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March 2020
*EVENT CANCELED* A message about COVID-19: After careful consideration, we have decided to cancel the Archive Inventory Blitz on March 21. HHM cares deeply about the health and safety of our visitors, staff, volunteers, interns, and community. In response to ongoing [...]
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**EVENT CANCELED** ------------------------------------------------------- A message about COVID-19: After careful consideration, we have decided to cancel “The Color of Law: A Conversation with Richard Rothstein.” We are following the guidance of the Minnesota Department of Health, which has recommended that events of more [...]
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This virtual program will invite participants to develop a creative response to a presentation on the history of 35W in South Minneapolis. No prior artistic experience is required and all skill levels are welcome. This artistic response is simply meant to be [...]
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Are you curious about your house's history? You may know when it was built, but do you know who lived there before you? Did anything unusual ever happen there? Maybe you have wondered what changes have been made to it over the [...]
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Learn how the Twin Cities movie-going experience changed—for better or worse—in the years following World War II. This presentation, part of our Fireside Chat series, is hosted by Dave Kenney, whose book Twin Cities Picture Show won the Theatre Historical Society Outstanding [...]
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Be a virtual cast member in “The Cabinet Meeting” by Suffrage Artist in Residence Madeline Hansen. This reader’s theater play is based on the premise that Susan B. Anthony is elected U.S. President and appoints a talented group of women to her [...]
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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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This interactive virtual event will share preliminary histories about opposition to the freeway, its impacts on communities of color, and concerns over equity and environmental justice. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their own perspectives and stories. This [...]
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The weekend of August 22 and 23, Hennepin History Museum will reopen its doors to the public! We are celebrating the anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which was ratified and signed into law 100 years ago this month. Now is your chance [...]
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Can we trust the news? This familiar question haunted Americans in the 1800s, as they read reports of sinister conspiracies, miracle cures, and even men living on the moon. Whether outright fabrications or the exaggerations of a partisan press, the content of these newspapers entertained, shocked, and outraged readers. Sometimes, it changed the course of history. Join historian Alex Weston for a [...]
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