Richfield Historical Society Presents 'Minnesota Homefront, World War II'

The Richfield Historical Society Presents ‘Minnesota Homefront, World War II,’ a Traveling Exhibit on View from Saturday, January 18, 2014

Richfield (January 18)—Come visit the Richfield History Center January 18 and see “Minnesota Homefront, World War II,” a traveling exhibit that explores the accomplishments, sacrifices, disappointments and challenges that have shaped the enduring legacy of Minnesota's Greatest Generation through their stories. 

In “Minnesota Homefront, World War II,” visitors find out what it was like to “make do” with rationing, farm during a severe labor shortage, work on the Iron Range, develop inventions for the war, be trained as a translator at Fort Snelling and endure a starvation experiment for science and the war effort.

The exhibit features nine graphic panels, audio interviews, songs of the period, and a “Letter Stories” bin.

This exhibit is on temporary loan from the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul and will be on display in Richfield through February.

The Richfield Historical Society is pleased to display this exhibit as part of its mission to collect, preserve, and share the story of Richfield. The society was formed in 1967 and in 2005 established the Richfield History Center museum space. Since then, the society has produced an award-winning DVD on Richfield history and published the book, Richfield: Minnesota’s Oldest Suburb. The Richfield History Center and the historic Bartholomew House are open on Wednesdays and Saturdays each week from noon until 4:00 p.m. Admission is free.

The Minnesota Historical Society Traveling Exhibits Program has been made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008. 

The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. Its essence is to help illuminate the past as a way to shed light on the future. The Society collects, preserves and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs and book publishing.