Power to the People: Activism in the 1970s
The Civil Rights marches of the 1950s and early 1960s and the anti-war protests of the late 1960s and early 1970s may have been more dramatic, but a quieter kind […]
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St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Don Fraser – Minnesota’s Quiet Crusader
Edina Library 5280 Grandview Square, Edina, MN, United StatesDon Fraser's career spanned the last half of the twentieth century. As a Minnesota state senator, U.S. congressman, and Minneapolis mayor Fraser was deeply involved in the key issues of […]
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The Roots of the Arts & Crafts and Prairie School: John Ruskin’s Six Precepts of Architecture
St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesWe will explore the history and philosophy behind the Arts and Crafts and Prairie School movements by focusing on six rules for architecture stated by John Ruskin in an 1854 […]
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“Pothole Confidential: My Life as Mayor of Minneapolis” with R.T. Rybak
St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesJoin R.T. Rybak for a talk about Pothole Confidential: My Life as Mayor of Minneapolis. In a memoir that is at once a political coming-of-age story and a behind-the-scenes look […]
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U.S. Bank Stadium
U.S. Bank Stadium 401 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesWhat vessel has docked in the eastern edge of Downtown Minneapolis, near the bend in the Mississippi River? A Viking longship? A tricked-out Jawa Sandcrawler? Or US Bank Stadium, the new home of the Minnesota Vikings? Join us for a "special event" private group tour of this amazing facility, plus learn how its design was […]
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Southwest Minneapolis 1930: From the Air
St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesIn the late 1920s and early 1930s, pioneer aerial photographer Joe Quigley was hired to take images of all Minneapolis schools. These remarkable high-resolution photos have been in the school […]
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Exploring the Corner of 43rd and Upton
43rd and Upton 4300 Upton Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesThis event was originally scheduled for June 16. We will dig into the history of who has worked and lived in the buildings clustered around 43rd and Upton. Also, we'll touch briefly on: competition with the 44th and France business district, aesthetics (including having the business district set on the descent of a hill), and […]
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Story Awakening at Bde Maka Ska
St. John's Episcopal Church, Linden Hills 4201 Sheridan Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesJoin us as a Dakota historian speaks on the Dakota cultural perspective/name restoration of Bde Maka Ska, including the new public art installation (completion date, late summer). The Minneapolis City […]
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The Hamiltons of Lake Calhoun
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 4801 France Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMost known for Widow Hamilton's guest house overlooking Lake Calhoun (now called Bde Maka Ska), where Henry David Thoreau stayed in June 1861, members of the Hamilton family lived at […]
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Tracing the History of Real Estate Covenants in Minneapolis
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 4801 France Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United StatesRacial covenants were used to bar people of a given race, ethnic origin, or religion, from buying or occupying property in Minneapolis. These discriminatory deeds underpinned an invisible system of […]