MINNESOTA WAS FIRST!

Did you know that Minnesotans were the first to volunteer troops to fight in the Civil War? Did you know that Minnesotans were not only responsible for foiling the James - Younger Gang's attempt at robbing our banks, but that they also put an end to the criminal reign of this infamous outlaw gang? Did you know that a famous aviator, raised in Minnesota, was the first to make a solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic, stretching and proving the capabilities of aircraft? Did you know that Minnesotans fired the first shots at the beginning of America's involvement in the Pacific War of World War II?

Well whether you know it or not, it is all true! Learn the very interesting and startling details of the who, what, when, where, why and how behind all of these astounding feats in ............

Minnesota's Fabulous Firsts!

  • Home
  • Viking Age
  • Fur Trade
  • Pirates
  • American Revolution
  • American Civil War
  • Northfield Bank Raid
  • The Great War: WWI
  • Prohibition
  • Lucky Lindy
  • U.S.S. Ward at Pearl Harbor
  • World War II
  • Liberators
    & The Holocaust
  • D-Day
  • Minnesota's Fabulous Firsts
  • Korea: The Forgotten War
  • Minnesota in the Vietnam War
  • Video
  • Testimonials
  • Upcoming Presentation Calendar
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    • Topics eligible for all (1.5 to 5 hour) presentation lengths
  • Birth of a Our Nation: The Revolutionary War
  • The Divided Union: The American Civil War
  • The World at War: WWII
  • Minnesota’s Fabulous Firsts
    •   Topics eligible for shorter (1.5 to 3 hour) presentation lengths
  • The Viking Age
  • The French Voyageur in the Fur Trade
  • Pirates: Predators of the Sea
  • Minnesota in the American Civil War
  • The Northfield Bank Raid: Minnesotan's Foil the James-Younger Gang
  • The Great War: World War I
  • Minnesota's Wild and Woolly Prohibition Days
  • Lucky Lindy
  • The U.S.S. Ward: Minnesotan's Fire the First Shot in the Pacific War
  • D-Day, June 6, 1944: Operation Overlord
  • Liberators and The Holocaust
  • Korea: The Forgotten War 
  • Minnesota & the Vietnam War

    •   Most of the topics can be presented with an emphasis on what part Minnesota played in them.

     

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    Presentation Fees

      Presentations range from 1.5 hour to 5 hour-all day-immersion experiences. 1.5 to 3 hours is the most common length.  Presentation length can be adapted to suit your needs.

  • Short presentation (1.5 to 3 hours long) $700 plus mileage*
  • Multiple Short presentations (Same topic, one location) Multiple presentations of  the same topic, same day, for additional groups of people. $950 plus mileage* for entire day.
  • Multiple Short presentations - (Same topic, multiple locations requiring set up and take-(down) $700 per presentation plus mileage*. 
  • Full Day Presentation (5 hours long) - Full day, immersion presentations allow time for in-depth study and understanding, they are very popular  among teachers, who call them "History Field Trip days". $950 plus mileage*

    • * Mileage is calculated at the current I.R.S. rate of $0.67 per mile round-trip  from Mankato, MN (presenter’s residence) to the presentation site and back.

    Call or email to schedule your Historical Experience

    Phone: (507) 381-0898 - Email: arnkind@historicalexperiences.org