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Minnesota History

Hispanic Heritage Month: Since 1886, Latinos have continued to increase presence in Minnesota

Hispanic Heritage Month: Since 1886, Latinos have continued to increase presence in Minnesota

The first Latino to permanently make Minnesota his home did so in 1886. Luis Garzon was a 19-year-old oboe player when he arrived with an orchestra from Mexico. He stayed and helped build a vibrant community.
by Vicki Adame

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Ten years later: Lessons from the Pagami Creek Fire

The Pagami Creek Fire in 2011 blew up into Minnesota’s biggest wildfire in over a century, burning more than 90,000 acres in the Superior National Forest. Ten years later, the forest has been reborn and lessons learned from Pagami now shape how rangers and firefighters respond to wilderness wildfires.
by Dan Kraker

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Survivors reflect on the day the Pagami Creek Fire exploded 10 years ago

Survivors reflect on the day the Pagami Creek Fire exploded 10 years ago

Ten years ago this weekend, the Pagami Creek Fire exploded into the biggest wildfire Minnesota had seen in over a century. What had been burning slowly in the Boundary Waters for weeks became an inferno, sweeping across 16 miles of the wilderness in a single day, overtaking campers and Forest Service rangers caught in its path.
by Dan Kraker

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Pat Coleman looks back on 43 years with the Minnesota Historical Society

Pat Coleman looks back on 43 years with the Minnesota Historical Society

In his 43 years as acquisitions librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society, Pat Coleman secured countless gems of Minnesota history for the state’s archives. On the day of his retirement, he spoke with host Cathy Wurzer about the joy he found in his work.
by Cathy Wurzer and Rachel Yang

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Confederate soldier shirt that saved a Minnesotan is at Historical Society

Confederate soldier shirt that saved a Minnesotan is at Historical Society

The Minnesota Historical Society has acquired a rare Civil War battlefield relic. The descendants of a Minnesota soldier wounded near Nashville, Tenn., in 1864 have donated a Confederate uniform shirt Henry Mills used to bind his wound, survive the war and return to St. Paul.
by Tim Nelson

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History Theatre Radio Hour: Hubert Humphrey's contentious relationship with LBJ

History Theatre Radio Hour: Hubert Humphrey's contentious relationship with LBJ

A short radio play by Jeffrey Hatcher called “All the Way with LBJ,” followed by discussion with former Vice President Walter Mondale, former Minnesota Attorney General Hubert “Skip” Humphrey and historian Hy Berman.

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