HIST 1750 (MN History): Eras & Movements

This segment focuses on the Norwegian pioneers who settled Fertile, MN. At first, the log cabins were scattered and many settlers sank into despair and loneliness, particularly the women who were left alone for long periods of time.

A brief history of the Indian Boarding School located in Morris. The school operated from 1887 to 1909.

This collection features photographs of Red Cross work sites and information on service men and women.

This article from MNopedia depicts the treatment of some German immigrants during WWI.

Over 500 early aerial photographs of the city of Minneapolis and bordering suburbs taken by Joseph E. Quigley for the Minneapolis Public Schools. A rare glimpse into the city’s housing, commercial centers, industrial corridors, and landscapes in a pre-freeway era when the city’s population was rapidly growing.

This research guide from the MN Historical Society links to primary and secondary resources related to prohibition in Minnesota.

This primary resource set from the MN Digital Library includes photos and digitized documents from Conservation Core projects in Minnesota.

Find stories and photographs from the Great Depression. Topics include: Growing up rural during the Great Depression and the Conservation Corps.

Index to articles published in the Mankato Free Press during 1942 regarding men and women from Blue Earth County serving in World War II.

Find photographs and stories from WWII.

A TPT original documentary series.

Find stories from the Vietnam War submitted by the public.

This database is searchable by people, places and events.

This document is a staff report from the United States Commission on Civil Rights about the efforts to desegregate schools in Minneapolis in the early 1970s.

This research guide from the Minnesota Historical Society includes primary resources.