Minnesota Then
Mission Statement
To inspire and connect Minnesota communities by bringing local history to life through engaging, accessible digital experiences.
Making Minnesota's history accessible, engaging, and meaningful for everyone.
To inspire and connect Minnesota communities by bringing local history to life through engaging, accessible digital experiences.
To create inclusive, immersive educational experiences that harness technology to reveal and celebrate Minnesota’s rich, diverse history.
Understanding local history strengthens our future. By making Minnesota’s past accessible, we help people connect with their roots, learn from yesterday, and shape a better tomorrow.
Ensure Minnesota’s history is open to all, wherever they are and whatever their resources.
Strengthen connections through shared stories and collective memory.
Leverage technology to create immersive, engaging encounters with the past.
Promote understanding and curiosity through thoughtful historical content.
Sharing our history - from headline-making moments to the everyday stories that shaped our communities - can create real change. With each story shared, each voice heard, we deepen our understanding of the path that brought us here.
Through these diverse perspectives and experiences, we gain insights that help us build a stronger future together. It's more than just preserving the past; it's about bringing people together, sparking meaningful conversations, and strengthening the connections between neighbors through our shared Minnesota story.
Meticulously researching and documenting Minnesota’s history from diverse sources and perspectives.
Transforming historical content into engaging, accessible digital formats for everyone, everywhere.
Connecting digital content to physical sites, allowing visitors to experience history where it happened.
Involving communities in sharing and preserving their own stories to create a more inclusive, authentic historical record.