St. Louis County Historical Society began its first e-newsletter last spring! Click here to read our December 2025 issue. If you want to be added to our email distribution list, please send us a message to subscribe or email us at history@thehistorypeople.org .

St. Louis County Historical Society is Participating in the 17th Annual Give to the Max Fundraiser November 1-20, 2025. Protecting Our Legacy: Why History Needs You Now   The St. Louis County Historical Society holds over 13,000 unique artifacts, including military service medals, vital pieces of our mining legacy, and irreplaceable Ojibwe cultural items. They are tangible proof of your ancestors' stories and the physical evidence of our regional history.  But collecting hist

11AM-3PM on Saturday, November 22, 2025 Free and Open to the Public St. Louis County Depot 506 West Michigan Street Duluth, Minnesota 55802 The St. Louis County Historical Society (SLCHS), under the guidance of the SLCHS American Indian Advisory Committee, is proud to announce its annual Native American Heritage Day from 11AM to 3PM on Saturday, November 22, 2025 , at the St. Louis County Depot (506 W Michigan St, Duluth, MN 55802). The event is free and open to the public. 

Men at Work by Albin Zaverl, 2001. Oil on canvas. Accession No. 2016.32.2. A Slovenian History, Culture and Cuisine Festival is...

HISTORY IN A PINT Topic: "The War at Home: Minnesota in World War I" Speaker: Historian Greg Gaut Date: Friday, August 8, 2025 Time: ...

As mentioned in our Archives section, the UMD's Kathryn A. Martin Library houses the majority of our archival collections under Archives and Special Collections. Below is a handout from the April 5, 2021, Twin Ports Genealogical Society Presentation by Aimee Brown, Archivist and Curator of Special Collections, entitled “What’s New at the UMD Archives?” While our archival collections and the Kathryn A. Martin Library are excellent resources, we found it prudent to include

Below is Amanda Goodman's interview with Carl Crawford. Carl is the Human Rights Officer for Duluth. Amanda serves on the SLCHS Board of...

Receive this beautiful book, when you purchase a new SLCHS membership. Pay online now. Select Membership Dues under the Designation....

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The Society's staff has created several amazing digital exhibits. The first one is a photo slideshow. ST. LOUIS COUNTY EATS - SLIDESHOW...