The Winona Public Library’s new contribution to Minnesota Reflections includes the original library blueprints, the Kenyon Cox sketches for his iconic sculpture, Library Board minutes dating back to 1866, photographs, and historical documents on the creation and operation of the Winona Public Library. The Library also contributed Winona High School commencement programs from the late 1870s and an interesting 1857 map of the City of Winona.
The Minnesota Digital Library is pleased to announce a new addition to the St. Cloud State University's collection in Minnesota Reflections, a 1920 book "Renville County in the World War," which commemorates the service of Renville County during World War I. Portraits of the men and women who served are included with a brief summary of their personal history and service to the country during the first World War.
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum located in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, is a new contributor to Minnesota Reflections. The Museum serves the greater Walnut Grove area as a research and genealogy resource for local history and as the repository for historical artifacts from the area. While Laura Ingalls Wilder is undoubtedly the area's most famous resident, the Museum's mission includes the collection, preservation, and display of all aspects of local history. The grounds inlcude nine buildings including a 1870s railroad depot, an onion-domed home from 1904, the Masters Hotel built in 1876, and several buildings devoted to the display and understanding of local history.
Please enjoy this cheerful collection of winter images from Minnesota Reflections, presented by the Minnesota Digital Library.
A new addition has been made to the Minnesota Digital Library’s Primary Source Set collection —Natural Disasters in Minnesota. This primary source set includes documentation of devastating tornadoes in Sauk Rapids and Rochester in the late nineteenth century, the Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940, the Cloquet and Moose Lake Fires of 1918, and major flooding on the Minnesota River.
2017 is fast approaching! And the Minnesota Digital Library has calendars available to get you through the new year. You can place a calendar order on the Minitex website and have them delivered. Get yours today!
We are so pleased to announce a new addition to the St. Paul Public Library's collection in Minnesota Reflections. The new addition includes seven volumes of the Proceeedings of the city of St. Paul's Common Council for the years 1859 - 1866.
The Minnesota Digital Library is pleased to announce the addition of a new contributing organization to Minnesota Reflections - the Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa.
I had the great good fortune to both attend and present at last week's 2016 Digital Library Federation Forum held in Milwaukee, WI. I was able to connect with like-minded professionals from across the country and attend sessions on a wide range of topics from digital scholarship and digital humanities to project management and practical digital workflows. As a presenter I shared the recent work on Minnesota Reflections Primary Source Sets.
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