Abolitionists of Southeast Minnesota Oral History Project

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Project Get Outdoors, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
In Progress
Start Date
April 2024
End Date
April 2025
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Fillmore
Goodhue
Houston
Olmsted
Wabasha
Winona
Project Details

To document in 10-15 oral history interviews the unwritten history of abolitionists in southeast Minnesota, as told by the descendants.

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
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$10,000
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.185294118
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
Bucky Flores (President), MaryKate Ciszak (Vice President), Kate Utterback (Secretary), Sharon Columbus (Treasurer), Sara Holger, Nicole Pokorney, Jasmyne Johnson, Denine Voegeli, Angela Boozhoo, Maria Acosta, and Lydia Boysen
Project Manager
First Name
Sara
Last Name
Holger
Organization Name
Project Get Outdoors, Inc.
Street Address
66555 155th Ave.
City
Wabasha
State
MN
Zip Code
55981
Phone
5079515885
Email
sara.grover@yahoo.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

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

Phone
651-259-3000