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Forest City Stockade Bus Trip

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,562
Project of
Viking Library System Legacy Grant SFY 2018 - SFY 2019
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
no
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2019
End Date
August 2019
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Otter Tail
Otter Tail
Project Overview

Participants traveled by coach to the annual Summer Rendezvous at the Forest City Stockade, where participants toured historic buildings, watched artisans at work, and participated in games of pioneers in the 1800s. During the ride to Litchfield, Otter Tail County Historical Society education coordinator Missy Hermes provided background about the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 that prompted settlers to build the Stockade.

Project Details

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Legal Citation / Subdivision
2017 Minnesota Special Session Laws, Chapter 91 - HF.No 707, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 5
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,562
Other Funds Leveraged
$744
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

70% of respondents will learn something about how people lived in the 1860s. 60% of respondents will be visiting Forest City Stockade for the first time.

Measurable Outcome(s)

97% of respondents learned something about how people lived in the 1860s. 100% of respondents visited Forest City Stockade for the first time.

Source of Additional Funds

Fergus Falls Public Library, library staff

Project Manager
First Name
Erin
Last Name
Smith
Organization Name
Viking Library System
Street Address
1915 Fir Avenue West
City
Fergus Falls
State
MN
Zip Code
56537
Phone
218-739-5286
Email
esmith@vikinglibrarysystem.org
Administered By
Administered by

Minnesota Department of Education

Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200
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