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…
The New Brighton Area Historical Society (NBAHS) mourns the loss of Gene Skiba on Friday, June 5, 2009. Gene Skiba was one of the founders of the NBAHS and was the Editor Emeritus of the New Brighton Bulletin. Gene was born in Mounds View Township August 16, 1923, and was a resident of New Brighton…
Annual Meeting: Thursday, April 22, 1:00 PM, New Brighton Community Center Depot Cleanup: Friday, May 14, 9:00 AM at Depot Rhubarb Pull: Saturday, June 5, 9:00 AM at Elk River. Call (651) 270-3623 for more info Rhubarb Stalks & Plant Sale: Saturday & Sunday, June 5 & 6, 1:00 until all sold Depot Opening for…
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 youth services librarian and educator has been running a fun beginner’s historic research class online over the last few months during this difficult time with schools’ being out and social distancing. She shared with your webmaster that you all might enjoy hearing that they were able to get some great use out of our…
It seems as though wedding parties are attracted to having photos taken on our caboose. Many weekends we have had wedding guests stop in to take photos. Below are 3 weddings from the recent past.
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…
After what has essentially been a year of “pause,” we are optimistically looking forward to a “back to normal” season. Even though 2020 turned out to be a “bust” with regard to our regular activities, the Board met regularly and continued to maintain the Depot museum. The downside was that the Society’s source of funding…
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…
