Events

Friday, November 15

It Took Courage: Eliza Winston’s Quest for Freedom

Mendota After Dark
Join the Dakota County Historical Society and the Sibley Historic Site for November's Mendota After Hours.
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Sibley Historic Site, Mendota
  • Lectures & Talks

Saturday, November 16

Keeper's Tour

Experience Split Rock Lighthouse like the keepers and their families did.
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Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors
  • Tours

Kid Craft: Shoulder Bag

Kid Crafts
Learn how to decorate an Ojibwe-style shoulder bag.
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Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post, Onamia
  • Classes & Workshops
  • Family
  • Native American

Workers, Nature, & Environmental Conflict in Pacific Northwest Timber Country

History Forum
A timely conversation with important insights into the growing cultural and political rifts around land, natural resources, and labor.
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Keeper's Tour

Experience Split Rock Lighthouse like the keepers and their families did.
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Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors
  • Tours

Sunday, November 17

Millers' Tour

Tour the National Historic Landmark Washburn A Mill Complex, the home of Mill City Museum.
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Mill City Museum, Minneapolis
  • Tours

Keeper's Tour

Experience Split Rock Lighthouse like the keepers and their families did.
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Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors
  • Tours

Wednesday, November 20

Wiki Uff da! Editing Wikipedia for Absolute Beginners

Three workshops around Minnesota will offer users the chance to learn the basics of editing Wikipedia.
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  • Classes & Workshops

Thursday, November 21

Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get FREE admission and parking!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Girlhood (It's complicated) Trivia Night

Join Trivia Mafia at the Minnesota History Center for a night of girlhood themed trivia.
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Friday, November 22

Ramsey After Dark: Other Victorians

Explore the hidden secrets of Victorian society in this evening tour. Topics change monthly. Tours last 75 minutes and are recommended for ages 18+.
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Alexander Ramsey House, Saint Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Ramsey After Dark

Explore the hidden secrets of Victorian society in this evening tour. Topics change monthly. Tours last 75 minutes and are recommended for ages 18+.
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Multiple locations
  • Lectures & Talks

Saturday, November 23

Millers' Tour

Tour the National Historic Landmark Washburn A Mill Complex, the home of Mill City Museum.
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Mill City Museum, Minneapolis
  • Tours

Keeper's Tour

Experience Split Rock Lighthouse like the keepers and their families did.
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Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors
  • Tours

Keeper's Tour

Experience Split Rock Lighthouse like the keepers and their families did.
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Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors
  • Tours

Sunday, November 24

Keeper's Tour

Experience Split Rock Lighthouse like the keepers and their families did.
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Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors
  • Tours

Friday, November 29

A Holiday Flight

On a guided tour, explore each room of Lindbergh’s boyhood home and be transported back in time to the various countries Lindbergh both lived in and visited...

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Charles Lindbergh House and Museum, Little Falls
  • Tours

History Hijinx: Thanksgiving Break

Join us for Thanksgiving break at the Minnesota History Center!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Christmas at the Folsom House

Enjoy a self-guided tour of the 1855 Folsom House.
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Folsom House, Taylors Falls

Saturday, November 30

A Holiday Flight

On a guided tour, explore each room of Lindbergh’s boyhood home and be transported back in time to the various countries Lindbergh both lived in and visited...

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Charles Lindbergh House and Museum, Little Falls
  • Tours

Christmas at the Folsom House

Enjoy a self-guided tour of the 1855 Folsom House.
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Folsom House, Taylors Falls

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.
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James J. Hill House, St. Paul
  • Tours

History Hijinx: Thanksgiving Break

Join us for Thanksgiving break at the Minnesota History Center!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Keeper's Tour

Experience Split Rock Lighthouse like the keepers and their families did.
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Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors
  • Tours

Holiday Sleigh Rides

Come and enjoy the season with a horse-drawn ride.
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Forest History Center, Grand Rapids
  • Tours