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Another opinion about the #1862 exhibit

Posted on August 28, 2012 by
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In an August 24, 2012, Minnesota Public Radio interview, Jan Klein, a descendant of white settlers killed in the US- Dakota War of 1862, described her role as one of the 85 people advising the Minnesota Historical Society about the content of … Continue reading →

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One Word: #1862

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Bruce White
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You are headed for the 1862 exhibit at the History Center in St. Paul, the exhibit of the hour, the thing to see in this 150th anniversary year. To get there you go to the third floor and reach a … Continue reading →

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Where’s the Working Class at the Mill City Museum?

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Bruce White
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By William Milliken It’s easy to find the Mill City Museum. Just look beneath the Gold Medal Flour sign on the west side of the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis. As I approached, in 2005, the old limestone walls of … Continue reading →

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Telling the truth about the Minnesota Historical Society, in 1901

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Bruce White

It was a tense evening at the meeting of the executive council of the Minnesota Historical Society on November 11, 1901. An invited speaker had given a speech for the ostensible purpose of telling the ancient history of the state, … Continue reading →

Posted in 1862, Minnesota Historical Society, Minnesota's 150th, Treaty rights

Minnesota Historical Society names new director

Posted on March 28, 2011 by
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[Minnesota Historical Society press release. Commentary on this choice will follow in the weeks ahead.] Current President of the New York State Historical Association and The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y., will head state’s premier historical organization. The Minnesota Historical … Continue reading →

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Without information there is no accountability

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Bruce White
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Without the free flow of information there is no accountability. Public servants, agencies, organizations, and businesses which can conceal the details of their operations from public scrutiny are free of accountability.  This applies to many institutions in the United States … Continue reading →

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Chocolate and circuses at the Minnesota Historical Society

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Bruce White
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Chocolate and circuses are the legacy of the retired director of the Minnesota Historical Society, Nina Archabal. It is at best, a mixed legacy, one that present and future generations may regret. Past generations, the ones who founded the Minnesota … Continue reading →

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Take 1862, please

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Bruce White
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The Minnesota Historical Society is looking for someone to take on the problem of 1862 and its 150th anniversary. The job will remain open until filled, that is until someone is found who is willing to plunge into this  thorny … Continue reading →

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Wanted: Historian to study development of Twin Cities suburbia

Posted on July 18, 2010 by
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Todd Mahon, Executive director of the Anoka County  Historical Society, writes that he is looking for a historian to do a study of suburbanization in Anoka and Hennepin Counties in Minnesota. The work is to be funded by a a … Continue reading →

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Russell Fridley, Historian

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Bruce White
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Former director of the Minnesota Historical Society Russell W. Fridley died on June 17, 2010. He was director of the Historical Society for thirty years, during a dynamic and formative period of the institution’s history. He had a true commitment … Continue reading →

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