Books

MNHS Press

Books we publish on the history, art and culture of the Upper Midwest.

 

 

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magazines

Minnesota History magazine

A lively, richly illustrated magazine published quarterly. Purchase recent issues and explore the archive.

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MNopedia

Minnesota’s online encyclopedia with entries about significant people, places, events and things in Minnesota history.

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Preservation

The Minnesota Historical Society preserves and protects the objects, documents, places, and buildings that make Minnesota home. State
legislative archives, grant information and support for local history
conservation and preservation projects.

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Themes & topics

Black History | Black Voices.

Black History | Black Voices

Deepen your understanding of Black history and the contributions Black Americans have made to Minnesota.

Disability Communities in Minnesota.

Disability Communities in Minnesota

We are committed to working toward reflecting the diversity of the state, including preserving and sharing the stories of disability communities in Minnesota.

Duluth Lynchings.

Duluth Lynchings

Background, details and historical documents relating to the tragic events of June 15, 1920.

Music Making History.

History Forum Archive

Since 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society’s History Forum has brought the nation’s leading historians and scholars to St. Paul to enrich our understanding of American history.

Hmong in Minnesota.

Hmong in Minnesota

Minnesota Historical Society resources about the history and culture of Minnesota’s Hmong people.

LGBTQIA + Communities In Minnesota.

LGBTQIA + Communities In Minnesota

LGBTQ stories and historical resources brought together in one place.

Music Making History.

Music Making History

Making Music History is a video series by MNHS that takes an aspect of music–a song, a concert, an artist–and uses it to get curious about history by partnering with community members, storytellers and researchers.

This Day in Minnesota History.

This Day in Minnesota History

A chronological compendium of remarkable and curious events in the history of the North Star State.

The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862

It has been over 150 years since the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, a disastrous time in Minnesota history. The war had a profound impact in shaping Minnesota as we know it today. This site is a resource for learning about the war, its causes, and its far-reaching consequences.

Votes for Women.

Votes for Women

Learn how the landmark 19th Amendment was one step in the struggle to overturn barriers to voting rights that persist to this day.