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			State Capitol Art Treasures Hunt Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul MN Dates: Feb. 13, 2010, Feb. 14, 2010, Feb. 20, 2010, Feb. 21, 2010, Feb. 27, 2010, Feb. 28, 2010, March 6, 2010, March 7, 2010, March 13, 2010, March 14, 2010, March 20, 2010, March 21, 2010, March 27, 2010, March 28, 2010, April 3, 2010, April 4, 2010, April 10, 2010, April 11, 2010, April 17, 2010, April 18, 2010, April 24, 2010, April 25, 2010, May 1, 2010, May 2, 2010, May 8, 2010, May 9, 2010, May 15, 2010, May 16, 2010, May 22, 2010, May 23, 2010, May 29, 2010, May 30, 2010, June 5, 2010, June 6, 2010, June 12, 2010, June 13, 2010, June 19, 2010, June 20, 2010, June 26, 2010, June 27, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday Fee: $2 per booklet. Go on a self-guided scavenger hunt to discover 12 beautiful and important decorations in the State Capitol building. Each self-guided booklet includes a set of 12 gold stars that are placed next to the corresponding photographs when the item is discovered. At the end of the hunt, visitors are awarded a gold state seal, get Capitol architect Cass Gilbert's signature and become Junior Art Historians. The booklet is available at the Capitol's Information Desk. History HiJinx: Black History Month Craft Activity and Scavenger Hunt Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Dates: Feb. 13, 2010, Feb. 14, 2010, Feb. 20, 2010, Feb. 21, 2010, Feb. 27, 2010, Feb. 28, 2010 Time: Noon to 4 p.m. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Explore the museum galleries and hunt for special cards to learn about African American men and women who made significant contributions to the state of Minnesota. Then use these images, as well as other collage materials, to create a “tunnel book," a three-dimensional souvenir popular in the 19th century used to document and recreate important places and historical events. A History Player portraying African American inventor Frederick McKinley Jones will give performances Sundays in February at 1, 2, 3 and 4 p.m. in “MN150” exhibit. See more events in this series History Matters Day at the Capitol Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul MN Dates: Feb. 15, 2010 Time: 10:30 to 2 p.m. Fee: Free Head to the Minnesota State Capitol on President's Day for the sixth annual "History Matters" rally and information fair. Join the Minnesota Historical Society in the Capitol rotunda to show your support for history. During the day, meet with your legislators to tell them that History Matters, attend a noontime rally, take a free tour of the historic Capitol building, learn more about Minnesota history from the Society's information fair and participate in a make-it take-it history craft activity for kids. Visitors can park for free at the Minnesota History Center and take a free shuttle to the Capitol. Those attending the rally can also pick up free passes for admission to the History Center on President's Day. Learn more about History Matters. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/historymatters/. History HiJinx: Lincoln Stove Pipe Hats Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Dates: Feb. 15, 2010 Time: Noon to 4 p.m. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Make a stove pipe top hat to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday by using black and copper paper with giant copper pennies for decoration. See more events in this series Teddy Bear Story Time James J. Hill House, St. Paul MN Dates: Feb. 16, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. Fee: $5; $2 discount for MHS members. MELSA passes not accepted for this special event. Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555 Young visitors are invited to bring their teddy bears to the Hill House in celebration of Presidents’ Day and the beloved toy named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president. An interactive tour of the house will be combined with favorite teddy bear stories. Teddy Roosevelt was one of several presidents that Mr. And Mrs. Hill knew personally and visited at the White House. This one-hour tour is designed for pre-school through first grade children accompanied by an adult. Family Storytime Mill City Museum, Minneapolis MN Dates: Feb. 20, 2010 Time: 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members. Museum storytellers will share classic tales, teach songs and lead a simple book-making project for recording the steps that wheat goes through from the field to the table. Families can also try grinding wheat into flour and taste freshly baked bread. The 30-minute program for preschoolers and their families will feature a reading and project based on "Winter is the Warmest Season" by author and illustrator Lauren Stringer. Looking Toward Spring on the Farm Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN Dates: Feb. 21, 2010 Time: 2 to 4 p.m. Fee: $6, $4 for MHS members, free for children