Why Minnesota Historical Society
FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filedPreserves and shares Minnesota’s history through educational programs, museum exhibitions, historic sites, and public access to a vast archival collection of documents and artifacts.
- Historic Sites and Museums: MNHS operates 26 historic sites and museums throughout the state that allow people to access history through programs, exhibits, and tours. More than 826,600 visitors explored MNHS sites in FY25. Mill City Museum, Minnesota History Center…$19.8M spent in FY2024
- Education, Outreach, and Content Development: MNHS develops Minnesota history curriculum, provides teacher education, and coordinates the Minnesota History Day Program. Approximately 19,000 students from around Minnesota participated in History Day, with 59 students representing Minnesota in the national competition. Those…$14.6M spent in FY2024
- Library and Collections: Our library and collections departments maintain and make available to the public the MNHS's collection of books, newspapers, maps, objects, photographs, works of art, oral history recordings, private manuscripts, and periodicals on Minnesota History. MNHS catalogs, restores…$13.9M spent in FY2024
Before you apply
FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the orgAbout the role
The org's own posting, as writtenTITLE: Intern - MNHS Press Editorial Intern LOCATION: History Center - 345 W Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102 COMPENSATION: Typical starting salary $17.02 hourly HOURS: This is a part-time, temporary position from approximately January 19, 2027 to May 23, 2027. A part-time intern must be available to work 15 hours per week. This position offers a flexible work schedule, coordinated with the intern’s school schedule and operational needs. Preferred working hours are 2, 5-hour shifts per week, 10:00am - 3:00pm.
POSTING DATE: October 7, 2026 DEADLINE DATE: October 26, 2026 SEMINAR EVENTS: Interns are required to participate in three, in-person seminars focused on professional development, learning how cultural organizations operate, and building a network of industry professionals. At the end of the semester, interns complete a final presentation to share their work.
Please ensure you are available for these dates when applying: Thursday, February 4 from 11:30am-1:00pm Thursday, March 18 from 1:00-3:00pm Thursday, April 22 from 2:00-4:00pm Final Presentations: May 23 from 11:30am-1:00pm TO APPLY: Interested applicants must apply online at the Minnesota Historical Society’s career center at www. mnhs.org/jobs and include a cover letter, resume, and any required additional materials by the application deadline date. APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE: Cover letter addressing reasons for interest in a career in publishing. Two writing samples, each between three and twenty-five pages.
DESCRIPTION: The editorial intern works with editors in the MNHS Press (book publishing); MNopedia (the online encyclopedia of Minnesota history), and Minnesota History (quarterly peer-reviewed magazine). Each function has specific editorial needs, but our work processes overlap as we acquire manuscripts for publication, evaluate their quality, diagnose editorial tasks, work with authors to improve the text, and perform copyediting and proofing as the manuscripts move through production.
Because much of the hiring in publishing houses relies on recommendations made by those who work at other publishing houses, this internship is intended to attract candidates who otherwise would not have access to publishing—and thus to increase the diversity and inclusivity of the industry.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1) Press: evaluate proposals and manuscripts; participate in development discussions; assist with copyediting and proofing; carry out photo research for Press titles; fact-check manuscripts; write and review metadata; other tasks as needed; 2) Minnesota History: fact-check articles and endnotes; perform photo research; write/compile book notes for Take Three feature; log and acknowledge article submissions; review select article submissions; 3) MNopedia: identify broken links; fact-check entries; research images; write an entry; 4) Attend editorial, acquisitions, launch, and production meetings to observe and contribute to the publishing process; 5) Assist with mailings and database…
About Minnesota Historical Society
From its Form 990- Budget $85.4M · Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Staff 703 · founded 1849
- Pays its leaders $12K–$311K (9 reported)
- Open jobs 16 · Jobs at Minnesota Historical Society · Full 990 report