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Lifelong Learners Coffee Chats
August 29 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
regular-site-admission
Join us for this lecture series exploring key aspects of Fort Snelling’s History
Thu, Jun 27, 10:30-11:15 am: The History of Fort Snelling’s Round Tower
Thu, Jul 25, 10:30-11:15 am: Minnesota’s Secret Language School during WWII
Thu, Aug 29, 10:30-11:15 am: Black Regulars–“Buffalo Soldiers”–at Fort Snelling
Thu, Sept 19, 10:30-11:15 am: Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark Van Cleve: A Life of Service
Thu, Nov 14, 10:30-11:15 am: Hearth & Home: Life at Fort Snelling in its Early Years
Thu, Dec 12, 10:30-11:15 am: Early Trade & Commerce on the Upper Mississippi
Discussion is included with regular site admission, no need to purchase tickets in advance.
Join us in the warmth of the Historic Fort Snelling Visitor Center this summer for a complimentary cup of coffee and discussion for our Lifelong Learner Coffee Chats. This series will take place once a month on Thursdays from 10:30-11:15 AM and will cover the following topics:
June 27, 2024: The History of Fort Snelling’s Round Tower
Built in 1820, the tower was designed as a “last-ditch” defense. A 12-pound field gun was mounted atop the tower once in 1827!
August 29, 2024: Black Regulars — “Buffalo Soldiers” — at Fort Snelling
Join a discussion about the 25th US Infantry “Buffalo Soldiers,” one of four segregated regiments at Fort Snelling during the 1880s, and learn about their connections to the Twin Cities and their legendary 2000-mile bicycle experiment
March 7, 2024: Hearth and Home
We will discuss how and where soldiers and their families, officers, and enslaved people lived in the early years of Fort Snelling and hear some of the stories of people who resided at the fort.
