Miscellany

“Close the Schools:” Public Reaction to Closures During the 1918 Flu Pandemic

2023-05-04T13:15:19-05:00

April 7, 2021 Minneapolis Morning Tribune, October 22, 1918 The influenza pandemic of 1918 created tense disagreements in Minneapolis and perhaps no man found himself caught in the middle more so than Dr. Harry Guilford. Serving as the city’s health commissioner, Dr. Guilford led [...]

“Close the Schools:” Public Reaction to Closures During the 1918 Flu Pandemic2023-05-04T13:15:19-05:00

Save Your Photos!

2023-09-02T11:36:29-05:00

September 25, 2020 The last Saturday in September is Save Your Photos Day. Here is a handy infographic from our archivist with tips on organizing and storing your old photos. Want to print it? Download PDF here

Save Your Photos!2023-09-02T11:36:29-05:00

Reading the Minneapolis Uprising 

2023-09-02T11:33:51-05:00

June 10, 2020 Minneapolis, and the United States as a whole, is facing its history in a new and urgent way. The death of George Floyd has reverberated around the globe, and we in Hennepin County find ourselves at the center of [...]

Reading the Minneapolis Uprising 2023-09-02T11:33:51-05:00

HSR and Building Update – October 2018

2023-08-24T14:18:24-05:00

October 25, 2018 It has been a very busy summer and early fall at Hennepin History Museum. Our project to produce a Historic Structure Report (HSR) passed the 75% milestone as required by the grant requirements and is scheduled for completion [...]

HSR and Building Update – October 20182023-08-24T14:18:24-05:00

Fun with Historic Plaster. Or, Unintended Consequences

2023-08-19T16:44:52-05:00

August 30, 2018 Hennepin History Museum is located in a beautiful historic building. It's a very solid building, but it is nearly 100 years old and it does need some maintenance and upgrades. Recently we've identified a ceiling that is at [...]

Fun with Historic Plaster. Or, Unintended Consequences2023-08-19T16:44:52-05:00

A Behind-the-Scenes Glimpse at the Owning Up Exhibit Design Process

2023-08-19T16:31:15-05:00

August 1, 2018 Hennepin History Museum's upcoming exhibition, Owning Up: Racism and Housing in Minneapolis explores the history of racial housing discrimination in Minneapolis through the stories of three black families. The exhibit,  guest curated by students in the University of [...]

A Behind-the-Scenes Glimpse at the Owning Up Exhibit Design Process2023-08-19T16:31:15-05:00

Update on Historic Structure Report progress – June 2018

2023-08-19T16:13:57-05:00

June 4, 2018 We are pleased to announce that Hennepin History Museum is now working with Collaborative Design Group (CDG) on our Historic Structure Report (HSR). Eight architectural firms responded to our Request for Proposals and toured the building. All eight [...]

Update on Historic Structure Report progress – June 20182023-08-19T16:13:57-05:00

Inventions & Innovation Collection at Hennepin History Museum

2023-08-19T16:12:30-05:00

May 21, 2018 Great news! Hennepin History Museum has received a Legacy grant to catalog our Invention & Innovation collection. As many of our readers know, we are currently working on a large-scale full inventory of our collections. This project is [...]

Inventions & Innovation Collection at Hennepin History Museum2023-08-19T16:12:30-05:00

Happy Birthday, Hennepin History Museum! We’re Celebrating 80 Years of Local History.

2023-08-19T16:10:08-05:00

April 11, 2018 Image, above: Hennepin History Museum c. 1958 Today is the day: Hennepin History Museum is celebrating our 80th anniversary! On April 11, 1938, a group of residents interested in the preservation of local history gathered in the Hennepin [...]

Happy Birthday, Hennepin History Museum! We’re Celebrating 80 Years of Local History.2023-08-19T16:10:08-05:00
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