The History of Minnesota

[@johnmike121]

You should know if Minnesotans see something about Minnesota they'll click instantly

[@PhoenixLovell]

true, very true

[@InigoMontoya-]

You betcha!

[@PhoenixLovell]

@@InigoMontoya- that is not how we talk

[@InigoMontoya-]

@@PhoenixLovell - born and raised in Duluth. That IS how we talk. Uff Da! How do you not know that?

[@PhoenixLovell]

@@InigoMontoya- I'm from New Ulm and that is not how southern minnesota talks, including the twin cities

[@kscalze42]

I was born and raised in Minnesota and I was never taught at LEAST half of the topics you covered. Thank you ❤️

[@carlymce]

Unfortunately this is a very white-washed version of MN history, the war of 1862 was absolutely started by the settlers breaking their treaty with the Dakota and trying to starve them out. MN history is built on the bodies of the Native Americans (not the "Indians" as the narrator erroneously states)

[@vanlo1178]

Right!!! I want to Henry Sibley HS and never heard anything about him. 😂

[@jwberke]

@@vanlo1178And that’s why it was renamed Two Rivers HS a few years ago.

[@haileyimbach4873]

This was such a wonderful video with stunning footage. You’ve really captured MNs natural beauty. And yes it’s pronounced Man-kay-toe 😊

[@domomillez3333]

Did you know Henry Hastings Sibley, Minnesota's first governor, owned slaves:? * Background
Sibley was one of many fur traders in Minnesota who owned slaves. The American Fur Company, a major fur trading company in Minnesota before it became a territory, was owned by three slaveholders from St. Louis. Many of Minnesota's "founding fathers" worked for these slaveholders, including Sibley

[@huskyventure1753]

It took me a second to realize what town he was talking about as I have not heard of Man Kaw Toe. I'm from Hutchinson.

[@zaba8757]

it's actually mahkato

[@blindfaith8777]

Really enjoyed this. I kept thinking oh I hope he mentions Stillwater, the lumberjack industry, more on mining, the sciences, early computer development etc etc, and then I realized that would make it like 10 hours long. You did a really good job. I learned quite a bit. Thank you for making this.

[@mspcityboy]

This was an excellent video. I've heard about pieces of Minnesota history but this tied it all together. Nicely done!

[@TradishMan2012]

This is the white history

[@placesofthepast]

@@TradishMan2012 actually the Dakota in particular comes up more than any other single nationality

[@TradishMan2012]

@@placesofthepast this is a sugar coated history meant to show Americans in a positive way.

[@TradishMan2012]

@@placesofthepast that’s because you grouped everyone else together in the video

[@thomasklegstad8538]

​@@TradishMan2012 If you're interested in Native history I recommend Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee, it's got a lot about Minnesota.

[@JayFriedrichs]

I didn’t expect to enjoy this video so much. As a mn native I didn’t know all the rich history. Thanks for this 😊

[@Siouxdudelift]

Well done. I'm sure this is appreciated by most Minnesotan viewers. Thank you.

[@kathleenmathis3044]

Minnesota is my home-born and raised. This was a beautiful historic overview of our beautiful State❤

[@placesofthepast]

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!

[@PhoHmooAmerica]

Minnesota so beautiful during the summer time

[@ChazzedNeck]

Nice little recap of Minnesota's history! highly enjoyed this one

[@There-are-bats-everywhere]

There are so many new places I want to visit now. Thank you for the beautiful video.

[@ChrisSysaktor]

Half of these images aren’t even of Minnesota just fyi.

[@placesofthepast]

@@ChrisSysaktor yes they are, for the record. All but 2, I think, I took almost all of them

[@ChrisSysaktor]

@@placesofthepast I dislike liars~

[@spencertherren6806]

I got to spend almost all of my summers in Minnesota when I was younger. Truly a magical, beautiful, and amazing place.✌️🇺🇲

[@pattijesinoski1958]

Sadly, no longer today.

[@tjwied]

Man-Kay-Toe!

[@placesofthepast]

Got it, sorry!

[@tjwied]

@@placesofthepast no worries, thanks for the video!!

