Life on the Southside

Online

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

Online

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 [...]

Free

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 [...]

Free

St. Val’s Family Fun Day

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

Due to recent COVID concerns this event has been cancelled. We hope to invite families next year for a V-Day celebration. We’re inviting families to explore the museum’s exhibits and collections for a Valentine’s Day celebration. Make your own cards, explore [...]

History Harvest: An Exploration of School Desegregation

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 our page in the following weeks for the new date change. During this “harvest,” community members are invited to bring and share their papers, photographs, objects and stories, [...]

Typewriting Poetry Workshop

Poetry is its own music, but what are its instruments? A typewriter is the percussion instrument of poetry's music. Keep a beat. Measure your own time. Join us in real space with a real typewriter and make a verse for the ages, [...]

Free
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