Effects of the 1965 Crow River Flooding on the Rockford, MN Business Community

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,462
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rockford Area Historical Society
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
March 2019
End Date
March 2020
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Wright
Hennepin
Wright
Project Details

To document in 8-12 oral history interviews the history of the 1965 Crow River flood on Rockford businesses.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs
Appropriation Language

$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds 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).

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,462
Other Funds Leveraged
$38
Direct expenses
$4,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org

Measurable Outcome(s)

We met all three measurable impacts we projected. We did create short term awareness of the importance of collecting historic memories, and we had great response that we were taking the project on. We did collect historic information that would have been lost otherwise to achieve our intermediate term goal. And, the information is now permanently available to the public which should have a long term impact.

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
Kathy Ehlers, Bonnie Maue, Steve Huston, Beth Praska, Peter Grimm, Kevin Koehler, Tom Lemmage, Rick Wassermann
Project Manager
First Name
Kristann
Last Name
Strobel
Organization Name
Rockford Area Historical Society
Street Address
8131 Bridge Street, PO Box 186
City
Rockford
State
MN
Zip Code
55373
Phone
(320) 760-2699
Email
kris.strobel@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

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

Phone
651-259-3000