We're on a Mission...

to preserve the rich history of the Dakota and their relationship with early Minnesota settlers and Christian missionaries, and to explore contrasting cultural and religious viewpoints.

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03 Jun
Try your hand at old-fashioned parlor games like Fox & Geese, Shut The Box, Nine Pins, Ball & Cup, Checkers, Marbles, and Jacob’s Ladder. Experience frontier fun and challenge your family to a friendly competition.
10 Jun
Try out this frontier craft while making your own coaster-sized “rug” to take home. Choose fabric strips, learn to braid them, then hand stitch your braid into a mini rug. Program and materials are free.
17 Jun
06/17/2023    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Examine the house as a history detective. Where is the secret compartment, why are there 31 numbers on the clock, and why is there a wooden egg in Mrs. Pond’s sewing basket? Answer these and other curious questions to win a detective gadget!
18 Jun
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a free concert on the Gideon and Agnes Pond House lawn. Twin Cities musicians in period costume will recapture the spirit of the turn of the 20th century. Ice cream will be for sale.
24 Jun
Reverend Pond is turning 213! Enjoy birthday treats while touring the house and sing Happy Birthday in Dakota. Try your hand at outdoor games such as Walking on Stilts, Graces, Stick-and-Hoop, and Marbles. Friendly competition is encouraged!
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Pond House & Hocokata Ti Dakota Museum Joint Program

05/13/2023

Tour the house and learn about the Pond brothers who came to Minnesota as missionaries to the Dakota. At 1:30 p.m., drive to Hocokata Ti to tour this magnificent Dakota Museum created by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.

Prairie Profiles: The Pond House Video

View the award-winning video, “The Pond House,” which traces the history of the house through its builder and his great-grandson, and focuses on their important relationship with the Dakota people.

Produced by filmmaker Barbara Britain.

We're on a Mission...

to preserve the rich history of the Dakota and their relationship with early Minnesota settlers and Christian missionaries, and to explore contrasting cultural and religious viewpoints.

Pond House & Hocokata Ti Dakota Museum Joint Program

05/13/2023

Tour the house and learn about the Pond brothers who came to Minnesota as missionaries to the Dakota. At 1:30 p.m., drive to Hocokata Ti to tour this magnificent Dakota Museum created by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.

Prairie Profiles: The Pond House Video

View the award-winning video, “The Pond House,” which traces the history of the house through its builder and his great-grandson, and focuses on their important relationship with the Dakota people.

Produced by filmmaker Barbara Britain.

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03 Jun
Try your hand at old-fashioned parlor games like Fox & Geese, Shut The Box, Nine Pins, Ball & Cup, Checkers, Marbles, and Jacob’s Ladder. Experience frontier fun and challenge your family to a friendly competition.
10 Jun
Try out this frontier craft while making your own coaster-sized “rug” to take home. Choose fabric strips, learn to braid them, then hand stitch your braid into a mini rug. Program and materials are free.
17 Jun
06/17/2023    
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Examine the house as a history detective. Where is the secret compartment, why are there 31 numbers on the clock, and why is there a wooden egg in Mrs. Pond’s sewing basket? Answer these and other curious questions to win a detective gadget!
18 Jun
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a free concert on the Gideon and Agnes Pond House lawn. Twin Cities musicians in period costume will recapture the spirit of the turn of the 20th century. Ice cream will be for sale.
24 Jun
Reverend Pond is turning 213! Enjoy birthday treats while touring the house and sing Happy Birthday in Dakota. Try your hand at outdoor games such as Walking on Stilts, Graces, Stick-and-Hoop, and Marbles. Friendly competition is encouraged!
Events on 06/03/2023
Events on 06/10/2023
10 Jun
Events on 06/17/2023
Events on 06/18/2023
Events on 06/24/2023
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© 2023 Pond Dakota Heritage Society