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SUMMARY:September Volunteer Day
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our September 3 Volunteer Day from 10:00-1:00. \nGibbs Farm staff will lead volunteers in active outdoor projects to prepare for the end of the summer season. Projects will include: harvesting\, weeding\, light landscaping and site clean-up. \n\nRegister using this link OR email Clare@RCHS.com\n\nProjects are great for volunteers 12+ or family groups! Perfect for students needing to complete service hours.\nInstructions\, materials and snacks provided. Please wear close-toed shoes and clothes you can work in! Bring work gloves and a lunch if you wish!\n\n\n\nQuestions? Email Clare@rchs.com or call the Gibbs Farm Office 651-646-8629.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/september-volunteer-day/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220827T110000
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SUMMARY:MN SEED's Native Plant Community Science Project - Demonstration & Processing Event
DESCRIPTION:This Program is in Partnership with MNSEED Project and Minnesota State Horticultural Society\nRegister here: https://mshs.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/mshs/eventRegistration.jsp?1=1&event=484&sdcdsc=sdcdsc&event=484 \nCost\n$10 (includes admission to Gibbs Farm!) \nSummary\nJoin the MNSEED Project for a native seed collection workshop.\nDescription\n\n\nMN SEED’s Native Plant Community Science Project – Demonstration & Processing Event \nSaturday\, August 27\, 9 – 11 am \nLocation: Gibbs Farm\, 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, St. Paul\, MN 55113 \nInstructors: Courtney Tchida\, Dawn Lamm\, Stephanie Hankerson \nJoin the MNSEED Project for a native seed collection workshop. We will demonstrate how to know when seeds are ready to collect\, tips for collecting\, seed cleaning\, processing\, and storage. This is a hands-on workshop where you will have the opportunity to collect a variety of seeds and take some home to plant in your own spaces.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/mn-seeds-native-plant-community-science-project-demonstration-processing-event/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220826T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220826T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
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SUMMARY:Friday Farm Chores
DESCRIPTION:Come help out with some Friday Farm Chores! Work with Gibbs farm staff and volunteers to check some tasks off the list. \nRegister using this link OR email Clare@RCHS.com\n\nProjects are active and outdoors\, great for volunteers 12+ or family groups! Perfect for students needing to complete service hours. \nInstructions and materials are all provided. Please wear close-toed shoes and clothes you can work in! \nProjects may include: \n\nPainting\nPlanting\nHarvesting\nWatering\nWeeding\nOrchard care\nFence Fixing\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Email Clare@rchs.com or call the Gibbs Farm Office 651-646-8629.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/friday-farm-chores-2/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220822T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220822T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220525T173426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T202815Z
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SUMMARY:Garden Party Series- Heirloom Varieties
DESCRIPTION:Gibbs Farm Garden Party Series\n$40 ($30 RCHS Member Price)\nA mini-fieldtrip just for adults! Each event will focus on one of our favorite topics- expect fun facts\, historical sources and a special peek into what makes our 8-acre historic site so special.\nEach event includes themed snacks\, beverages (beer\, wine and NA options) and the opportunity to get hands-on and up-close with history and nature.\nAugust 22- Heirloom Varieties\nHistory at the height of summer! \nAfter enjoying some seasonal snacks we will head out to our pioneer and farmhouse gardens. \nWe will touch on the ways that farming and the Twin Cities grew together\, and how market gardeners like the Gibbs family started their business. We will define some horticultural terms\, discuss plant name origins and share our favorite books and retail sources. Plus\, find out about our plant-based successes and learning opportunities (failures) and how we balance history and modern best practices.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/garden-party-series-heirloom-varieties/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220819T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220819T150000
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SUMMARY:Fridays at Gibbs Farm: In Search of Lillie Belle Gibbs
DESCRIPTION:Gibbs Farm hosts a special program inspired by the new book release\, Grasshoppers in My Bed.\n\nJoin Terry Swanson\, historian and author of Grasshoppers in My Bed\, as she introduces Lillie at age 11 in 1877\, through 11 Grasshoppers in My Bed-inspired topics\, for 11 minutes each\, all right here on the farm where she grew up. You’ll love getting to know Lillie! Sessions are scheduled every 15 minutes beginning at 12:15.  Join in for a session or two\, or as many as you like!\n\n​Artist’s activity: Join Peggy Stern\, illustrator of Grasshoppers in My Bed\, for a 3-step journal making adventure\, based on illustrations from the book: Step 1 “Search & Draw” – a “treasure hunt” of the site\, Step 2 “Fold  & Create” – make an 8-page booklet to illustrate\, Step 3 “Dip & Write” – use a dip pen like Lillie Belle used to do. This activity is on-going throughout the day and can done at own pace.  Steps can be done individually or in order. Please allow about an hour for all 3 steps.\n\nTo order or get more information Grasshoppers in My Bed\, see the book page and order form.\n\nThe site is open from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.  Allow time to enjoy the outdoor setting and visit the gift shop! Feel free to bring a picnic lunch.  \n\n\nNote: These are the only programs/tours scheduled for this day.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/fridays-at-gibbs-farm-grasshoppers-in-my-bed-program-4/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Book Event,Children's Events,Family Events,Gibbs Events,Hands-On/Craft Event,Publishing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220818T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220818T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T170156Z
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Black\, Brown & Red Power
