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🦃Happy Thanksgiving!🦃 We hope you enjoy your holiday pies as much as Mr. Burlingame did in this photograph! What’s your favorite filling – apple, pumpkin, or something else? 📷: Winona County Historical Society, collection.mndigital.org/catalog/wch:461

Until recently, many of the advertisements in MDL did not have transcripts of the words they contained. However, thanks to funding from the IMLS Grant to the States program, MDL was able to commission transcripts where they were missing. Learn more: minitex.umn.edu/news/minnesota…

Looking for tips on doing a National History Day project? You’re in luck – we have a resource guide with everything you need to know about History Day, approaching your topic, this year’s theme, and many Minnesota-based resources. Learn more in MDL: collection.mndigital.org/exhibits/histo…

19th century advertisements were often text heavy, describing what the business had to sell rather than showing it. One example is this 1882 flyer from @hclib which announced the seventh annual grand opening of Dickinson's Bazaar on November 23-25: collection.mndigital.org/catalog/mpls:2…

Twin Cities streetcars were lined with “car cards” that advertised things like beer, restaurants, Wrigley’s gum, milk, clothing, hotels, and much more. MDL contains over 60 unique car cards from the Minnesota Streetcar Museum. Browse the collection: ow.ly/kPwn50TNHu6

We are pleased to announce the publication of MDL’s newest online exhibit: “Ore on the Range: The Impact of Iron Mining on Minnesota.” Minnesota’s Iron Range has three distinct iron deposits: the Vermilion, Mesabi, and Cuyuna Ranges. Learn more: collection.mndigital.org/exhibits/iron-…

Submit a session proposal for this year’s Upper Midwest Digital Collections Conference / Minnesota Digital Library annual conference! The planning committee welcomes any topics relevant to digital collections. Learn more: z.umn.edu/umdcc25.

For the first few decades of the 20th century, the Sears, Roebuck Company offered home building kits through a catalog. The company also sold the paints and wallpapers to decorate it, as seen in this advertisement from the Stewartville Public Library: collection.mndigital.org/catalog/sew:104

The old Rondo neighborhood was considered the heart of St. Paul’s African American community for years. But I-94 was built right through Rondo’s main thoroughfare in the '60s and the neighborhood was devastated. Learn more with two new Primary Source Sets: minitex.umn.edu/news/minnesota…

The Grand Army of the Republic was a national organization of Union Army veterans from the Civil War. On Veterans Day, we honor all Minnesota veterans. 📷: Frank P. Blair G.A.R. Post No. 82, Ortonville, c. 1900. Big Stone County Historical Society, collection.mndigital.org/catalog/bsc:23…

This poster for Whoopee John and his Orchestra at the Lakeside Ballroom is certainly eye-catching with its bright colors, bold lettering and claim to fame as “The Nation’s No. 1 Polka Band” in 1957. Browse our Advertising collection today to see more ads: ow.ly/Q5tK50TKWlj

World War I began in Europe during the summer of 1914, but the United States did not declare war until 1917. Witness the service and sacrifice of Minnesotans who lived through the Great War in MDL’s “War Stories: World War I” online exhibit: collection.mndigital.org/exhibits/war-s…

It’s Election Day! This photograph of Sydney “Bud” Tregillis and Coleraine village clerk Ruth Harris testing their voting system was published in an October 1962 issue of “Ore, Iron, and Men.” View this magazine in MDL, from the Hibbing Hist. Soc.: collection.mndigital.org/catalog/p16022…

The Ringling Brothers Circus was founded in Wisconsin in 1884. Their traveling show visited between 90-120 cities each year. On June 29, 1904 they performed in Mankato and used this billboard to drum up interest. 📷: Blue Earth County Historical Society: collection.mndigital.org/catalog/blue:2…

Here’s an #ArchivesSalute to all those who have served our country abroad and at home. This group of #WorldWarI servicemen formed the first American Legion post in Belle Plaine, Minnesota. #ArchivesHashtagParty @USNatArchives 📷: Scott Co. Hist. Soc., collection.mndigital.org/catalog/scott:…

🎃Happy Halloween🎃 from MDL! We hope your costumes are clever, your candy is sweet, and that you get more treats than tricks all day long. 📷: Halloween storytime at Anoka County Library’s Mississippi Branch Library in Fridley, 1977: collection.mndigital.org/catalog/p16022…

The Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) is part of the N.H. Winchell School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, in the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Browse the MGS’s geological map collection in MDL using this link: ow.ly/fg9L50TuLm5

During the Spanish-American War of 1898, Admiral Dewey and the U.S. Navy defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila harbor. Minnesota’s International Stock Food Company created this commemorative poster depicting the naval battle shortly afterwards. Learn more: collection.mndigital.org/exhibits/war-s…

Good morning from the @MNlibraries annual conference! MDL staff are very excited to be gathering with colleagues from across the state in Rochester over the next two days. If you are here, too, be sure to visit our table or attend a session that we are leading!

Compaq computers were some of the first widely used personal computers, and they dominated the computer market in the 1980s and 1990s. Our Item of the Week photo, shared by @MinitexMN, shows a Compaq Portable II, introduced in 1986: collection.mndigital.org/catalog/p16022…