St. Louis County Historical Society would like to say thank you to each donor who supported our organization in 2018. We truly appreciate your donations. If you have not had a chance to make your annual contribution and want to make one before the end of the year, online donations can be made at: https://givemn.org/organization/St-Louis-County-Historical-Society. For additional donation information, go to: https://www.thehistorypeople.org/ways-to-give. Thank you for your support, and have a very happy New Year!!
Photo from cover page: Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger as they appeared in “Midwest Labor” on Oct. 3, 1941 Click on WINTER-2018 to view this issue of Rootprints. CORRECTION - Page 3, Events section: the 2019 “Lunch with the History People” season runs May – October. Presentations are held from noon to 1 PM on the third Thursday of the month. If you would like to receive a hard copy by mail, please become a Society member. See our membership webpage for details.
The St. Louis County Historical Society’s business offices will be CLOSED on December 24 & 25 for the Christmas holidays and December 31 & January 1 for the New Year’s holidays. We will have limited staff available from December 26 - 28, 2018. Thank you for your understanding. St. Louis County Historical Society wishes you a happy and safe holiday season!!
The Society's traveling exhibit entitled Never Forgotten: The Man Behind the Medal is currently on display in the Traveling Exhibits Alcove, located just outside the Society's main office doors in the Depot. This exhibit describes Duluthian Major Henry A. Courtney’s brief life, from his Duluth Central High School days, where he was known as the “blonde giant,” to his final courageous acts of leadership in the Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill during WWII. Traveling Exhibits may be loaned, for a nominal fee, to museums, historical societies, schools and colleges and other organizations. Please contact Kathleen Cargill at kathleen@thehistorypeople.org or 218.733.7586 for more information. For a comple
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE ON DECEMBER 9, FROM 10 AM - 1 PM The following information was provided by the Historic Union Depot. The Duluth Depot, also known as St. Louis County Heritage & Arts Center, would like to welcome everyone to join us for a Holiday Open House on December 9th, from 10am until 1pm. The Duluth Depot will offer our $25 Family Rate all day, which means your entire immediate family gets admission to all four floors of the Duluth Depot’s museums for just $25 all day long. In addition, from 10:00 – 1:00 the Duluth Depot’s Participating Member Organizations will be hosting hot cocoa and cookies in the Great Hall. Veterans Memorial Hall, the Duluth Art Institute, and the Historic Unio
To view the St. Louis County Historical Society's educational guide for the Lake Superior Ojibwe Gallery, please select LSOG. To learn more about our gallery, visit our exhibits page.
