Acquire Primary Resources on Microfilm

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,689
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Nobles County Historical Society
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2019
End Date
October 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Nobles
Nobles
Project Details

To add 119 rolls of microfilmed newspapers to make primary records more accessible to the public.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN Laws 2019 Special Session Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs
Appropriation Language

$5,846,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $7,004,000 in fiscal year 2021 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).

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,689
Other Funds Leveraged
$100
Direct expenses
$9,789
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org

Measurable Outcome(s)

The NCHS now has 119 rolls of Worthington newspapers on microfilm which will allow access to researchers to that resource

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
Shari Nelson, Sandy Wood, Jerry Fiola, Margaret Erickson, Jay Milbrandt, Michael Vosbergh, Arthur Frame, Monica King, Patrick Demuth, Ron Wood
Project Manager
First Name
Patrick
Last Name
Demuth
Organization Name
Nobles County Historical Society
Street Address
PO Box 614
City
Worthington
State
MN
Zip Code
56187
Phone
(507) 372-2681
Email
demuth1115@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

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

Phone
651-259-3000