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No Indian history at Coldwater Spring, says Park Service

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Bruce White
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The National Park Service has released its final Environmental Impact Statement for the Coldwater Spring/ Bureau of Mines Property, near Fort Snelling. The report is intended to support the Park Service’s decision to keep the property in federal ownership, bolstered … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Photo Detective: What’s the story?

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Bruce White
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There is nothing more poignant than a family photograph, sitting in a box in a second-hand store, with little or no clue on it about the identity or history of the people pictured. But sometimes there are clues, enough information … Continue reading →

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Remembering Lisa Elbert, Minnesota linguist and historian

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Contributed by Carrie Zeman Minnesota linguist and historian Elisabeth Karen (Lisa) Elbert died on August 4, 2009 at the age of 35. (Lisa’s obituary appeared in the Ames [IA] Tribune on August 7, 2009.) Elbert’s friends remember her as  remarkable: … Continue reading →

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There are Mounds at Mound

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Bruce White
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It is no surprise that there are burial mounds in the Hennepin County community called Mound–which was actually named for that feature–as there are in many places around Lake Minnetonka. The lake was an ancient occupation site for the Dakota … Continue reading →

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Update on Coldwater funding

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Bruce White
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Contrary to what was reported a few days ago, the Park Service did not lose funding from the federal Stimulus Package passed by Congress earlier this year. Getting that money was only a possibility to begin with. It was never … Continue reading →

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Funding eliminated for Coldwater building removal?

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Bruce White
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Here’s a report just up on the Friends of Coldwater website: Funds for Building Removal and Land Reclamation Eliminated by Susu Jeffrey Friends of Coldwater June 23, 2009 Coldwater supporters are angry that funds to return the area to “open … Continue reading →

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Digital Fog: The Future of the Minnesota Historical Society, Part 1

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Bruce White
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Every era has its buzzwords, words that promise a great deal but do not always deliver. Today that word is digitization, a word that has been applied both concretely and metaphorically, suggesting greater economy, efficiency, and endless promise. If the … Continue reading →

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Lucile M. Kane: Minnesota historian and archivist, one of the “Greatest Generation”

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Bruce White
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Lucile M. Kane died on May 30, 2009. In terms of the profession of history in Minnesota, she was truly one of the “Greatest Generation.” A historian and archivist, she was committed to collecting and making available to the public … Continue reading →

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Can the Greatest Generation save Historic Fort Snelling?

Posted on May 17, 2009 by Bruce White
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Is a benign historical interpretation possible for Historic Fort Snelling, one that ignores the events of 1862-63 and and other tragic aspects of the fort for Dakota people? For years the Minnesota Historical Society has been groping for such a … Continue reading →

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Fort Snelling, the last big thing

Posted on May 7, 2009 by Bruce White
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What will happen to Historic Fort Snelling, the anachronistic product of Minnesota’s Statehood Centennial celebration of 1958? It is hard to read the tea leaves at the Minnesota Historical Society these days, especially from a distance, but the proposed cuts … Continue reading →

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