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....
Local History News: August 19, 2026
Field Note State History Services Manager Todd Mahon joined MNHS Director and CEO Kent Whitworth at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead on August 14 to...
Local History News: August 12, 2026
Field Note On July 23, MNHS Field Services staff Todd Mahon and Megan Brakob Narvey visited with Allyse Freeman and Char Conger at the Minnesota...
Local History News: August 5, 2026
Field Note On July 28, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the Wasioja Ruins Stabilization Project, bringing together local advocates, state and...
Local History News: July 29, 2026
Field Note On July 20 and 21, outreach conservator Megan Brakob Narvey attended the workshop “Guidelines for Cleaning: Focus on Decorative Arts and...
Local History News: July 22, 2026
Field Note The Anoka County Historical Society is moving its museum and collections storage to a new location. Colleagues from multiple organizations...
Local History News: July 15, 2026
Field Note Lakes Area Pride hosted its fifth annual Pride celebration, “Pride in the Park,” on Saturday, July 11, in Alexandria. The free event...
Local History News: July 8, 2026
Field Note MNHS Local History Services staff met with Tova Brandt, the new executive director of the Midwest Art Conservation Center. Tova gave us a...
Local History News: July 1, 2026
Field Note The Young-Quinlan Building, now 100 years old, remains a downtown Minneapolis landmark. Opened in 1926 as the Young-Quinlan Co. women's...
Local History News: June 24, 2026
Field Note Executive Director Valerie Wassmer and board president Mark Warner of the History Center of Olmsted County gave MNHS staff a tour of the...