All Tours: 4
Tours
Cedar-Riverside: From Snoose Boulevard to Little Somalia
15 Locations ~ Curated by Anduin (Andy) WilhideCedar-Riverside, a neighborhood just east of downtown Minneapolis, has been a major entry-point for newcomers to Minnesota for over 160 years. This area was once part of Mni Sota Makoce, the historic homeland of the Dakota people who moved through to…
Purple Places: A Digital History Tour of Prince's Minneapolis
0 Locations ~ Curated by Kirsten Delegard, University of Minnesota; Michael Lansing, Augsburg University; Kristen Zschomler, Minnesota Department of Transportation. Technical support for this project provided by Christy Mattingly and Stewart Van Cleve, Augsburg University.Purple Places seeks to illuminate the physical locations associated with Minneapolis native son and musician Prince Rogers Nelson. Prince was globally significant as an artist. This digi-tour seeks to root him in the place he called home. Minneapolis…
Centennial of the Armistice: The Commemoration of World War I in the Twin Cities
11 Locations ~ Curated by Matt Berning (Author and Creator), Dr. Maheen Zaman (Advisor)World War I was a particularly significant experience for Minnesota. In addition to sending thousands of men overseas, the homefront became a vital center of wartime production. From Fort Snelling serving as one of the two main training camps for…
Votes for Women: Hennepin County
12 Locations ~ Curated by Jacqueline deVries and students in the Augsburg University History Department, in partnership with the Hennepin History MuseumAugust 2020 marks the centennial of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in the United States. As national celebrations commemorate the fight for women’s right to vote in this country, we invite you to explore the local movement in Hennepin…