Hand-Me-Downs

In our reoccurring series Hand-Me-Downs, MPR News producer Lukas Levin seeks to find Minnesota’s little-known historical artifacts with compelling origin stories.

Tropical plant has a forever home in Minnesota
A retired Minnesota horticulturist has cared for a calamondin orange tree that’s been part of her family for about 60 years.
One Minnesotan's search for a violin lost during the Holocaust
After the death of her mother, Eva Neubeck went on a mission to recover a missing family heirloom: a 200-year-old violin.