About this Exhibit
We created this online exhibit to explore the early history of growing apples in Minnesota and help people learn more about the state’s apple breeding program.
Wycinanki with Two Trees, a Man and Woman with an Apple Basket, Winona, Minnesota
Greta Bahnemann, Exhibit Curator
Additional Resources
For more information on this topic, please check out this list of additional resources:
- Beeton, Isabela. The Book of Household Management: Comprising Information for the Mistress...and Uses of All Things Connected with Home Life and Comfort. London: S.O. Beeton, 1861.
- Gould, Heidi. "University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum." MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society, 2015.
- Huber, Molly. "Wealthy Apple." MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society, 2015.
- Laine, Mary. "Minnesota State Horticultural Society." MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society, 2019.
- Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. “Fruit Breeding.” University of Minnesota, 2022.
- Stevenson, Sarah Hacket. Stevenson Memorial Cook Book. Memorial Lodging House Association, 1919.
- Tepe, Emily. "Historic apples of Minnesota: Looking back to move forward." University of Minnesota, October 21, 2019.
- University of Minnesota. “All University of Minnesota Apple Varieties.” Minnesota Hardy, 2022.
- University of Minnesota. "Apple breeding at the University of Minnesota." Minnesota Hardy, 2022.
- University of Minnesota Libraries. Apple-related digital collections in UMedia.
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