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SUMMARY:Family Day at the History Center
DESCRIPTION:Join us for family fun at the Blue Earth County History Center! Each month\, enjoy free kids admission with paid adult/seniors admission\, a scavenger hunt\, crafts\, and a hands-on history workshop for all ages! \nMarch’s topic is Women’s History. Learn more about women in Blue Earth County and the Nation! Special Program at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. \nAdmission is $10/adults\, $8/seniors\, free for kids under 18 (with paid adult)\, and for BECHS Members.
URL:https://greatermankato.com/event_details/family-day-at-the-history-center-8/
LOCATION:Blue Earth County Historical Society\, 424 Warren St\, Mankato\, Minnesota\, 56001
CATEGORIES:Community Activities
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SUMMARY:BECHS History Book Club – Winter Series Session 3
DESCRIPTION:It Took Courage by Christopher P. Lehman\nJanuary – March 2026\n$50/Series \nLehman uncovers the story of Winston’s first forty-two years and her long struggle to obtain her freedom. She was sold away from her birth family; her husband\, a free man\, died before he could purchase her freedom. She labored in Tennessee\, Louisiana\, Kentucky\, Mississippi\, and Minnesota. For thirty-one years she was enslaved by the family of President Andrew Jackson\, who bought her for his great-niece and paid a cousin of James K. Polk to hold her in trust. Winston’s victory produced a compelling irony: a woman Jackson himself had enslaved defeated a part of his legacy in Minnesota. \nThe survival of the remarkable story of Eliza Winston’s battle for individual freedom is an important contribution to the larger understanding of what slavery meant on this continent and how it affected individual lives—in both North and South. Winston’s experience demonstrates the lengths to which a person would go to escape slavery\, attempting to work both outside and inside the flawed and inequitable laws of the time\, until finally receiving justice. If the traditional accounts relied on stereotypical depictions of Winston as “simple-minded\,” in Lehman’s skillful description\, Winston appears as a capable\, mature woman who understood her life and her values. Eliza Winston herself made the bold decision to leave behind everything she had known for an uncertain but free future. \nBECHS History Book Club Session – It Took Courage \nMarch 21\, 11 a.m. – Book Discussion \nThe quarterly book club goes beyond a classic group book read and discussion. Over three months\, while participants read the book\, additional monthly sessions will include a discussion of the book’s setting and social history\, a special presentation on a related historical topic\, and will conclude with a group book discussion. \nThe BECHS History Book Club is $50\, which includes a paperback copy of the book\, admission to the speaker\, and group book discussion\, refreshments\, and a small gift for completing the activities. ($60 value!) All programs will be held at the History Center or virtually if winter weather is a concern. \nAlready have a copy of the book\, but want to come to the speaker or just the book discussion? Individual programs are $10 each.
URL:https://greatermankato.com/event_details/bechs-history-book-club-winter-series-session-3/
LOCATION:Blue Earth County Historical Society\, 424 Warren St\, Mankato\, Minnesota\, 56001
CATEGORIES:Community Activities
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SUMMARY:National Register of Historical Places in Mankato Hybrid Program
DESCRIPTION:Returning in 2026\, many of the sit-down\, history programs will be hybrid! \nIn March\, we will be taking a virtual tour of the National Register of Historic Places in Mankato. \nAttend in person at the History Center or join us via Zoom from anywhere! Can’t make the live recording? Register for the Zoom recording and get it sent to you to be able to view for up to a week after the program. \nIn-person admission is $10/adults\, $8/seniors\, and free for BECHS Members. \nOnline registration is $10/household and must happen in advance. Registration opens two weeks before the program and closes at 10 a.m. Central Time the day of the program.
URL:https://greatermankato.com/event_details/national-register-of-historical-places-in-mankato-hybrid-program/
LOCATION:Blue Earth County Historical Society\, 424 Warren St\, Mankato\, Minnesota\, 56001
CATEGORIES:Community Activities
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