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The Minnesota History Center is one of the 26 Minnesota Historical Society sites and is home to the Minnesota Historical Society headquarters, the Society's collections, an expansive library, and 44,000 square feet (4,100 m 2) of museum gallery space. The museum showcases interactive in-house-developed and traveling exhibits, as well as ...
American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, ISBN 9780759100022 – via archive.org; 2022 National Census of History Organizations, American Association for State and Local History
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The center was co-founded by former First Lady Betty Ford, Leonard Firestone and Dr. James West in 1982. [6] [7] West also served as the Betty Ford Center's first medical director from 1982 to 1989. He left that position to become the Betty Ford Center's director of outpatient services.
In 2017, the Minnesota Historical Society opened a new visitor center and modern Farm Lab area with a barn, garden and cropland. These new facilities in combination with Kelley's historic 1860s farmstead allow the historic site to explore agricultural history from the 1860s through modern day.
Minnesota History Center: St. Paul: Prehistory–present: Direct: Minnesota Historical Society's headquarters, with permanent exhibits about Minnesota, changing exhibits about national history, and a library. [37] Minnesota State Capitol: St. Paul: 1905–present: 1969: Direct: Tours and exhibits of the state's seat of government. [38] NRHP ...
The schoolteacher taught grades 1–8 to around 35 students, covering subjects like arithmetic, history, spelling, and geography. Electricity and an indoor bathroom were added in the 1930s. The schoolhouse was relocated to the fairgrounds in 1961 and then to the History Center in 1975, where it has been preserved. [9]