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March 2024
History Forum – Thirteen Clocks: How Race United the Colonies
Since 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum has explored the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American history with some of the nation’s best scholars. That tradition continues in 2024 with six lectures highlighting the diversity and excellence of today’s historical scholarship. In his celebrated account of the origins of American unity, John Adams described July 1776 as the moment when thirteen clocks managed to strike at the same time. So how did these American colonies overcome long odds to…
Find out more »April 2024
Strategic Alliances: Belarus & Europe
Ambassador Andrei Sannikov might be most well-known for his vocal criticism of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, but the exiled politician is also an accomplished author, human rights advocate, and negotiator. As a former Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus, what insights can he provide on the strategic alliance between Belarus and Europe? Join Global Minnesota and East View Information Services for a special presentation from Ambassador Sannikov, where he’ll explore the complicated and tight-knit relationship between President Lukashenko and Russian President…
Find out more »Wolves of Minnesota
Learn wolf ecology, wolf behavior, why wolves howl, how the wolf pack works as a group, and how the pack uses its territory. Learn how wolves hunt, and how their prey makes their escape. There will also be a discussion about how humans have viewed the wolf throughout history. This program includes a large wolf display with historical artifacts, skulls, pelts, and biological specimens of wolves, many other canines, and predators and prey animals. At the end of the program,…
Find out more »The Bakken Museum Book Club
Join us at The Bakken Museum for a book club unlike any other. Bring the pages of Sally Adee’s We Are Electric to life through rare books and historic artifacts presented by our curators. During book club, you’ll engage in conversations about the literature with other book club members and our curators and get to see items usually stored deep in our on-site vaults. A copy of the book is included in the cost of registration and is available to…
Find out more »History Forum – Making America’s Public Lands
Since 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum has explored the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American history with some of the nation’s best scholars. That tradition continues in 2024 with six lectures highlighting the diversity and excellence of today’s historical scholarship. Join environmental historian Adam Sowards as he traces the long history of public lands in the United States from the beginning of the republic to current events. The concept of “public” has always been one of competing visions…
Find out more »The Bakken Museum Book Club
Join us at The Bakken Museum for a book club unlike any other. Bring the pages of Sally Adee’s We Are Electric to life through rare books and historic artifacts presented by our curators. During book club, you’ll engage in conversations about the literature with other book club members and our curators and get to see items usually stored deep in our on-site vaults. A copy of the book is included in the cost of registration and is available to…
Find out more »“The Green Book: Guide to Freedom: Film & Discussion
Learn about the history and legacy of Victor H. Green’s travel guide for African Americans, The Negro Motorist Green Book. This program will include a screening of the Smithsonian Channel documentary The Green Book: Guide to Freedom, followed by a discussion with Nieeta Presley about local establishments that were listed in the guide. Published from 1936 to 1966, The Negro Motorist Green Book helped Black travelers safely navigate the United States by directing them toward businesses that did not discriminate…
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