Then & Now: A Community Conversation on Public Schools

Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

We invite the South Minneapolis community and current school board members to informally engage in conversation centering on ongoing issues that have played a role in educational policies since the time of the pairing of Hale and Field Elementary Schools in 1971. [...]

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Reimagining Olson Memorial Highway

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The construction of Olson Memorial Highway, Minneapolis’s “first Superhighway,” devastated a thriving Black and Jewish cultural corridor along 6th Avenue N, in a pattern often repeated across the country. Before the project began in the 1930s, this bustling neighborhood included dozens of [...]

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Self-Made: An Art Workshop

Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

We invite teens and young adults to join local artist, Zamara Cuyún, for an art workshop centering on self identity. Participants will have an opportunity to engage in conversations and reflect on the intersections of identity and place. Ultimately, each participant will [...]

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Opening Celebration for Separate Not Equal: The Hale-Field Pairing

Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Come celebrate this exciting new exhibit with us at the museum. The start of the 2021-2022 school year marked the 50th anniversary of the pairing of Hale and Field Elementary in South Minneapolis. This controversial initiative to combat racial segregation in the [...]

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Justice for George: Our Strength, Our Story

Phelps Field Park 701 E 39th St, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Memorialize the Movement's (MTM) Justice for George: Our Strength, Our Story exhibition is a community event that displays the protest murals from the Minneapolis uprisings of 2020, highlights Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) artists, speakers, and performers, and brings the [...]

History of the Richfield Garden Club

Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Special HHM Member Event Join Hennepin History Museum as we continue to explore the theme of local horticultural history that has shaped our region. Learn about local gardening clubs from members of the Richfield Garden Club Council over light refreshments and watch [...]

Cake Walk: Edina’s Journey from Settlement to Suburb

Historic Cahill School 4918 Eden Ave, Edina, MN, United States

This walking tour explores the city's growth from flour millers to "cake eaters," how one of the first planned suburban neighborhoods in the United States helped transition an agricultural settlement to a community synonymous with wealth. We'll discuss African American berry farmer [...]

$10 – $14

Lyn-Lake Street Art Walking Tour

LynLake Brewery 2934 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Street art and graffiti has become more common and visible throughout the Twin Cities in the past two years. Public art projects such as the LynLake Street Art Series and the George Floyd Global Memorial have brought more visibility to street art [...]

$10.00 – $14.00

Friends Homecoming: A Centennial Celebration

Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join the Friends of the Institute, an organization of members dedicated to supporting our neighbor, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, for a centennial anniversary reception at the Hennepin History Museum, home of The Friends' first president, Carolyn McKnight Christian. Featuring wine and [...]

$50 – $100

Unraveling the Puzzle

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This virtual presentation shows how to use censuses, directories, newspapers, death and marriage records to solve genealogy puzzles. Illustrates how to locate information on Ancestry, FamilySearch, Moms (MN marriage records), MNHS death records, MN City Directories, Find-a-grave. Some genealogy research is particularly [...]

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