[@bufordhighwater9872]

To be fair, Mankato is from the Dakota language, so man-kah-toe would probably be closer to how it would have originally been pronounced since almost every other anglicized Dakota name has the same schwa-like ah meets uh sound, like in Dakota, Oglala, Hunkpapa, etc.

[@RunningWithSauce]

@@bufordhighwater9872 and to be fair Minnesotans can’t even pronounce basic words correctly anyway. Prague vs New Pray gah. lol.

[@RunningWithSauce]

Won’t let me edit. Prague!

[@ethan42788]

The camera work is amazing.

[@wescals6849]

God Bless Minnesota

[@flipboi952]

Raised in Minnesota and now live in the dfw area. This video made me miss home. Well done.

[@elmerry1703]

Raised in Texas now live in the metro area of Minneapolis. Traded. I'll keep it tidy for ya.

[@jakearsenta2144]

Come back to MN! Best place to live in in the entire world

[@cplmpcocptcl6306]

I love the people of this State. BUT I really don’t want to do another winter here. I’m torn between Texas and Arizona.😊 (Tho, I have to say last winter was the easiest)

[@dennis771]

Never should had left!

[@kament5330]

Same. Lived in Minnesota first 50 years of my life and also in DFW area. Miss it.

[@surf6009]

Thanks for the video. I've been looking for Minnesota content.

[@DotheImpossible-n5t]

I lived several years in Minnesota and explored it all over, fell in love with it and called it my true home. I know every place you are talking about. I miss it.

[@davidsigler9690]

Minnesota History is never dull.

[@JohnDoe-uq2qd]

That was the most beautiful compilation of footage Ive seen of this state, well done

[@johnjames4902]

I'm from South Dakota next door. Thanks for the cool video. I learned a lot about a place I like to go visit and my family came over from. Super cool!

[@abigailschmieg9479]

Wendelin Grimm, a German immigrant who moved to Minnesota in 1857, created a winter-hardy alfalfa that allowed farmers to successfully grow alfalfa, despite the cold winters. Wendelin Grimm shaped alfalfa in the US with his hardy high-quality alfalfa. In fact, alfalfa in America today all relates back to Grimm's Alfalfa

[@somedudeinminnesota]

Cool video man. Keep posting content like this. The iron range area in northern Minnesota is super interesting.

[@ClaraTunwin]

The grand portage museum on Ojibwe land is a must visit place. So much to learn and the bay and the lake is so so beautiful.

[@love3V07]

Minnesotan here. Great history lesson of my home. ❤

[@rebeccaliu9220]

Well done! Minnesota is a very special place.

[@sweetliz]

Thanks for this , i live here in Minnesota for 5 yrs 😊

[@JChow-e1c]

This is the best youtube MN history video. ☮️

[@RinaNightshade]

Absolutely loved this video and learning more about minnesota's history! i didn't even learn half of this stuff in school up on the range. I'd love if you made videos that go more indepth into all of the history of minnesota

[@placesofthepast]

That would be fun, eventually I’d love to do more of a series on it

[@truloadams6373]

A lot of good history. Lots left out too. No mention to how the Dakota were treated, starved, and told to eat grass. They were fed spoiled food young children elders dying of hunger. But history told the way to make it seem it was all Dakota thing when in reality they were very friendly with the "settlers" for many years and were in the time of the attacks and after. The march of Dakota people to fort Snelling "BDOTE." I think mention that the STATE OF MN put Bounty on Dakota Scalps. Paid to kill and scalp the Dakota people. Other tribes were mistaken at times for being Dakota. What are the numbers of scalps that were taken and paid from state of MN? No mention of the Sandy Lake were hundreds of Ojibwe were starved, sent to get rations that were not there.. Could have thrown in Harriet Tubman. Doctor Mayo cut up Dakota people for studies, and remains were taken. Graves dug up. Lack of respect for the ones making their journey. Twin Cities built on burial mounds much like the whole United States. Not much mention of that either.

[@richborn6700]

@user-otzlixr for real Natives have lived here thousands of years. EVERYWHERE is an ancient burial ground

[@douglacktorin1227]

They get everything they want now .

