December 26, 2017 This unmarked pressed glass cruet set was used at the Russell Hotel and Coffee Shop, located at 14-18 South Fourth Street in downtown Minneapolis. The set consists of a glass caddy with stainless steel handle and four glass [...]
December 19, 2017 Though foreign to us today, warming stones like this one have been used for centuries, and they have been made from all kinds of stone. Soapstone, however, was preferred for its ability to heat up quickly, retain the [...]
December 11, 2017 We have exciting news to share with our readers! Hennepin History Museum is pleased to announce that the Minnesota Historical Society has awarded us a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant in the amount of $75,000 to support [...]
December 4, 2017 On December 30, 1920, members of the Filipino Students' Association of Minnesota, gathered at the Hotel Radisson to celebrate the life and to mourn the death of of Dr. Jose Rizal, a national hero in the Philippines . [...]
November 27, 2017 By Jack Kabrud, Hennepin History Museum curator This dress, a classic 1920s fantasy of white and pink chiffon heavily embellished with sparkling silver metallic embroidery, silver tissue leaves, and silver bead flowers with a pink and silver nosegay [...]
November 20, 2017 Did you know that Hennepin History Museum is home to an extensive historic cookbook collection? The collection includes dozens of community cookbooks created by local churches, hospitals, schools, businesses, and other organizations, as well as cookbooks by local [...]
November 19, 2017 By Jack Kabrud, Hennepin History Museum curator Demetrios Giorgos Villas was born in Niata Greece in 1883. He immigrated to the United States, alone, at the age of twelve, arriving at Ellis Island in the winter of 1895. [...]
November 16, 2017 Sometimes the most interesting part of an object is the mystery surround it. We don’t know much about the origins or history of the caboose stove that is today’s Object Lesson, but up until very recently, we didn’t [...]
October 25, 2017 The history and demise of the West Hotel and the Tiffany urn that was created to honor the founders The West Hotel was known to be a destination of luxury in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. [...]
October 9, 2017 On September 23, 1891, Minneapolis celebrated the plentiful harvest and the industrial might of the Northwest with the Harvest Festival Parade. The celebration was planned after a bumper crop that followed several years of economic hardships for farmers. [...]
