Microfilming St. Charles Press and Lewiston Journal Newspapers
To microfilm two Winona County newspapers to make primary records more accessible to the public.
$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).
Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org
In our application we had one short-term expected impact:
1. Microfilm rolls will be created for the last several years for two Winona County newspapers.
This was achieved during the course of the project except for 3.5 years of the St. Charles Press as explained above.
One intermediate-term expected impact:
1. Increased space in our library stacks and a collection of hard copy newsprint that we no longer have to store or preserve.
This was mostly achieved during the project. Before the project, we had to commit an entire shelving unit to storing these two newspapers, but what is left can now be stored on one shelf.
One long-term impact:
1. A set of 1-up cine (1A) high contrast, silver halide, 35mm, first generation master negatives with polysulfide treatments will be created and housed at the Minnesota Historical Society
This was accomplished during the project. These papers are now properly preserved.
Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org