[@candykane4271]

Being a full blown Minnesotan, Irish, French, German and Swedish, with French Canadian roots from Canada and a separate family line related to a mixed race fur trader killed by Dakota. I have Family members who survived the attack in New Ulm. This is a simple overall review for kids who need to have that MN history credit to graduate. Nothing like visiting all these places! I’ve been to most.

[@KaedonVik]

Let me guess you took DNA test but are you connected to these roots I bet you have Viking DNA too 😂

[@candykane4271]

@@KaedonVik I know exactly my roots down to third great grandparents and all their brothers sisters and the inlaws all the way in historical fact with documents. Along with my spouse and children and grandchildren. DNA is only a conformation if you need one. I can name cities and farms and places they are buried. Rich and abundant information is available.

[@TradishMan2012]

We have family members killed by the Irish , French, Germans and Swedish…

[@zachmeyer8962]

Wow. So when y’all hear history of Minnesota all you can come up with is shit about 3 cities in the whole state. Hahaha pathetic. Those three cities don’t even make up half the state but here everyone is think that’s all Minnesota is for stupid

[@edevans6508]

Great family myths!

[@Elijah3423]

Thank you for the video!

[@emilystinson118]

Pickwick mill!! A few miles from where I grew up

[@saraheschweiler4939]

Minnesota's theater & music scene deserves a nod here, too. The Guthrie Theater, Jungle Theater, The Children's Theater, Theater in the Round, Chanhassen Theaters (to name but a few of that lively scene), the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, & the Minnesota Orchestra, The Singers - Choral Artists of Minnesota, Vocalessence, are but a few of our cultural gems. And, of course, Prince & his musical legacy.

[@WickedWorrior]

Great video! Keep going mate

[@JessNiebuhr]

Born and raised in MN, I miss MN so much, live in AZ now, MN will always be my home

[@WordEchoQuotes]

Great content! Especially enjoy learning about the indigenous history.

[@wentibbetts7833]

Mahkato Wacipi honoring the 38 plus 2 Dakota/Lakota in Sep this year, Land if Memories Park, Mankato.

[@billprice6458]

I'd love to visit someday.

[@lostthedog]

You should!

[@JuliaRoberts-m3x]

Our State is simply, gorgeous. Our people are friendly and there is so much to do here. I hope you can make it here one day. ❤️

[@iloshwdgac9213]

Do your research before visiting. It can get above 100 degrees F at 100% humidity in the summer and -40 in the winter. These are temperatures that can cause some serious damage. Outside of apocalyptic weather, we have good camping, water sports, and hiking in the summer and downhill/ cross country skiing, and ice fishing in the winter. Good snowmobile trails and old rail lines that have been repurposed bike trails. Good food and nice people, for the most part.

[@randomguy-yv2ec]

Nothing crazy it's boring here

[@USAwarrior500]

I 'd love to revisit sometime! I'm from California originally and my wife is actually from Minnesota! This video gave me as a Californian some good insight on my wife's home state.

[@Peace2051]

Wonderful video and such lovely music. Bravo!

[@OneMinuteChickens]

If you care to and are unaware of it, I recommend everyone research the history of Lake George in Anoka county if you wish to know the history of a peace negotiation between the Lakota and Ojibwe hosted by the US government in which afterward the Lakota stole an Ojibwe girl and they followed the Lakota from what is now the Anoka area to the south shore of Lake George where a large battle took place over days and at least hundreds of Indians died. Apparently what is now the city of Anoka was a no-mans land so to speak between the Lakota and Ojibwe at that time. Thanks for the video.

[@placesofthepast]

Thanks for the lead.

[@OneMinuteChickens]

@@placesofthepast You're welcome!

[@justpigginit]

Crazy I lived in the neighbor hood on the south side of the lake for a few years and grew up in the area. I even graduated from Anoka High school and never new this until now

[@aqua1082]

Chi miigwech 🎉

[@aqua1082]

Know one ever heard the truth​@@justpigginit

[@dennis771]

My home, My state and my love!

[@cartier2312]

Can’t wait to see part 2

[@Icestorm9]

I’m from Hibbing, where there actually is a three way watershed. North flows to Hudson Bay, East to Lake Superior and the Atlantic, west and south to the Mississippi

[@lordcommander3224]

Yeah, the separate continental divides in MN do crazy things to watersheds and flow. The glacial runoff alone carved out the rolling hills and bluffs of SouthEastern MN.

