Author:
Publisher: Borealis Book
ISBN: 9780873514569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This handy travel guide presents the locations and texts of 254 historic markers, 60 geological markers, and 29 historic monuments in all corners of the state and is the perfect traveling companion for your next road trip.
Minnesota History Along the Highways
Author:
Publisher: Borealis Book
ISBN: 9780873514569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This handy travel guide presents the locations and texts of 254 historic markers, 60 geological markers, and 29 historic monuments in all corners of the state and is the perfect traveling companion for your next road trip.
Publisher: Borealis Book
ISBN: 9780873514569
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This handy travel guide presents the locations and texts of 254 historic markers, 60 geological markers, and 29 historic monuments in all corners of the state and is the perfect traveling companion for your next road trip.
Historic Homes of Minnesota
Author: Roger G. Kennedy
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873515573
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Great Houses of Minnesota is the engaging story of the evolution of architectural styles in Minnesota from 1830 to 1914--from the influence of the early French traders along the Mississippi and St. Croix to the emergence of the school of Frank Lloyd Wright. Through photographs and colorfully informative text, internationally known historian Roger Kennedy helps readers understand the unique styles of Minnesota's first homes, including the Mower House in Arcola, the first large house on the St. Croix; Alexander Ramsey's "Mansion House" in St. Paul, influenced by Pennsylvania Dutch virtues; the whimsical Charles C. Clement house in Fergus Falls, clearly Norse in spirit; and the Purcell House in Minneapolis, a fine example of the Prairie School design. On a broad plane these architectural eras reflected social customs, politics, commerce, religion, and literature. On a personal level they often revealed the national origin and character of the families that made the house a home. In short, this is in large measure a history of the people. Kennedy has considered their heritage and traditions as carefully as he has examined the architecture they created, and he offers a fresh, wholistic approach to the study of our state's great houses.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873515573
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Great Houses of Minnesota is the engaging story of the evolution of architectural styles in Minnesota from 1830 to 1914--from the influence of the early French traders along the Mississippi and St. Croix to the emergence of the school of Frank Lloyd Wright. Through photographs and colorfully informative text, internationally known historian Roger Kennedy helps readers understand the unique styles of Minnesota's first homes, including the Mower House in Arcola, the first large house on the St. Croix; Alexander Ramsey's "Mansion House" in St. Paul, influenced by Pennsylvania Dutch virtues; the whimsical Charles C. Clement house in Fergus Falls, clearly Norse in spirit; and the Purcell House in Minneapolis, a fine example of the Prairie School design. On a broad plane these architectural eras reflected social customs, politics, commerce, religion, and literature. On a personal level they often revealed the national origin and character of the families that made the house a home. In short, this is in large measure a history of the people. Kennedy has considered their heritage and traditions as carefully as he has examined the architecture they created, and he offers a fresh, wholistic approach to the study of our state's great houses.
Creating Minnesota
Author: Annette Atkins
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 0873516648
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Winner of a Spur Award, presented by the Western Writers of America (WWA), for the Best Western Nonfiction Historical Book. Renowned historian Annette Atkins presents a fresh understanding of how a complex and modern Minnesota came into being in Creating Minnesota. Each chapter of this innovative state history focuses on a telling detail, a revealing incident, or a meaningful issue that illuminates a larger event, social trends, or politics during a period in our past. A three-act play about Minnesota's statehood vividly depicts the competing interests of Natives, traders, and politicians who lived in the same territory but moved in different worlds. Oranges are the focal point of a chapter about railroads and transportation: how did a St. Paul family manage to celebrate their 1898 Christmas with fruit that grew no closer than 1,500 miles from their home? A photo essay brings to life three communities of the 1920s, seen through the lenses of local and itinerant photographers. The much-sought state fish helps to explain the new Minnesota, where pan-fried walleye and walleye quesadillas coexist on the same north woods menu. In Creating Minnesota Atkins invites readers to experience the texture of people's lives through the decades, offering a fascinating and unparalleled approach to the history of our state.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 0873516648
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Winner of a Spur Award, presented by the Western Writers of America (WWA), for the Best Western Nonfiction Historical Book. Renowned historian Annette Atkins presents a fresh understanding of how a complex and modern Minnesota came into being in Creating Minnesota. Each chapter of this innovative state history focuses on a telling detail, a revealing incident, or a meaningful issue that illuminates a larger event, social trends, or politics during a period in our past. A three-act play about Minnesota's statehood vividly depicts the competing interests of Natives, traders, and politicians who lived in the same territory but moved in different worlds. Oranges are the focal point of a chapter about railroads and transportation: how did a St. Paul family manage to celebrate their 1898 Christmas with fruit that grew no closer than 1,500 miles from their home? A photo essay brings to life three communities of the 1920s, seen through the lenses of local and itinerant photographers. The much-sought state fish helps to explain the new Minnesota, where pan-fried walleye and walleye quesadillas coexist on the same north woods menu. In Creating Minnesota Atkins invites readers to experience the texture of people's lives through the decades, offering a fascinating and unparalleled approach to the history of our state.
