Origins of the Minneapolis Sound: The Twin Cities Music Scene from the ’60s to the Prince Era

St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

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 of Everybody’s Heard About the Bird: The True Story of 1960s Rock ‘N’ Roll in Minnesota, and Andrea Swensson, author of Got to Be Something […]

The History of Two Historic Neighborhood Churches: Linden Hills Congregational United Church of Christ and Edina Morningside Community Church

Edina Morningside Community Church 4201 Morningside Rd., Edina, MN, United States

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. By 1903, charter members had built a frame church building at 42nd and Upton designed by George H. Keith. The Linden Hills congregation later provided […]

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Anglo-Dakota Women Straddling Cultures in the Early 19th Century

St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

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, who was born and raised in a Mdewakanton band at a trading post on the Minnesota River. Compared to their peers, how did these women […]

Bring Warm Clothes: Letters and Photos from Minnesota’s Past

St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Peg Meier, longtime and award-winning reporter for the Star Tribune, will talk about the recently released new edition of her beloved book Bring Warm Clothes: Letters and Photos from Minnesota’s Past. She uses vintage photographs, newspaper clippings, letters, and excerpts from secret diaries and personal journals, to give us a firsthand account of life in […]

Linden Hills History 101

St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Are you new to the Linden Hills area or a long-time resident who would like to know more about your neighborhood? Enjoy an informative evening with an abbreviated version of Linden Hills's rich history: early Native American villages, Lake Harriet pavilions, streetcars, a vibrant business district, and the interesting people whose efforts built this special […]

The Unique Northwest Corner of Linden Hills: walking tour with Peter Sussman

This varied setting, initially platted in 1889, borders both the Minikahda Club golf course and Saint Louis Park. Stately hillside homes transition to post-World War II housing built over former wetlands. Uncover the circumstances of the adjacent two-block, 1922 Calhoun Terrace Addition, the singular plat in Linden Hills that included racial deed restrictions.

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The Unique Northwest Corner of Linden Hills: walking tour with Peter Sussman

This varied setting, initially platted in 1889, borders both the Minikahda Club golf course and Saint Louis Park. Stately hillside homes transition to post-World War II housing built over former wetlands. Uncover the circumstances of the adjacent two-block, 1922 Calhoun Terrace Addition, the singular plat in Linden Hills that included racial deed restrictions.

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Who Lived Here? Longtime Linden Hills Residents and their Homes

Through memories, research, and photographs, descendants of four families who put down roots in different parts of Linden Hills will compare and contrast their personal experiences and those of their forebears, building homes and navigating events of the Twentieth Century. Politicians, writers, publishers, industrialists, developers, church elders, and neighbors: we’ll find some of their challenges […]

The Grand Meadow Chert Quarry: A Significant New Indigenous Site

St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States

Our speaker, Tom Trow, is the lead archaeologist for the effort to open to the public a long- hidden archaeological and cultural site in Mower County, MN. For about 400 years, ending in around 1400 CE, the Grand Meadow Chert Quarry was the most important place in southeastern MN and possibly the whole state, at […]