This event has been canceled. Thursday, January 30, 6:30p.m. Hennepin History Museum is excited to announce we are partnering with Preserve Minneapolis as part of the museum’s new Program Partners initiative. This lecture is part of Preserve Minneapolis’s Minneapolis History Lecture Series. [...]
Ride along for an exciting and illustrated history of streetcars in Minneapolis, including where remnants of the streetcar system can still be found today.
Genealogist Elyse Hill will talk about the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program, and her research efforts on the first two sites in Minnesota added to the Network: Pilgrim Baptist Church in St Paul and Pioneers & Soldier’s Cemetery in Minneapolis.
This workshop will teach you how to search several well-known ancestry databases to find your African American ancestors.
Susan Hunter Weir, historian of Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery, will share her journey as she researched and documented the names and life stories of many of the 22,000 persons buried in Minneapolis’ oldest cemetery.
Dakota people have gathered medicinal plants from the banks of the Mississippi River for thousands of years. Join us for a panel presentation with Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ (Blue Hummingbird Woman or Tara Perron) and her family members to hear about their [...]
This event is sold out. Sunday, May 4, 1:00PM The history of the Twin Cities is deeply rooted in its lands and waters. Join us for a walk with Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ (Blue Hummingbird Woman or Tara Perron) to learn [...]
Sunday, May 4, 2:15PM The history of the Twin Cities is deeply rooted in its lands and waters. Join us for a walk with Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ (Blue Hummingbird Woman or Tara Perron) to learn about her family’s relationship with Dakota [...]
Hennepin History Museum presents Hennepin Fest, a women-led music festival celebrating the diverse history and culture of our community! This free outdoor festival features music and spoken word by local women artists, including: Diane, DJ/MC, local radio host and producer Maria [...]
The history of the Twin Cities is deeply rooted in its lands and waters. Join us for a walk with Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ (Blue Hummingbird Woman or Tara Perron) to learn about her family’s relationship with Dakota plant medicines. She will demonstrate [...]
