Black and white photograph of the Murray County Fairgrounds, 1980s

Murray County Fairgrounds

Murray County Fairgrounds, 1980s. From the archives of the University of Minnesota Extension, Murray County.

Color image of the reenactment of courthouse battle during the Murray County sesquicentennial celebration, 2007.

Murray County Sesquicentennial

Reenactment of courthouse battle during the Murray County sesquicentennial celebration, 2007.

Color image of Muses in plaster on arch, 2005.

Muses in plaster, Grand Theater

Muses in plaster on arch, 2005.

Black and white photograph of a Music on the Move truck, 1970s.

Music on the Move truck

Music on the Move truck, 1970s.

Music room in the Ames-Florida-Stork House

Music room

The music room in the Ames-Florida-Stork House, 2018. From the photograph collection of the Rockford Area Historical Society. Used with the permission of the Rockford Area Historical Society.

Color image of a musket stock used by the North West Fur Company. Made between 1790 and 1800.

Musket stock

Musket stock used by the North West Fur Company. Made between 1790 and 1800.

Muskox

Muskox

Francis Lee Jaques, Muskox. Pencil drawing, ca. 1947. Preparatory drawing for scratchboard illustration in Victor H. Cahalane’s Mammals of North America (1947, page 83). Gift of Charlotte Johnson. Used with the permission of the Bell Museum and the University of Minnesota.

Muslin skirt with bullet holes

Muslin skirt with bullet holes

Hand-sewn, unbleached cotton muslin skirt or petticoat with seven holes near the hem. Mary Schwandt Schmidt's mother made the skirt in the spring of 1862 from the cover of the wagon in which the Schwandt family came to Minnesota. Mary Schwandt Schmidt was wearing the skirt when she was captured during the US–Dakota War of 1862. The holes near the hem are reportedly bullet holes, though the holes no longer retain their circular shape.

My History Matters with Pao Houa Her

Pao Houa Her is a Hmong American photographer who, as a baby, fled Laos with her family. Pao came to the US in the 1980s. Take a look at this powerful video on Pao's contribution to #MyHistoryMatters and why it was important for her to photograph elders in her community.

Cover art for My Tongue has No Bone, by J. Otis Powell‽ (Porter Publishing, 2001).

My Tongue has No Bone

Cover art for My Tongue has No Bone, by J. Otis Powell‽ (Porter Publishing, 2001).

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