DESCRIPTION:Black\, Brown and Red Power in the Twin Cities: Parallels\, Intersections and Self-Determination in a Liberal Haven\nDr. Jimmy Patino\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, August 18\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting\, register on Zoom here. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nThe Twin Cities evolved in a unique and dynamic historical conjuncture in the long 1960s as a site in which African American\, American Indian and Mexican American communities were concentrated in an otherwise overwhelmingly white state. The emergence of Black Power\, the American Indian Movement\, and the Chicano Movement parallel and overlapping in a shared urban site speaks to the socio-political context of racialized injustice within a labor friendly and liberal progressive state. This presentation explores the direct and indirect overlap of these constituent communities’ struggles against police violence\, inter-residential violence related to concentrated poverty\, and physical and cultural displacement. These dynamic movements built infrastructure to confront these shared forms of repression\, but through their particular racialized communities: The Way organization in the Black community\, Centro Cultural Chicano in the Mexican community\, and in several independent schools in the American Indian community. These institutions—also evident in the emergence of the Black Patrol\, the AIM Patrol and the Brown Berets in addressing police violence—emerged independently to address the overlapping racial capitalist context and highlighting its differential articulation. However\, there were points of convergence and direct interaction\, culminating in the struggle for ethnic studies at the University of Minnesota\, among others. \n \nJimmy Patiño is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chicano & Latino Studies at the University of Minnesota.  His book Raza Sí\, Migra No: Chicano Movement Struggles for Immigrant Rights in San Diego was published in 2017. He has also written on Mexican American desegregation\, African American and Latina/o/x critical thought in hip-hop culture\, and is currently writing on ideas about solidarity and anti-capitalist thought across Black\, Brown and Red Power Movements.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-black-brown-red-power/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220816T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220816T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220721T163730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220721T163730Z
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SUMMARY:Regenerating Urban Land: Working with Urban Soil
DESCRIPTION:Regenerating Urban Land: Working with Urban Soil \nTuesday\, August 16\, 6:30 – 7:30 pm \n$20 \nLocation: Gibbs Farm\, 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, St. Paul MN 55113 \nInstructor: Paula Westmoreland\, Ecological Design \nRegistration link: https://mshs.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/mshs/event.jsp?event=465& \nThis is the third workshop in a four-part series\, Regenerating Urban Land. These classes were designed to take individually or together as a series. This series is brought to you in partnership with Ecological Design and MSHS. \nHealthy soil is alive with a diversity of organisms. A living soil delivers nutrients to plants\, increases water holding capacity\, provides habitat\, and creates the conditions for growing nutrient-dense foods and nectar-rich plants. In this workshop\, we will discuss the soil ecosystem\, the latest science in growing nutrient-dense foods\, the challenges of urban soils\, and ways to regenerate them. \n  \nRegistration link: https://mshs.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/mshs/event.jsp?event=465&
URL:https://rchs.com/event/regenerating-urban-land-working-with-urban-soil/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220812T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220812T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220625T165808Z
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SUMMARY:Fridays at Gibbs Farm: In Search of Lillie Belle Gibbs
DESCRIPTION:Gibbs Farm hosts a special program inspired by the new book release\, Grasshoppers in My Bed.\n\nJoin Terry Swanson\, historian and author of Grasshoppers in My Bed\, as she introduces Lillie at age 11 in 1877\, through 11 Grasshoppers in My Bed-inspired topics\, for 11 minutes each\, all right here on the farm where she grew up. You’ll love getting to know Lillie! Sessions are scheduled every 15 minutes beginning at 12:15.  Join in for a session or two\, or as many as you like!\n\n​Artist’s activity: Join Peggy Stern\, illustrator of Grasshoppers in My Bed\, for a 3-step journal making adventure\, based on illustrations from the book: Step 1 “Search & Draw” – a “treasure hunt” of the site\, Step 2 “Fold  & Create” – make an 8-page booklet to illustrate\, Step 3 “Dip & Write” – use a dip pen like Lillie Belle used to do. This activity is on-going throughout the day and can done at own pace.  Steps can be done individually or in order. Please allow about an hour for all 3 steps.\n\nTo order or get more information Grasshoppers in My Bed\, see the book page and order form.\n\nThe site is open from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.  Allow time to enjoy the outdoor setting and visit the gift shop! Feel free to bring a picnic lunch.  \n\n\nNote: These are the only programs/tours scheduled for this day.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/fridays-at-gibbs-farm-grasshoppers-in-my-bed-program-3/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Book Event,Children's Events,Family Events,Gibbs Events,Hands-On/Craft Event,Publishing,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220811T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220811T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220506T143333Z
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Indigenous History
