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Collecting,
Preserving & Presenting the History of Dakota County since
1939.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Midwest Genealogy
Libraries
Lawshe Memorial Museum - FREE
March 18, 7 p.m.
Darlene Joyce will discuss
a wonderful array of genealogy resources in Minnesota and 11 bordering
states. We will take a visual tour of some of the major repositories for
genealogical and family history research in our region; discuss preparations
for an important library visit; learn how to search many key data collections
from your home computer; share tips on good ways to stay "current" on
the constant changes affecting major genealogy libraries; discuss several
ways to take advantage of inter-library loan and online downloading of
Midwest data. Darlene (Cruikshank) Joyce, is a Certified Genealogist,
former Director and Vice President of the MN Genealogical Society, and
chair of the MGS Cemetery Project.
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Friends of LeDuc
of Historic Hastings Meeting & Program
LeDuc Historic Estate - FREE
April 13, 7 p.m.
Bill Wittenbreer presents
19th century Minnesota artists with a special focus on Alice LeDuc and
other Hastings artists.
Left: Road with Telegraph
Poles
Oil on canvas, ca. 1905, by Alice Sumner LeDuc (American, 1868-1962)
From the collection of the Minnesota Historical Society
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Authors' Day - The
American Indian in Minnesota
LeDuc Historic Estate - FREE
April 18, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Author Curtis Dahlin presents
on the Dakota people and discusses his book, The Dakota Uprising: A
Pictorial History. Author Bruce White will discuss the Ojibway people
and his pictorial We are at Home, a dynamic collection of Ojibway
images. Books available for sale and signing at the event.
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DCHS
Offers FREE Webinar Access to Peers
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Mapping
the County: The Dakota County Surveyor
Extended Through April 2010
Hastings Administration Center
1590 West Highway 55
Dakota County
has had a surveyor since the 1850s and while the role has essentially
remained the same, to map and identify property parcels, the way in which
the job is done has changed drastically. This exhibit takes a look back
at the history of the department, the tools used through the decades,
monuments and mapping oddities.
Special thanks
to John Stake and Todd Tollefson of the Surveyor's
Department for their assistance with this exhibit.
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LeDuc Historic Estate
1629 Vermillion Street
Hastings, MN 55033
Open by appointment year-round
Regular tour season:
Mid-May - Late October
Wed-Sat: 10-4
Sun: 1-4
Tours start at 10,
11:30, 1,
2:30 and 4
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