If Your Walls Could Talk

Mount Olive Lutheran Church 3045 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join house detective Kathy Kullberg for a two-part class introducing tools and methods for researching the history of your house.

$28 – $35

Election Reflection: A History of Public Safety in Minneapolis

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 [...]

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Looking Back to Move Forward: The Housing Crisis

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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 [...]

Pay What You Can

Life on the Southside

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In this virtual event, African-American elders will share memories and stories about life in the integrated middle-class community on the Southside of Minneapolis before and after 35W. This program will highlight the narratives showcased in the exhibit, Human Toll: A Public History [...]

Free

Legends and Folklore of the Twin Cities

Mount Olive Lutheran Church 3045 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Historians usually deal with documented facts. But what about rumors, myths, urban legends, and other apocryphal stories that have been passed around? From tall tales of the early Twin Cities, rumors of mysterious tunnels, ghostly hauntings, exaggerated exploits of gangsters, and more, [...]

$8.00 – $12.00

Living Room Conversations: Housing in Minnesota

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Hennepin History Museum warmly welcomes you to a special virtual event showcasing the transformative power of conversation. Join local facilitators of Living Room Conversations for a guided, 90-minute dialogue designed by communications experts. During this conversation guests will have the opportunity to [...]

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Separate Not Equal: Life at Hale-Field Elementary

In 1971, Minneapolis implemented the Hale-Field school pairing to promote school desegregation. That same year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of allowing school busing. This was a time that Jim Crow laws were rampant and the north instituted policies and [...]

Red Rose Poetry Reading

Mount Olive Lutheran Church 3045 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Due to the recent COVID surge, we will be postponing this event. Please check back in the coming weeks for the new date change. Four of the Twin Cities’ spoken wordsmiths perform 3 poems each for a total of 12 of their [...]

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