Fire and Security System Upgrade
To hire qualified technicians to upgrade Northfield Historical Society's fire and security system.
$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
Additional monitors and alarms were added in the areas of the building that were more recently constructed or are now housing collections providing continuous and thorough monitoring of the museum?s holdings.
The entirely new security and fire monitoring equipment have eliminated false alarms. The alarms are set with a narrow margin of error so that the alarm will sound even if a volunteer exits from a different door than usual when locking up.
An unanticipated but welcome outcome is the new control of access that the system provides. Anyone who is supposed to be able to enter the building has a code to disarm the alarm. Those who do not have a code but enter bring awareness to who in the community has been given keys to the building in the past.
Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org