MN History Center

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
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Admission Prices

$11 adults
$9 seniors (65+)
$9 college students (valid ID)
$6 children ages 6-17

Free to the public Tuesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. Always free for MHS members and children age 5 and under.
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Exhibit Hours

10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday;
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday;
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday;
Closed Monday (open Monday holidays year round).
Museum Holiday Hours

Library Hours

12 to 8 p.m. Tuesday;
12 to 5 p.m. Wed.-Fri.;
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday;
12-4 p.m. Sunday;
Closed Monday.
 
 

2012 May 17

 

We Can Do It! Minnesota's Greatest Generation

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Short plays about Minnesota’s Greatest Generation

Performed in the History Center’s exhibit, Minnesota’s Greatest Generation: The Depression, The War and the Boom, these four short plays are based on materials from the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society.

Tues. through Fri. from 6/26 – 8/17, 2012

The Amazing Adventures of Stuart Lindman

by Joseph Scrimshaw

A recreation of an old radio show adventure serial detailing the life of Stuart Lindman: radio announcer, soldier, medic, engineer, television broadcaster, and civilian aide to the Secretary of Defense.

Swell!

by Craig Johnson

Explore 1930s popular culture and daily life amidst the turmoil of the Great Depression through diary excerpts, newspaper accounts and more!

The Secret Storm

by Sheri Wilner

It’s 1954 and watching a popular soap opera has become part of a suburban housewife’s daily routine. Or has a suburban housewife’s daily routine become a part of a popular soap opera?

Parachute Silk

by Carson Kreitzer

Look in on a conversation between two women during World War II as they discuss love, marriage and the waste and sacrifice of war.

Retrorama 2012