Hopkins Historical Society

Hopkins Historical Society The Hopkins Historical Society documents, preserves and classifies historical records, interprets material unique to our local history.

Stop by during our open hours or contact us for an appointment. Since its founding in 1972, the Hopkins Historical Society has been dedicated to preserving the history of the Hopkins community, acting as a resource center for over 5000 photographs depicting historical Hopkins, including county fairs, the annual Hopkins Raspberry Festival, local schools and economic development. The Hopkins Historical Society documents, preserves and classifies historical records, interprets material unique to our local history, gathers artifacts and materials to exhibit the story of Hopkins and serves as community historians to children and adults.

Over the years, Hopkins has had a public library in four different locations since 1912. During the month of October yo...
10/05/2026

Over the years, Hopkins has had a public library in four different locations since 1912. During the month of October you can see a display of the 114-year public library history at the Hopkins Library located at 22 - 11th Avenue North. To create their display, the library staff visited the Hopkins Historical Society to research our documents, files and photos. Thank you for sharing Hopkins' history!

Yes! The museum will be open tomorrow, Friday, from 10am to noon. Stop by and say hi!
10/01/2026

Yes! The museum will be open tomorrow, Friday, from 10am to noon. Stop by and say hi!

Over the years, Hopkins' residents have consistently displayed community spirit by neighbors helping neighbors. These sh...
10/01/2026

Over the years, Hopkins' residents have consistently displayed community spirit by neighbors helping neighbors. These shoes were donated for a charity shoe drive during the Great Depression. The photo was taken in 1933 in front of Nelson's Shoes at 917 Excelsior Blvd.

Card tables were sold in the 1950's to raise money for the listed businesses that paid to appear on the tables. Would yo...
09/24/2026

Card tables were sold in the 1950's to raise money for the listed businesses that paid to appear on the tables. Would you like to own one of these card tables? We have 4 available, each with slightly different businesses. Stop by the museum Thursdays (10am-1pm) or Saturdays (10am-noon) and bid on a table.

Family businesses were and always have been, prevelant in Hopkins. Many family business also housed a place to live abov...
09/21/2026

Family businesses were and always have been, prevelant in Hopkins. Many family business also housed a place to live above the store. Here are photos of Jorgenson's Candy Store and Smetana Drug which served as a business downstairs and familly living upstairs.

Ken Novak, Jr.was a long-time Hopkins Basketball Coach setting many record including 39 state tournament wins! We have ...
09/18/2026

Ken Novak, Jr.was a long-time Hopkins Basketball Coach setting many record including 39 state tournament wins! We have a Ken Novak, Jr display in the museum. And yes, let's not forget Ken Novak, Jr.'s dad, Ken Novak who was legendary in his own right. Come visit the museum Thursdays 10am-1pm and Saturdays 10am-noon!

Just a reminder of how special our little town of Hopkins is….In 2022, by the US Dept of the Interior, the Hopkins Comme...
09/16/2026

Just a reminder of how special our little town of Hopkins is….In 2022, by the US Dept of the Interior, the Hopkins Commercial District was placed on the National Register of Historic Districts! Find a plaque on the sidewalk on Mainstreet!

John Feltl was one of the Czech immigrants who introduced raspberries to the Hopkins area. The location of his farm and ...
09/15/2026

John Feltl was one of the Czech immigrants who introduced raspberries to the Hopkins area. The location of his farm and home are marked by the “Feltl Rock.” It is located on the south side of Hopkins, just south of Smetana Road, along the paved walking trail, just across the street from Feltl Court (where The Glenn now is).

In the 1920's Hopkins and a greater area including Eden Prairie and Minnetonka, was called Little Switzerland. It appear...
09/07/2026

In the 1920's Hopkins and a greater area including Eden Prairie and Minnetonka, was called Little Switzerland. It appears it was a destination for Minneapolis' wealthy people which had summer cabins because of its beautiful scenery and lakes, as well as its close proximity to Minneapolis

09/03/2026

The Hopkins Historical Museum will be closed Saturday, Sept. 5th in observance of Labor Day. Enjoy the long weekend!

Address

33 14th Avenue N
Hopkins, MN
55343

Opening Hours

Thursday 10am - 1pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

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+19525486480

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