Historic Fort Snelling Archaeology Collections
Programs: $5,525,000 the first year and $5,675,000 the second year are for programs and purposes related to the historical and cultural heritage of the state of Minnesota, conducted by the Minnesota Historical Society.
Inventory of the Fort Snelling archaeology collections to- date has resulted in the creation of almost 50,000 new catalog records in the Collections Management System, which represent just over 70,000 individual artifacts. Descriptions and photographs of over 200 artifacts are now available to the public via Collections Online. In addition, Historic Fort Snelling interpretive staff have been made aware of numerous objects and object groups in the collections that have potential to enhance and expand interpretation of the military occupation of Fort Snelling. Evidence of the presence of under-represented groups such as enslaved persons and Dakota Indian people at Fort Snelling have been identified in the collections. Student workers from the University of Minnesota have assisted in the inventory.
William R. Stoeri, President
Missy S. Thompson, Vice President
Ruth Huss, Vice President
D. Stephen Elliott, Secretary
Dean M. Nelson, Treasurer
Suzanne Blue
Brenda J. Child
Robert Bruininks
Judith S. Corson
D. Stephen Elliott
Phyllis Rawls Goff
William D. Green
David R. Hakensen
Ruth S. Huss
Martha Kaemmer
Dennis L. Lamkin
David M. Larson
Charles Mahar
Dean M. Nelson
Elizabeth M. Nordlie
Dennis Nguyen
Peter R. Reis
Hussein Samatar
Simon Stevens
Susan Kenny Stevens
William R. Stoeri
Karen Wilson Thissen
Missy Staples Thompson
Eleanor Winston
Ex-Officio:
Mark Dayton, Governor
Yvonne Prattner Solon Lieutenant Governor
Mark Ritchie, Secretary of State
Lori Swanson, Attorney General
Rebecca Otto, State Auditor"