[@Icestorm9]

@@lordcommander3224fun fact, the 3 way watershed is why Northern MN doesn’t have the US’s Nuclear Waste! It got rather far in Congress until someone pointed that out! It made sense otherwise, it’s sparsely populated, geologically stable, and there are already deep pits dug out!

[@usershilov]

isn't bob dylan from hibbings?

[@michaelmaggini9160]

Thanks tim.. you did wonders for your own City..

[@jacksonforman9560]

my great great grandmother taught at the same school at the same time that the kids from little house on the prairie were in school.

[@jo_nathan_nation6544]

Ahh, good’ol Minnesota, the Shire of North America.

[@strummercash5601]

I like that description! (And I am kinda short with hairy big toes, so pretty damn Hobbit-like, haha!)

[@carsonwieker]

Really nicely done, enjoyed and appreciated, cheers!

[@debbronner3513]

My dad taught history for part of his career. I remember, as a kid, our family always stopped to read every historical marker we passed. We had every MN book, particularly Native American history. I continue to have an interest.

[@codygarage5433]

Great shots with the drones! I kept looking for the credit to be given to a PBS documentary or something!

[@sal-the-man]

I saw it and was shocked now that’s some dedication

[@Tantejuju65]

Nice job!!!

[@cynthiagass5590]

We learned, in 6th grade, all about our state's amazing history.

[@tikisouthsideminneapolis5857]

The history of what happened to the dakota in mn is really sad, wish this mentioned more.

[@Billybigsack]

Isn’t that how war works ? The winner gets to rule ? Its been that way forever, losers can stay but you live by the rulers law , this whole reparations thing is ridiculous

[@candykane4271]

@@tikisouthsideminneapolis5857 It was dam shame the Dakota blamed the random innocent farm people and took their lives. The individual instigators knew better, they had been to DC and knew the big white man was to be feared and would never stop. It was their last show. Now, natives live off Casinos as retribution, white man freely give them their hard earned money.

[@karimaly9670]

Sad when they did mention Dakota, they said “Dakota war party” as if the Europeans missionaries were peaceful … biased verbiage

[@cowboypatriot6052]

What the Indians did was also sad and unjustified.

[@sofa_king_kool]

​@@karimaly9670None are truly innocent, none are truly guilty. These weren't gentle peoples, they killed and took slaves and mutilated corpses just like anybody else, and perhaps your opinion is as biased as his verbage...

[@remingtonlanenga2524]

Liked and Subscribed!

[@amkjelland]

Love this video! I recognized all of the places and history and loved how you tied it together in less than 30 minutes. I’ve passed on the link to our adult children.

[@billhillyer334]

Since 1963 ive lived in Theif River Fall Minnesota 🎉

[@RockinCowgirl1000]

And he didn't say much about the NW corner of the state at all.

[@ajjelly3031]

Great video. I love seeing history about my state. I noticed that Stillwater was not really mentioned and was a big part of Minnesota's history, being one of the biggest cities at the time and pre dating Minneapolis. It was founded in 1843 and was a big part of income and trade for Minnesota. It also made Minnesota the biggest logging market in the world for a short time. The logging stop in the early 1900's because they had depleted the timber supply among some other issues. It was also home to the Minnesota Territorial prison, later known as Minnesota State Prison. It was in use from 1853-1914, and most of it was torn down in 1936, leaving the Wardens home, manual labor complex, and a factory building. The factory building was burned down by Arson in 2002, living accommodations were built where the main cortyard was, and the only remaining structure now is the Wardens home.

[@placesofthepast]

Thanks for the added info, sadly I ran out of time to get footage of Stillwater, a huge omission!

[@UnHolySaint8]

I fricken love my state and love this video. Thank you

[@JaylenPotts-zs2qw]

Minnesota is very special

[@rdperrin5854]

Yeh if you like high taxes and a very liberal welfare system.

[@spencerkooiman1542]

My 4 times great grandfather and his family were one of the first settlers to move to Minnesota from New York in the 1840's, they founded the town of Otisco just south of Waseca and his descendants stayed in the area (Waterville, Faribault, and Morristown) until my grandparents moved to metro in the 1950's.

