Muslin skirt with bullet holes

Muslin skirt with bullet holes

Hand-sewn, unbleached cotton muslin skirt or petticoat with seven holes near the hem. Mary Schwandt Schmidt's mother made the skirt in the spring of 1862 from the cover of the wagon in which the Schwandt family came to Minnesota. Mary Schwandt Schmidt was wearing the skirt when she was captured during the US–Dakota War of 1862. The holes near the hem are reportedly bullet holes, though the holes no longer retain their circular shape.

My History Matters with Pao Houa Her

Pao Houa Her is a Hmong American photographer who, as a baby, fled Laos with her family. Pao came to the US in the 1980s. Take a look at this powerful video on Pao's contribution to #MyHistoryMatters and why it was important for her to photograph elders in her community.

Cover art for My Tongue has No Bone, by J. Otis Powell‽ (Porter Publishing, 2001).

My Tongue has No Bone

Cover art for My Tongue has No Bone, by J. Otis Powell‽ (Porter Publishing, 2001).

Myrtle Cain

Myrtle Cain

Myrtle Cain during her first term in the Minnesota House, 1923.

Myrtle Cain

Myrtle Cain

Myrtle Cain, ca. 1923.

Myrtle Cain

Myrtle Cain

Legislator Myrtle Cain arrives in Washington, DC, to promote her equal rights bill, 1924. LC-H234- A-8103 [Prints and Photographs], Harris & Ewing photograph collection.

Myrtle Cain greets fellow legislators

Myrtle Cain greets fellow legislators

Myrtle Cain greets fellow legislators in Washington, DC, 1924. LC-H234- A-8105 [Prints and Photographs], Harris & Ewing photograph collection.

Myrtle Cain with O. W. Behrues, Mike E. Collins, and Floyd B. Olson

Myrtle Cain with O. W. Behrues, Mike E. Collins, and Floyd B. Olson

Myrtle Cain with O. W. Behrues, Mike E. Collins, and Floyd B. Olson (MInnesota's twenty-second governor), ca. 1934.

Myst with Network

Myst with Network

Myst, later known as Best Kept Secret. Pictured are (front, left to right) Kathleen Johnson, Kym/Mocha Johnson, and Rhonda Johnson with the band Network, including Kirk Johnson (back row, red bow tie). Photograph by Charles Chamblis, ca. 1985. Used with the permission of the Minnesota Historical Society library.

Mystery Cave

Mystery Cave

Mystery Cave passageway at Forestville Mystery Cave State Park, an example of caves formed from having karst topography. Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever, July 27, 2013. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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