Dakota and Culture Heritage schedule of Events:
January 7: The Tradition of Storytelling
February 4: Language: Spoken and Sign
March 3: Dakota Crafts Festival
April 7: Maza Kute Drum Group and Dancers
May 5: Dakota Games
June 9-10: Arts by the River featuring Dakota Artisans
July 7: National Eagle Center Traveling Program
August: Unveiling of the Heritage Plaque at Reconciliation Park
September 14-16: 40th Anniversary Mahkato Wacipi Traveling Exhibit
October 6: Food Storage and Preparing for Winter
November 3: Film: Dakota Conflict of 1862
December 1: "Commemorating Controversy" Traveling Exhibit
Websites with more information about the Dakota Conflict:
- Timeline and Map of the Dakota Conflict
- Historic Fort Snelling
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Minnesota Public Radio
- The Dakota Conflict by Douglas Linder
- Assumption's The Dakota Conflict of 1862
Items for sale in the Gift Shop about the Dakota and Dakota Conflict:
- Being Dakota by Amos Oneroad and Alanson Skinner
- CD: Mahkato Wacipi
- Cut Nose Who Stands on Cloud by Loren Dean Boutin
- Dakota Life in the Upper Midwest by Samuel Pond
- Little Crow: Spokesman of the Sioux by Gary Anderson
- The Dakota War of 1862 by Kenneth Carley
- Through Dakota Eyes edited by Gary Anderson and Alan Woolsworth
The Blue Earth County Historical Society (BECHS) has been collecting, preserving and presenting the history of Blue Earth County, Minnesota since 1901. The Society operates two facilities in Mankato, MN. The Heritage Center, located at 415 Cherry Street, Mankato, MN, houses the Museum Exhibit Gallery, Research Center, Museum Store and a community art gallery. The Historic R.D. Hubbard House is the 1905 home of local flour mill entrepreneur R.D. Hubbard and his family. The Heritage Center is open year round and the Hubbard House is open seasonally May through September.
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- Annual Report (PDF, 5.87MB)
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BECHS Board of Trustees Openings
Applications now being accepted for the BECHS Board of Trustees. Board members assist with the governance and long-range planning efforts for this vibrant, growing, non-profit organization. Positions to be filled at March Annual Meeting. For details and application, click here.
Volunteer Opportunities at BECHS!
BECHS is currently looking for volunteers to asssist with day to day activites. The following volunteer opportunities are available:
- Handy Work – light construction, repairs, maintenance
- Gift Shop Attendant
- Tour Guide
- Photograph Book Project
For more information on these volunteer opportunities, contact JoLynn at 507-345-5566!
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The Blue Earth County Historical Society is a member-supported non-profit organization. Membership and donations are a significant part of our annual operating budget. You can help support the work we do by:
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Blue Earth County Historical Society
415 Cherry Street
Mankato, MN 56001
TELEPHONE
507-345-5566
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