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Quicksteps Vintage Baseball Game

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:26:23 +0000

Second Annual Music From the Porch Series

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:20:22 +0000

Bring your lawn chair and picnic basket and come enjoy a live music performance from the porch of the Bartholomew House. The third Wednesday of June, July and August. FREE!

Exhibit:Richfield’s Greatest Generation: Joining Together To Shape a Suburb

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:51:56 +0000

Now on view through September 2010 at the Richfield History Center.

The Great Depression, World War II, and the prosperity of the 1950s’ these are the events that defined America’s Greatest Generation. Through hard work and personal sacrifice the men and women of the Greatest Generation brought the country through difficult times and built it into the most powerful nation of the 20th century.

New Book on the History of Minneapolis’ South Suburbs

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:16:03 +0000

Suburban Dawn traces the interlocking stories of Bloomington, Richfield and Edina, whose pasts and presents have much in common. When Minnesota organized in 1858, Bloomington and Richfield bordered each other. Those living in west Richfield formed their own township called Edina in 1888. The book’s unusual format features 37 carefully documented narratives that illustrate how these communities evolved from agricultural outposts into burgeoning suburbs.

Order Book (PDF)

Tour the Bartholomew House

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:58:17 +0000

Tour a 1850′s historic site.