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Civil War History in Minnesota |
This is a fascinating look at Minnesota's involvement in the war and what life was like for the civil war soldier in Minnesota. An actor simulates a soldier to show his uniform, equipment and personal gear. | DVD | 24 minutes with quiz | Grade 4-12 |
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Treaty of Traverse Des Sioux |
This is an account of how the new frontier people pressured the federal government into a treaty that left the Sioux without grazing land for the buffalo and enough land to meet their basic needs. A re-enactment of the 1850 gathering among teepees, canvas tents, and ox carts is shown.
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Minnesota Pioneers |
Replications of pioneer life show people at work and play. How the pioneers laid the foundation for present day life in Minnesota is described. The grueling workday for both men and women is detailed.
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Minnesota's Homesteads |
The opening of Minnesota to homesteaders is traced from pre-statehood times to the 1930's. Examples of resourcefulness and self-reliance are illustrated. Much of the video was filmed at a preserved homestead with actors in period costumes.
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Minnesota's Pioneer Farmer |
People dressed in period costume and photos from county historical society files help to tell the story. Farmers are shown doing daily chores such as caring for livestock, plowing, making hay, and threshing with a horse-powered machine.
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Minnesota's Pioneer Farmwife |
The grueling workday of the farmwife is featured, with the aid of women in period costumes on restored farms. Scrubbing laundry on a washboard, working in the garden, spinning flax and wool, churning butter, cooking large meals on a stove, and various other chores are shown.
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Minnesota's Frontier Schools |
The first schools in the early 1900's are shown. As retired teachers tell what life was like in the old one-room schoolhouses, students will see how different the old days were.
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The Grange & Oliver Kelly |
Videotaped mostly on the restored 1875 Kelley farm at Elk River, Minnesota, this is the story of the man who founded the organization that united farmers and their families in 20,000 chapters across America.
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