Homesteading in Otter Tail County - 2011

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$94
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Status
Completed
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Otter Tail
Otter Tail
Project Overview

In a program for children, Missy Hermes, Education Coordinator of the Otter Tail County Historical Society used photographs, documents and artifacts to tell the story of the early pioneers of Otter Tail County.

Project Details

Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event: June 7, 2011. Perham Area Public Library
Program Outputs: 13 total participants at 1 program

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$94
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations;Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.

  • To help the participants gain knowledge of life in early Otter Tail County.
Measurable Outcome(s)

Verbal interviews were held with attendees.  One eight year old recited exactly how the Homestead Act was brought into law.

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Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200