Easter Rising of 1916

Historical travel is one of the things I have missed the most since the pandemic began. My last major trip…

The Battle for Seward

Image of Riot victims, Flour City Ornamental Iron County strike, Minneapolis – from MN Historical Society, Locator Number: HG3.19 p10…

Mapping Brothels

Originally published on The Historyapolis Project website on June 30, 2014 Above is another great image from the 1912 Sanborn…

The Geography (and history) of Beer

Image of Orth Brewery, 1228 Marshall Ave NE Minneapolis – from MN Historical Society, Locator Number: MH5.9 MP3.1O p2 Originally…