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By Emily Thabes, Executive Director #FriendsofHistory, what an incredible weekend we've had celebrating the successes of the past year! Thanks to all of the visitors, members, volunteers, board members, and supporters who came out to join us for our programs on Friday and Saturday and those able to join us for our annual meeting on Saturday morning. We especially appreciate our artists Brian Miller and Acoustic Smoke for helping us celebrate with literally historic music, m

by Emily Thabes, Executive Director #FriendsofHistory, I'm sharing this post with you early this Saturday morning before my husband John and I head to Loop the Lake, a family-friendly, safety-promoting bike ride around Lake Bemidji. (Personal note: please always wear a helmet). Our Loop the Lake friend asked us to create yard signs that share the history of Juneteenth for the ride today. Since not all of you are the special kind of crazy that thinks a 17-mile bike ride is j

Emily Thabes, Executive Director Happy Saturday, #FriendsofHistory! We are just one week into our new exhibit season, and I've been working off and on today adding to our Century of Play exhibit. This special exhibit is part of a collaborative exhibit of Minnesota's Historic Northwest: visit each participating museum in the region to view their toy and game collections, as well. Beltrami County Historical Society has a broad collection of toys, some from as early as the 1890s