Ely – Iron Range: Minnesota Building America Film Screening with Pam Brunfelt

Join the Minnesota Humanities Center for a special screening of the Emmy Award-winning documentary Iron Range: Minnesota Building America at the Ely’s Historic State Theater.

Minnesota’s Iron Range has played an extraordinary role in shaping the state and the nation. Just 10 miles wide and 100 miles long, this region supplied the iron ore, labor, and human stories that helped build modern America.

The documentary grew out of an immersive Minnesota Humanities Center education program led in part by Iron Range historian, scholar, and educator Pam Brunfelt. Offered over two years, the weeklong program brought 80 teachers from across the country to the Range for intensive study and discussion of the region’s history, its people, and its contributions to American history. Teachers returned to their classrooms with new knowledge and resources for incorporating the story of the Iron Range into their American history curriculum.

That experience helped inspire Iron Range | Minnesota Building America, produced by the Minnesota Humanities Center in partnership with Twin Cities Public Television. The film explores the people and forces that shaped the Range and considers the region’s enduring place in Minnesota and American history.

Following the screening, join us for a conversation with Pam Brunfelt, who appears in the documentary. Together, we will reflect on the stories and history featured in the film, the experience that helped inspire its creation, and the remarkable role the Iron Range has played in shaping Minnesota and the nation.

Registration

This event is free, however registration is required.

Registration Questions: registrations@mnhum.org

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