Minnesota Historical Society

State historical society of Minnesota
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Minnesota Historical Society

Summary

Minnesota Historical Society is a historical society[1]. It draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (historical_society category, ranking #7 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • Minnesota Historical Society's field of work was history of Minnesota[3].
  • Minnesota Historical Society received the Silver Anvil Award[4].
  • Minnesota Historical Society was a member of American Association for State and Local History[5].
  • Minnesota Historical Society was a member of Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums[6].
  • Minnesota Historical Society was a member of Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums[7].
  • Minnesota Historical Society was a member of National Digital Stewardship Alliance[8].
  • Minnesota Historical Society was a member of Association of Midwest Museums[9].
  • Minnesota Historical Society is located in Saint Paul[10].
  • Minnesota Historical Society is in the country of United States[11].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's instance of is recorded as historical society[12].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[13].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's instance of is recorded as public archive[14].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's founder is recorded as Alexander Ramsey[15].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Minnesota History Center[16].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's headquarters location is recorded as Saint Paul[17].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's postal code is recorded as 55102[18].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's Commons category is recorded as Minnesota Historical Society[19].
  • 1849 marks the founding of Minnesota Historical Society[20].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 44.94972222222222, 'longitude': -93.10555555555555, 'precision': 0.0002777777777777778}[21].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's official website is recorded as http://www.mnhs.org/[22].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minnesota Historical Society[23].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Minnesota[24].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's director / manager is recorded as Kent Whitworth[25].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[26].
  • Minnesota Historical Society's Commons Institution page is recorded as Minnesota Historical Society[27].

Body

Founding

Minnesota Historical Society's founder is recorded as Alexander Ramsey[15]. 1849 marks the founding of it[20].

Leadership

Minnesota Historical Society's director / manager is recorded as Kent Whitworth[25].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Minnesota History Center[16], a history museum[28], in United States[29], founded in 1993[30] and Saint Paul[17], a city in the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1854[33].

Industry

Minnesota Historical Society's field of work was history of Minnesota[3].

Recognition

Minnesota Historical Society received the Silver Anvil Award[4].

Why It Matters

Minnesota Historical Society draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (historical_society category, ranking #7 of 59).[2]

FAQs

What awards did Minnesota Historical Society receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . alhfam.org. Retrieved . alhfam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . apps.prsa.org. Retrieved . apps.prsa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . irs.gov. Retrieved . irs.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . aaslh.org. Retrieved . aaslh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . alhfam.org. Retrieved . alhfam.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . charitynavigator.org. Retrieved . charitynavigator.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 25d ago · M2545 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of historical society, nonprofit organization, public archive
    Logo image Minnesota-Historical-Society.svg
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