ages 5 and under. See how families prepared for spring by helping to clean up the barn, sorting through the remaining preserved foods and crocks, feeding the animals, and checking on seed stock and on equipment repairs. Refreshments will follow in the Visitor Center. Visitors should dress for the weather. Global Hotdish Variety Show: Pop Wagner Hosts Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Dates: Feb. 27, 2010 Time: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Fee: $12 adults, $5 children ages 6 to 17; $2 discount for MHS member adult ticket only. Tickets include museum gallery admission. Reservations: required, register online This whimsical 90-minute variety show features multi-cultural, multi-generational artists performing and leading the crowd in music, dancing and sing-a-long entertainment. Pop Wagner will host Mongolian foot juggling with Chimgee Haltarhuu and Anwar Hassouni; Ojibwe flute music with Darren Moose; faux French cooking with Z Puppets Rosenschnoz; African American step dancing with DelaSouljah Steppers and a Geo Pop Quiz and Great State Trivia TidBits with Beth Gilleland. Music provided by Dan Newton and the Café Accordion Orchestra. See more events in this series Seed Saver's Exchange Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN Dates: March 14, 2010 Time: 2 to 4 p.m. Fee: Free The Kelley Farm has promoted saving rare and heirloom seed since 1981. At 2 p.m. a special presentation will be held in the Visitor Center where participants can learn how to save, store, plant, and save seed again, just as farmers and gardeners have done for years. Afterwards, the Annual Seed Saver's Exchange will take place. Visitors do not need to bring seeds to participate. Seed art and sorting activities will be provided for children. Build a Birdhouse Workshop Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN Dates: March 20, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to Noon Fee: $10 materials fee per birdhouse. Reservations: required, call 763-441-6896 In spring migratory birds return, including geese, bluebirds and robins. Birds are a valuable resource for gardeners and farmers, aiding in insect control and pollination of plants. In this workshop, held in the Visitor Center, participants will build a birdhouse to take home. All tools and equipment will be provided. Global Hotdish Variety Show: Tou Ger Xiong Hosts Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Dates: March 27, 2010 Time: 2 to 3:30 p.m. Fee: $12 adults, $5 children ages 6 to 17; $2 discount for MHS member adult ticket only. Tickets include museum gallery admission. Reservations: required, register online This whimsical 90-minute variety show features multi-cultural, multi-generational artists performing and leading the crowd in music, dancing and sing-a-long entertainment. Hmong comedian Tou Ger Xiong hosts Wacky Chickens with Lloyd Brandt and Rosie Cole; exquisite choreography with the School of India for Languages and Culture; Austrian Alphorn music with Steve Ecklund, Vicki Wheeler and Becky Jyrkas; high kicks with the Satin Dolls and a Geo Pop Quiz and Great State Trivia Tidbits with Beth Gilleland. Music provided by Cyril Paul and the Calypso Monarchs. See more events in this series Women of Mill City Mill City Museum, Minneapolis MN Dates: March 27, 2010 Time: 1 to 4 p.m. Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members. Celebrate Women’s History Month with performances by four Mill City Museum History Players and a series of family activities. Enjoy performances by bonanza farm domestic manager and diarist Mary Dodge Woodward (1880s), labor writer and organizer Eva McDonald Valesh (1880-1900), Minneapolis head librarian Gratia Countryman (1900-1930) and Pillsbury Home Service Director Ruth Andre Krause (a.k.a. "Ann Pillsbury," 1950s). Visitors can also go on a museum scavenger hunt to discover the many roles women played in the history of Minneapolis and the upper Midwest and take a short quiz to learn more about "women's work" of the 18th and 19th centuries. A prize will be awarded to all scavenger hunt participants. Story Time Tour James J. Hill House, St. Paul MN Dates: March 30, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. Fee: $5 per person; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for this special event. Preschool through first-grade students and their families are invited to a special story time and tour of the James J. Hill House. Popular turn-of-the-century stories are combined with an interactive tour designed for young visitors. Stories will include tales featuring animals, and visitors are encouraged to bring their own stuffed animal or doll. This 1-hour program includes a small snack. Art Explorers: All About Light James J. Hill House, St. Paul MN Dates: March 30, 2010 Time: 1 p.m. Fee: $6 per person; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for this special event. Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555 Young artists and their families are invited to explore art in the Hill House focusing on the many ways that light is used, including the stained glass windows and the 16 chandeliers. Following the tour, children will have the opportunity to make their own art projects, which will be arranged into a show for participants to enjoy before bringing their completed artworks home. The tour is designed for children ages 7-12 accompanied by an adult. All supplies are included with admission. Easter Egg Hunt James J. Hill House, St. Paul MN Dates: April 3, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. Fee: $6 per person; $2 discount for MHS members. Library passes not accepted for this special event. Reservations: recommended, call 651-297-2555 When the Hill children enjoyed an Easter egg hunt in 1898, Mrs. Hill noted in her diary that “a large gray and stray rabbit joined them most unexpectedly!” At this special event outside on the Hill House lawns, children will look for eggs according to age range from 10 to 11 a.m. (bring your own basket). Win prizes, enjoy a small snack and look around the first floor of the elegant Gilded Age home. Schedule: 10–10:20: Ages 2-3 (with an adult), limit 3 eggs. 10:20-10:40: Ages 4-5 (with an adult), limit 4 eggs. 10:40-11:00: Ages 6-7 (with an adult), limit 5 eggs. Children must look for eggs during their allotted time. Younger children will be allowed during times when older children are looking, but older children will not be allowed before the stated start time. Reservations are strongly encouraged. Event is outdoors, so please dress appropriately. Family Story Time Mill City Museum, Minneapolis MN Dates: April 10, 2010 Time: 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members. Enjoy a family story time and related activities on the theme of bread and baking. Museum storytellers will share classic tales, teach songs and lead a simple book-making project for recording the steps wheat goes through from the field to the table. Visitors can also grind wheat into flour and taste freshly baked bread. The 30-minute programs for preschoolers and their families will feature classic children's books such as "The Little Red Hen," "Cook-a-Doodle-Doo," "Bakers Dozen" and "Bread Comes to Life." Ben Franklin Family Day Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Dates: April 17, 2010 Time: Noon to 4 p.m. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Visit “Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World,” on view at the History Center, and discover why Ben Franklin is “The Fun Founding Father." Enjoy activities and amusements that are not only useful and innovative, but fun. Visitors can make spectacles, a 2010 "Almanack" and a kite; experiment with Camp Invention, a program from the Akron-based National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office; meet Ben Franklin, portrayed by History Player Shawn Hoffman; and listen to music performed by the 12-member Como Avenue Jug Band, who will play on their ingenious homemade instruments and demonstrate Franklin's own glass "armonica." Children's Gardening Workshop Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN Dates: April 24, 2010 Time: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Fee: $10 per child with an adult helper Children are encouraged to get their hands dirty in this morning gardening workshop. Young learners ages 4 to 6, with their adult helpers, will be introduced to the amazing world of gardening in Minnesota. During the workshop, children will play with seeds, explore gardens, discover vegetables and pot a plant to take home. Refreshments are provided. Betty and Ann Entertain: Afternoon Tea Mill City Museum, Minneapolis MN Dates: April 24, 2010 Time: 1 to 4 p.m. Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members. Enjoy an afternoon featuring afternoon tea recipes, menus and tips from Betty Crocker and Pillsbury specialty cookbooks from the 1950s through the 1970s. Whether it was a luncheon, a spring time tea for "the girls" or a dinner party for 12, Betty Crocker or Pillsbury Home Service Department’s “Ann Pillsbury” had a cookbook to help. Visitors can sip tea in the Baking Lab, see a small display of the historic cookbooks created to encourage easy home entertaining, sample a recipe from these cookbooks, and enjoy a performance by “Ann Pillsbury,” portrayed by History Player Ruth Andre Krause. Mill City Museum staff will lead a baking demonstration comparing different cookbooks and preparing the sampled recipe. Children can then make their own menu and place cards for hosting a party at home. May Basket Workshop Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN Dates: April 25, 2010 Time: 2 to 4 p.m. Fee: $5 material fee per basket. Reservations: required, call 763-441-6896 Participate in the tradition of leaving a springtime surprise hanging on your neighbor's doorknob by weaving a simple May basket to fill with sweet treats. This workshop, held in the Visitor