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Releases, alerts, and statements

February 2017
Release date Release
February 15, 2017 How to Visit Oliver Kelley Farm
February 15, 2017 Oliver Kelley Farm Brief History
February 15, 2017 Fall & Winter on the Oliver Kelley Farm
February 8, 2017 April 2017 Events, Programs and Exhibits
February 7, 2017 MEDIA ALERT: Love is in the Air at MNHS Historic Sites This Valentine’s Day
January 2017
Release date Release
January 27, 2017 WW1 America: Exhibit Experience
January 27, 2017 From Western Front to Home Front: How WW1 Transformed America
January 27, 2017 WW1 America: Public Programs
January 27, 2017 WW1 America: Resources
January 27, 2017 WW1 America: Fast Facts 1914
January 27, 2017 WW1 America: Spokespeople
January 27, 2017 WW1 America: Images
January 27, 2017 WW1 America: Opening Events
January 25, 2017 New Exhibit Opens February 11 in James J. Hill House Art Gallery
January 23, 2017 2017 Legacy Research Fellowships Awarded to Advance Minnesota History
January 19, 2017 Program Remembers 75th Anniversary of Japanese-American Incarceration During WWII
January 13, 2017 Delve into African-American History at MNHS Historic Sites This February
January 10, 2017 March 2017 Events, Programs and Exhibits
December 2016
Release date Release
December 30, 2016 MEDIA ALERT: MN State Capitol Opens Tuesday After 3+ Year, $310 Million Renovation, Plus See Capitol Then and Now With Newly Digitized 1905 Construction Photo Album
December 21, 2016 Minnesota Historical Society Welcomes Dr. Mattie Harper as a Member of New American Indian Initiatives Team
December 21, 2016 MNHS Announces Latest Round of Legacy Small Grants
December 14, 2016 February 2017 Events, Programs and Exhibits
December 13, 2016 Quick Facts on the Minnesota State Capitol
December 13, 2016 $310 Million Restoration Makes State Capitol Shine
December 8, 2016 Architecture and Restoration History at the State Capitol
December 8, 2016 Minnesota Historical Society Announces Final Decisions for Capitol Art
December 8, 2016 Capitol Images
December 8, 2016 Minnesota State Capitol Logos
December 8, 2016 Minnesota State Capitol Restoration Images
December 2, 2016 New Members Join Minnesota Historical Society Executive Council in 2017
November 2016
Release date Release
November 30, 2016 MEDIA ALERT: Historic Fort Snelling Commemorates the Legacy of Dred and Harriet Scott
November 16, 2016 Penumbra: Spokespeople
November 15, 2016 ‘Art, Race and a Nation on Stage’ Sets Scene for New History Center Exhibit
November 15, 2016 Penumbra: Exhibit Experience
November 15, 2016 Penumbra: Background
November 15, 2016 Penumbra: Images
November 14, 2016 MEDIA ALERT: Historic Supermoon at Split Rock Lighthouse
November 9, 2016 January 2017 Events, Programs and Exhibits
November 8, 2016 Over $4.6 Million in Historical and Cultural Grants Awarded Statewide
November 4, 2016 Minnesota Historical Society Announces New Director of American Indian Initiatives
November 2, 2016 Unwrap a New Family Tradition at MNHS Historic Sites and Museums This Season
November 1, 2016 New Director of Heritage Preservation Joins MNHS
October 2016
Release date Release
October 28, 2016 MEDIA ALERT: Half Price Tickets for Gridiron Glory this November
October 25, 2016 MEDIA ALERT: An Invitation to the American Indian Community
October 20, 2016 Swedish American Newspapers Available Online for the First Time
October 19, 2016 New Mill City Museum Exhibit Chronicles the History of the Minneapolis Music Scene
October 18, 2016 MEDIA ALERT: Enjoy Fall Fun at MNHS Historic Sites During MEA Break
October 12, 2016 December 2016 Events, Programs and Exhibits
October 7, 2016 Longtime Manager of Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site Retires
October 4, 2016 MEDIA ALERT: Explore Eugene McCarthy’s Historic 1968 Presidential Campaign in a New Exhibit

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