The Minnesota Historical Society will close Historic Fort Snelling to the public on Saturday, Jan. 10. The announcement was ...

Locations that normally have an admission fee, but will be free on Jan. 10, include these historic sites: Forest History ...

Four times a year the Minnesota Historical Society hosts a free admission day featuring historical sites and museums in the ...

In light of what it described as a “structural deficit” driven by inflation and labor costs, the Minnesota Historical Society has laid off seven employees, at least three of them dedicated to creating ...

Minnesota Zoo ambassador animals have been taking walks in spaces that were supposed to be filled with students on field trips. Credit: Submission from Christine Ness/Minnesota Historical Society That ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — "A generation which ignores history has no past and no future." That quote by Robert A. Heinlein underlines the importance of organizations like the Minnesota Historical Society, ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. Creating a death certificate and creating a database index ...

George Growingthunder looked at the ancient rock carvings and wept as the sun rose over Jeffers Petroglyphs, a historical site in southwestern Minnesota. He was thankful to visit the land of his ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Historical Society has awarded more than $7 million dollars in grant money as part of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. According to the society, the ...

Aviator Charles Lindbergh was long considered an American hero whom Minnesota was proud to claim. Then word spread that he was anti-Semitic. Costumed guides at Fort Snelling, one of the state's ...

Whether you're into tattoos, ice art, or historical adventures, there are plenty of things to do in Minnesota this weekend.

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Historical Society is laying off 7 percent of its workforce as part of changes to address what it said is a structural deficit. The historical society said 36 staff members — ...