Topics

Regional History

• Video: Eichten reflects on a lifetime on the radio
  Minnesota Public Radio host Gary Eichten reflects on his 45-year career in radio, as he approaches his retirement on Jan. 20, 2012.January 19, 2012
• Gov. declares 'Gary Eichten Day' in Minn.
  Gov. Mark Dayton has declared tomorrow "Gary Eichten Day" in Minnesota, to honor Eichten as he retires from Minnesota Public Radio after a 45-year career. Dayton presented Eichten with the proclamation during an appearance on the Midday program today.January 19, 2012
• WWII Medal of Honor recipient laid to rest Saturday
  Funeral services are tomorrow in Duluth for the last living Medal of Honor recipient in Minnesota. Mike Colalillo earned the honor during World War II. The West Duluth resident died last week at the age of 86. Nearly four years ago, Colalillo spoke with MPR's Mark Steil about his experiences during World War II. Steil's original report aired in January 2008.January 6, 2012
• A photographic history tour of the St. Paul Ford plant
  The Ford assembly plant in St. Paul is closing down for good on Dec. 16, after a century of auto manufacturing in the Twin Cities. The history of the plant mirrored the development of the entire auto industry. Historian Brian McMahon takes us on a photographic tour.December 16, 2011
• Burning Swede Hollow: Why an immigrant community deliberately went up in flames
  Fifty-five years ago this coming Sunday, the St. Paul immigrant community known as Swede Hollow went up in flames -- deliberately.December 9, 2011
• Restoration project brings war relic, memories back to life for veterans
  A 46-year-old war relic is being brought painstakingly back to life by a group of Minnesota military veterans. The veterans have volunteered hundreds of hours of their time for almost a year to restore an UH-1H helicopter flown in Vietnam.August 1, 2011
• The Humphrey Minnesota knows took shape in S.D.
  Hubert Humphrey is a political icon in Minnesota, but he was born 100 years ago -- May 27, 1911 -- in South Dakota, where his small hometown of Doland still fondly remembers its favorite son. As he climbed the political ladder, Humphrey remembered his roots in Doland -- a place that instilled in him the values that would define him and steer him toward public service.May 26, 2011
• Remembering Ferraro's historic run for vice president
  Former New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro died on Saturday at the age of 75. Midday presents an encore broadcast of a conversation with her and Vice President Walter Mondale at the University of Minnesota, about their history-making run for the White House in 1984. Ferraro was the first woman to be nominated as a vice presidential candidate by a major political party.Midday, March 29, 2011
• From the MPR archive: Mondale announces Ferraro as running mate
  A rough transcript of Walter F. Mondale's announcement of Rep. Geraldine A. Ferraro as his choice for vice presidential running mate in 1984.March 26, 2011
• Mondale on Ferraro: 'I think she changed America'
  Geraldine Ferraro died Saturday at the age of 75. Ferraro made history 27 years ago when she joined Walter Mondale's presidential campaign, accepting the vice presidential spot on the ticket.March 26, 2011
• Wis. historical group acquires rare Taliesin images
  The Wisconsin Historical Society has purchased 25 rare photographic proofs of Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin estate in Spring Green, Wis., providing a fresh glimpse into the famed architect's home built about 100 years ago.March 19, 2011
• Minnesota history: The rise of 3M
  Morning Edition's Cathy Wurzer paid a visit to the old St. Paul headquarters of 3M recently with St. John's University historian Annette Atkins.January 11, 2011
• 'Aunt Jane' to Chinese immigrants is honored this weekend
  A Minneapolis woman known for her decades-long work with Chinese immigrants in the city is being honored this weekend for her contributions as an "honorary Chinese Minnesotan."October 15, 2010
• Living in a Lustron, the '50s 'house of the future'
  In the late 1940s, a dwelling made of prefabricated steel panels called the Lustron, was hailed by promoters as the house of the future. About 19 Lustrons were built in Minnesota, including a handful in the Twin Cities.August 20, 2010
• Nina Archabal to retire as head of Minn. Historical Society
  Minnesota Historical Society Director Nina Archabal is retiring after serving in that capacity for 23 years.April 22, 2010

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• Next