LHS links

• Civilian Groups
• Military Groups
• Historical Sites
• Historical Organizations and Societies
• Sutlers and Vendors of 19th Century wares

We try to update our links on a regular basis; however, if you should notice that a particular link is down or not working, please contact arachnid@lhsmn.org. By the same token, if you have information that you would like us to add to our Links page, please contact arachnid@lhsmn.org.

Civilian Groups

• The Altlantic Guard Soldiers' Aid Society - Civil War research-based civilian reenacting organization, VA
• Halsey Hall Quicksteps - 1858 vintage base ball, Roseville, MN
• Roosters - 1860 vintage base ball, Olmsted County Historical Society, Rochester, MN
• Saint Croix Base Ball Club - 1860 vintage base ball, Stillwater, MN
• Tapestry Folkdance Center, Minneapolis, MN
• The United States Christian Commission provided spiritual help to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War.
• The Victorian Society in America, North Star Chapter, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN

Military Groups

• The First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment 1861-1864
• The Second Regiment of Minnesota Volunteers, Company A
• The Third Minnesota Regiment Volunteer Infantry, Provost & Medical Company C
• 4th U.S. Civil War Association specializes in reproducing, in graphic detail, the medical and surgical procedures performed on the battlefield and in the field hospital by the 4th U.S. Medical. Stillwater, MN
• First Brigade Band
• New Ulm Battery
• Northwest Civil War Council
• Twin Cities Civil War Roundtable

Historic Sites

• Alexander Ramsey House, St. Paul, MN
• Fort Ridgely, Fairfax, MN
• Gibbs Farm Museum, Falcon Heights, MN
• Farmamerica is a Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center with 1850s and 1930s farms near Mankato, MN
• Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul, MN
• LeDuc House, Hastings, MN
• Murphy's Landing Shakopee, MN 1840-1890
• Oliver H. Kelley Farm, Elk River, MN
• Pipestone Civil War Days, Pipestone, MN
• Sibley House, Mendota, MN
• Stevens House - built in 1850, Minneapolis, MN
• Warden's House Museum - 1853 residence of the Stillwater Territorial Prison warden, Stillwater, MN
  

Historical Organizations and Societies

Minnesota (state and county)

• Minnesota Historical Organizations list maintained by The Minnesota Historical Society
• Bloomington Historical Society - 1401 W. 102nd Street, Bloomington, MN 55431
• Afton Historical Society Museum, Afton, MN
• Anoka County Historical Society, Anoka, MN
• Carver County Historical Society, Waconia, MN
• Dakota County Historical Society, South St. Paul, MN
• Farmington Area Historical Society, Farmington, MN
• Hennepin County Historical Society, Minneapolis, MN
• Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums (MALHM) Organized in 1991 to provide a forum for peer assistance, the Alliance is dedicated to "Peers Helping Peers."
• Minnesota Association of Museums (MAM) The Minnesota Association of Museums is a nonprofit organization that exists to provide a forum for individuals who work in and with museums throughout the state. Its goals are: To foster and encourage communication among museum professionals in Minnesota; To increase the visibility of MAM and promote Minnesota museums as a public resource for learning and recreation; and To provide educational opportunities and training for museum staff, both paid and volunteer.
• Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, MN
• Ramsey County Historical Society, St. Paul, MN
• Washington County Historical Society, Stillwater, MN

National (United States)

• American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) provides leadership, service, and support for its members, who preserve and interpret state local history in order to make the past more meaningful in American Society
• American Association of Museums (AAM) is the national service organization representing the American museum community. The AAM addresses the needs of museums to enhance their ability to serve the public interest.
• Midwest Open Air Museums Coordinating Council (MOMCC)promotes excellence and provides a forum for the interchange of materials, information, ideas and consideration of professional issues within the open air, interactive and historical museum professions.
• Association for Living History, Farm and Agriculture Museums (ALHFAM) is the museum organization for those involved in living historical farms, agricultural museums, outdoor museums of history and folklife and those museums - large and small - that use "living history" programming.
• Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) serves an eight state region that includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin, and has a central office in St. Louis, MO.