[@cassandrarose7285]

love this!

[@kellykist6107]

Love this!

[@enipucrop49]

Excellent video, and I need to get my drone a lot closer to some of these places myself. But BIG OOF on "the settlers first brought civilization to Minnesota". I physically winced, and decided to give you a second chance on the rest of the video.

[@placesofthepast]

@@enipucrop49 thank you, the drone is great fun! I’m interested to hear what society attained civilization in MN before that point, if I missed something, as civilization isn’t a synonym for nation or culture, but is used by historians to mean a society that has reached an advanced level of organization that it has cities, writing, strong government, specialised labor, public works, organized religion, and maybe some others. In Mesopotamia, for example, Sumer is considered the first civilization on earth, if memory serves around 3500 bc even though cities had even been in the region for thousands of years before that point. So it’s not a term to mean “better” if that’s the concern but to indicate a specific kind of development. Thanks for engaging on this point.

[@enipucrop49]

@@placesofthepast you are saying that your indigenous people who had been there for thousands of years weren't a civilization. You meant western civilization. It's pretty offensive actually because of the implication they weren't civilized. They had those, just not in the white person way.

[@placesofthepast]

@@enipucrop49 I think it’s important to remember that in the field of history the terms “civilized” and “uncivilized” has nothing to do with insulting anyone, but analyzing the type of a society’s development. My ancient Germanic ancestors weren’t a civilization, as they didn’t have literature, cities, etc, nothing offensive about it. There is also a spectrum of how organized a society can be, so there is some room for disagreement on the application of the term. Cahokia, for example, to my knowledge falls between the civilization of the Aztecs and the Native American cultures farther north, in terms of organization and marks of civilization. In a casual sense, people have used “uncivilized” to mean barbaric or crude, like Obi-won talking about blasters vs lightsabers, but really they’re using the term colloquially and inaccurately. Any serious history book I’ve ever read uses this terminology in the technical way. Thanks for the discussion, it’s an important one.

[@evanganske9240]

​@@enipucrop49Chill out and stop playing victim. You're only getting in your own way. Don't like the video? Don't watch or comment. Simple.

[@enipucrop49]

@@evanganske9240 I'm not the victim here, it's the indigenous people who he said wasn't a civilization. They are. And I guess by your standards nobody can ever provide criticism on videos. Don't like my comment? Keep scrolling, I guess. This is kind of a big deal in Minnesota.

[@tacklecentralfishing1051]

I'm from Hutchinson MN and during the Us Dakota War, Hutchinson MN was burned to the ground. All but one house was spared.

[@RockinCowgirl1000]

Supposedly because Little Crow wanted it.

[@Kk_1100]

Good

[@silverspark7822]

wow

[@Leonard-hk1nf]

BLM burned it to the ground as well .

[@tacklecentralfishing1051]

@@Leonard-hk1nf feckless leadership or something

[@dratilhelvetedotlol]

Norwegian here - apparantly with some branch of realtives in Minnesota - I can see why Scandinavians would like it there, some parts of it looks like home.

[@mikewilhelmson8413]

We do indeed

[@huskyventure1753]

My Grandpa was born in Oslo, came here for college, worked for and retired from 3M. I still have family in Norway, last name Eikvar.

[@tristanneal9552]

11:28 Hell Yeah, Minnesotans were the original Confederate ass kickers 💪

[@chrisrobbins9058]

My family has been here for quite a while. We have our own street name “Robbins St” and Cromwell Ave. I’m also a band member of The Mille Lacs Band Of Ojibwe and great Grandson of the founder and main contributor of our Indian Health board want to say miigwech for the history you gave us

[@myfavs253]

I'm a Backseater who listens to Live On Patrol most every Friday night on FB and YT. Sheriff Bob Fletcher and his deputies ride around in Ramsey County and St. Paul and we get to ride along. So after watching your video, I have a few trivia nuggets I can throw out there to them and the other Backseaters riding along. Thank you for the history lesson!

[@strummercash5601]

That sounds really cool to do the ride along. I’m off University Avenue near 280 now after I and the small pup, Honeybear (at left) care-gave and comforted our late-mom to a peaceful final exit in 2020 out in the western ‘burbs. We’ve been loving life “in the city.” Have an awesome day!

