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Richard Moe on the 1st Minnesota Volunteers at Gettysburg

MPR historical documentary, 'No Jews Allowed'

Recalling Minnesota's community bands and bandshells

Letters from a Minnesota soldier in the Civil War

Split Rock Lighthouse decommissioned over 40 years ago

MPR Special Report: The US-Dakota War of 1862

Part 1: Annette Atkins says every place has a history, and you can learn about a town and its people by closely observing the world around you. Hear Professor Atkins's talk  "Walking Through Our Past: History on the Ground (the Water?)" given October 11, 2013 in Stillwater, Minnesota's oldest town. It was a program of the University of St. Thomas Selim Center for Learning in Later Years.

Part 2: Stephanie Hemphill's reports on the birds and moose of Minnesota.

Historian Annette Atkins on learning the history of your town

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