MinnesotaHistory.net

This site began in the fall of 2004 as a way of getting beyond the usual superficial discussions in the media about the history of Minnesota, "the 32d state." During the first few years the site dealt primarily with Native American issues, including burial mounds and the area of Bdote--the center point in the history and belief system of the Dakota people and the place where Fort Snelling was built. Now that Minnesota is celebrating its 150th anniversary as a state, there are plenty of opportunities to discuss many other issues that go well beyond the original focus of this site.

"The past is never dead. It's not even past." William Faulkner, Requiem for a Nun

 

"Nothing in my education prepared me to believe, or encouraged me to expect that there was any reason

to be interested in my own place." Paul Gruchow, Grass Roots: The Universe of Home

 

"I take the occasion to say that this volume could not have been written but for access

to the treasures of the Minnesota Historical Society." William W. Folwell, A History of Minnesota

 

"History Matters." The motto of a current funding campaign by the Minnesota Historical Socety, unrelated to this website

 

"Trust, but verify." Ronald Reagan

Readers are invited to contribute their comments and stories to MinnesotaHistory.net

1. First, if you have not already, get a name and password by registering

2. To comment on a story, click on the title of the story or the COMMENT line underneath each story at left

3. If you want you can write your own story about a historical issue in Minnesota.

4. You can also manage your comments, stories, and password all together on another page.

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