[@myfavs253]

@strummercash5601 sorry to hear about your mom but glad you got to be close at the end. Yes, tune in on Friday night about 9:11 PM on FB or YT. FB allows chat but not YT. Welcome to the Backseat!

[@iamwonka]

Wow, I didn’t even know about Father Louis Hennepin but have lived in Hennepin County my whole life!

[@PhoenixLovell]

It's really nice to learn more about my home state, thank you, also, even if it's not the real pronunciation, we all pronounce it Man-kay-toe

[@placesofthepast]

Thank you! I try to not make pronunciation mistakes but this one slipped past, sadly.

[@PhoenixLovell]

@@placesofthepast It's alright

[@ryansteffl]

I'm from rochester Minnesota home of Mayo Clinic and I'm a nurse there turn up

[@placesofthepast]

Cool - walking around the Mayo Clinic district was an experience! Medical personnel scurrying around as far as you can see.

[@argynews2825]

@@placesofthepastI’ve personally heard a tornado was the reason they built the Mayo Clinic actually it was the St. Mary’s hospital, 1883 Rochester tornado estimated F5 was a devastating tornado that destroyed almost all of the city which indirectly created St. Mary’s Hospital now apart of the Mayo Clinic

[@sweetgrass8455]

@@argynews2825 learned that from the power trip morning show ???

[@placesofthepast]

@argynews2825 interesting thanks for the info! The clinic history and the 3 original Mayo doctors are fascinating.

[@keithwhite7935]

Well balanced... Well done

[@KeelyHart]

Born and raised in MN. Really excited to see the james J. Hill house. Ive gone on 2 or 3 tours and its stunning. The basement with the white walls is kindo creepy though. Also, these are the most stunning scenes ive ever seen of my beautiful state! Thank you for this documentary!

[@Eric-AB_LLK]

15:09 I live in Alexandria MN and have seen the Kensington Runestone in the museum in town, I've also been to the farm property on the outskirts of Kensington where it was found by the farmer, just west of Alexandria.

[@ElizabethMayo-sf4wg]

Thank you!

[@thorealparis8959]

was watching this video just to learn more about my state, did not expect to see my own school on here! i forget how old it is sometimes

[@thorealparis8959]

also wanted to say thank you for this video! it was great and a wonderful way to start learning minnesotan history

[@naturaljustice4654]

Interesting History, my dads fam are from ND/MN, I'm proud.

[@cheeriope]

Excellent video! So many stories I've never heard, despite living in MN my entire live. You're pronunciation of Mankato at 13:10 needs work though 😂😂

[@placesofthepast]

Glad you liked it, it was great fun to research!

[@AllanHunter-c2l]

I think the Mendota Bridge is the longest in the state. and many towns were named by the Indians. A group of Ojibiwai was in the early years was in the area which is now known as St. Cloud only a half a mile from where I live. I enjoy your video. Thank you

[@do_regan]

Great video.

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

Rose from the Golden Girls was from Minnesota.

[@MJMatheson24]

Hell yeah

[@karlsborgwi.jewell9919]

and lonnie anderson

[@d.s7741]

Bob Dylan was from Hibbing, MN, he used to stand on a street corner in Dinkytown and play guitar

[@bigchief70]

"The post brought civilization to MN for the first time" untrue

[@druwvargo4287]

“True” civilization, not the savages.

[@Shirubi0]

Yeah, civilization is a loaded word... I would consider the Dakota civilized. Some definitions are centered around a capitalist point of view, so I wouldn't necessarily say "Civilized" should have a positive/negative association.

[@eodyn7]

@@Shirubi0 all the people the Dakota brutalized wouldn't agree with you on them being civilized.

[@deekang6244]

@@druwvargo4287oh please

[@ColdenHershey]

I grew up in Pepin, Wisconsin, right across the Mississippi from Minnesota. And I learned how Pepin was an integral part in the early fur trade as well as the exploration by Zebulun Pike in the early 1800s. So even though Pepin is in Wisconsin, I feel like it played apart in the history of Minnesota as well.

