Minnesota Historical Society

10/09/2026

School may be out, but the learning doesn't have to stop! Check out these events happening at MNHS sites and museums during MEA weekend, October 15–17.

Learn about these events and more at https://mnhs.info/3Ul2zSt

10/02/2026

Good luck to all the runners in the 2026 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon this weekend! Downtown will be busy, so plan ahead and prepare for delays if you are headed to any of our St. Paul sites.

10/02/2026

On this day, Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the Peanuts gang gained a national audience. Charles Schulz's comic strip began national syndication on October 2, 1950, debuting in seven newspapers including the Minneapolis Tribune.

Read more about St. Paul's Charles Schulz in the MNopedia article linked below.

https://mnhs.info/4deMggr

Image: Plastic Peanuts character cutouts from Camp Snoopy
Accession number 2015.129.7.1,2

09/29/2026

To commemorate our nation’s 250th anniversary, we're hosting the Great Minnesota Show & Tell, a day-long event where Minnesotans can showcase personal objects that represent American history.

Applications to showcase objects at the Great Minnesota Show & Tell will be accepted until October 5. Objects can include family heirlooms, service medals, civic engagement memorabilia, historic documents, personal keepsakes connected to important historical moments, and more.

The objects will be on display on October 24, 2026 from 11 am to 2 pm. The event is a true show-and-tell, and selected participants are required to be present for the duration of the event to personally share with visitors the significance of their object.

Interested in applying? Click the link below to learn more.
https://mnhs.info/4hS2K0t

09/25/2026

The Alexander Ramsey House is undergoing a major renovation. This delicate process means replacing rotten wood, filling in broken stone, and boxing up the home’s artifacts for safekeeping.

Learn more and see behind-the-scenes footage from KSTP:

The historic Alexander Ramsey House in St. Paul is getting a stunning makeover after more than 150 years of standing as one of Minnesota's most treasured Victorian mansions.

09/24/2026

Preservation crews made a surprising discovery in Historic Fort Snelling’s Round Tower, one of Minnesota’s oldest standing structures. Find out what was discovered inside and what was done next from FOX9.

A time capsule hidden for more than 50 years inside one of Minnesota's most historic walls has finally come to light — and now a new one is taking its place.

09/19/2026

On this day in 1970, fictional television character Mary Richards moved to Minneapolis and threw her hat into the air as the Mary Tyler Moore Show began its run. The popular sitcom aired from 1970 to 1977.

Images:
Mary Tyler Moore and then husband, Grant Tinker, with Governor Wendell Anderson and his family.
Mary Tyler Moore receiving award from Governor Anderson as given by the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce in 1973.

09/10/2026

Take Minnesota’s Great River Road for a Journey into America’s History!

To celebrate Drive the Great River Road Month in September, MNHS teamed up with the Minnesota Mississippi River Parkway Commission to create a special Great River Road road trip itinerary highlighting the river’s role in our country’s history.

Start your road trip at https://mnhs.info/4h4SlND

09/07/2026

What better way to celebrate fall than with free admission to historic sites and museums across Minnesota!

Four days a year, the Minnesota Historical Society provides FREE admission to our historic sites and museums! Take this opportunity to learn more about our state’s history, at no cost to you.

Funding for free admission is provided by the State of Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment, through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008, and our generous donors and members.

09/03/2026

It’s been 150 years since one of the most famous failed bank robberies in US history, and it happened right here in Minnesota!

A member of the James-Younger gang wore this linen duster in the attempted robbery of the First National Bank in Northfield on September 7, 1876. It was dropped during the botched robbery and is now part of the MNHS collections.

This weekend is a rare opportunity to see the duster in person! It is on loan to Northfield History and will be displayed where the crime took place—a gallery next to the original First National Bank building.

See the link below to learn how you can be part of the milestone anniversary and read more about how the people of Northfield stood up to the gang.

https://mnhs.info/4zWq9VQ