Dec 19, 2021
Historical and Old Settlers' Association Ledger, 1867
On February 6, 1867, the Minnesota Legislature incorporated Minneapolis as a city. Less then a month earlier, some of the city's most prominent residents had gathered to talk about the city's history.
Calling themselves the Historical and Old Settlers' Association, these Minneapolitans formed a social club and historical preservation group to "contemplate with peculiar satisfaction their early adventures, privations and trials." The group was only open to settler residents of Hennepin County who had arrived in the area before January 1, 1853.
This ledger book, which records the group's membership and meeting minutes from 1867 to 1877, is part of our archival collections.
