By Bruce Bruemmer This article was originally published in Hennepin History, Vol. 80, No. 2, 2021 Four "display" airplanes were parked around the cylindrical Cooper Theatre in St. Louis Park in preparation for a special premiere of the movie, Airport. Its [...]
The Art-O-Graph story: Small, nimble firm has large, lasting legacy By Paula M. Hirschoff This article was originally published in Hennepin History, 2021, Vol. 80, No. 1. An early model of the Art-O-Graph, 1950s. An assemblage of auto [...]
From the Land of the Golden Grain: The Origins and Early Years of the Minneapolis Brewing Company by Michael R. Worcester This article was originally published in Hennepin History, Fall 1992, Vol. 51, No. 4 The Minneapolis Brewing Company, 1215 Northeast [...]
A tour of the collections of the Hennepin Medical History Center By CAROL OELTJENBRUNS This article was originally published in Hennepin History, 2021, Vol. 80, No. 1. Go back in medical history by visiting this nearly hidden archive embedded inside the bustling [...]
by David Leonhardt This article was originally published in Hennepin History, 2021, Vol. 80, No.1 The Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale was open for nearly 50 years. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people worked there during that time — and made lasting memories, [...]
Japanese Language School at Camp Savage and Fort Snelling shortened World War II and brought people together by Charlie Maguire During World War II, some 5,000 to 6,000 Japanese American soldiers, members of the US Army's Military Intelligence Service, were given [...]
Edifices for Educators: Buildings Named for University Women By Claire Strom This article was originally published in Hennepin History Spring 1991, Vol. 50, No 2 Organizations have always found ways to honor the achievements of their members. The Catholic Church [...]
by Susan Marks-Kerst This article was originally published in Hennepin History, Spring 1999, Vol. 58, No. 2 General Mills touted Betty Crocker’s homemaking expertise in this Gold Medal Flour booklet in 1925. Photo credit: General Mills, courtesy of Jeremy Gale [...]
Sarah Harrison Knight: Broader and Grander Work by Mary Hawker Bakeman This article was originally published in Hennepin History, Fall 1993, Vol. 52, No. 4 Sarah Harrison Knight Courtesy of Methodist Hospital A century ago, the Methodists of [...]
Lena Olive Smith: Civil Rights in the 1930s by Jackie Sluss This article was originally published in Hennepin History Magazine, Winter 1995, Vol. 54, No. 1 Lena Olive Smith and client at Olive Hair Store, Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis. Courtesy Minnesota [...]
