Commemorating Controversy Additional Resources
In the late summer of 1862, a war raged across southern Minnesota between Dakota warriors, the U.S. military, and immigrant settlers. In the end, hundreds were dead, and thousands more would lose their homes forever. The day after Christmas, 1862, thirty-eight Dakota men were hanged in Mankato by order of
Paid in Full: A Family’s Story Told Through Paperwork
What can a grocery receipt from 1973 tell us about a family? For one curious intern, it was the beginning of a story about Art Schuck, a singing shopkeeper who spent decades caring for his mother. Discover how an overlooked pile of papers became a window into the lives of


