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Best posts on Travels with Children from May 2009 | Travels with Children — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:01:32 +0000

[...] Numbered Days: Sibley House Historic Site in Mendota, MN Posted on Sunday, May 10th, 2009 in Historic Sites – Comments: (2) Because it’s on the MNHS possible closure list but mostly because they were hosting a great archaeology program this weekend, we stopped at the Sibley House Historic Site in Mendota on Saturday.Although we didn’t have time for a guided tour of the fur-trade area buildings, we very much enjoyed the archaeology dig for kids. Each child got a square in a dirt-filled box and was taught how to dig for artifacts, all of which have been found on the grounds of the Sibley House. [...]

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Sibley House Historic Site in Mendota, Minnesota — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:01:10 +0000

[...] Sibley House is also the host of special events. Last weekend we took the kids to archaeology day, where they were shown how archaeologists dig. Each child was given a square to work in and [...]

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:00:36 +0000

I hope the MNHS can come up with funding to keep these places open. They do such a great job. I was at the James J. Hill House yesterday for a Mother's Day event, and the tour guide said a Hill descendant had donated a rare sapphire that belonged to Mrs. Hill and gave them permission to auction it off to build an endowment. They sold it for $3 million! So the Hill House is safe for a good while. Amy’s last blog post..A contest, with prizes and everything!