Minnesota Historical Society

The Minnesota Historical Society is reinstating an Indoor Face Mask Requirement.

The Minnesota Historical Society recently acquired a Confederate shirt used to bind the wound of a Minnesota soldier and recently received a donation of a US Cavalry uniform worn by Grover Cleveland Cooper in 1906 when he was stationed at Fort Snelling.

A central Minnesota historical site will be opening for a series of Saturday programs starting this weekend.

This Monday will mark the 100th anniversary of the Duluth lynchings. It was on June 15th in 1920 when a white mob lynched Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson, and Isaac McGhie, three black men who had been falsely accused of a crime.

The Minnesota Historical Society will keep all its sites and museums closed through the end of June. They've also announced a partial furlough of staff.

A small group of central Minnesotans gathered at the Stearns History Museum on Thursday night to discuss their opinions on the possibility of changing the name of 23 acres of land surrounding Fort Snelling.

Should the name of Historic Fort Snelling be changed? The Minnesota Historical Society is asking that question and gathering input at a series of meetings around the state.

This weekend 500 students from central Minnesota will be taking their history lessons out of the classroom and showing off their research skills at St. Cloud State University.

On Tuesday of next week it will be the 10 year anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Historical Society is remembering the event with a new display.

A treasured and revered museum in Central Minnesota is finding new ways to connect you to the areas rich agricultural history.