Linden Hills History Study Group
The Linden Hills History Study Group sponsors walking tours,
slide shows, field trips and lectures about the rich history of our
Southwest Minneapolis neighborhood.
All are welcome to attend. Events are published on this website,
the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council website (www.lindenhills.org)
and in the Linden Hills Line community newsletter.
Members receive postcard mailings announcing events.
For more information, contact JoEllen at 612.926.0646.
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Join us for our 2012 events!
Details will be announced as dates approach.
The Twin Cities Puppeteers Present
"A Bridge To Fur," a puppet show -- followed by a talk on the History of Puppetry in the Twin Cities
Saturday, April 28 at 2:30 pm
Linden Hills Park Multipurpose Room
3100 West 43rd Street
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Join us for our 2012 events!
Details will be announced as dates approach.
The Twin Cities Puppeteers Present
"A Bridge To Fur," a puppet show -- followed by a talk on the History of Puppetry in the Twin Cities
Saturday, April 28 at 2:30 pm
Linden Hills Park Multipurpose Room
3100 West 43rd Street
In celebration of America's National Day of Puppetry, travel back into early Minnesota history with a hilarious puppet show about a journey up the river with Jacque and his friend, Gaspar, carrying beaver pelts to the trading post. This history lesson, disguised as silly fun, follows the lives of two French fur traders in the 1700s. Local puppeteer Steve Mark will present the show.
Suggested $3 donation for non-LHHSG or Twin Cities Puppeteers members.
These days, most people think of Muppets in general when puppets are mentioned, and Heart of the Beast locally. Worldwide, puppetry is an ancient art form. On this continent, it has been around since the Americas were discovered. But in the United States, puppetry really took off as a popular entertainment in the early 1920s when Tony Sarg helped bring puppetry back into public focus. Puppetry in the Twin Cities parallels the national story. For the last 75 years, the Twin Cities Puppeteers Guild has been at the heart of much that was happening both locally and nationally in this art. Using a display of puppets and an illustrated talk, members of the Guild will link local history with national trends and events and highlight a few of the colorful early Twin Cities puppeteers, with a special neighborhood focus on Virginia Upson Houghtaling, who lived in the Linden Hills area.
Upcoming programs and events for 2012:
June & July: two walking tours
September (last half of month): Lew Ayres and his films
December: Holiday event program with lunch following
For more information, call 612-926-0646, or email contact@lindenhillshistory.info
Our History Book - "Down at the Lake"
Down at the Lake – A Historical Portrait of Linden Hills and the Lake Harriet District
is a soft-cover book that includes 116 pages of informative text, maps
and dozens of historic photos of the history that shaped our neighborhood.
The award-winning book was published by the Linden Hills History Study Group in 2001.
Now in its fourth printing, the book includes four walking tours that may also be downloaded
(see below).
The book sells for $21.95 and is available at these local shops:
Linden Hills Natural Home
Wimmer's Yardware
Bayer's Hardware
Twiggs
The Bibleot Shop in Linden Hills
Seasonally – Minnesota Streetcar Museum Depot (42nd and Queen Avenue)
Available at Barnes & Noble online!
Go to www.bn.com and search for "Down At the Lake"
Join Us!
We invite you to become a member of the Linden Hills History Study Group.
Membership fees help cover printing and postage costs
for announcement postcards as well as occasional facility fees.
The $10 per household membership fee includes free admission (normally $3/person)
to most History Study Group events as well as event announcement postcards in the mail.
Some field trips to museums require an admission fee.
Author/historian Fred Johnson speaking at the Richfield Historical Society
(Bartholomew house in background)
Walking tour of East Harriet neighborhood
Gates Mansion presentation by Bob Glancy
Linden Hills commercial district walking tour at the old Commercial Club space
Historic Lake Harriet walking tour
Email Updates
A week (or so) before each event, an announcement/reminder is sent to those on our email list.
We will also alert you to other local history-related events.
Anyone may join our list by sending their email address to:
contact@lindenhillshistory.info
Download Self-Guided Walking Tours
Four Linden Hills Walking Tours were written and published by
the Linden Hills History Study Group and are included in Down at the Lake.
You can download the tours below.
Click on the following links to view and/or print the walking tours.
Commercial District Walking Tour
Lake Harriet Walking Tour
Lake Calhoun/Cottage City Walking Tour
Queen Avenue/Linden Hills Boulevard Walking Tour
How you can get involved
Do you have suggestions for programs or walking tours?
Would you like to be involved with planning and/or hosting events?
Do you have Linden Hills, Lake Harriet, or Lake Calhoun historic photos
or information that you would be willing to share with us?
Contact us at contact@lindenhillshistory.info
History & Neighborhood Links
Linden Hills Neighborhood Council/Linden Hills www.lindenhills.org
Hennepin History Museum www.hennepinhistory.org
Richfield Historical Society www.richfieldhistory.org
Minnesota Historical Society www.mnhs.org
