WBLAHS Collection
The White Bear Lake Area Historical Society is in the process of transitioning our collections records from our previous software system to MNCollections.org provided by the Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums.
MNCollections is a collective database that includes not only items held by the White Bear Lake Area Historical Society, but a growing number of organizations across Minnesota. Through this system researchers can search for “depot” and see what comes up for our area as well as other places in Minnesota. The results can then be filtered by organization, dates or other criteria to better suit one’s needs.
Not every image held by the WBLAHS is in the database yet, so if you are looking for something specific and don’t see it, please let us know. Each week more content is added and as we continue to collect new items will be included.
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Research Fees
You may hire WBLAHS staff to assist in your research project.
WBLAHS Members:
First hour = FREE
Each additional 30 minutes = $15.00
Non-WBLAHS Members:
First 15 minutes = FREE
Each additional 30 minutes = $30.00
WBLAHS Members receive a 50% discount on all orders.
Photo Copies & Usage
Request Permission to use WBLAHS Collection images in your work. A fee may apply.
Please email office@whitebearhistory.org / bring in your filled out Permission to Use form prior to use.
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society reserves the right to decline to reproduce fragile items.
Image Ordering
Digital scans of unrestricted images in the WBLAHS collection are available to order.
All files are created using a flatbed scanner. All scans will be emailed as a .jpg (JPEG) which can be opened by most operating systems.
- 150 dpi, low resolution scans (web display, power point, school reports, photocopies, reproduction, etc.): $7.00 per scan
- 300 dpi, medium resolution scans (desktop publishing, newsprint, reports, etc.): $20.00
- 600 dpi, high resolution scans (publishing, books, advertising, etc.): $30.00
Note: Possession of White Bear Lake Area Historical Society images does not give permission for using it. If you would like to use images for advertising or purposes beyond general decoration, please contact us for current use fees.
If you find images you would like us to scan and send to you, please complete and submit the Photo Scan Online Request form.
Once a request is received we will process the invoice. Upon payment we can pull the images, scan, and send for you to print in whatever format you wish.