A Popular History of Minnesota
Author: Norman K. Risjord
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873515320
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
A grand tour of the North Star State's geographical, political, and human history, including travelers' guides to historic destinations.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873515320
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
A grand tour of the North Star State's geographical, political, and human history, including travelers' guides to historic destinations.
Old Fort Snelling Instruction Book for Fife
Author: Donald E. Mattson
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 0873510909
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Provides fourteen easy lessons followed by more than one hundred tunes, many of which date back to the Revolutionary War. The authors present a brief history of the fife, its characteristics, and its use by the military through the ages as well as at Fort Snelling.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 0873510909
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Provides fourteen easy lessons followed by more than one hundred tunes, many of which date back to the Revolutionary War. The authors present a brief history of the fife, its characteristics, and its use by the military through the ages as well as at Fort Snelling.
Minnesota Book of Days
Author: Tony Greiner; Howard Mohr
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 0873517415
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A chronological compendium of remarkable and curious events in the history of the North Star State
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 0873517415
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
A chronological compendium of remarkable and curious events in the history of the North Star State
Josie Dances
Author: Denise Lajimodiere
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781681342078
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
An Ojibwe girl practices her dance steps, gets help from her family, and is inspired by the soaring flight of Migizi, the eagle, as she prepares for her first powwow.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781681342078
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
An Ojibwe girl practices her dance steps, gets help from her family, and is inspired by the soaring flight of Migizi, the eagle, as she prepares for her first powwow.
A Guide to Family History Resources at the Minnesota Historical Society
Author: Minnesota Historical Society
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873514699
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
This guide is an essential tool for all genealogists researching Minnesota family, local, and state history. Highlighting the many holdings of the society, this unique handbook features a lengthy, annotated listing of resources in subject areas such as: biographical, census, naturalization, cemetery, school, religious, business, court, government, legal, military, and veterans' records; official state-wide death records and index, 1908-96; photographs, personal papers, oral histories, ethnic resources, and local and county histories; family histories, newspapers, directories, passenger ship lists, and publications of genealogical organizations; maps, atlases, and other geographical resources.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873514699
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
This guide is an essential tool for all genealogists researching Minnesota family, local, and state history. Highlighting the many holdings of the society, this unique handbook features a lengthy, annotated listing of resources in subject areas such as: biographical, census, naturalization, cemetery, school, religious, business, court, government, legal, military, and veterans' records; official state-wide death records and index, 1908-96; photographs, personal papers, oral histories, ethnic resources, and local and county histories; family histories, newspapers, directories, passenger ship lists, and publications of genealogical organizations; maps, atlases, and other geographical resources.
Minnesota Treasures
Author: Denis Gardner
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873514712
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Extended essays and four-color photos highlight 75 buildings and sites on Minnesota's National Register of Historic Places, from the grand and polished to the simple and unadorned.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873514712
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Extended essays and four-color photos highlight 75 buildings and sites on Minnesota's National Register of Historic Places, from the grand and polished to the simple and unadorned.
Minnesota's State Capitol
Author: Neil B. Thompson
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873510851
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The lively story of how private citizens, architects, and public officials formed an unlikely coalition to build Minnesota's statehouse at the turn of the twentieth century.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873510851
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The lively story of how private citizens, architects, and public officials formed an unlikely coalition to build Minnesota's statehouse at the turn of the twentieth century.