DESCRIPTION:Land Acknowledgments\, Land Back\, and the 10\,000 Lakes: Indigenous History in Minnesota\nDr. Jacob Jurss\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, August 11\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting\, register on Zoom here. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nWhat do land acknowledgments and debates over land back reveal about the making of Minnesota? Increasingly popular\, land acknowledgments can be heard at the start of meetings to introductions of large sporting events\, but what does this acknowledgment signify? Whose land is being acknowledged? How did relationships to this land transform over time? What is the connection of the land back movement? Indigenous history is Minnesota history. Today within the physical boundaries of the State of Minnesota exist seven Ojibwe band reservations\, four Dakota communities\, as well as thousands of Indigenous individuals living in small towns to large urban communities. Understanding how this modern-day configuration came to be is an important element of understanding the making of Minnesota. \nFrom early interactions between Dakota and Ojibwe Native nations to recent calls for economic\, social\, and environmental justice for Indigenous communities\, Land Acknowledgments\, Land Back\, and the 10\,000 Lakes: Indigenous History in Minnesota will survey the early history of interactions between Indigenous nations through the treaty era with the United States through the contemporary moment seeking to better understand how our collective past continues to shape our future. \n \nDr. Jacob Jurss is an adjunct professor of United States and Indigenous history at the University of St. Thomas and Metropolitan State University and was a member of the St. Thomas Land Acknowledgment committee. His recently published article in The American Indian Quarterly “Relations Across the Land: Ojibwe and Dakota Interactions in the Indigenous Borderlands of the Western Great Lakes” explores the history of intertribal diplomacy and his currently book project is Bountiful Boundaries: Western Great Lakes Indigenous Borderlands and American Statecraft. \nMaking Minnesota: Natives\, Settlers\, Migrants\, and Immigrants\nThe Ramsey County Historical Society\, in partnership with the East Side Freedom Library\, the Ramsey County Roseville Library and other community organizations\, will present a series of programs and events during 2022 that will center on the experiences of indigenous people\, African Americans\, and immigrants in Ramsey County from the 1800s through the current day. programs which focus on the too often lost\, erased\, forgotten or misrepresented histories and stories of Ramsey County and the state of Minnesota. We expect these presentations to enrich and complicate our understanding of the development of the county and the state that we call home.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-indigenous-history/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220806T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220806T114500
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220511T163749Z
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SUMMARY:August Prairie Tour
DESCRIPTION:Come and see what’s blooming on the prairie!\nJoin Master Naturalists Cathy Croghan and Kathy Robbins as they lead a 45 minute tour focusing on Gibbs Farm’s restored prairie. See the effects of our mid-May controlled burn while you learn about the flowers and grasses that make up this important and rare plant community that was once so common in Minnesota. \nGibbs Farm is open to the public on Fridays from 12-3 and Saturdays this summer from 10-4. The prairie walk is included in regular Saturday admission price. As always RCHS members visit Gibbs Farm at no cost. To reserve your tour spot\, pre-pay admission online\, or by calling the Gibbs Farm Office at 651-646-8629. After the tour\, stick around for a history tour or enjoy the prairie on your own\, we suggest bringing a snack or picnic! \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/august-prairie-tour/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220806T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220806T121500
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220721T163504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220721T163504Z
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SUMMARY:Floral Design Basics: Bring the Outside In
DESCRIPTION:Floral Design Basics: Bring the Outside In! \n  \nSaturday\, August 6\, 10 am – 12:15 pm \n$25 MSHS members\, $30 Non-members \nLocation: Gibbs Farm\, 2097 Larpenteur Ave W\, St. Paul MN 55113 (in the red barn) \nInstructors: MSHS Judging and Exhibiting Committee \nRegistration link: https://mshs.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/mshs/event.jsp?event=478& \nThe MSHS Judging & Exhibiting Committee will present floral design basics in this fun drop-in style workshop. This workshop will offer a brief history of floral design and basic concepts of harmony\, rhythm\, balance\, and proportions. We’ll show that you don’t need to know all of the rules and principles of design to produce striking floral arrangements\, nor do we need to spend a fortune on expensive cut flowers. Instead\, we will show you how to use common plants growing in our yards and neighborhoods\, talk about seasonal availability\, and briefly discuss planning a cutting garden with plants that will bloom all season long. \n  \nRegistration link: https://mshs.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/mshs/event.jsp?event=478&
URL:https://rchs.com/event/floral-design-basics-bring-the-outside-in/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events,Hands-On/Craft Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220804T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220804T203000
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CREATED:20220224T220202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T220202Z
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Grasshoppers in My Bed
DESCRIPTION:Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877\nTerry Swanson and Peggy Stern\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, August 4\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting\, register on Zoom here. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nJoin author Terry Swanson and illustrator Peggy Stern as they present their new historical fiction book\, Grasshoppers in My Bed\, based on the journal of 11-year- old Lillie Gibbs of Gibbs Farm. \nIt is 1876—Christmas day—which just happens to be the eleventh birthday of Lillie Belle Gibbs. Her mother and father present her with a new journal. Now she must decide how to fill the pages. \nGrasshoppers in her bed\, a smudge pot to keep the mosquitos at bay\, the one-room schoolhouse across the road\, popping corn in the Victorian parlor\, hired hands who work on the farm half the year\, and her best friend\, Minnesota Mae Hendrickson\, all make appearances. \nUsing clues Lillie left behind through writings as a child and an adult\, this important work of historical fiction is filled with stories and illustrations detailing a year in the ordinary life of a real Minnesota farm girl from the 1870s. \nGrasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs – A Minnesota Farm Girl – 1877 is available through the Ramsey County Historical Society or other local vendors.