Named by real estate speculators, shaped by railroads, and the subject of a huge social experiment by one of the world’s richest men, St. Louis Park has stories to tell. […]
The history of Lake Street is being made as we speak. Join Lake Street historian Cara Letofsky for a combination history and current events of 27th and Lake, otherwise known […]
Linden Hills resident and historian Karen E. Cooper has spoken to LHHSG on several occasions sharing the history of Minnehaha Falls. Now she will tell stories of the rowdy mayhem […]
The Lake Street streetcar line did more to shape south Minneapolis than any other. It crossed every north-south line in the city and created the business districts that remain important […]
Early 1900s reflections on Linden Hills by Thimble Bee member Martha Schoonmaker, and her imagined community of the future in 1925. Based on Schoonmaker’s handwritten transcript.
How much can a lake and its surroundings change in 180 years? You might be surprised when you see and hear about this Richfield gem. In this fast-moving PowerPoint presentation, […]
In the 1830s Boston’s American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) made a major Protestant outreach to Native Americans. Ironically, it approved Rev. Jedediah D. Stevens’ plan for a […]
The 1960s was an explosive time for Minnesota music, as a generation of teenagers inspired by early rock ‘n’ roll and R&B formed their first bands. Join Rick Shefchik, author […]
This program tells the story of two churches–their history, their architecture, and their neighborhoods. Linden Hills Congregational Church grew out of the Union Sunday School, which began meeting in 1896. […]
Program presenter Dr. Jane Lamm Carroll will examine the experiences of four granddaughters of Chief Cloudman, bicultural women who grew up near Lake Harriet; and of another Anglo-Dakota, Daybreak Woman, […]