Events

Friday, January 3

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.

January 3, 2025, 10am - 3:30pm

James J. Hill House, St. Paul

Tours

Saturday, January 4

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.

January 4, 2025, 10am - 3:30pm

James J. Hill House, St. Paul

Tours

Winter Sleigh Rides

Experience winter with a horse-drawn ride.

January 4, 2025, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Forest History Center, Grand Rapids

Tours

Spirits Dancing at the Forest History Center

Winter Lecture Series: Spirits Dancing

The Night Sky, Indigenous Knowledge, and Living Connections to the Cosmos

January 4, 2025, 1 - 3pm

Forest History Center, Grand Rapids

Lectures & Talks

The Experimental City

North Star Voices

Join us for a free screening of The Experimental City on Saturday, January 4.

January 4, 2025, 2 - 3:45pm

Minnesota History Center, St. Paul

Lectures & Talks

Winter Sleigh Rides

Experience winter with a horse-drawn ride.

January 4, 2025, 2 - 3pm

Forest History Center, Grand Rapids

Tours

Sunday, January 5

Millers' Tour

Tour the National Historic Landmark Washburn A Mill Complex, the home of Mill City Museum.

January 5, 2025, 10:30 - 11:30am

Mill City Museum, Minneapolis

Tours

Holidays on the Hill

Experience Christmas, 1910—both upstairs and downstairs—in the sumptuous Gilded Age mansion of railroad titan James J. Hill.

January 5, 2025, 11am - 3:30pm

James J. Hill House, St. Paul

Tours

Thursday, January 9

Map of POW camps across US over an image of inmates

Coffee Chat: POW Camps in Minnesota

Join us for a complimentary cup of coffee at this informal presentation and discussion, part of our "Coffee Chats" series covering many aspects of Fort history...

January 9, 2025, 10:30 - 11:30am

Historic Fort Snelling, Saint Paul

Lectures & Talks

Friday, January 10

Winter Sleigh Rides

Experience winter with a horse-drawn ride.

January 10, 2025, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Forest History Center, Grand Rapids

Tours

Winter Sleigh Rides

Experience winter with a horse-drawn ride.

January 10, 2025, 2 - 3pm

Forest History Center, Grand Rapids

Tours

Saturday, January 11

MNHS Free Admission Day text over an image of a horse-drawn sleigh ride

Winter Free Admission Day

Free Admission Days are great opportunities to visit historic sites and museums at no cost to you.

January 11, 2025

The Girls Who Desegregated America’s Schools

History Forum

A new history of school desegregation in America showing how Black girls led the fight for interracial education

January 11, 2025, 11am - 12pm

Minnesota History Center, St. Paul

Lectures & Talks

Preserving Historic Structures: The Lindbergh Ice House

Snapshot Saturdays

Learn about the construction work done on the ice house in the past years.

January 11, 2025, 1 - 2pm

Charles Lindbergh House and Museum, Little Falls

Lectures & Talks

Coffee Chat: POW Camps in Minnesota

Join us for a complimentary cup of coffee at this informal presentation and discussion, part of our "Coffee Chats" series covering many aspects of Fort history...

January 11, 2025, 1:30 - 2:30pm

Historic Fort Snelling, Saint Paul