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Sharing current, reliable and relevant information about significant people, places, events and things in Minnesota history.

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@kimincognito @mnhs We're not disappearing entirely - just joining the main MNHS page. Be sure to check for our posts there, @kimincognito!

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We're excited to announce that MNopedia's Twitter account is being merged with the main @mnhs Twitter page. Watch for our new article posts every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon at https://t.co/roiODkxws0!
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Clara Ueland was a lifelong women’s rights activist and prominent Minnesotan suffragist. She was president of the Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association and the Minnesota League of Women’s Voters. https://t.co/sINnsyXPaY Image: MNHS. @LWVMinnesota

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St. Olaf College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota. It was founded by Norwegian Lutherans in 1874 and continues to thrive as a top-ranking school. https://t.co/FMd2kxj4ME Photo: Wikimedia Commons. @StOlaf

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Our latest MNopedia article highlights the history of one of Minnesota's iconic private colleges.

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It me😎 "[St. Olaf College] was founded by Norwegian Lutherans in 1874 and continues to thrive as a top-ranking school."

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Minneapolis-born Cora Johnstone Best achieved international success as a mountaineer during the 1920s. She was a pioneer in the sport, becoming a licensed guide at a time when women were rarely given the opportunity to be lead climbers. https://t.co/5oMmcXB7ck Photo: © @mnhs

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Ernest Reginald Wabasha, also known as Caŋku waste waŋ ohna ya (He Travels a Good Road), was a sixth-generation hereditary chief in a long-established Dakota chieftainship. Photo: David's Photography; used with permission. Learn more: https://t.co/Pj2LZqAOQW

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Between 1820 and 1910, it is estimated that at least 30,000 people emigrated from the Swiss canton of Graubünden to the United States. Included in this number were Romansh people… https://t.co/B9d2PdIpfw via @MNopedia

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Between 1820-1910, an estimated 30,000 people emigrated from the Swiss canton of Graubünden to the United States. Included in this number were Romansh people—members of an ethnically distinct Swiss population—headed for Minnesota. Image: Stillwater. ©@mnhs https://t.co/v5NXdStDfi

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In 1887, the isolated upper-class neighborhood of Selby Avenue experienced a building boom. Patrick Dwyer, owner of Patrick V. Dwyer Bros., plumbers and glass fitters, built the Dacotah Building in hopes of attracting solid tenants. https://t.co/FFEmg4e6hh

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The Fillmore County Poor Far outside the small village of Henrytown was part of a statewide initiative in the late 1800s to provide a housing solution for the poor and aged. Learn more: https://t.co/a6x77D3Au2

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#OTD 1917 In New Ulm, a group of at least 6,000 attends a rally at Turner Park to protest the policy of sending draftees of German descent to fight in the European War. Image of Brown County boys leaving for Camp Dodge from New Ulm in 1917 from @mnhs collections.

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Join us tonight for the FREE Bands on the Boulevard concert @MNHistoryCenter! The band: Ipso Facto (reggae music). Concert starts at 6:30 Come one, come all! https://t.co/K91jDG2pU6

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#OTD 1998 Pitcher Ila Borders of the Duluth-Superior Dukes is the first woman to win a men's regular season professional baseball game. The Dukes beat the Sioux Falls Canaries 3-1, in Duluth. Photo by Buzz Magnuson, St. Paul Pioneer Press.

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Theater Mu is Minnesota’s first professional Asian American theater company. Since its founding in 1992, it has impacted both local and national theater landscapes. Learn more: https://t.co/vuLRxAOhM3 Photo: © Michal DanielAll rights reserved. @theatermu

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Grand Portage (Gichi Onigamiing) is both a seasonal migration route and the traditional site of an Ojibwe summer village on the northwestern shore of Lake Superior. (Images: National Park Service & @mnhs) Learn more: https://t.co/raeeEZ5hZi

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For five decades, Bemidji’s public library, financed by philanthropist Andrew Carnagie, operated in a one-story, brick-and-stone neo-classical structure. Image: @BeltramiHistory. Learn more: https://t.co/pXAZbGYCjU

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The @mnhs has an amazing collection of historic photographs. Visit @MNopedia's Pinterest board for some fun examples ranging from architecture to pop culture to sports & recreation and beyond! https://t.co/G78D3K9MG6