This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Sibley House at Mendota Birthplace of Alfred Sibley and Frontier Center
Historic Mendota mansion built by General Henry Sibley in 1835 served as the birthplace of Alfred B. Sibley and a power hub for the American Fur Company era. The house displays mud plaster, a 20 foot square interiors, and an ice room with bear and deer carcasses. Sioux dependence on Sibley and his control of provisions helped define Minnesota frontier power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred B. Sibley
Helena
Helena Street Railway Company
trans-Mississippi
Sibley
Henry Hastings Sibley
Mendota
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Dakotas
Minnesota Daughters of the Revolution
Franklin Steele
St. Anthony
St. Paul
Kenneth McKenzie
Upper
Missouri
Fort Union
Yellowstone River
American Fur Company
Sibleys
Wilderness Mansion
Fort Detroit
Hull
Cially
Upper Peninsula
Astor Interests
The
Henry Sibley
Fort Snelling
Menota
Jean Faribault
Zebulon Pike
Astor
Sibley House
Minnesota Wilds
Mississippi
Captain Marryat
Fur Company
Gabriel Renville
Napoleon
Congress
United States
Clayton County