Center, is for all ages. Children under age 10 will need adult assistance. Split Rock Lighthouse Centennial Summer Family Day Kickoff at History Center Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Dates: May 1, 2010 Time: Noon to 4 p.m. Fee: Free Celebrate Split Rock Lighthouse's Centennial Summer with a special event at the History Center in St. Paul. Activities from noon to 4 p.m. include: • Lighthouse Keeper Photo Op: Pose with a cut out of the lighthouse keepers. • Split Rock Lighthouse slide show: Nature photographer and Duluth native Dennis O’Hara shares his passion for taking images of the North Shore and the beauty of the Lake Superior region in a presentation that includes music and stories. Register to win one of the artist’s prints in a drawing at 3 p.m. • Souvenir Lighthouse Cookies: The first keeper of the lighthouse, Orren "Pete" Young, and his family enjoyed baking cookies. Decorate a souvenir lighthouse-shaped cookie to take home. • Happy Birthday Mural: Write a greeting or color a picture on the 50-foot birthday mural to mark the occasion. The mural will be displayed in the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center. • Lighthouse Hat: Use a variety of paper products and cut-outs to make a wearable art project. • Split Rock Stories: A costumed interpreter shares photographs, objects and entertaining stories about the children who lived at the lighthouse. • Music: Charlie Maguire, the National Park Service "Singing Ranger," performs songs about the wilderness, Minnesota and the Mississippi River. • Foghorn Contest: Try your luck at imitating the Split Rock Lighthouse foghorn. The best sound re-enactment wins a prize. • Centennial Ceremony: History Player Orren "Pete" Young will tell the story of the first lighting of the lighthouse; the Governor’s Centennial Proclamation will be presented; the drawing for winners of Dennis O’Hara prints will take place; and Charlie Maguire will conclude the program with music. For more information visit www.mnhs.org/splitrock. Baby Animals Weekend Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN Dates: May 8, 2010, May 9, 2010 Time: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Fee: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17. Free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Mothers admitted free with a paid child. Celebrate the farm's new baby animals on this annual Mother’s Day weekend event. Meet the baby chicks, lambs, calves, kittens and piglets, and go on a horse-drawn trolley ride to explore the farm as it springs to life. Mothers are admitted free when accompanied by a paying child. Archaeology Discovery Day Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site, Comfrey MN Dates: May 8, 2010 Time: 1 to 5 p.m. Fee: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Visitors can observe a flintknapper create stone tools and try making a projectile point (arrowhead) themselves, learn about the process of identifying actual projectile points and join in a simulated archaeology dig. Designed for ages 10 and up. The North West Company and the War of 1812 North West Company Fur Post, Pine City MN Dates: May 15, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: $8 adults, $6 senior and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. It’s 1812 and U.S. President James Madison has declared war. The British North West Company is preparing to protect its interests in the West. Join a corps of voyageurs as they rally to the cause. Come prepared to march, make your own militia hat, experience camp life and talk with soldiers about military life. Animal Power Weekend Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN Dates: May 22, 2010, May 23, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Fee: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Spring plowing and planting is in full swing at the Kelley Farm. Help the staff and their oxen, Toby and Coulter, along with the draft horses in completing the spring field work. In the house, treats are being made to feed hungry hands, and the horse drawn trolley will take visitors for rides along the nature trails. LEGO® Model of the State Capitol Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul MN Dates: May 24, 2010, May 25, 2010, May 26, 2010, May 27, 2010, May 28, 2010, May 29, 2010, May 30, 2010, May 31, 2010, June 1, 2010, June 2, 2010, June 3, 2010, June 4, 2010, June 5, 2010, June 6, 2010, June 7, 2010 Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday Fee: Free See a monumental and detailed model of the Minnesota State Capitol made entirely of LEGO® bricks. Built by LEGO® ambassador Roy Cook, the six-foot-long, five-foot-wide and three-foot high model is made of more than 75,000 bricks and took more than 150 hours to build. A LEGO® model of the Cathedral of Saint Paul also is on public display in the Ryan Room of the Cathedral of Saint Paul.Purchase a 95-piece LEGO® Capitol Mini-Model Kit at the Capitol Information Desk to build your own model statehouse. Free guided tours of the State Capitol building are available on the hour daily during regular hours. