Clay County MNopedia Entries

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,070
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
September 2016
End Date
September 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Statewide
Clay
Statewide
Clay
Project Overview

To create 16 Clay County entries for the MNopedia project for online research.

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,070
Direct expenses
$6,070
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.15
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org

Measurable Outcome(s)

A great beneficial outcome has been statewide exposure that we've received from being a part of this project. Of published articles that were posted on Facebook by MNopedia, the top three have received 4273 views. Minnpost has picked up five of the articles that were written as part of the project. While it's impossible to see their individual article views, having a subscriber base of over 2500 people assures that they have been seen by a large number of Minnesotans. Links to their author pages include all of the articles.
https://www.minnpost.com/author/kaci-johnson
https://www.minnpost.com/author/angela-beaton
https://www.minnpost.com/author/megan-lynn-even
Two articles have also been picked up by Local History News which is sent out to Museum Professionals across the state.

An added beneficial outcome has been the addition of people in our sphere who have become 'experts' on a local history topic. We've been able to set-up three presentations with entry authors who presented on their topics to a public audience at the Comstock House. In a small venue, 15 people saw a presentation on Florence Klingensmith, and 40 saw a presentation on Georgetown, Minnesota's history as a Hudson's Bay Company Transfer Station. In March 2018 we will have a presentation on the German WW2 POW's that worked in Clay County. It's been a great opportunity for students and for the public.

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request. Contact grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
John Dobmeier, Monica Millette, Jade Rosenfeldt, Gail Blair, Mark Altenburg, Vijay Gaba, Gloria Lee, Frank Gross, Gene Prim, Jim Saueressig, Jennifer Tjaden, Dale White
Project Manager
First Name
Matt
Last Name
Eidem
Organization Name
Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
Street Address
PO Box 157, 202 First Avenue North
City
Moorhead
State
MN
Zip Code
56560
Phone
218-299-5511 Ext. 6737
Email
matt.eidem@hcsmuseum.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

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

Phone
651-259-3000