\nRCHS Member price: $18.00\nRegular Price: $20.00\nTo order\, see the form here. \nFor more information on the book\, see the post here. \nTerry Swanson is a Minnesota historian who has specialized in public history in the Twin Cities area since 1990. She was director of collections\, education\, and programs at the American Swedish Institute from 1997 to 2005. She worked as program and site manager at Ramsey County Historical Society’s (RCHS) Gibbs Farm from 2007 to 2016. Since retiring in 2017\, she has worked as a historical consultant and with Investigate MN\, a partnership between local libraries and museums (including RCHS) designed for school-age children to boost academic achievement and help close the achievement gap. \nPeggy Stern is a former site interpreter at Gibbs Farm where\, under the direction of the then-program and site manager Terry Swanson\, she handcrafted murals and signage to enhance the venue. Their working relationship eventually developed into a collaboration for this book. Stern holds a degree in fine art from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls and has continued her art education at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) and at both Minnetonka and White Bear Centers for the Arts. In addition to illustration\, her main areas of interest are drawing\, painting\, and sculpture. Her work has been exhibited at various Twin Cities locations including\, most recently\, the Northern Lights Exhibition. \nFeatured image by Peggy Stern.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-grasshoppers-in-my-bed/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event,Publishing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220729T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220729T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
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SUMMARY:Fridays at Gibbs Farm: In Search of Lillie Belle Gibbs
DESCRIPTION:Gibbs Farm hosts a special program inspired by the new book release\, Grasshoppers in My Bed. \nJoin Terry Swanson\, historian and author of Grasshoppers in My Bed\, as she introduces Lillie Gibbs at age 11 in 1877\, through special tours right here on the farm where she grew up. You’re going to love getting to know Lillie! \nPeggy Stern\, artist and illustrator of Grasshoppers in My Bed joins in on the search for Lillie through craft activities inspired by illustrations in the book. \nSnacks\, drawing for a free book\, and author/illustrator book signing are included. \n\nTo order or get more information Grasshoppers in My Bed\, see the book page and order form.\n\nThe site is open from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.  Allow time to enjoy the outdoor setting and visit the gift shop! Feel free to bring a picnic lunch.  \n\n\nNote: These are the only programs/tours scheduled for this day.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/fridays-at-gibbs-farm-grasshoppers-in-my-bed-program-2/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Book Event,Children's Events,Family Events,Gibbs Events,Hands-On/Craft Event,Publishing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220729T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220729T120000
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CREATED:20220504T180116Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T180116Z
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SUMMARY:Friday Farm Chores
DESCRIPTION:Come help out with some Friday Farm Chores! Work with Gibbs farm staff and volunteers to check some tasks off the list. \nRegister using this link OR email Clare@RCHS.com\n\nProjects are active and outdoors\, great for volunteers 12+ or family groups! Perfect for students needing to complete service hours. \nInstructions and materials are all provided. Please wear close-toed shoes and clothes you can work in! \nProjects may include: \n\nPainting\nPlanting\nHarvesting\nWatering\nWeeding\nOrchard care\nFence Fixing\n\n\nRegister using this link OR email Clare@RCHS.com\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Email Clare@rchs.com or call the Gibbs Farm Office 651-646-8629.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/friday-farm-chores-3/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220721T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220721T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220610T185043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T185043Z
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: The Bell Museum
DESCRIPTION:A Natural Curiosity: The Story of the Bell Museum.\nDon Luce\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, July 21\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting\, register on Zoom here. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \n\nSince its humble start in 1872 as a one-room cabinet of curiosities\, the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum of natural history has become one of the state’s most important cultural institutions. From its conception as part of a state-mandated geological and natural history survey\, to its most recent ventures into technology\, environmental science\, and DNA sequencing\, the Bell Museum has informed\, explained\, and expanded our relationship to the natural world. Drawing on a wealth of materials unearthed during the museum’s recent move\, the gorgeously illustrated book\, A Natural Curiosity\, chronicles the remarkable discoveries and personalities that have made the Bell Museum what it is today. \n\nTo order the book\, see University of Minnesota Press: A Natural Curiosity \nDon Luce was Bell Museum Curator of Exhibits. For more than forty years he curated most of the museum’s temporary exhibitions\, including Exploring Evolution\, The Lion’s Mane\, Wildlife Art in America\, and Audubon and the Art of Birds. He initiated the Bell’s traveling exhibitions program\, developed and expanded its natural history art collection\, and played a key role in the conception and design of the new museum’s permanent exhibit gallery\, Minnesota Journeys.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-the-bell-museum/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220721T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220721T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220628T205207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220628T205207Z
UID:10008889-1658430000-1658433600@rchs.com
SUMMARY:Minnesota Sinfonia Family Concert
