minnesota history

An old women with gray hair is shown on a large jumbotron screen waving at the crowd.

Grand Meadow Maintains its Place in History

David Phillips tells the nearly forgotten story of the 1930s-era Grand Meadow girls’ basketball team that still holds the state record for straight wins.

A large building with peaked roof and tall windows with a stone sign in the front.

Driftless Center a Must Stop on the Great River Road

John Weiss learns more about the Driftless region during a visit to a learning center just south of the Minnesota-Iowa border.

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Discovered — The Underground Railroad in Southeast Minnesota and the Abolitionists Who Helped

Amy Jo Hahn uncovers the hidden history of the Underground Railroad in Southeast Minnesota.

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Before Social Security, Fillmore County Poor Farm Helped The Poor And Aging

With Congressional conversations underway regarding Social Security, Amy Jo Hahn takes us back in history to the “poor farms” that helped address poverty and aging prior to when Social Security was enacted in 1935.

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