Greetings from the
Bloomington Historical Society!
The Bloomington Historical Society was incorporated as a Minnesota non-profit
organization on July 22, 1964. The purpose of the Society is to discover,
preserve and disseminate historical knowledge and information or materials which
establish or illustrate the history of the City of Bloomington, Minnesota.
The Bloomington Historical Society has, since 1964, operated a History Museum
in the historic 1892 Town Hall located at the intersection of Penn Avenue and
Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington. It is the mission of the Society to collect
and preserve the many artifacts, photographic images, memorabilia and life stories
of the several ancient cultures and hundreds of generations that have inhabited the
Bloomington area in the Minnesota River Valley over thousands of years of history, from
the retreat of the glaciers to the settlements of the 1800s-1900s when this Minnesota River
bluff top oak-savannah prairie was transformed into a community of 86,000 residents.
Our goals
We will ensure the continuing preservation and interpretation of our historic legacy through:
- Management of our significant collections.
- Interpretation of history through education, offering tours, workshops, research
opportunities and exhibits at the History Center and throughout the community.
- Partnerships of the City of Bloomington, educational institutions, community
organizations, state, county and local historical societies, and the citizens
of Bloomington.
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