants and Local History Services staff took a break from the hard work of a site visit at Rock County Historical Society in Luverne on...
Local History News: March 11, 2026
Field Note On March 5, advocates from across Minnesota gathered at the State Capitol for History Matters Day, to urge legislators to invest in...
Local History News: March 4, 2026
Field Note MNHS staff visited the Wakan Tipi Center in St. Paul to review exhibit fabrication funded by the Minnesota Historical and Cultural...
Local History News: February 25, 2026
Field Note Christ Church Lutheran, a National Historic Landmark since 2009 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, hosted MNHS staff,...
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...