Family members of Jean-Baptiste and Pelagie Faribault, ca. 1850. Pictured are their son Alexander (standing at left); their grandson George (seated at left); and George’s bride, Euphrasine St. Antoine (seated at center). Jean-Baptiste is seated on the far right. Father Augustin Ravoux stands between Jean-Baptiste and Euphrasine.

View of Wita Tanka (Pike Island) and Fort Snelling from Mendota. Painting by Edward Kirkbride Thomas, ca. 1850.

Ivory-tipped cane with a hidden triangular-section dagger used by Jean-Baptiste Faribault, ca. 1800–1810.

A cradleboard ornament made of hide decorated with dyed porcupine quills, created by a Dakota woman between 1775 and 1850. Pelagie Faribault would have made quillwork ornaments in a similar style.

Bone bobbin used in lace making. Excavated from the officers' quarters at Historic Fort Snelling in 1977. Accession 377.6.117.1, archaeology collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

This very small (two centimeters wide) porcelain figural toy is a type of "Frozen Charlotte" doll associated with the character Charlotte in the American folk ballad "Fair Charlotte," popular between 1850 and 1920. This doll was found during excavation of Apartment D in the officers' quarters at Historic Fort Snelling in 1976. Accession 377.4.81.2, archaeology collection, Minnesota Historical Society.

A number of sherds fit together to form this complete plate with a blue transfer print design depicting a goat standing on a cliff. The central scene is surrounded by a scroll and floral border. The backmark is impressed, not printed, and reads, “Enoch Wood & Sons / Burslem”. Enoch Wood brought his sons into his business in 1818, and Enoch died in 1840, giving a date range for the plate of 1818–1840. The pattern is part of the Sporting Series.

The sherds were found in 1971 during excavation of the southeast wall line at Historic Fort Snelling. This excavation trench ran from the south battery (also known as the Hexagonal Tower) to the officers' latrines. This area was used as a dump and contained a wide variety of artifacts.

Polish New World Dance Group, April 23, 1936.

Plaque on the Knute Nelson Memorial in St. Paul, on the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol. Photograph by Flickr user Ken Lund, August 15, 2018. CC BY-SA 2.0

Rear and side view of the Knute Nelson Memorial outside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. Depicted are Nelson in his Civil War uniform (side of plinth) and as the governor of Minnesota (top of plinth). Photograph by Flickr user Ken Lund, August 15, 2018. CC BY-SA 2.0.