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September 2021
The lost history of Minnehaha Falls includes dance halls, secret saloons, wild behavior, lawsuits and whiskey. Join historian Karen Cooper for a 1 mile walk as she tours the places in Minnehaha Park where all this mayhem occurred a hundred years ago. [...]
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Join us for the opening celebration of our new exhibition Human Toll: A Public History of 35W
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Join artist Aaron Hughes and maestro Karim Wasfi as they share music and poetry from Poetry Despite/Music Despite (Eternal War Requiem) and discuss art and memory keeping in the aftermath of war. Poetry Despite/Music Despite (Eternal War Requiem) connects artists across time [...]
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Join HHM staff members Rosella DePietro and Seth Goodspeed on a tour of HHM’s historic neighborhood.
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**This walking tour has sold out, however you can check out MnDoT's self-guided walking tour here. When you're finished, we encourage you to head to the museum to view Human Toll: A Public History of 35W. Join us for a walking tour [...]
Find out moreThe lost history of Minnehaha Falls includes dance halls, secret saloons, wild behavior, lawsuits and whiskey. Join historian Karen Cooper for a 1 mile walk as she tours the places in Minnehaha Park where all this mayhem occurred a hundred years ago. [...]
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What is the purpose of memorials and monuments? What impact do they have on us and the way we think about history? During this discussion we will talk about the monuments that were created in response to the uprising and the ones [...]
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Join house detective Kathy Kullberg for a two-part class introducing tools and methods for researching the history of your house.
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As voters face tough decisions, we bring in nationally distinguished historians for a deep dive into the history of public safety in Minneapolis. We’ll look at the first few decades of the Minneapolis Police Department, public safety through the lens of local Native [...]
Find out moreDecember 2021
In his book The Color of Law, Richard Rothstein reflects on the legacy of the Fair Housing Act of 1968: “You might think that fifty years would be long enough to erase the effects of government promotion of and support for segregation. But [...]
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