March 21, 2016 For today's Milling Monday post, we've pulled an inventory from our Archives. Labeled the Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Company inventory of Palisade Mill, March 1893, the book is filled with page after page of data. It is a snapshot [...]
March 15, 2016 If you've lived in the Twin Cities for long - or even if you've just passed through the MSP airport frequently - you're likely aware of our local Humphrey connections. Those not originally from here are more likely [...]
March 7, 2016 Staff at Hennepin History Museum is split on the snow question. Good? Bad? Well, at least none of us think it's ugly - and it's hard to beat the beauty of t snow-frosted Washburn Fair Oaks Park as seen [...]
Need a reminder that winter in Minnesota isn't so bad? We'd like to think that this postcard might help a bit. Sure, it gets cold, but with cold can come tremendous beauty. This postcard, captioned "the Milling District by moonlight, over the ice bound [...]
February 27, 2016 If you've been in downtown Minneapolis recently, say anytime after 1970, you likely recognize this iconic building as the music club First Avenue. From its opening in 1937 until 1968, however, this art deco building, located [...]
