Fabrication & Installation of Six Aluminum Outdoor Exhibit Signs
To produce and install six exhibit markers at Virginia Area Historical Society.
The grant paid for the fabrication and installation of the five new aluminum outdoor exhibit signs at the Virginia Area Historical Society. A sixth sign replaced a marker that already existed in the center of a public park but was in need of updating. This project is an effort to improve the dissemination of history among their outdoor exhibits. These signs help interpret the nearby buildings and objects, highlight their importance, and assist in sharing the stories that these buildings and objects carry. The signage brings photographs and information out of the archives directly to the public. In this way the viewer not only acquires a deeper understanding of the outdoor exhibits they see before them, but our archives become more accessible to the public.
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$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year 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).
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Darrel Swenson, Vice President
Jeanne Maki, Secretary
Chris Holmes, Treasurer
Board Members: Patricia Grigal, Steve LaPatka, Lorraine Erickson, Tony Addy, and Kathy Pernu.