Hopkins Historical Society

06/10/2026

Come to the museum and see our Shady Oak Lake and Beach window display! The display features photos and artifacts that were a part of the biggest lake in Hopkins, providing entertainment in summer and winter for decades! What are your memories?

06/07/2026

The first Hopkins Red Owl Store opened in 1926, long before Red Owl corporate headquarters in 1946. The Red Owl Store was where Hoagies is today which is the oldest building in Hopkins!

06/07/2026

Minneapolis Moline was a major employer in Hopkins, MN when its headquarters and one of its factories were here from 1929 until 1972. The same can be said for the Minneapolis Threshing Machine (MTM) Company, which came to Hopkins in 1887 and continued strong until 1929, when it became part of the merger that created Minneapolis Moline. A cursory look at our Hopkins phone directories from those years suggest that at least 25% of the households in Hopkins had a resident employed at Minneapolis Moline. Here is a link to an article about Minneapolis Moline in MINNPost.

Born from a 1929 merger, Minneapolis-Moline became one of the nation’s largest farm equipment companies and a major Minneapolis employer.

05/27/2026

Did you know we have a whole photobook of people and groups just waiting to be identified? Look at this photo from a reunion gathering August 17, 1983. Recognize anyone?
Museum hours: Thursday 10am-1pm, Saturday 10am-Noon
www.hopkinshistory.org

05/20/2026

It was a beautiful day for Mainstreet Day and we had a lot of visitors! Watch for the Hopkins Historical Society booth at Raspberry Days in July too!

05/15/2026

The museum will be closed this Saturday, May 16th as we will be at Hopkins Mainstreeet Day 9am to 4pm. Come find us between 8th and 9th Street!

Hopkins Historical Society, Hopkins, MN

05/11/2026

The museum will be closed this Saturday, May 16th as we will be at Hopkins Mainstreeet Day 9am to 4pm. Come find us between 9th and 10th Street!

05/08/2026

Stop by the museum tomorrow Saturday May 9th when you visit the Community Garden Kick-off - Valley Park, 700 8th St S, Hopkins 9 to 11am! We are open 10am to noon on Saturdays.

05/06/2026

Read about Al Larson and his haberdashery A.G.Larson and Company's clothing store in the 1920's!.

Do you know what the following people had in common: Fritz Marso, Stan Pelci, Don Kral, Cliff Butler, Frank Whitney, Bruce McQueen, Art Anfinsen, Vivian Blomquist, Don Escher, Harold "Frenchy"...

05/03/2026

In 1956 Hopkins Lanes bowling alley was located at 100 Shady Oak Rd. When the bowling alley became Tuttles and moved across the street, the VFW bought the building. Photos THEN in 1956 and NOW!