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Historical Snippets Book

Historical Snippets Book

Our newest book, Historical Snippets from the Past, is now available for purchase for $12. You can purchase this book of Gene Skiba’s New Brighton Bulletin articles at New Brighton City Hall, New Brighton Community Center, Beisswengers Hardware, the New Brighton History Center (summers) or call 651-633-4070 for mail orders. Information about our other books…

A Tribute to Lenny Kloncz

A Tribute to Lenny Kloncz

Here are photos of the park bench that the New Brighton Area Historical Society installed in front of the New Brighton History Center at Long Lake Park in New Brighton, MN in honor of Lenny Kloncz, who provided many hours of volunteer labor and support for the society from 1980-2017. For many years he spent…

A Tribute to Jerry Blanski

A Tribute to Jerry Blanski

We are sorry to announce that long-time board member, Jerry Blanski, passed away December 31, 2020. Jerry joined the board of diretors in 1998 and was a strong supporter of the New Brighton Area Historical Society. You may often have seen him outside our depot museum working on various maintenance tasks, from keeping the grounds…

A History of the Stockyards

A History of the Stockyards

The Stockyards in New Brighton By Mark Haidet The below article, written by former NBAHS Board Member Mark Haidet, a resident of Applewood Pointe, was done for its monthly newsletter. Mark is a professional historian that helped craft the Minnesota Historical Society into what it is today. He spent 36 years at MNHS as Director…