DESCRIPTION:Recommended for all ages\n\n\nGibbs Farm and the Bell Museum invite you to a fun-filled evening at the corner of Larpenteur and Cleveland on Thursday\, July 21. Kick off the night with an outdoor concert from the Minnesota Sinfonia\, who will be performing at Gibbs Farm. Enjoy the sounds of “Music on the Lighter Side” with your family. This concert will include music from the movies\, Broadway\, waltzes\, tangos\, marches\, polka\, and much more!\n\n\nThe concert is from 7pm to 8pm\, but please feel free to arrive as early as 6pm and bring a picnic dinner to enjoy with your friends and family. Please bring your own seating such as lawn chairs or picnic blankets for this event. There will be limited picnic tables. Restrooms will be available.\n\nThe concert has no registration fee\, but we do request guests RSVP if they plan to attend.\nClick here to RSVP \nFollowing the concert\, stroll on over to the Bell Museum to experience Gaia\, a touring installation by UK artist Luke Jerram. At 23 feet in diameter and hanging in the museum’s Horizon Hall\, Gaia is a giant\, glowing sculpture of the Earth that features imagery from NASA’s Visible Earth Project. The Bell Museum will be open for special evening hours until 10pm on Thursday\, July 21. \nRain date:\nIn the event of inclement weather\, a rain date has been set for Monday\, July 25. Guests who RSVP will receive an email notification if the original date has to be canceled. Please note that the Bell Museum will not have evening hours on July 25\, but Gaia will be visible from outside the museum. \nSpecial Guest:\n \n\nMinnesota Sinfonia\n\n\n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/minnesota-sinfonia-family-concert/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Community Events,Family Events,Gibbs Events,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220714T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220714T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220610T184235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T184235Z
UID:10008882-1657825200-1657830600@rchs.com
SUMMARY:History Revealed: Daybreak Woman
DESCRIPTION:Daybreak Woman\nJane Lamm Carroll\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, July 14\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting\, register on Zoom here. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nA remarkable woman’s life spans nearly a century of peace\, invasion\, war\, exile\, return\, and astonishing change.Join us as historian Jane Lamm Carroll share her extraordinary work\, Daybreak Woman. Daybreak Woman\, also known as Jane Anderson Robertson\, was born at a trading post on the Minnesota River in 1810 and lived for ninety-two years in Minnesota\, Wisconsin\, Michigan\, Canada\, and South Dakota. The daughter of an Anglo- Canadian trader and a Scots-Dakota woman\, she witnessed seismic changes.For her first five decades\, Daybreak Woman was nurtured and respected in the multi-ethnic society that thrived for generations in the region. But in the last forty years of the nineteenth century\, this way of life was swamped and nearly annihilated as the result of Euro-American colonization and the forced exile of most Dakota and Euro-Dakota people from Minnesota after the US–Dakota War of 1862. Dakota and Euro-Dakota people struggled to reestablish their communities in the face of racial violence\, injustice\, calls for their mass extermination\, abject poverty\, disease\, starvation\, and death. Daybreak Woman and her children survived these cataclysmic events and endured to rebuild their lives as Anglo- Dakota people in an anti-Indian world.In this extraordinary biography\, historian Jane Lamm Carroll uses the life of one mixed-heritage woman and her family as a window into American society\, honoring the past’s complexity and providing insights into the present. \n\nAdvance Praise:“In this deft biography\, Jane Lamm Caroll guides us through a life rooted in the vital and expansive kinship networks that determined belonging\, opportunity\, conflict\, and resilience for Dakota and mixed-ancestry community members in nineteenth-century Mni Sota Makoce. In a journey from the height of the fur trade\, through the devastating war of 1862\, and onward to the turn of a new century\, we see the ways in which women’s labor — cultural\, spiritual\, economic\, diplomatic\, and domestic — built and rebuilt worlds of meaning that persisted despite great upheaval and change. This is a vibrant and engrossing book.”Catherine J. Denial\, author of Making Marriage: Husbands\, Wives\, and the American State in Dakota and Ojibwe Country“The research in Daybreak Woman is rich\, dense\, and inclusive\, and Jane Lamm Carroll writes a story that is highly personal and engaging. Learning about the lives of so many Dakota and Anglo-Dakota individuals and families forces readers to re-think what we thought we knew about the history of Mni Sota Makoce.”Colette Hyman\, author of Dakota Women’s Work: Creativity\, Culture\, and Exile\n\n“Daybreak Woman\, a gripping American drama\, is history made real.” CHOICE \nExcerpt in Minnesota History magazine \n\n\nJane Lamm Carroll is professor of history and women’s studies at St. Catherine University and contributing author and coeditor of Liberating Sanctuary: 100 Years of Women’s Education at the College of St. Catherine. \nAvailable November 2020 from Minnesota Historical Society \n\n$18.95 paper\, ISBN: 978-1-68134-166-8256 pages\,  6 x 9 inches\, 20 b/w photos\, notes\, index\, bibliography$9.99 e-book\, ISBN: 978-1-68134-167-5 \nMaking Minnesota: Natives\, Settlers\, Migrants\, and Immigrants\nThe Ramsey County Historical Society\, in partnership with the East Side Freedom Library\, the Ramsey County Roseville Library and other community organizations\, will present a series of programs and events during 2022 that will center on the experiences of indigenous people\, African Americans\, and immigrants in Ramsey County from the 1800s through the current day. programs which focus on the too often lost\, erased\, forgotten or misrepresented histories and stories of Ramsey County and the state of Minnesota. We expect these presentations to enrich and complicate our understanding of the development of the county and the state that we call home.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-daybreak-woman/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220709T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220709T114500
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220511T163542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220511T163542Z
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SUMMARY:July Prairie Tour
DESCRIPTION:Come and see what’s blooming on the prairie!\nJoin Master Naturalists Cathy Croghan and Kathy Robbins as they lead a 45 minute tour focusing on Gibbs Farm’s restored prairie. See the effects of our early-May controlled burn while you learn about the flowers and grasses that make up this important and rare plant community that was once so common in Minnesota. \n  \nGibbs Farm is open to the public on Fridays 12-3 and Saturdays 10-4 this summer. The prairie walk is included in regular Saturday admission price. As always RCHS members visit Gibbs Farm at no cost. To reserve your tour spot\, pre-pay admission online\, or by calling the Gibbs Farm Office at 651-646-8629. After the tour\, stick around for a history tour or enjoy the prairie on your own\, we suggest bringing a snack or picnic!
