Author Book Signing & Program:  “Pursuit”  by Dean Urdahl

Sunday, January 15th,  2-4 PM

Museum Meeting Room

Dean L. Urdahl is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 18 B, which includes portions of Meeker and Wright counties.    Urdahl graduated from Litchfield High School in Litchfield. His roots run deep in the area, as his ancestors helped to settle Litchfield Township in 1856.  He attended St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, earning a B.S. in Social Studies. 

Urdahl was an American History teacher and coach for the New London-Spicer School District from 1971-2006. In July 2008, he was appointed as the Minnesota representative to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

Also an author, Urdahl has written many books, three of which are historical fiction books set in Minnesota during the Dakota War of 1862.  Urdahl has done a vast amount of research and taught classes on this portion of Minnesota’s history.

As a part of the Museum’s 2012 theme, “Understanding the Conflict of 1862”, Dean will be giving a program on his third book in a series, “Pursuit”.  From his first fictional telling of the tragic Minnesota War, “Uprising”, to “Retribution” and now “Pursuit”, Dean will share his vast research knowledge of this sad chapter in our State and Country’s history. 

Mr. Urdahl will be signing books after the program and all three books will be available for purchase in our gift shop.  The Museum will have coffee and cookies for guests, as well as our two gallery spaces open for tours from 1 to 4 P M.