Author Event: Rachael Hanel
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$225
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
In Progress, Completed
Start Date
January 2014
End Date
March 2014
Activity Type
Digitization/Online Information Access
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Fund Administration
Grants/Contracts
Preservation
Research
Counties Affected
Big Stone
Chippewa
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
McLeod
Meeker
Renville
Swift
Yellow Medicine
Project Overview
Minnesota author Rachael Hanel book reads from and discusses her book 'We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: A Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter."
Project Details
16 attended
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
$225
Direct expenses
$225
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Those in attendance will learn about the history of grave digging and cemeteries in Minnesota. They will also hear about the author's own experience as the daughter of a gravedigger -- and how she parlayed that experience into writing her memoir.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Surveys of attendees showed that they enjoyed the content and the readings from the book. There were a lot of questions asked with great answers by Rachael. The program was very informative and everyone learned a lot!
Project Manager
First Name
Mark
Organization Name
Pioneerland Library System
Street Address
410 5th St. SW, P.O. Box 327
City
Willmar
State
MN
Zip Code
56201
Phone
(320)235-6106 x28
Email
markr@pioneerland.lib.mn.us
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