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Make your gift unique!
Create a special legacy at Old Town Hall
Want to give the unexpected, the extraordinary, the unforgettable? Here's a gift with lasting significance --
An Engraved Brick for the
Old Town Hall History Plaza
Your brick will be installed on the south side of the restored 1892 Old Town Hall. The deadline for bricks is September 14, 2009.
A history brick would make an ideal gift for a special occasion or life's other celebrations or memorials -- it's a special way to leave a legacy commemorating your time spent in this special place called Bloomington.
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At the Museum
Unless noted, events are at Bloomington Old Town Hall, 10200 Penn Avenue South. Call 952-881-4114 or 952-881-4327 for information.
2009 Program Schedule
Nine Mile Creek Watershed District
Thursday, July 16 – 7 p.m.
Presentation on new book on the Nine Mile Creek Watershed by Author Deborah Morse Kahn.Hosted by Nine Mile Creek Watershed District and Bloomington Historical Society.
The Kensington Runestone
Sunday, July 26 – 2 p.m.
Scott Wolters, Author and Forensic Geologist, who has conducted extensive research and authentication of the Runestone.
Hosted by Lyndon Marshal Griffin
Sunday, August 9
2 p.m.
Bloomington Old Town Hall History Museum
A brand new and unique entertainment journey featuring songs actually sung in the Old West and the four ensuing periods of modern songs about the cowboy west. Appreciate the great cowboy songwriters like Bob Nolan, Leonard Slye, Marty Robbins and Ian Tyson. Learn about the real Ghost Riders in the Sky and the cowboy that lived to Tie a Knot in the Devil’s Tail. The show often features one of Griffin’s many original Americana songs such as Little Mo, Patches or Son of a Gunfighter.
Songs tell the story of it all: whether big and sweeping; or small and personal. This story-behind-the-song style captures both myth and reality on a journey through the corridors of time itself.
Civil War Presentation
Sunday, August 16 – 2 p.m.
Mike Eckers, Civil War Reenactor
Henry David Thoreau...His Journey to Minnesota
Sunday, September 13 – 2 p.m.
Dale Schwie, member of the Thoreau Society.
Minnesota Barns
Sunday, September 27 – 2 p.m.
Doug Ohman, Author.
Bobby Jones at Minnesota Valley Country Club with Chuck Chalberg
Fall 2009 – Date/time to be announced.
Chuck Chalberg will portray Bobby Jones.
Hook Dex
Sunday, October 11 – 2 p.m.
Scott Wolter, Author.
Harvest Festival
Saturday, October 24
12 - 4 p.m.
- Paul Imholte – Hammered Dulcimer & more
- Pumpkin & face painting; stenciling; seed art;
- Pumpkin pie eating contest.
- “Old fashioned” games & contests.
Treasures of Minnesota
Sunday, November 1 – 2 p.m.
Denis Gardner, Author.
Speed Holman
Sunday, November 15 – 2 p.m.
Miles Johnson, Historian.
Scandinavian Holiday with Ross Sutter
Monday, December 14 – 2 p.m.
Scandinavian music, customs & dancing around the tree.
Sponsor a custom-designed exhibit case
The Bloomington Historical Society is refurbishing the Old Town Hall History Museum with custom-designed exhibit cases, pedestals and kiosks. These items are donor-sponsored. For further information or if you would like to contribute to this effort, please contact 952-881-4327. |
Learn More About Bloomington
Bloomington
Clock
Tower
History
Summary
Read the short version of the town's history since 1600.
Bloomington History Timeline
A picture history that fuses our geological and cultural heritage.
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