150th Commemoration Events of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862

Tue, 2012-06-05 15:17 -- Julianna.Olsen
Event Date(s): 
Aug 21 2012 (All day)

Location

Brown County Historical Society
2 North Broadway Street
New Ulm, MN 56073
United States
Phone: 507-233-2616

Tuesday, August 21

Milford Historical Area Tour
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Tours start at the Brown County Historical Society (BCHS).  Tickets are required.  $15 from the BCHS.

Afternoon with the Authors
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Loren Dean Boutin, Lois Glewwe, Colette A. Hyman, Michael Keigan, John LaBatte, Corinne Marz, Lowell Ueland, Jeff Williamson.
Free admission.  Lunch is available for purchase at Turner Halle, 102 South State St., New Ulm.

Leavenworth Rescue Tour
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tours start at the BCHS.  Tickets are required.  $15 from the BCHS.

Downtown Battlefield Walking Tour
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Tours begin every 15 minutes between 1:00 and 2:00.  Tours are one hour long.  
$3 per person.  Purchase at BCHS.

Video--"Dakota Exile"
2:00 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Video will be shown at the BCHS Annex building behind the BCHS musuem. 
Free admission.

"Why Did They Come?  German Emigration to America and Minnesota in the 19th Century"
Gerhard Solbach, Retiring Professor, University of Dortmund, Germany
7:00 p.m.
New Ulm Public Library, 17 N. Broadway St., New Ulm.
Free admission.

 

 

 

 

 

Event Organization: 
Brown County Historical Society