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/capitol. Adventures in Nature: Artifact I.D. Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site, Comfrey MN Dates: May 27, 2010, May 28, 2010, May 29, 2010, May 30, 2010, May 31, 2010 Time: 2 p.m. Fee: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Participate in the process of identifying actual projectile points (arrowheads). Discover how archaeologists learn about past cultures through examination of artifacts. Designed for ages 10 and up. See more events in this series Historic Fort Snelling and Sibley House Historic Site Opening Weekend Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul MN Dates: May 29, 2010, May 30, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Spend a fun family weekend of programs and activities at Historic Fort Snelling and the Sibley House Historic Site's opening weekend. At the historic fort, try out the History Hunt program for kids and get a special Fort Kid’s button. Also featured this weekend are the Dred Scott Freedom Tours, which follow the history of slavery at the fort and culminate with the story of Dred and Harriet Scott and their bid for freedom. Visitors can also see cannon and musket firings, hearth cooking demonstrations and 19th-century games. At the Sibley House Historic Site, tour some of the oldest buildings in Minnesota. See the restored Sibley and Faribault homes, learn about the fur trade and view exhibits on the history of Mendota and its connection to Minnesota’s first governor, Henry H. Sibley. Memorial Day Pow-Wow Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post, Onamia MN Dates: May 31, 2010 Time: Noon to 5 p.m. Fee: Free Join museum staff and community members at this annual cultural event and participate in this social gathering honoring our Veterans past and present. Experience the excitement and joy of a contemporary Pow-Wow at this free outdoor event, featuring song, dance and food vendors. Regular admission prices apply to the museum. Adventures in Nature: Travois Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site, Comfrey MN Dates: June 3, 2010, June 4, 2010, June 5, 2010, June 6, 2010, June 7, 2010 Time: 2 p.m. Fee: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Learn about American Indian life and material culture, including the travois, a frame used to drag loads over land, through costumed role playing. See more events in this series Sheep Shearing Weekend Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN Dates: June 5, 2010, June 6, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Fee: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. With spring planting almost completed, it’s time to shear the sheep. Experience the challenges of hand-shearing the sheep and helping to get them out of their winter coats. Meet the spring newborns, and discover how useful sheep were to farmers. Visitors also can enjoy the nature trails with rides on the horse-drawn trolley. Rendezvous at Mendota Sibley House Historic Site, Mendota MN Dates: June 5, 2010, June 6, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Fee: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Experience an old-fashioned fur-trade rendezvous at the Sibley House Historic Site in picturesque Mendota. Once the headquarters for the American Fur Company operations in the early 1800s, the site today is a hidden gem of the Twin Cities with six of the oldest buildings in the state, including the 1836 Sibley House. The rendezvous will feature costumed reenactors, games, contests of strength and cunning, and tours of the historic homes of trader Jean-Baptiste Faribault and Minnesota’s first governor, Henry Sibley. Vendors of historic crafts and demonstrations of the skills of the fur trade will add to this unique family adventure. Open House at North West Company Fur Post North West Company Fur Post, Pine City MN Dates: June 6, 2010 Time: Noon to 5 p.m. Fee: Free Enjoy free admission to the North West Company Fur Post, take a guided tour, explore the Visitor Center exhibit and participate in hands-on activities at the reconstructed 1804 wintering post. Free Family Fun Day at the Lindbergh House Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site, Little Falls MN Dates: June 6, 2010 Time: Noon to 5 p.m. Fee: Free On the first Sunday in June every year, the museums and attractions in Little Falls hold an appreciation day for the community and surrounding areas by offering free admission and special programming to visitors. Enjoy a free day of family activites at the Charles A. Lindbergh House and Visitor Center. Take a tour of the boyhood home of the famous aviator, inventor and conservationist, and explore the Visitor Center, which features hands-on exhibits and films about Little Falls’ favorite son. Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Lindbergh House. Prairie Tour Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site, Comfrey MN Dates: June 10, 2010, June 11, 2010, June 12, 2010, June 13, 2010, June 14, 2010 Time: 2 p.m. Fee: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Learn about the prairie ecosystem while searching for grasses and flowers. Traditions of the Trading Post: From Deer Hide to Rawhide to Leather North West Company Fur Post, Pine City MN Dates: June 12, 2010, June 13, 2010, June 20, 2010 Time: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday Noon to 5 p.m. Fee: $8 adults, $6 senior and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Explore life in a 19th-century fur post with demonstrations of historic handcrafts. Learn how to turn a deer hide into a pair of moccasins, and see how Ojibwe crafters produced fine buckskin for clothing and footwear using a process called "brain-tanning." See more events in this series Dairy Days Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN Dates: June 12, 2010, June 13, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Fee: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Discover how dairy products were used on farms 150 years ago at a Dairy Month special weekend event. Help separate cream, churn and wash butter. Then whip up some cream, make cheese and help bake delicious treats with fresh (and sour) milk. Visitors also can take a ride along the nature trails in the horse-drawn trolley. World War II Weekend Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul MN Dates: June 12, 2010, June 13, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Travel back to the World War II era to learn about Fort Snelling and Minnesota’s role on battlefields and at home. Costumed staff, displays, weapon firing demonstrations, authentic vehicles and reenactors from across the region occupy the historic fort during this special weekend devoted to Minnesota's Greatest Generation. Visitors can participate in many hands-on activities for families including crafts, games and obstacle course. Bread and Butter Day Historic Forestville, Preston MN Dates: June 12, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. State park vehicle permit required. Step back in time with costumed guides to a time when weekly tasks included bread and butter making. Enjoy the aroma of the wood burning oven, the taste of fresh baked bread and butter from the churn. Traditional techniques of bread and butter making will be shown and demonstrated with hands-on activities. Sibley House Historic Site 100th Birthday Sibley House Historic Site, Mendota MN Dates: June 13, 2010 Time: Noon to 4 p.m. Fee: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Join the Sibley House Historic Site as it celebrates is 100th birthday on Flag Day. In 1910 the Daughters of the American Revolution saw the importance of preserving the home of Minnesota’s first governor and held an opening day celebration that included military music and speeches. For this 100th anniversary of that event the site will have early 20th-century cars, games, special tours of the site and even birthday cake samples. Adventures in Nature: Prairie Animals Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site, Comfrey MN Dates: June 17, 2010, June 18, 2010, June 19, 2010, June 20, 2010, June 21, 2010 Time: 2 p.m. Fee: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Learn about the animals that live on the prairie by examining their pelts and making plaster animal tracks. See more events in this series Historic Fishing for Kids North West Company Fur Post, Pine City MN Dates: June 19, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: $8 adults, $6 senior and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Sit on the banks of the Snake River, watch the clouds go by and wait for the fish to bite. Children will learn about historic fishing methods while using a cane pole and cork bobber and hear about other methods used for fishhing two centuries ago. Adults who want to fish are required to have a Minnesota fishing license. An exhibit of historic fishing methods will be on display at the site. 'Naked Eye' Astronomy: Daytime Observation Without a Telescope Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site, Comfrey MN Dates: June 19, 2010 Time: 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Fee: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. The position of the sun has been used to tell time for as long as humans have been aware of the sky. Learn how people long ago were able to tell time using the sun. Participants the one-hour program will make their own simple sundial. Father's Day at the Kelley Farm Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN Dates: June 20, 2010 Time: Noon to 5 p.m. Fee: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. This Father’s Day, join the Kelley Farm staff as they work on some typical 19th-century “fancy chores.” Help build feed boxes, repair equipment or fences, and care for the livestock. Fathers are admitted free when accompanied by a paying child. The horse-drawn trolley will take visitors for rides along the nature trails. Fete de la St.