[@PokeBoyGK-2023]

I don't know how, but HOW IS THERE 256k VIEWS ON THIS! THATS CRAZY! Anyways keep up the good work! 🎉

[@JChow-e1c]

Thank you! ☮️☮️☮️

[@mreverstrucked23]

I love the cold haven, and SKOL Vikings! Stay safe y'a'll

[@noblemedley724]

SKOL!!!!

[@filmfinland9691]

It's SKÅL !

[@pigoff123]

We were stationed in Minneapolis and lived in White Bear Lake on Centennial road by North Oaks. My mom was best friends with a general Hoeflin. I heard the farmhouse we lived in on 20 acres was torn down for a mall.😊

[@winslow1o139]

Hi, I hope this finds you well. I recently just watched this video on Fort Snelling, as I am looking for a short video to show to my students, and I just wanted to reach out to share some of my thoughts. I’m a master's graduate in history from the University of St. Thomas, and I’ve done a lot of research on Indigenous history in the Midwest, especially regarding the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations. In the video, you mentioned that “settlers first brought civilization to Minnesota,” which seems to frame European settlement as the starting point of civilization in the region. However, the Dakota and Ojibwe people had highly developed societies here long before Fort Snelling was built. These nations had their own political structures, trade systems, and spiritual traditions, all of which are critical markers of civilization. Using the word “civilization” only in reference to European-style settlements implies that Indigenous lifeways didn’t count as “advanced,” which doesn’t reflect the full historical picture. I think this is something that could really add depth to your content, especially since it challenges the common biases we often see in early American history narratives. Thanks for considering, and keep up the great work! I’d be happy to chat more about this anytime. Best, Winslow

[@maiseelee2020]

You did fantastic on this history! I was born and raised here in MN and I learned a lot more details from you. Thank you! ❤

[@DESMUNDPMONROE1303thomas]

love minneapolis

[@courtorderedgaming]

I hope to see more of your videos. I'm aware how difficult videos can be.

[@placesofthepast]

thanks for the encouragement - yes it takes me forever, haha. I'm working on Michigan right now ;)

[@DawnMcCool-cu2fi]

I was born here but traveled and lived in other states. Minnesota is a great state for its seasons, beauty and cost of living is lower than a lot of places I have lived. I'm glad I moved back.❤

[@ЕвгенийЧернышов-ш3ш]

Hello! As someone who was born in Minnesota, do you know the history of your state as well as you do in this video? Or do the indigenous people pay little attention to the history of the place where they were born and live? Thank you!

[@Mandcfrey]

A story I heard about New Ulm. The Schell’s brewery owner was always very kind to the Native Americans. So during the trouble the natives did not destroy the brewery. 🤷‍♀️ 🙂

[@joancarlson1884]

Born and raised in Mn., where everyone is MINNESOTA NICE!!

[@k1awesomeness]

well done.

[@oxfordmontello3281]

Check out the song "Minnesota" by Northern Lights. For all those that have strayed away from Minnesota it will bring a tear to your eye. For all those that are too young to remember the song, it was big in the 70's. A lot of radio stations played as their sign off song as they went off the air for the night. Hope you all enjoy it.

[@MrAwesomeSaucem]

Great video as always, I have a feeling your channel is going to blow up!

[@mjolnirmilitia569]

Scandinavian, Irish and Ulster scot descendant, proud of my Minnesotan heritage

[@donnaboisen6003]

You have to admit we all each and every one of us has some type of accent. A speech pathologist would probably tell you that. As you go to different parts of Minnesota you hear it. The same with Wisconsin. And all other states. But with people moving around so much it’s becoming a mixture of accents. I’m 66, grew up on a farm down by LaCrosse Wisconsin. My husband brought me and the kids up here for a job when I was 25. Been here for over half my life. Metro area. I’m now in an apartment building. The young man down the hall asked me where was I was from. He said I have an accent. LaCrosse that’s as far of a southern accent as I get. 😂

[@realdogcatgoat8399]

OMG would you please🙏🙏🙏 do this same thing for Iowa!!!! This is awesome!

[@placesofthepast]

Working on Michigan right now, but I would like to at some point!

[@switchskiing]

its crazy how much time you must have spent finding or recording these drone shots!

[@placesofthepast]

Yes, I took them all myself, it was great fun, though!