Colleagues and friends will commemorate Lucile Kane’s life and career at a gathering organized by her friends to be held Monday, July 6, 3:00 p.m., at the James J. Hill House in Saint Paul. Please tell others who knew her and may want to attend.
If you would like to submit a one - two paragraph statement about Lucile Kane for the memorial program, send to Mary Bakeman by July 2.
The Hill House is closed on Mondays, but will be open for those attending this event.
Saturday, June 13, at 1:00 p.m., the Maplewood Area Historical Society and the Forest Lawn Cemetery present “Cemetery Symbols and Superstitions: A Guided Tour of Victorian Headstones.”
A tour guide will describe the meaning of symbols on 1890s headstones and the beliefs and superstitions that fostered those symbols. At a few sites you will encounter costumed characters who will enact scenes from the lives of the persons who rest below the headstones.
Registration is $6.00 in advance, $8.00 the day of the tour. Make checks payable to MAHA (this is a fundraiser for the Maplewood Area Historical Society), but mail your checks to the Forest Lawn Cemetery, 1800 Edgerton Street, Maplewood, MN 55117.
For more information call Janice at 651-735-3280.
Join the Wood Lake Battlefield Preservation Association on Wednesday June 3, 2009, for a tour of historic sites relating to the U.S.-Dakota Conflict of 1862.
Ride a comfortable coach bus through the scenic Minnesota River valley with tour guide and interpreter Tom Hosier. Sites include Traverse des Sioux, Fort Ridgely, Lower Sioux Agency, Chief Shakopee’s camp sites, Lac Qui Parle Road, Boiling Springs, Wood Lake Battle Site, Upper Sioux Agency, Joseph Brown House, and Sehwandt Monument.
Seating is limited and reservations are due by May 11 , 2009. The bus will begin loading in the parking lot by Gander Mountain in Rochester at 7:45 and leave at 8:00 a.m., pick-up in Dodge Center at 8:15 a.m., pick-up in Mankato at 9:30 a.m. Return to Rochester at 8:45 p.m.
The cost is $60 and includes a box lunch and buffet dinner at the historic Turner Hall in New Ulm.
Questions? Call 507-280-9970 or e-mail woodlakebattlefield@yahoo.com. A copy of the registration form is available at http://www.mnhs.org/newsletters/localhistory/2009/docs_pdfs/DakotaWarTour.pdf.
Minnesota today is more ethnically diverse than at any time in its history. The work of documenting this diversity is challenging, and the Minnesota Historical Society has turned to oral history as a major tool as it reaches out into immigrant communities. The Society has undertaken a continuing succession of projects in cooperation with the Asian Indian, Tibetan, Somali, Hmong, Khmer (Cambodian) and Latino communities, and is working now to ensure that this remarkable collection of stories is available to educators statewide.
James Fogerty is head of documentary programs and director of the Society’s Oral History Office. He will discuss the immigrant oral histories and the challenges and rewards of working to ensure that the stories of these new Minnesotans become part of the state’s historical record.
From the folks at the Gideon Pond House:
Hope you can join us this Sunday for possibly the largest gathering of authors of Minnesota history we’ve ever had at the Gideon Pond House! Sounds like we’ll also have beautiful weather for a hike on the trails in Pond Dakota Mission Park …
“Trail of Tears: The Minnesota Dakota Indian Exile Begins”
Sunday October 26, 2:00 pm
This program will be presented by most of the book’s contributing authors: Thomas Shaw, Stephen Osman, Alan Woolworth, Mary Bakeman, Curtis Dahlin, Lois Glewwe, Carrie Zeman, Walter Bachman, Corinne Marz, and John LaBatte. The book is a series of essays that extends from Camp Release following the decisive battle of Wood Lake to the Lower Sioux Agency, with two marches from there: those that were tried and prisoners to Camp Lincoln in Blue Earth County, and their family members-women, children and elders-who were taken to the internment camp at Fort Snelling. It includes information on Sibley’s army of 1862, the emotional reaction of the white soldiers assigned to guard the Indians, and what has happened over time. There will be a special mention of the Gideon Pond House in the presentation. All the authors have made previous presentations at the Pond House or on our tours and are some of the most renowned historians in the state of Minnesota. The book published by Prairie Echoes Press will be for sale and the authors will be available for signing. House tours at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Program and tours are free.
