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March 2018
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March 13, 2018 May 2018 Events, Programs, and Exhibits
March 6, 2018 MNHS and Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Partner to Support Emerging Community Leaders
March 5, 2018 Somalis + Minnesota: Images
March 5, 2018 Somalis + Minnesota: A Nation of Poets
March 5, 2018 Somalis + Minnesota: Partnership
March 5, 2018 Somalis + Minnesota: Somali Cookbook
March 5, 2018 ‘Somalis + Minnesota’ Exhibit Opens June 23 at Minnesota History Center
February 2018
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February 13, 2018 April 2018 Events, Programs and Exhibits
February 12, 2018 Minnesota Historical Society Native American Initiatives Announce New Exhibit, Dakota and Ojibwe Outreach
February 2, 2018 ‘The 1968 Exhibit’ and Related Programs Showcase Varied Stories of Minnesota and American History
February 1, 2018 MNHS’ North West Company Fur Post Now Called Snake River Fur Post
January 2018
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January 31, 2018 Historic Fort Snelling Program Vision
January 31, 2018 Historic Fort Snelling Images
January 31, 2018 Historic Fort Snelling Essential Stories
January 31, 2018 Deadline Nears for State to Support a Revitalized Historic Fort Snelling
January 24, 2018 Over $300,000 in Legacy Small Grants Go to History Organizations in 22 Counties
January 24, 2018 New Exhibit Explores the Legacy of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival
January 23, 2018 Bob Dylan’s High School Poetry Now Part of MNHS Collections
January 19, 2018 Over $3.2 Million in Historical and Cultural Grants Awarded Statewide
January 16, 2018 Gov. Dayton’s Capital Budget Proposal Includes Funding for Historic Fort Snelling Revitalization
January 12, 2018 Fort Snelling Revitalization Public Meeting
January 10, 2018 March 2018 Events, Programs and Exhibits
January 9, 2018 Red Lake Student Selected to Tell a Hero's Tale in Normandy, France
December 2017
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December 20, 2017 20,000+ Low-Income Students Visit MNHS Historic Sites with Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund Support
December 13, 2017 February 2018 Events, Programs and Exhibits
November 2017
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November 28, 2017 New Members Join Minnesota Historical Society Executive Council in 2018
November 27, 2017 Minnesota Historical Society Director and CEO D. Stephen Elliott to Retire June 1, 2018
November 21, 2017 New Oral Histories Document the Stories of Minnesota’s Somali and Oromo Communities
November 8, 2017 January 2018 Events, Programs and Exhibits
November 2, 2017 Holidays Will Soon Be Here at MNHS Historic Sites
October 2017
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October 25, 2017 Photo Opp: Rare Japanese Friendship Doll Returns to Minnesota from Tokyo
October 23, 2017 New Photography Exhibit Features Icons of the Minneapolis Sound from Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis to Prince
October 11, 2017 December 2017 Events, Programs & Exhibits
October 3, 2017 MNHS Announces Latest Round of Legacy Small Grants
October 2, 2017 The 1968 Exhibit: Exhibit Walkthrough
October 2, 2017 The 1968 Exhibit: Images
October 2, 2017 The 1968 Exhibit: Historical Background
October 2, 2017 The 1968 Exhibit: Related Programs
October 2, 2017 50 Years After 1968, How Far Have We Come?
October 2, 2017 The 1968 Exhibit: Timeline
September 2017
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September 27, 2017 Celebrate Halloween, Harvest Season, Day of the Dead and More This October
September 25, 2017 Innovative Game-Based Field Trips Expand to ‘Minnesota’s Greatest Generation' Exhibit
September 21, 2017 National Award Recognizes MNHS’ Work with Memory Loss Community
September 13, 2017 New Oliver Kelley Visitor Center Earns Gold LEED® Certification
September 12, 2017 November 2017 Events, Programs and Exhibits
August 2017
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August 21, 2017 “Attack on New Ulm: One Painting, Many Perspectives” Opens at James J. Hill House Sept. 16
August 17, 2017 Celebrate the Great Minnesota Get-Together with MNHS
August 9, 2017 October 2017 Events, Programs and Exhibits
August 4, 2017 Charles Lindbergh House and Museum Partners with The National WWII Museum to Provide Hand-Knit Scarves to Local Veterans
August 3, 2017 Renewing What They Gave Us IMAGES

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