If you haven’t seen our Play Ball exhibit, I encourage you to come in and take a look around. While we are proud of the Play Ball exhibit, our staff never rests and we are starting to plan our next large exhibition. In 1919, the 18th Amendment, or Prohibition, was signed into law across the country. In honor of this anniversary, our next exhibit will be on this thirteen year period of our history. As a county with some many breweries, this history is important to telling Scott County’s story. Beyond the booze which always comes up with Prohibition, gambling was outlawed too and led to Shakopee’s nickname of Little Chicago for its gambling parlors. This should be a blast to create, or at least I hope so.
Unfortunately, our collection is lacking in items from Prohibition and the time around it. This is where you can help. We are look for artifacts and items from the time of Prohibition to possibly go into our upcoming exhibit. We are interesting in looking at anything you might have from that time, and might be interested in taking it on loan for the exhibit. If you or someone you know has something you think might fit, please contact us. We want to put together the best exhibits that we can, and you can help us ensure that we do.