Fort Snelling Archaeology Collections

In the fourth year of this project, MNHS staff completed inventory and rehousing of most artifacts excavated from Historic Fort Snelling between 1957 and 1981. The Collections Management System now has 118,500 records for Fort Snelling artifacts. Three hundred items were photographed and are now accessible to the public online. In 2016, an exhibit featuring patent medicine bottles found at Fort Snelling was developed and installed in the Fort Snelling Visitor Center. Artifact data has also been uploaded to "Open Context," an online repository of archaeological information that allows researchers to share information worldwide. Work also began to update records for artifacts excavated at the Sibley House Historic Site. This work will support analysis of historic content at the Sibley House as part of efforts to expand and enhance documentation for the Historic Fort Snelling National Register District and Historic Fort Snelling National Historic Landmark District.