John H. Stevens House Museum
Schedule for 2010

Regular guided tours of the John H. Stevens House start on May 25, 2009, and continue all summer long: Sundays, and Holidays, 12 to 4 p.m.
Call us at 612 722-2220 or e-mail us at jhsh@johnhstevenshouse.org to arrange a private smalll-group tour
Donation: Adults $3      Children $1

All of the following events area FREE
Sunday, June 27
2 p.m - Almina Pulls HarderThan The Horses
Larry Johnson, storyteller and Stevens House tour guide, will do a special presentation, telling about the 7000 children who in 1896 pulled the House from downtown to Minnehaha Falls Park to preserve it. Children will also play old-time games and compute their own horsepower!

Sunday, July 18
2 p.m. - Tour Our Native Plants Garden

Our own native plants gardener, Jerry Foley, takes you on a tour of our garden, describing how settlers and natives used the plants as medicines.

Jerry developed his lifelong interest in these plants because he is a descendant of Louis Hebert, a Canadian who i 1604 studied the use of medicinal plants by the Indians in Acadia.

He promises that partipcipants will be given a chance to learn how to make a medicine from one of our plants.

Sunday, July 25
2 p.m. - Storuyteller Duke Addeicks returns with
More Stories of Early Minneapolis

Sunday, August 8
2 p.m. Storyteller Duke Addicks returns with his fascinating stories on Indians in this areal.

Sunday, August 15
12 to 4 p.m.
Painter Betty Hupperich returns with her paintings of Minneapolis Parks. This year,she will be joined by other artists
Paintings will be on display and for sale.
Don't miss this chance to talk to the artists and pick up a painting of your most cherished sites!

Monday, September 6 (Labor Day)
12 to 4 p.m.
7th Annual Founders' Fest
Our annual "thank you" to the community, with children's games, history hunts, and free tours of the House.

For information on community events all over the Twin Cities click to go to the
Community Connection Calendar,
(Sponsored by Humphrey Institute and Target )