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A Picture is Worth 150 Years:
Dakota County Sesquicentennial Photo Exhibition and Competition
Photographers are needed now for a juried photograph exhibition and
competition being held in celebration of Minnesota's 150th anniversary.
Over the past 150 years the landscape of Minnesota has changed dramatically.
Capturing the places and buildings that form that visual landscape today
is an essential part of collecting, preserving and presenting the history
of Dakota County. The competition will afford history buffs and photographers
a chance to explore and record the rich history of Dakota County while
documenting that history for future generations.
We encourage participants to document as many places as possible to create
a "snapshot" of the County in 2008. The Society will host an exhibition
of photographs from November 15, 2008, through February 9, 2009, at its
Lawshe Memorial Museum in South St. Paul. Submission deadline is
October 24, 2008.
The Society will collect copies of all the photos taken for its archival
collection and entrants will select 8 x 10s in a variety of categories
to enter in the exhibition. The categories for the photographs are as
follows:
Public Buildings: Government, educational, religious ethnic
Private Buildings: Residences, barns, outbuildings
Old Photographs: Photographs from private collections that depict important
locations
Other: Transportation landmarks, natural landmarks/features, tombstones/mausoleums,
and man-made features (advertising, signs, art, etc.)
The Society will also be hosting an art sale in conjunction with the
show. Entrants may produce prints or notecards to sell in the Museum store.
Entrants receive 75% of the sales. Entry forms are available here
or at the Lawshe Memorial Museum in South St. Paul, the LeDuc Historic
Estate in Hastings, online at www.dakotahistory.org or you can call 651-552-7548
to have one mailed to you.
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Modern Interpretations of Historic Designs:
Late 19th Century Designs from Hastings Needle Work
Dakota County Historical Society announces its first juried competition
based on embroidery designs from the Hastings Needle Work company. Started
in 1888 by Alice and Florence Leduc, Hastings Needle Work produced unique
embroidery pieces for their clients from 1888 to the mid-1920s.
Over 1,200 patterns have survived showing a broad variety of design styles
and subjects: florals, dragons, birds, geometrical combinations, Indian
designs, curvilinear designs. The patterns are in the collections of the
Dakota County and Minnesota Historical Societies.
To highlight the diversity of designs, 24 patterns from the Dakota County
Historical Society collection have been chosen for this juried competition.
Although the designs were originally done in embroidery, participants
are invited to use the media of their choice.
For more information, patterns, and application form please click here.
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St. Paul Union Stockyards Exhibit
April 12, 2008 -December 31, 2010
Lawshe Memorial Museum
April 11, 2008 marked the end of a 122-year tradition of livestock sales
in South St. Paul. The St. Paul Union Stockyards left an indelible mark
in the agricultural communities of the Midwest and west while shaping
the lives of thousands in Dakota County.
With this exhibit the Dakota County Historical Society has crafted a
fitting tribute to the yards and the people who worked there. Partner
Town Square Television is creating a one-hour documentary on the yards,
the premier of which will be shown at the grand opening of the exhibit
in late May, 2008.
Sponsored in part by the South St. Paul Chapter of the Dakota County
Historical Society, Central Livestock Association, and Town Square Television.
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DCHS Writers' Initiative
Over the Years, the DCHS
history magazine, welcomes submissions of articles and edited documents dealing
with the social, economic, political, intellectual, and cultural history of
Dakota County. Honorariums/stipends are available. The editors in particular
seek investigations into new and timely topics or new approaches to older subjects.
Recent historical subjects are welcome. For more information click
here.
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