Explore the new exhibit at the Grand Center for the Arts and Culture in New Ulm, Minnesota, featuring the photographs of Edward Curtis. After the video, there is a link to virtual tour of the exhibit in the Four Pillars Gallery.
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The North American Indian: A Virtual Tour
- Date: January 16, 2021
- Author: admin_pastcast
- Categories: Art Museums, Technology and History
The Silent Army
- Date: May 13, 2018
- Author: admin_pastcast
- Categories: New Ulm, Pastcasts, World War I
The Brown County Historical Society exhibit, Loyalty and Dissent: Brown County and WWI, is likely the most in-depth exhibit on the subject in the state. Last month, it received a Minnesota History Award from the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums. I had a small part in the formation of the Alliance back in 1990-91. I had previously been president of the Bay State Historical League in Massachusetts, and, on arriving in Minnesota, found that there was no similar organization here. So we worked to begin some networking. In honor of the Minnesota History Award for the WWI exhibit, I’ve posted a tribute, The Silent Army, to those Brown County men who gave their lives.
Never Shall I Forget: Brown County and the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
- Date: October 5, 2015
- Author: admin_pastcast
- Categories: New Ulm, Pastcasts, U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
In 2012, I helped to organize, write, and design the award-winning exhibit, Never Shall I Forget: Brown County and the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, for the Brown County Historical Society in New Ulm, Minnesota. We made creative use of iPads to bring differing perspectives to the story. We will be uploading supplementary information to our YouTube channel over the next several weeks, beginning with the thoughts of the late Elden Lawrence on the cultural perspectives of the Dakota and the newly-immigrated German settlers of Brown County. Elden was fine scholar, a sharp observer of history, and a generous spirit.
A Homeland Transplanted
- Date: August 26, 2015
- Author: admin_pastcast
- Categories: German-Bohemians, Images of the past, New Ulm, Pastcasts
A Homeland Transplanted Trailer from Pastcasts on Vimeo.
The German-Bohemian Heritage Society will present the documentary, A Homeland Transplanted: German Bohemians in America, on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at the New Ulm Public Library. The film begins at 10 a.m. and admission is free.
In the latter half of the nineteenth century, immigrants from German-speaking Bohemia came to America, with many settling near New Ulm, Minnesota. There, they lived on farms in the surrounding townships and in neighborhoods like Goosetown and the Wallachei. They brought the folkways of their homeland with them to the new world. Today, the traces of that culture — their Heimat — linger. Many recall the use of the “Böhmish” dialect at home or in the fields. At the family table, bread dumplings with horseradish gravy or “schmierkucken” are still a part of their family fare. Older members of the community carry on crafts such as music-making and klöppeled lace.
Based on extensive oral history interviews, this documentary tells the story of a homeland transplanted.
Edinborough Productions
Produced and written by Daniel J. Hoisington 122 minutes
$16.95 plus free shipping.
Order online with easy checkout at www.germanbohemianheritagesociety.com