URL:https://rchs.com/event/july-prairie-tour/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220708T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220708T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220625T165558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220625T165558Z
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SUMMARY:Fridays at Gibbs Farm: In Search of Lillie Belle Gibbs
DESCRIPTION:Gibbs Farm hosts a special program inspired by the new book release\, Grasshoppers in My Bed.\n\nJoin Terry Swanson\, historian and author of Grasshoppers in My Bed\, as she introduces Lillie at age 11 in 1877\, through 11 Grasshoppers in My Bed-inspired topics\, for 11 minutes each\, all right here on the farm where she grew up. You’ll love getting to know Lillie! Sessions are scheduled every 15 minutes beginning at 12:15.  Join in for a session or two\, or as many as you like!\n\nPeggy Stern\, artist and illustrator of Grasshoppers in My Bed\, will conduct an ongoing journal activity in three steps. As you take an adventure into Lillie’s world\, construct a simple paper journal booklet\, go on a hunt across the Gibbs Farm site in search of objects you will draw to fill the pages\, and try your hand at writing with pen and ink like Lillie did. A book signing is scheduled at 2:45\, but Terry and Peggy are happy to sign your copy anytime during the program. \n\nTo order or get more information Grasshoppers in My Bed\, see the book page and order form.\n\nThe site is open from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.  Allow time to enjoy the outdoor setting and visit the gift shop! Feel free to bring a picnic lunch.  \n\n\nNote: These are the only programs/tours scheduled for this day.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/fridays-at-gibbs-farm-grasshoppers-in-my-bed-program/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Book Event,Children's Events,Family Events,Gibbs Events,Hands-On/Craft Event,Publishing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220708T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220708T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220504T180141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T180141Z
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SUMMARY:Friday Farm Chores
DESCRIPTION:Come help out with some Friday Farm Chores! Work with Gibbs farm staff and volunteers to check some tasks off the list. \nRegister using this link OR email Clare@RCHS.com\n\nProjects are active and outdoors\, great for volunteers 12+ or family groups! Perfect for students needing to complete service hours. \nInstructions and materials are all provided. Please wear close-toed shoes and clothes you can work in! \nProjects may include: \n\nPainting\nPlanting\nHarvesting\nWatering\nWeeding\nOrchard care\nFence Fixing\n\n\nRegister using this link OR email Clare@RCHS.com\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Email Clare@rchs.com or call the Gibbs Farm Office 651-646-8629.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/friday-farm-chores-4/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220707T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220707T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220525T182236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220525T182236Z
UID:10008878-1657215000-1657224000@rchs.com
SUMMARY:Garden Party Series-Prairie
DESCRIPTION:Gibbs Farm Garden Party Series\n$40 ($30 RCHS Member Price)\n\nA mini-fieldtrip just for adults! Each event will focus on one of our favorite topics- expect fun facts\, historical sources and a special peek into what makes our 8-acre historic site so special.\nEach event includes themed snacks\, beverages (beer\, wine and NA options) and the opportunity to get hands-on and up-close with history and nature.\nJuly 7- Prairie\nThis event is an evening stroll through our 1 acre of restored prairie.  Check out some cool plants\, discuss and view the effect of recent controlled burns. Slow down to experience first-hand the diversity of flora and fauna supported by this precious Minnesota ecosystem. \nWe will also check out our Dakota Medicine Garden\, native fruit trees and several ongoing projects. Bring a camera\, it will be golden hour!
URL:https://rchs.com/event/garden-party-series-prairie/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Adults Only Event,Gibbs Events,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220607T160339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220607T160339Z
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SUMMARY:Fridays at Gibbs Farm: Grasshoppers in My Bed Tours
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy Gibbs Farm with the author & illustrator \n\n\nGibbs Farm will start their summer Friday public hours with a special event!  On Friday\, June 17\, join a special tour\, threaded with details about Lillie Belle Gibbs led by the creators of Grasshoppers in My Bed (RCHS’s newest publication). \nStoryteller’s tour:  Author Terry Swanson will share selections from the book\, moving from schoolhouse to farmhouse porch\, parlor\, and summer kitchen\, where the scenes take place. See period décor and artifacts at each location and learn about Terry’s research-based creative process.  Tours start at 12:15\, 1:15\, and 2:15.  Each lasts 45 minutes\, including Q&A. \n​Artist’s activity: Join Peggy Stern\, illustrator of Grasshoppers in My Bed\, for a 3-step journal making adventure\, based on illustrations from the book: Step 1 “Search & Draw” – a “treasure hunt” of the site\, Step 2 “Fold  & Create” – make an 8-page booklet to illustrate\, Step 3 “Dip & Write” – use a dip pen like Lillie Belle used to do. This activity is on-going throughout the day and can done at own pace.  Steps can be done individually or in order. Please allow about an hour for all 3 steps. \nThe site is open from 12:00pm to 3:00pm.  Allow time to enjoy the outdoor setting and visit the gift shop! Feel free to bring a picnic lunch.  \nNote: These are the only tours scheduled for this day.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/fridays-at-gibbs-farm-grasshoppers-in-my-bed-tours/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Children's Events,Gibbs Events,Hands-On/Craft Event,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220617T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220504T175920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T175920Z
