Wood Lake Nature Center with Bob Glancy
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, […]
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Wood Lake Nature Center 6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield, MN, United States
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Irvine Park walking tour
Irvine Park 251 Walnut St., St. Paul, MN, United StatesThe tour of Irvine Park, one of St. Paul’s earliest residential neighborhoods, will be led by Richard Kronick, co-author, with artist Jeanne Kosfeld, of Neighborhood Architecture — Irvine Park, St. Paul: a coloring book. Suggested donation at the walking tour will be $5 for non-members of LHHSG. An optional lunch follows at Waldmann Brew Pub, […]
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Cottage City Transitions – walking tour with Peter Sussman
Bde Maka Ska at Thomas Avenue 3700 Thomas Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesSince 1883 Cottage City has experienced on-going transition. From the beginning, modest lake cottages built on small lots south of Bde Maka Ska have been replaced by bigger homes. Our tour will recall the initial community and consider the twin impacts of evolving design styles and recent larger-scale buildings. We will meet at the southeast […]
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Cottage City Transitions – walking tour with Peter Sussman
Bde Maka Ska at Thomas Avenue 3700 Thomas Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesSince 1883 Cottage City has experienced on-going transition. From the beginning, modest lake cottages built on small lots south of Bde Maka Ska have been replaced by bigger homes. Our tour will recall the initial community and consider the twin impacts of evolving design styles and recent larger-scale buildings. We will meet at the southeast […]
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ABCFM Dakota and Ojibwe Missions in the 1830s: How similar were they?
St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesIn 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 […]
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Bde Maka Ska: From Dakota Village to Cottage City – Landscape and Community Transitions
Bde Maka Ska at Thomas Avenue 3700 Thomas Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesWalking tour with Peter Sussman. Meet at the southeast corner of West Bde Maka Ska Parkway and Thomas Avenue S. Suggested donation of $5 for non-LHHSG members.
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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 StatesThe 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 […]
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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 StatesThis 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. […]
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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 StatesProgram 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, […]
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Bring Warm Clothes: Letters and Photos from Minnesota’s Past
St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesPeg 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 […]