Spring Folk Art & Craft Fair
Browse 90+ local artists, crafters, farmers, makers, vendors, food trucks, & more among the historic buildings & landscape of the Bruentrup Heritage Farm during the Big Red Barn Folk Art & Crafters Fair, our biggest fundraiser of the year! Supporting local at this event supports our museum!11 AM - 3 PM on Saturday, May 13th, 2023At the Maplewood Area Historical Society - Bruentrup Heritage Farm, Rain or Shine! (Shuttle and parking info below!) (Important shuttle update below!) (Vendor info at bottom of page!) There is no admission fee for this event. All are welcome. New this year! Mimosas will be available for purchase for those
Happy 66th Birthday, Maplewood!
Guess who's turning 66?! And YOU get the presents along with a week of fun Maplewood history! We're only a week away from Maplewood's 66th birthday! In a vote at the New Canada Township Hall on February 26, 1957, locals decided to take the remaining unincorporated New Canada Township land and form the Village of Maplewood! Join us on social media this week for a virtual birthday bash to celebrate our city's amazing history! And we're not asking for gifts but we have some gifts for you! Celebrate Maplewood's 66th birthday with us and we'll be giving away a jumbo birthday basket of
Non-Profit Leadership Internship
NON-PROFIT LEADERSHIP INTERNSHIP Maplewood Area Historical Society at the Bruentrup Heritage Farm Maplewood, Minnesota - $17.60/hour, 32- 40 hours/week The Maplewood Area Historical Society (MAHS Museum) seeks an engaged and enthusiastic candidate for a 10 week summer internship at the Bruentrup Heritage Farm in Maplewood, Minnesota. The Maplewood Area Historical Society is a growing thought leader in the museum industry and non-profit sector. Founded in 1997, MAHS Museum in a grass-roots effort with local citizens worked to save the Bruentrup Farm, the last working farm in Ramsey County from destruction. In 1999, MAHS Museum moved six historic structures from the farm to the Prairie
Summer 2023 Day Camp Enrollment is Open!
We're excited to announce 2023 Summer Day Camps at the Maplewood Area Historical Society's Bruentrup Heritage Farm! Click here to see our Day Camps & Enroll Today! MAHS Youth Camps explore the worlds of our Dakota, Yankee-American, German-Immigrant, and Hmong Refugee peoples and culture through… Fun. Friends. Food. Art. History… And so much more! The Maplewood Area Historical Society is proud to present another summer of one-of-a-kind hands-on and experiential day-camps for youth ages 6 – 16 at the beautiful 1891 Bruentrup Heritage Farm in Maplewood, Minnesota. Nestled among 25 acres of restored rolling prairie, the Bruentrup Heritage Farm offers a unique setting
Becoming a city
The area that became Maplewood was first surveyed in October 1847 by the federal government to create townships Number 28 and Number 29, a total of 72 square miles. In 1858, when Minnesota became a state, residents created local town governments and renamed township Number 28 as New Canada Township and Number 29 as McLean Township. McLean Township immediately lost 22 square miles because some of the land was on the west side of the Mississippi River in Dakota County and St. Paul wanted two square miles for its growing City and Washington County wanted the southernmost four square miles. Thus