UID:10008861-1655460000-1655467200@rchs.com
SUMMARY:Friday Farm Chores
DESCRIPTION:Come help out with some Friday Farm Chores! Work with Gibbs farm staff and volunteers to check some tasks off the list. \nRegister using this link OR email Clare@RCHS.com\n\nProjects are active and outdoors\, great for volunteers 12+ or family groups! Perfect for students needing to complete service hours. \nInstructions and materials are all provided. Please wear close-toed shoes and clothes you can work in! \nProjects may include: \n\nPainting\nPlanting\nHarvesting\nWatering\nWeeding\nOrchard care\nFence Fixing\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Email Clare@rchs.com or call the Gibbs Farm Office 651-646-8629.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/friday-farm-chores/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220616T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220616T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220525T181310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220525T181310Z
UID:10008877-1655400600-1655409600@rchs.com
SUMMARY:Garden Party Series- Animals
DESCRIPTION:Gibbs Farm Garden Party Series\n$40 ($30 RCHS Member Price)\nA mini-fieldtrip just for adults! Each event will focus on one of our favorite topics- expect fun facts\, historical sources and a special peek into what makes our 8-acre historic site so special.\nEach event includes themed snacks\, beverages (beer\, wine and NA options) and the opportunity to get hands-on and up-close with history and nature.\nJune 16- Animals\nSite Manager and #1 animal fan\, Sammy Nelson will lead this program that focuses on our sheep\, goats\, chickens\, pigs\, geese and ducks! She will share her wealth of knowledge about the care and feeding of our farm animals. \nAfter eating some themed snacks\, head out to the pasture\, coop and pen. Sammy will share interesting facts about heritage breeds\, the historic economics of keeping animals and how the Gibbs Family used animal products. Participants will offer a variety of healthy snacks to our flock and even get the chance to hold a chicken and brush a goat. \n  \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/garden-party-series-animals/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:Adults Only Event,Gibbs Events,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220611T114500
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220511T163846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220511T163846Z
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SUMMARY:June Tree Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join a 45-minute walking tour through the Gibbs Farm site lead by Master Naturalists Cathy Croghan and Kathy Robbins. Learn to identify woody plants\, and find out about Minnesota trees and how settlers and the Dakota used them. \nGibbs Farm is open to the public on Fridays from 12-3 and Saturdays  from 10-4 this summer. The Tree Tour is included in regular Saturday admission price. \nTo reserve your tour spot\, pre-pay admission online\, or by calling the Gibbs Farm Office at 651-646-8629. After the Tour\, stick around to take a history tour or enjoy the prairie on your own\, we suggest bringing a camera\, snack or picnic! \n 
URL:https://rchs.com/event/june-tree-tour/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Gibbs Events,Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220609T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220224T220919Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T220919Z
UID:10008850-1654801200-1654806600@rchs.com
SUMMARY:History Revealed: Dejsiab
DESCRIPTION:Dejsiab: From My Liver to Yours\nwith Mai Neng Vang\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, June 9\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting\, register on Zoom here. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \n“Dejsiab: From My Liver to Yours” is a one of a kind poetry book that explores colonialism\, patriarchy\, hope\, and healing through a critical Hmong womxn’s lens. Author Mai Neng Vang will share her poems and process. \n“Through the years\, I’ve come to realize that healing is not a linear process – there are no definitive steps to take before one can say they have healed from their traumas. More than this\, healing looks different for everyone\, but regardless of how we heal or how long it takes us to heal\, healing is so necessary for us to reconcile with the generations of trauma and hurt that our ancestors\, mothers\, sisters\, aunties have endured…The poems found in this book are a series of love letters: love letters to who I was\, from who I am\, for who I will become. As a reader\, you bear witness to the struggles\, the joys\, and the thoughts that I have as someone who is constantly becoming. In this way\, we\, too\, are having a heart-to-heart throughout this book. I hope that you find relevance and solace in my words and are able to draw strength and dejsiab from these pages.” – Mai Neng Vang\, Author. \nImage: Front cover illustrated by: Peevxwm Lauj
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-dejsiab/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ramsey County Historical Society":MAILTO:info@rchs.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220528T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220528T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220502T200807Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220502T200807Z
UID:10008858-1653732000-1653753600@rchs.com
SUMMARY:2022 Gibbs Farm Opening Day & Book Launch!
