On June 6th a crowd of thousands gathered in the northeast corner of Lake of the Isles to witness the fifth annual sharpening of the giant Loti pencil. I was amongst that crowd, and while I was excited to participate in this weird little niche of Minnesota history, I [...]
We love our museum, but like a lot of the things we love, we know it's got some issues. When you walk through the doors of Hennepin History Museum, you’re confronted with a staircase. For some visitors, it’s not a big [...]
A portion of page two of the Winslow House Register One of our first digitization projects In a large nutshell, digitization is the process of converting an analog format, say, paper, into a digital one, say, a pdf or [...]
Throughout history people have worked together to ensure that their communities can survive. It’s why we are alive today. In networks of mutual aid, community members take on the responsibility to care for one another. Can mutual aid stories from our shared [...]
Join house detective Kathy Kullberg for a two-part class introducing tools and methods for researching the history of your house.
Join house detective Kathy Kullberg for a two-part class introducing tools and methods for researching the history of your house.
