View past BECHS virtual programs with our Video On Demand.
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Learn about the many resources available in BECHS’ Research Center and in BECHS’ Online Indexes. Click or tap to watch this video for free. -
Discover the History of the Welsh in Southern Minnesota with BECHS Executive Director, Jessica Potter. -
Explore Calvary Cemetery, Mankato, with this virtual tour. Learn its history, view some of the unique grave markers and “meet” some of those buried here through historic photos and narrated stories. -
10 men, one small town. Learn about the Remarkable Men who came from Garden City, Minnesota, and went on to leave their impact on the world. For more about these men, check out BECHS' book The Remarkable Men of Garden City. -
Take a virtual stroll through the Silk Stocking District in Mankato, Minnesota, also known as the Lincoln Park Neighborhood. Discover some of the unique homes and the people who one lived here. -
Take a virtual stroll along Mankato's South Fifth Street from the 200 to 500 block. Discover more about the building that once stood, the buildings that have been repurposed, and the one that remains the same today, many with connections to what today is Minnesota State University, Mankato. -
Learn about some of the people buried in the Historic Minneopa Cemetery, located near Mankato, Minnesota. Virtual tour includes historic images and narration. -
Cemeteries are a mystery to some and an adventure for others. Learn more about the cemetery origins and using them today in your family research. Presented by Shelley Harrison, BECHS Curator/Archivist. -
Learn about the National Register of Historic Places in Mankato, Minnesota. The presentation includes historic and present-day images, history facts and a map. -
Take a virtual tour of Eastern Blue Earth County. Learn more about Madison Lake, Eagle Lake, St. Clair. Pemberton, Mapleton, and Beauford. -
In 1920, Mankato hosted a week-long Winter Carnival, the only one of its kind ever held in Mankato. Presentation include many historic photos from the carnival. Presented by BECHS Director, Jessica Potter. -
Take a virtual tour of Western Blue Earth County. Learn more about Judson, Cambria, Lake Crystal, Garden City, Vernon Center, Amboy, Good Thunder, and Rapidan. -
Discover some of the many resources available as you research your family farm - including census records, maps and more! With Curator/Archivist Shelley -
Through this video, meet the Hubbard Family of Mankato, learn more about the Hubbard House and Hubbard Milling Company. Presented by BECHS Director, Jessica Potter. -
Continue your virtual stroll through the Lincoln Park Neighborhood in Mankato, Minnesota, with Silk Stocking Stroll Part 2. In this program, we cover 17 homes through stories and new and historic photographs. -
The Blue Earth County Fair has been in existence since 1859. Learn more about its history as well as some general fair history. -
Take a look back and inside the Historic Blue Earth County Courthouse which has looked over the Minnesota River Valley since 1889. -
Blue Earth County has experienced many historic floods over the years. Prestation includes stats, stories and historic images. -
Local historian Tim Pulis presents an in-depth look at the History of Mankato Street Cars. -
A timeline of historic blizzards from the past 150 years of Southern Minnesota