DESCRIPTION:Come visit us on our opening day and learn all about RCHS’s new publication Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877! \nGrasshoppers in my Bed author Terry Swanson and illustrator Peggy Stern will be on site at Gibbs Farm Opening Day with author talks\, activities\, and book signings scheduled in the Red Barn at 10:30 am\, 12:30\, and 2:30 pm. Also that day\, guests at Gibbs may take farmhouse and Dakota lifeways tours\, see farm animals\, and participate in a chore obstacle course and other farm demonstrations. \nAdmission is $8 adults\, $7 seniors\, $5 children over four. RCHS members are free. Pre-registration is recommended (but not required). Click here to register. \nThe new book Grasshoppers in My Bed: Lillie Belle Gibbs\, Minnesota Farm Girl\, 1877 by author Terry Swanson and illustrator Peggy Swanson is a work of historical fiction created to capture a year in the life of Jane and Heman Gibbs’ youngest daughter Lillie Belle Gibbs. The idea for the book sprouted during the first Gibbs Girl Day Camp years ago when a curious participant wondered aloud: “What was it really like to live on this farm back then?” \nBooks will be for sale at the author talk and in the Gibbs Farm giftshop for a reduced price of $16 for this event only. Regular cost is $20 and $18 for RCHS members.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/2022-gibbs-farm-opening-day/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Book Event,Children's Events,Gibbs Events,Publishing,Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220519T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220519T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220224T213804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T213804Z
UID:10008848-1652986800-1652992200@rchs.com
SUMMARY:History Revealed: Swedish Foodways & Immigration
DESCRIPTION:Swedish Foodways & Immigration\nwith Patrice Johnson\n\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, May 19\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting\, register on Zoom here. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nFrom Spam to Tater Tot hotdish\, Minnesotans have their unique and diverse traditions centered around food. Join author Patrice Johnson as she explores how Swedish immigrant recipes and eating patterns help define our state’s cuisine and make mealtimes more interesting for all of us. \nPatrice Johnson is the author of Land of 10\,000 Plates: Stories and Recipes from Minnesota and Jul: Swedish American Holiday Traditions. She lives in Roseville\, Minnesota and teaches Nordic cooking classes throughout the Twin Cities and beyond.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-swedish-foodways-immigration/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220514T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220514T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220504T175707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220504T175707Z
UID:10008859-1652522400-1652533200@rchs.com
SUMMARY:May Volunteer Day
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our May 14 Volunteer Day from 10:00-1:00.\n\nGibbs Farm staff will lead volunteers in active outdoor projects to for summer 2022. Projects will include: planting\, light landscaping and site clean-up.\n\nRegister using this link OR email Clare@RCHS.com\n\nProjects are great for volunteers 12+ or family groups! Perfect for students needing to complete service hours.\nInstructions\, materials and snacks provided. Please wear close-toed shoes and clothes you can work in! Bring work gloves and a lunch if you wish!\n\n\n\nQuestions? Email Clare@rchs.com or call the Gibbs Farm Office 651-646-8629.
URL:https://rchs.com/event/may-volunteer-day/
LOCATION:Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Gibbs Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220512T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T041010
CREATED:20220224T212546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220224T212546Z
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SUMMARY:History Revealed: Sunrise Over Wat Thamkrabok
DESCRIPTION:Sunrise Over Wat Thamkrabok\nwith Dr. Brian V. Xiong & Marlin L. Heise\nHistory Revealed Series\nThursday\, May 12\, 2022\, 7:00 pm\nIn partnership with the East Side Freedom Library & Roseville Library\nLive presentation on Zoom\nRegister in advance for this meeting\, register on Zoom here. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\nFor questions\, please email events@rchs.com \nWhen Thailand closed refugee camps in December 1992\, Wat Thamkrabok (called Tha Ka Bo or Vaj Loog Tsua by Hmong) became a Hmong settlement until the last wave of some 15\,000 Hmong refugees were resettled in the United States in 2004-2006. At a 2017 Wat Thamkrabok Reunion in Minnesota held at the East Side Freedom Library\, “The Past in the Present: An Exhibition and Reunion Celebration for Hmong Families from Wat Thamkrabok\,” hundreds of photos and many items left behind were displayed\, including marbles\, an armless Barbie doll\, two small wooden stools\, and a skirt later identified. \n“SUNRISE OVER WAT THAMKRABOK: A Photographic Legacy of the Last Hmong American Refugees” is a history told in photographs and stories that encompasses the experiences of Wat Thamkrabok former residents in Minnesota and across the United States. Dr. Brian V. Xiong & Marlin L. Heise will talk about the making of the book and will give insight into the conditions of crowded refugee existence and the lives of our Hmong neighbors before they came to America.  \nThis book is made possible by Minnesota Humanities Center Legacy Cultural Heritage & Identity Grant\, Hmong Archives Wat Thamkrabok Collections\, and Hmong Educational Resources Publisher. \nMarlin L. Heise began working with a high school student\, Chia Thao in May 1981\, fostering his connection with Hmong all over the world. In 1982 he lived in Ban Vinai with Chia Thao’s uncle and family. Marlin crossed the Mekong to Vientiane in early 1998 and became connected with Hmong college students that continues. After retiring\, he had the opportunity to become involved with the Hmong Archives as its chief volunteer for daily work since it became a nonprofit in February 1999. \nDr. Brian V. Xiong is a Hmong American scholar\, researcher\, and higher education professional. He is an in-demand\, highly sought-after presenter\, speaking regularly to various groups of diverse students\, faculty\, and staff on the importance of diversity\, equity\, inclusion\, access\, and equal opportunity in higher education. He has served at both\, public and private\, two-year community colleges and four-year universities. \nDr. Xiong holds a bachelor’s degree in Justice Administration and Sociology from Southwest Minnesota State University\, a master’s degree in Multicultural and Ethnic Studies from Minnesota State University-Mankato\, and a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) from MSU-Mankato. Dr. Xiong is a former Page Scholar\, Wallin Scholar\, Cornwell Scholar\, Diversity & Equity Fellow\, Chief Diversity Officer & Affirmative Action\, and an Advisory Chief Diversity Officer for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity. He is an active Executive Board member of numerous community services and nonprofit organizations. Dr. Xiong is the author of: \n\n A Clan of Our Own: Coming Out Experiences of Gay Hmong Men\nA New Journey: Hmong College Student Experiences\nPuag Thaum Ub: Hmoob Xeem\nMartha L. Zimmerman Paj Ntaub Collection\nSunrise Over Wat Thamkrabok\nHmong Teacher Experiences: Voices from the Field
URL:https://rchs.com/event/history-revealed-sunrise-over-wat-thamkrabok/
LOCATION:MN
CATEGORIES:Book Event,History Revealed,Making Minnesota,Online Event
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