Duluth Deep Dive #3: Bob Dylan and the Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub

Bob Dylan’s father leads a dance in Duluth, The Duluth Herald, October 28, 1931.

The free, open access, online Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub, supported by recently cut grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, lets you do your own deep dives into genealogy, the history of a home or business, or just about anything that has happened in Duluth or throughout Minnesota. This month’s deep dive shows you how the site works by using Bob Dylan’s Duluth family history as an example. …

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Fun with Google AI Overview

Google search results are now summarized by an “AI Overview.” I tested it with three questions. …

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How Minnesota shaped the ‘freewheelin’ Bob Dylan

This installment of the WCCO radio program A Closer Look with Laura Oakes delves into Bob Dylan’s Minnesota roots. It aired Dec. 19. Duluth comes up.

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Bob Dylan

The Real Bob Dylan: An Intimate Look with Louie Kemp

Recorded in 2019 at the Duluth Armory, this previously unreleased PBS North interview with Bob Dylan’s lifelong friend Louis Kemp offers insights into the life of the famous musician born in Duluth.