Kindred Spirits: The Story of John F Thomas
To hire a qualified historian to research and write the history of Minneapolis resident John F. Thomas.
$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).
Available upon request. Contact: grants@mnhs.org
The first five draft chapters were completed with the remaining five chapters, a manuscript, and a one hour film to be completed in next grant rounds (see below). Then all draft chapters and manuscript, preliminary research, (including primary and secondary sources), an annotated bibliography and film materials will be made available to all interested parties. Dan Loritz will confirm that the written materials are complete and meeting existing standards.
As a final step in this process, a publisher and streaming will be secured and made publicly available. Professional design standards will be met, and with clear and simple language at a high school to adult reading level, we expect the book and film to have widespread distribution and become a valuable tool, for schools, libraries, archives and publishers.
Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org