2025-12-02 - Sun Current
"An old ring finds a new home in Bloomington"
Bloomington Historical Society curator Jean Bellefeuille researches and catalogs
all sorts of artifacts each year at the Old Town Hall Museum. Reuniting lost
rings with their rightful owners, or their descendants, is not her specialty,
but being in the right place at the right time helped make that happen earlier
this year.
2025-11-25 - KSTP 11 - Minnesota Live
"Must See Museum: Bloomington Town Hall"
At one time, Bloomington was the sports capital of Minnesota as the home for
the Twins, Vikings, and the North Stars. With so much history in the city to
mention, Minnesota Live photojournalist Bill Middeke went to the Old Town Hall
Museum for this week's must-see museum.
2025-11-19 - KARE 11 Extras
"The Teddy Bear Band celebrates 40 years of
performing kids' concerts across Minnesota"
For many Minnesota kids who grew up in the 80s and 90s, there are fond memories
of the Teddy Bear Band performing in their hometown. The beloved children's music
band was formed in 1985 by original band members Ron Gustafson and Richard Erickson.
2025-04-02 - YouTube - City of Bloomington
"Bloomington Historical Society receives grant to digitize collection"
The Bloomington Historical Society received a grant in 2024 to create
digital records of at least 1,000 objects in the museum. Volunteers share
how they received the grant, the process for digitizing, and why they are
excited about this project.
2024-09-21 - YouTube - City of Bloomington
"The history of the McAfee Mill and dam along Nine Mile Creek"
The City of Bloomington produced this short film showing the site
of the McAfee Mill over the past 150 years.
2024-04-01 - KSTP TV 5
"So Minnesota: Port Cargill"
A group of shipbuilders in Savage helped the United States win World War II.
Several ships were christened along the shore of the Minnesota River at Port
Cargill, but its past is largely forgotten.
2023
2023-01-11 - YouTube - City of Bloomington
"Notable Neighbors: Ky and Buddy Michaelson"
Ky "Rocketman" Michaelson and his son Buddy's exciting lives have
taken them around the world, but they've always called Bloomington home.
2022
2022-08-31 - FOX TV 9
"A toast to the end of an era: David Fong's restaurant
closes doors in Bloomington"
2021
2021-10-10 - YouTube - City of Bloomington Discover Bloomngton: Bloomington Old Town Hall/Bloomington
Historical Society
2021-09-10 - Sun Current: Bloomington Historical Society keeps memory of Flight 93 hero alive
As the country pauses annually on September 11 to remember the victims of terrorist
attacks on U.S. soil, the Old Town Hall Museum in Bloomington helps
keep alive the memory of Bloomington graduate Tom Burnett, who was on board the
United Airlines flight the morning its passengers intervened and prevented
terrorists from using it as another weapon.
2020-02-20 - Sun Current: Bloomington duo founded, shaped city's historical society
Longtime Bloomington Historical Society leaders Larry Granger and Vonda Kelly
have retired from their leadership positions with the organization.
The duo cites a long list of accomplishments by the organization through the i
decades, touching on many facets of Bloomington through the centuries,
including preservation of the city's early governmental leadership.
2019
2019-11-02 - YouTube Post by Shayne Hanson
"Nine Mile Creek"
2015
2015-04-02 - YouTube Historical Society Quilts Have Deep History
2014
2014-01-19 - YouTube post by Shayne Hanson
"Downtown Bloomington"
A collection of pictures of downtown Bloomington MN. Music by Dale Menten.
Locals have joked about the location of "Downtown Bloomington" and this song
prods that memory.
2013
2013-01-18 - YouTube Bloomington MN Old Town Hall
2013-11-27 - YouTube post by City of Bloomington
"A Holiday Tradition Glowing Bright in Bloomington"
For 14 years, a glowing oak tree was visible from Highway 77 overlooking
the Minnesota River Valley in east Bloomington. Homeowners Bob and
Julie Little tell the story of
how the famous holiday tradition came to be.
2010
2013-01-18 - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Canoe takes its place of honor
For decades a locally discoverd dugout canoe sat in a bed of sand in the basement
of Bloomington's Old Town Hall. This fall, the newly cleaned and restored canoe
assumed a place of honor among the society's permanent displays upstairs in the
recently renovated Old Town Hall.
1987
1987-07-24 - WCCO TV July 1987 Superstorm on TV News
1987-07-24 - KARE TV July 1987 Superstorm on TV News