-Jean-Baptiste Sibley House Historic Site, Mendota MN Dates: June 23, 2010 Time: 6:30 to 9 p.m. Fee: Free The Sibley House hosts its annual celebration of French-Canadian culture with historic costume, music and dance from the 1840s, the era when Mendota was the region’s social center. St. Jean-Baptiste is the patron saint of Quebec and his saint’s day, June 24, is the national holiday of Quebec. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to spread out on the lawn, then sit back and enjoy a free concert by the region’s finest folk art performers. A bonfire will cap the evening’s festivities. Co-sponsored by the Friends of Sibley House. Historic house tours will be available earlier in the day, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the site’s regular admission. The gift shop in the renovated home of Sibley’s French-Canadian clerk, Hypolite Dupuis, will be open during and after the outdoor program. Adventures in Nature: Atlatl Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site, Comfrey MN Dates: June 24, 2010, June 25, 2010, June 26, 2010, June 27, 2010, June 28, 2010 Time: 2 p.m. Fee: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Learn about the atlatl, an ancient hunting device used by the people of the area before the bow and arrow. Receive instructions on how to properly use an atlatl and trying to hit a life size buffalo target. See more events in this series Living History Day Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site, Little Falls MN Dates: June 26, 2010, July 24, 2010, Sept. 4, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: $7 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. See how tenants performed much of the work on the Lindbergh family farm a century ago, from 1901 into the 1920s. A costumed character portraying Gustav Gertz, who lived in the tenant’s house in 1917-1918, will share tales about the Lindbergh family, C.A. and his “radical” politics, and what it was like to be a citizen of German descent in Minnesota during Word War I. Mary Hannah Stevens who lived on the Lindbergh property from 1906 to 1913 and worked the farm with her husband, will share inside stories about the Lindbergh family and life in Little Falls at that time. Visitors will also meet young Lindbergh’s “Grandma Land," who will welcome them into the house where they can experience Lindbergh family life. Touch the Past: Experiencing American Indian Handicrafts Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site, Comfrey MN Dates: June 26, 2010 Time: 1 to 5 p.m. Fee: $6 adults, $5 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Visitors will create their own American Indian hand-crafted objects. From 1-4 p.m. observe a flintknapper creating projectile points (arrowheads) and then try making one. From 1 to 2 p.m. use clay to create traditional pinch or coil pots. From 2 to 3 p.m. make an atlatl and then use it to try throwing spears at a bison target. A collection of atlatls will be on display. From 4 to 5 p.m. use native plant fibers to create cordage (string). Grandparent's Day Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River MN Dates: June 30, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee: $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Grandparents admitted free with a paid grandchild. Grandparents and grandchildren are invited to spend the day together engaged in 19th-century farming. Share stories with each other and the farm hands while experiencing plants, animals and good old fashioned cooking. Visitors can ride the trolley pulled by a team of Percheron horses along the nature trails. Grandparents are admitted free when accompanied by a paying grandchild. Children's Day at the Lindbergh House Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Site, Little Falls MN Dates: Aug. 7, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fee: $7 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Charles Lindbergh played and learned about the natural environment, farm machinery and what goals he was capable of attaining on his family's farm a century ago. He dreamed of one day flying an airplane and, in 1927, became famous for being the first person to fly non-stop from New York to Paris. Enjoy children’s games and activities from the beginning of the 20th century, and see for yourself what influenced Lindbergh’s life and provided a vehicle for his accomplishments. From 10 a.m. to 1, p.m. guest artist David Geister will lead a painting workshop on paper plate painting. Children can try recreating the birds, flowers and bees that were found on plates and bowls of the period. Families can tour Lindbergh’s boyhood home and experience a variety of hands-on exhibits, including sitting in the replica cockpit of the “Spirit of St. Louis,” in the Visitor Center.