Making Modern America: 1910*1920
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2016
End Date
January 2016
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Nicollet
Project Overview
America appeared on the world stage as an apparently confident global military, economic and cultural leader at the same time that, at home, it was a nation riven by dissension and violence. Join Randal Dietrich, MNHS World War 1 Program Specialist, as he shares a wide-ranging look at WWI as a transformational event in Minnesota and American history, and the centerpiece of a vast spectrum of social movements and social change.
Project Details
25 participated
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2016 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2015 Chapter 2--S.F. No. 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$300
Other Funds Leveraged
$100
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Participants will:
Learn about Minnesota role in WWI
will enjoy a presentation by a professional historian
will attend a library program unlike any they have before
will check out materials related to the program
Measurable Outcome(s)
All outcomes were met - 'good speaker' 'very interesting' 'always interesting to hear a good speaker talk about history'
Source of Additional Funds
TdS, St. Peter Library
Project Manager
First Name
Bob
Last Name
Boese
Organization Name
Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative
Street Address
1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 622
City
Mankato
State
MN
Zip Code
56002-5488
Phone
507-625-6169
Email
rboese@tds.lib.mn.us
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