‘Miscellany’ Archives
Why gardening matters a lot
BY SYLENCE, FREDI, AND TALIA, YOUNG LEADERS AT St. Paul”'s on 15th; OLIVER WES, Youth Leader The Young Leaders at St. Paul”'s have a message for the community regarding gardening and the positive impacts it has on a neighborhood. Here are some helpful tips to remind you of the good a few flowers can bring you: -Creates Oxygen to help us breath and reduce pollution in the air -Helps pollinators which help us all -Can feed yourself and others for not much money -Makes neighborhood look prettier and more alive -Educational for people of all ages -rewarding for your soul If gardening and helping the community interests you stop by St. Paul”'s on 27th and 15th and check out our community garden and we can help you get started.
Workshop: Researching the History of Your Home
Starting in September, Special Collections will be offering house history workshops on the first Saturday of every month from 10:30-11:30 a.m. We”'ll guide you through the use of the Minneapolis History Collection (both print and digitized materials) to help you discover the history of your house, the people who lived there, the history of your neighborhood, and more. Stay after the formal instruction to continue researching the history of your own home. If you live outside the city of Minneapolis, check with your local municipality for house history resources. Want to get a head start? Learn more about house history on our website. Upcoming Workshops Minneapolis Central Library, Special Collections, 4th Floor Saturday, October 3, 2015, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Register online (preferred, but not required): http://apps.hclib.org/events/index.cfm?ID=33208
