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Minnesota Historical Society: Free admission to state historical sites

By Minnesota Historical Society | 05/30/08
In honor of the sesquicentennial, admission will be free this Sunday at all 26 of the Minnesota Historical Society's historic sites and museums.
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Minnesota Historical Society: Old Fort Snelling through the eyes and artistry of a soldier

By Minnesota Historical Society | 05/14/08
Seth Eastman (1808-1875), an artist and a career soldier, was stationed at Fort Snelling twice, in 1830-31 and again in 1841-48 when he served as the fort's commander. See some of his paintings from the fort that were exhibited in 2006.
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Minnesota Historical Society: The Watkins salesmen

By Minnesota Historical Society | 04/30/08
The Historical Society has 11 photos of salesmen for the Watkins Co. of Winona, Minnesota selling medical remedies, spices and extracts.
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Minnesota Historical Society: The I-35W bridge under construction -- in 1967

By Minnesota Historical Society | 04/21/08
The Minnesota Historical Society has archival film footage of the original Interstate 35 bridge under construction 41 years ago.FROM THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Minnesota Historical Society: Minnesota's historic bridges

By Minnesota Historical Society | 04/08/08
Take a look at 27 historic Minnesota bridges, in text and photos from the National Register of Historic Places nominations.FROM MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Minnesota Historical Society: The Minnesota Author Biographies Project

By Minnesota Historical Society | 03/25/08
The Minnesota Author Biographies Project provides biographical sketches of 36 past and present Minnesota authors, along with a selected bibliography of their significant works.FROM THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
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Minnesota Historical Society: Minnesota's Constitution(s)

By Minnesota Historical Society | 03/13/08
Did you know that Minnesota has two (slightly) different original state constitutions written in 1857?
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Minnesota Historical Society: Minnesota Death Certificates Index

By Minnesota Historical Society | 02/28/08
Want to find a death certificate for someone who died in Minnesota between 1908 and 2001? The Minnesota Historical Society tells you how.
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Minnesota Historical Society: National Register of Historic Places -- A Minnesota Sampler

By Minnesota Historical Society | 02/08/08
The Fergus Falls State Hospital Comlex was built to alleviate overcrowding at the Minnesota Hospital for the Insane in St. Peter (1867-78) and the Rochester Asylum for Inebriates (1873), as they were then called.
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Minnesota Historical Society: Minnesotans and their motorcycles

By Minnesota Historical Society | 01/24/08
The Historical Society has a collection of 100 motorcycle photos from 1910 to 1987. The first photo is of Guy Webb, who made an annual New Year's Day ride of 100 miles early in the 20th Century. FROM THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY