Thursday, April 22nd
Otter Tail County Historical Society
1110 West Lincoln Ave.
Fergus Falls, MN
8-8:30—Registration & Breakfast
8:30-10:00—The history and role of women, African Americans, and other minority groups in Otter Tail County (Melissa Hermes)
10:00 - 10:15—Break
10:15 - 11:45 —Primary sources at the historical society: tour of reseach library and archives (Kathy Evavold, Curator of Collections)
11:45 - 12:45—Lunch at Cafe 116
12:45 - 2:30—Walking tour of historic Fergus Falls. Comfortable shoes are recommended! (Chris Schuelke)
2:30 - 3:00—Wrap up, closing comments, summer plans discussion
Friday, April 23rd
MSUM
CMU 214
8-8:30—Registration and breakfast. Parking permits handed out.
8:30-9:45—teaching Minnesota History (Dr. Hoffbeck)
10:00-11:00—Using Archival Material in the Classroom (Dr. Shoptaugh)
11:00-12:00—German/Scandinavian Lunch
12:00-1:30—Asian Americans in the 19th Century (Dr. Chan)
1:30-3:30—Tour of the Comstock House