Candace Simar - Author

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$346
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2017
End Date
November 2017
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Redwood
Redwood
Project Overview

Minnesota author Candace Simar speaks about her love of Scandinavian heritage and of history. She shares the process that she uses to research her award winning books and have them published.

Project Details

24 participated

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2015 Chapter 2--S.F. No. 1, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$346
Other Funds Leveraged
$50
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants, book club members and others, will hear from the actual author about the book and writing process while enjoying social time and discussion over a meal. Other adults and children will learn about history, about the author's Scandinavian history and the writing process. Anecdotal responses will be collected.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants enjoyed visiting with Candace and they learned about their life growing up and about her relative, who was a stagecoach driver during the time that the book was set. Once the book discussion began the tone was a bit more somber. The history of the white people taking over the Indian territories was discussed as well as the atrocities that both sides endured during that time. It was a very good discussion about history and heritage.

Source of Additional Funds

Redwood Falls Book Club (potluck dinner) $50.00

Project Manager
First Name
Jim
Last Name
Trojanowski
Organization Name
Plum Creek Library System
Street Address
290 S. Lake Street, P.O. Box 697
City
Worthington
State
MN
Zip Code
56187
Phone
507-376-5803
Email
jtrojanowski@plumcreeklibrary.net
Administered By
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Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200