Minnesota's Greatest Generation celebrated at History Center

The Minnesota History Center opens an exhibit Saturday about Minnesota's Greatest Generation. The show is the culmination of a four-year exploration of Minnesotans who lived through the Great Depression, World War II, and the post-war boom.

In advance of the opening, exhibit curator Brian Horrigan and University of Minnesota history professor Elaine Tyler May join Midday in the studio.

Guests

• Brian Horrigan: Curator of the Minnesota History Center exhibit, "Minnesota's Greatest Generation."
• Elaine Tyler May: Regents Professor of American Studies and history at the University of Minnesota.

More from MPR

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• New WWII exhibit at Minnesota Historical Society
  May 18, 2009
• Doctor's wartime journals featured in History Center exhibit
  May 22, 2009
• 'Paris 36' recaptures the good and bad of Depression-era France
  April 17, 2009
• What was life like in the Great Depression?
  April 9, 2009

Resources

• Minnesota's Greatest Generation Web site