One year after Governor Tim Walz proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth Freedom Day in the State of Minnesota and President Joe Biden signed a law recognizing the day as Juneteenth National Independence Day, MSUM is joining the celebration with a paid day off for faculty and staff on Monday, June 20. Juneteenth commemorates the moment on June 19, 1865, when […]
When one refers to a student union, more often than not they are referring to a building on college campus that is devoted to student activities. A place that can be considered the center of a college’s universe, so to speak. For Minnesota State University Moorhead, the Comstock Memorial Union is just that place. The history of the Comstock Memorial […]
The West Central Minnesota Regional History Day is coming up next week, Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the Comstock Memorial Union at MSUM. Attached is a flyer regarding History Day judging. We are in need of 35 judges this year for the event from 3 to 8 p.m. (FREE PIZZA FOR JUDGES!) If you are interested in being a judge […]
Friday, Oct. 14 |4 to 6 p.m. | NDSU’s Barry Hall On October 14, 1066, William of Normandy overcame Harold of England to change the shape forever of English history and the English language. In a cooperative endeavor to acknowledge this significant historical moment, Concordia College, MSUM, and NDSU present on Friday, October 14, 2016, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., […]
Poster projects created by students in a History course on American Identities taught by Prof. Paul Harris have been placed on display at the Hjemkomst Center. A major theme of the course looked at how identity is shaped in historical memory, and the class was assigned to create commemorative exhibits of their own to honor the 150th anniversary of the […]