History

May 18, 2011 5:00 AM

Minnesota history: The Civil War and training at Fort Snelling

It was 150 years ago this month when hundreds of young Minnesota men began their training at Fort Snelling to fight in the Civil War. Minnesota was the first state to offer troops for the Union effort. At the Minnesota Capitol today, those who fought will be honored during Minnesota's Civil War Sesquicentennial Day.

by Cathy Wurzer

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May 6, 2011 3:49 PM

Director considers the Western through different eyes

In her new film "Meek's Cutoff," director Kelly Reichardt creates a very different kind of Western. Reichardt is celebrated for making thought-provoking work which raises more questions than it answers. "Meeks Cutoff" follows families on the Oregon trail who get lost in the desert.

by Euan Kerr

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May 1, 2011 12:41 PM

Group to honor Minn. residents of US Civil War

In the shadow of the Cathedral of St. Paul, a large memorial focusing solely on the Minnesota soldiers who fought in the Civil War finally might be built.

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April 23, 2011 12:00 AM

In North, Civil War sites, events long 'forgotten'

As the U.S. marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, states in the old South -- the side that lost -- are hosting a variety of elaborate events to highlighting the war's legacy in the region. But in the North -- the side that won -- only small events are planned. Historians say the North helped sparked the conflict, but now struggles to acknowledge it.

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April 19, 2011 5:00 AM

Artist captures Walker history in a tapestry

For centuries Europeans used tapestries to depict the history of families and institutions. Now the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is getting in on the game.

by Euan Kerr

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April 11, 2011 9:06 PM

The 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War will be a somber occasion

The war began before dawn on April 12, 1861, with the start of a Confederate bombardment of Union-held Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The conflict ended four years later with the surrender of Confederate forces in Virginia on April 9, 1865.

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March 29, 2011 9:21 AM

Minnesota Historical Society soon to have new leadership at the helm

The state agency that preserves Minnesota's history will have a new leader as of May 1st. Steve Elliott will be replacing the previous director, Nina Archibald, who retired in January. Elliott is currently the president of the New York State Historical Association and the Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

by Cathy Wurzer