1977 Steelworkers Strike Oral History Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Minnesota Discovery Center
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
April 2024
End Date
April 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Aitkin
Crow Wing
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis
Aitkin
Crow Wing
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
St. Louis
Project Details

To document in 10 oral history interviews the history of the 1977 Steelworkers' Strike in Northern Minnesota.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN Laws 2023, Chapter 40, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs
Appropriation Language

$6,451,000 the first year and $7,035,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money 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).

2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$5,772
Direct expenses
$9,772
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.196078431
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
Robin Harkonen (chair), Betsy Olivanti (vice chair) Paul Pinkoski (secretary), Nicholas Mathiowetz (treasurer), Michael Fredeen, Joshua Aikey, Miriam Kero, Julie Lucas, Sierra Napoli-Thein, Keith Turner
Project Manager
First Name
Allyse
Last Name
Freeman
Organization Name
Minnesota Discovery Center
Street Address
1005 Discovery Drive
City
Chisholm
State
MN
Zip Code
55719
Phone
2182541238
Email
allyse.freeman@mndiscoverycenter.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000