Minnesota's Gangster Past- Land of 10,000 Crimes
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
April 2013
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Lyon
Project Overview
Put on your zoot suit and follow in the footsteps of America's most infamous gangsters as they turned Minnesota into the land of 10,000 crimes. Filled with deadly bank robberies, explosive shootouts, brutal murders, and daring kidnappings, this presentation lets the audience discover the grisly locations where the gangster history will never die.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$400
Direct expenses
$400
Administration costs
$10
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.0094
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
1. Audience will become more familiar with the historical information about past crimes in Minnesota, from the era of such notorious gansters as Baby Face Nelson. 2. Audience will seek out research on this era to become more knowledgeable about this period in history. 3. Audience will have a better appreciation of nonfiction books, and what they can offer the reader.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Community learned about the history of the Gangster era in Minnesota. Audience expressed desire to have more historically-themed history programs at the library.
Source of Additional Funds
Tracy Public Library provided the space; Headlight Herald ran the ad for the program; Tracy radio station advertised the program to the public
Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Last Name
Ranum
Organization Name
Plum Creek Library System
Street Address
290 S. Lake Street, P.O. Box 697
City
Worthington
State
MN
Zip Code
56187
Phone
(507)376-5803
Email
mranum@plumcreeklibrary.net
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