In May of 1863, following the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, hundreds of African Americans fled slavery on two steamboats provided by the military at Fort Snelling. What happened to these families after entering the same site where Dred Scott and dozens more were enslaved by the same U.S Military? Join [...]
Join us for our next Minneapolis Edible Boulevards cooking class with the Division of Indian Work's and Wiisinig LLC's Derek Nicholas on Saturday, November 12. Who? You and everyone you want to invite! What? Create a nutritious and delicious Berry Wild Rice Salad. Cook along with us by picking up the ingredients ahead of the class. Where? Zoom Registration (you can cook and/or participate anywhere in [...]
Join us for this once a year breakfast! St. Peder’s Lutheran Church (the cute church on the corner of 42nd & 46th) cooks up Æbleskiver for the masses at 10 am. Free will offering. All Are Welcome! What is an Æbleskive you ask? It is a little ball of delight! Cooked in a special pan, these [...]
Give to the Max Day is a 24-hour online give-a-thon hosted by GiveMN at GiveMN.org on Thursday, November 17. Last year, more than 6,000 nonprofits and schools received donations as part of Minnesota's giving holiday. We encourage you to support the work of LCC – hosting community events, Free the Deeds, rental assistance programs, and more [...]
Greg McMoore is a lifelong South Minneapolis resident and current board member of Hennepin History Museum. He recently completed an Arthur C. McWatt Fellowship to further explore the story of his family’s “North Star Journey.” Greg will share the story about his Wallace family ancestors: their migration from enslavement in Virginia; arrival to freedom in [...]