MinnPost: Rondo in Roblox pairs St. Paul time-travel with modern verve. “Residents, historians and storytellers have shared the story of Rondo, a historically Black neighborhood in St. Paul slashed by the midcentury construction of Interstate 94, in many ways. There have been documentaries, works of historical fiction, memorials and even a themed version of Monopoly. And now there’s what […]

🐴🐘🐪 This tooth survived the end of the Ice Age in a gravel pit. 🦷

Found 5 miles east of Montevideo, this lower horse molar may have belonged to one of the last Equus roaming Minnesota before their disappearance from North America. It’s tooth 10 in the 12 specimen project tracing Minnesota’s Ice Age horses.

Follow the whole 12 tooth journey in Lost Bones #4 thru the link in my bio.

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Racket MN: MN Ice Abduction Memorials, Mapped . “If you spent any time in a city or town impacted by Operation Metro Surge this past winter, then you probably came across a few ICE abduction alerts…. These memorials weren’t created to last, but a group of public historians at the University of Minnesota have sought to document and preserve the tributes via a user-generated online archive.”

#lostbones #FossilFriday 🐂🦥🐴🐪🐟🍃Today’s fossil comes from along the Minnesota river near Granite Falls, Minnesota: a possible Cretaceous age Inoceramus (or Platyceramus)—the giant clam. Housed at the Yellow Medicine County Historical Society & Museum.

If you’d like to explore more, check out these links:

The Museum: www.co.ym.mn.gov/county-museums

Cretaceous Minnesota: https://substack.com/home/post/p-194648239
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Step inside the harrowing history of Minnesota’s state hospitals in Asylum Scandals. Patricia Lubeck exposes shocking stories of abuse, neglect, and experimental treatments from 1867–1915. A gripping look at forgotten lives and chilling truths.
👉 https://www.plubeck.com/books/

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Uncover the dark history of Minnesota’s state hospitals—abuse, neglect, and medical horrors from 1867 to 1915. A chilling true-crime journey.
👉 https://www.plubeck.com/books/

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Discover the chilling truths behind Minnesota’s state hospitals in Asylum Scandals by Patricia Lubeck. From abuse to corruption, this gripping account exposes a dark chapter of history you won’t forget.

📖 Learn more: https://www.plubeck.com/books/

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Dive into the haunting truths of 19th-century mental health care with Asylum Scandals by Patricia Lubeck. A gripping account of abuse, torture & corruption in Minnesota’s state hospitals. A must-read for history & true crime fans! 🔗 https://www.plubeck.com/

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🐂 #LostBones #FossilFriday 🐘🦥🐴🐪🍃 This striking left bison femur was discovered in Glenwood, Minnesota, during maintenance of the now-defunct ski hill in Barsness Park. The specimen was donated to the Pope County Historical Society in 1999.

https://popecountymuseum.com

#GlenwoodMN #Pleistocene #Bison #Bisonbison #MinnesotaHistory #Paleontology #CitizenScience

See the link in my profile for more Pleistocene specimens and their stories of discovery and preservation.

Pipestone County Star: Museum launches online newspaper archive. “The Pipestone County Museum launched a digital newspaper archive in February that can be accessed through the museum’s website… at no cost to users. For now, the archive has all copies of all newspapers published in Pipestone County from 1879 to 1916. That includes 50,831 pages from 11 different newspapers.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/13/pipestone-county-star-museum-launches-online-newspaper-archive/