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Minnesota Digital Library News
The Minnesota Digital Library released a new online exhibit that explores the history of apple growing in Minnesota and traces the impact of early fruit breeding to today.
The Minnesota Digital Library is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 project year.
The Minnesota Digital Library recently added interactive map exhibits to place our materials in their actual locations within Minnesota. Each map features photographs and documents that help tell stories about these significant places.
The Minnesota State Horticultural Society recently added over 200 photographs to their collection in the Minnesota Digital Library, including many from past Minnesota State Fairs.
A new group of Prohibition-related materials was recently added to the Norwegian-American Historical Association's collection in the Minnesota Digital Library.
On Tuesday, June 28th at 11 am, MDL Outreach Coordinator Molly Huber and the American Swedish Institute's Collections Manager Inga Theissen will host Minitex Conversations: Weird and Wonderful Collections Objects. At this event, they will virtually share unusual and interesting objects from the collections they work with and then open up the discussion for attendees to share information about weird and wonderful items they are responsible for.
Jolie Graybill has departed Minitex to become Dean of Libraries at North Dakota State University. Minitex thanks her for her leadership of the Digital Initiatives & Metadata Education unit and wishes her well as she embarks on this new endeavor.
Minnesota Digital Library staff attended the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums Annual Conference on April 24-26. While there, they connected with MDL contributors and gained some key insights from the conference sessions.
The Dakota County Historical Society continues to add to its MDL collection with a second set of early suburban photos by noted editor and newspaper photographer Del Stelling.
Historical content from Minnesota's cultural heritage organizations, all in one place