Events

A Public History of 35W: Resisting Expansion

Online

This virtual event will discuss opposition to plans to expand Interstate 35W from 1986 to the early 2000s. Panelists will include political and community leaders who advocated for transportation alternatives, brought awareness to automobile pollution, and pushed back against the demolition of housing for freeways.

Free

Mutual Aid Community History Workshop

Online

Join us for an interactive program about religion and mutual aid co-hosted by History for the Future. This workshop will focus on the histories of mutual aid within faith institutions and how these histories have led religious institutions to be able to assist during this crucial moment of increasing despair and hardship due to the pandemic.

Free

Voices from the Pandemic

Online

Join us for a conversation between Jennifer Vongroven and Agatha Lamin, two healthcare workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic in Minneapolis. The discussion will be moderated by Zac Farber, former editor of the Southwest Journal.

Pay as You Can

A Raucous Ramble Around Minnehaha Falls

Longfellow House 4800 S Minnehaha Park Drive, Minneapolis, MN, United States

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. [...]

$10 – $14

A Raucous Ramble Around Minnehaha Falls

Longfellow House 4800 S Minnehaha Park Drive, Minneapolis, MN, United States

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. [...]

$10 – $14

A Raucous Ramble Around Minnehaha Falls

Longfellow House 4800 S Minnehaha Park Drive, Minneapolis, MN, United States

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. [...]

$10 – $14

A Raucous Ramble Around Minnehaha Falls

Longfellow House 4800 S Minnehaha Park Drive, Minneapolis, MN, United States

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. [...]

$10 – $14

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 [...]

Free
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