Community Collaboration – Preserving Freeborn County Photos

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,886

Project of

Southeastern Libraries Cooperating Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient

Freeborn County Historical Society Library

Recipient Type

Local/Regional Government

Non-Profit Business/Entity

Status

Completed

Start Date

June 2012

End Date

June 2012

Activity Type

Digitization/Online Information Access

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Preservation

Counties Affected

Freeborn

Project Overview

The Freeborn County Historical Society has numerous one-of-a-kind photos and many of them are quite fragile and not available for public viewing. This grant was phase two of a very large project to scan, label, and index its collections of photo, slides and negatives. Volunteers sorted and filed photos and negatives so they could be categorized for scanning by the Society. The photographs were scanned using museum standards and saved to an external hard drive, as well as an offsite back-up location. The photos can now be viewed by individuals and groups visiting the museum. After the second phase was completed, the library provided two presentations of a slideshow at its facilities which were free and open to the public. The first presentation was given to a service club organization while the second was intended for the general public. The presentations gave the attendees a sampling of the types of photos in the collection from throughout the county.

Project Details

Competitive Grant Making Body

Board Members and Qualifications

The following are members of the SELCO/SELS Board of Directors. All appointments are made locally by legally constituted governing authorities: library boards, city councils, and/or boards of county commissions. Leo Aeikens - Albert Lea, Sally Baker - Austin, Martha Hauschildt - Brownsdale, Liz Wanschura - Caledonia, Carol Price - Cannon Falls, Denise Mullen - Chatfield, Nancy Smith - Dodge Center, Clint Patterson - Dodge County, Mary Jane Holland - Faribault, Judy Webster - Harmony, Kurt Carlson - Hokah, Marilyn Frauenkron Bayer - Houston, Lori Hopkins - Kasson, Rhana Olson - Kenyon, Robin Yaffe Tschumper - LaCrescent, Andru Peters - Lake City, Barb Payne - LeRoy, Robert Elliott - Lonsdale, Deanna Larson - Mabel, Robert Bruce - Northfield, Thomas Sherman - Olmsted County, John Pfeifer - Owatonna, Kim Aarsvold - Pine Island, Mary Schneider - Plainview, Charles Sparks - Preston, Sara Hoffman - Red Wing, Galen Malecha - Rice County, Diane Moench - Rochester, Valerie Hasleiet - Rushford, Jill Mueller - St Charles, Pat Falbo - Spring Grove, Carol Gross - Spring Valley, Janice Welch - Stewartville, Judith Schotzko - Wabasha, Dave Harms - Wabasha County, Judy Rusert - Winona County, Ann Goplen - Zumbrota

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

The Legacy Review Committee serves as an advisory committee. The committee shall consist of 11 members representing each county within the SELCO/SELS region, with a majority being current or recent members of the SELCO/SELS Board Of Directors and the remaining coming from the arts and cultural heritage communities. Diane Moench - Olmsted County, Clint Patterson - Dodge County, Gretchen Schade - Fillmore County, Pat Mulso - Freeborn County, Don Regelman - Goodhue County, Drue Ferguson - Houston County, Scott Anderson - Mower County, Marcy Irby - Rice County, Sharon Stark - Steele County, Judith Schotzko - Wabasha County, Jill Mueller - Winona County

Conflict of Interest Disclosed

Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,886

Other Funds Leveraged

$1,575

Direct expenses

$5,461

Administration costs

$99

Number of full time equivalents funded

0.023

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Audience will provide ideas for future projects
Audience will see the importance of the library and archival collections
Increase audience interest in seeing future presentations

Measurable Outcome(s)

2,448 photographs were scanned, logged, and identified. Many good comments and some of the suggested ideas will be incorporated into future presentations. Numerous people were amazed at the wide variety of photos that are in the collection and at the quality of the photos in the presentation. Those attending said they would attend future presentation and suggested specific subject areas such as churches, schools, hotels, businesses, etc. Several suggested pairing a current photo before or after the photo being preserved to show a then-and-now concept to help younger individuals relate to the old photo. It was also suggested to include in the caption the complete address if possible so they could relate to the location better.

Source of Additional Funds

Freeborn County Genealogical Society

Recipient Board Members

The following are members of the SELCO/SELS Board of Directors. All appointments are made locally by legally constituted governing authorities: library boards, city councils, and/or boards of county commissions.
Leo Aeikens - Albert Lea, Sally Baker - Austin, Martha Hauschildt - Brownsdale, Liz Wanschura - Caledonia, Carol Price - Cannon Falls, Denise Mullen - Chatfield, Nancy Smith - Dodge Center, Clint Patterson - Dodge County, Mary Jane Holland - Faribault, Judy Webster - Harmony, Kurt Carlson - Hokah, Marilyn Frauenkron Bayer - Houston, Lori Hopkins - Kasson, Rhana Olson - Kenyon, Robin Yaffe Tschumper - LaCrescent, Andru Peters - Lake City, Barb Payne - LeRoy, Robert Elliott - Lonsdale, Deanna Larson - Mabel, Robert Bruce - Northfield, Thomas Sherman - Olmsted County, John Pfeifer - Owatonna, Kim Aarsvold - Pine Island, Mary Schneider - Plainview, Charles Sparks - Preston, Sara Hoffman - Red Wing, Galen Malecha - Rice County, Diane Moench - Rochester, Valerie Hasleiet - Rushford, Jill Mueller - St Charles, Pat Falbo - Spring Grove, Carol Gross - Spring Valley, Janice Welch - Stewartville, Judith Schotzko - Wabasha, Dave Harms - Wabasha County, Judy Rusert - Winona County, Ann Goplen - Zumbrota