The Gideon and Agnes Pond House is located in Pond Dakota Mission Park, 401 East 104th St., Bloomington, between Portland and Nicollet Aves. For more information contact Mark Morrison at Bloomington Parks and Recreation at 952-563-8693, or after hours call Jay Ludwig at 952-484-0477, or visit our website.
When: Tuesday September 23
Where: Pohlad Hall, Minneapolis Central Library
What: Celebrate the city’s sesquicentennial with a program series featuring local historians, authors, and educators.
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Our People and Their Stories
Why did 19th and early 20th century immigrants choose Minneapolis? How did they get here? What was their experience of local culture? How were they accepted?
Presenters: Bill Green, Iric Nathanson, Nina Clark, moderator Hy Berman
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
New Stories from New Arrivals
How did 20th and 21st century immigrants get to Minneapolis? What was their experiences of this new culture and community?
Presenters: Hussein Samatar, Ramon Leon, Chaleng Lee, moderator Renee Reed
Visit with authors and organizations from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Box dinners available for $11 (call 612-630-6081 to order).
Authors and organizations include:
Beth Anderson Erickson, William D. Green, Genny Zak Kieley, Gretchen Kreuter, Anne Gillespie Lewis, Robert Lutz, David C. Smith, Biloini Young, African Development Center, Black Storytellers Alliance, Canadian Genealogical & Heritage Society, East African Women’s Center, Hennepin History Museum, Immigration History Research Center, Mill City Museum, Minneapolis Labor American Genealogical Society, Polish Genealogical Society of Minnesota, Swedish American Institute, Walker Art Museum.
When: Tuesday Aug. 19
5-6 p.m. social hour (boxed dinners can be ordered for $15 by calling 612-630-6081)
6-7 p.m. first session; 7:20-8:20 p.m. second session
Where: Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall
Cost: Free
Session 1: Building Minneapolis, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
This illustrated program will cover the establishment and development of Fort Snelling, St. Anthony, and Minneapolis, including the squatters, the settlers, the entrepreneurs and the founding of organizations including the park system.
Session 2: Minneapolis Late 19th and Early 20th Century Growth, 7:20-8:20 p.m.
Topics include population explosion, including new technologies and business development and expansion, dynamic financial swings, and how business, finance, politics, government and labor were affected as Minneapolis expanded geographically.
Sunday August 3
Discover what life was like on a 19th-century steamboat from a costumed re-enactor: packing a trunk, walking a gangplank with a serving tray, mastering nautical terms, and turning a ship’s wheel. Then get yourself some kettle corn and enjoy “The Mouldy Figs” as they play and sing authentic steamboat music interspersed with steamboat stories. The program and music will be repeated about every hour and are free; small charge for refreshments.
Sunday August 17
Barbara Britain, a descendant of Lake Shetek survivors, has produced a 90-minute documentary about an event of the U.S.-Dakota War in which a group of young Dakota men rescued two women and six children that had been taken captive after the battle of Lake Shetek. This award-winning film will be available for purchase on DVD. Britain has produced many videos and is a retired special education teacher who lives in White Bear Lake.
The Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest (JHSUM) will hold its annual meeting on August 17, 2008, at Eastcliff, home of the president of the University of Minnesota, 176 N. Mississipi River Blvd., Saint Paul.
Dr. Linda Mack Schloff, who is retiring from JHSUM, will comment to two decades of collecting and interpreting Jewish history.
RSVP by August 8 to the JHSUM office - phone: 952-381-3360, or e-mail: jtarshish@jhsum.org.
What: Celebrate Minneapolis during its sesquicentennial with eight special events on four nights – from July through October – at Minneapolis Central Library. Details and event descriptions follow.
Who: Local historians, authors, educators and experts will present information on history, culture, architecture, immigration and growth.
When: July 22, August 19, September 23, October 21
5-6 p.m. social hour (boxed dinners can be ordered for $15 by calling 612-630-6081);
6-7 p.m. first session;
7:20-8:20 p.m. second session
Where: Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall, 300 Nicollet Mall
Cost: FREE
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