Visit a local treasure... Historic Fort Snelling January 2nd 2023 Established in the early 19th century as a frontier outpost, Fort...

By Curt Brown Special to the Star Tribune View original post A look at the pioneer woman, who arrived at the confluence of the Minnesota...

In celebration of Fort Snelling's Bicentennial, MNSSDAR is joining with the Friends of Fort Snelling and MHHS share the Fort's stories

One hundred fifty years ago, Minnesota offered the first volunteers to defend the Union in the fight against slavery.

Dred Scott sued for his freedom after living here, and the Minnesota Constitution outlawed slavery before the 13th amendment. Two...

The oldest murder mystery in Minnesota begins at Fort Snelling in 1838. Edward Phalen was a 27-year-old soldier stationed at the fort. An...

By John Croman @ Kare 11 MINNEAPOLIS - The remains of a Pearl Harbor sailor from Indiana, who was killed in action aboard the USS...

By Patricia Emerson @ Minn Historical Society A new photo exhibit at Historic Fort Snelling in Minneapolis invites viewers back in...

By Patricia Emerson @ Minn Historical Society Not much has changed at Historic Fort Snelling in the past 40 years. The thousands of...

By Patricia Emerson @ Minn Historical Society FORT SNELLING, Minn. (FOX 9) – A previously unseen part of Fort Snelling will be...

By Susu Jeffrey @ Friends of Coldspring I was tapping my way through one of those tiresome online enviro surveys designed to boost, in...

By Cole Heath @ Fox 9 News ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – The Vikings, a Minnesota-based infantry battalion that fought the Nazis during...

By Cody Nelson @ MPR News For the Dakota people, May 4th marks a dark date in history. It’s when, in 1863, Dakota people held at Fort...

By Staff @ Hometown Focus ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) is working to expand its engagement with veterans and...

By Gary Brueggemann @ Star Tribune As an old Minnesota historian, I am exasperated by the local media’s slanted and superficial...

The final weeks of the American Civil War were as dramatic as Minnesotans have ever experienced. Patricia Bauer describes the final days...

By Amy Rea @ Life in Minnesota On a bluff overlooking where the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers meet is Fort Snelling. Its...

By David Henry @ Minnesota Historical Society The ancestors of the Ojibwe lived throughout the northeastern part of North America and...

By David Henry @ Minnesota Historical Society By the time Fort Snelling was built in the 1820s, slavery was a reality in the Northwest...

By David Henry @ Minnesota Historical Society Along with building Fort Snelling at the junction of the Mississippi and Minnesota...