MCHS Inventory - Phase I

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,995
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Meeker County Historical Society
Start Date
July 2010
End Date
February 2011
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Meeker
Meeker
Project Overview

Approximately 4315 items out of a total of 8000+ were counted and documented in the first phase of a two-part project involving the MCHS's permanent collections. Among the many expected outcomes of the inventory were the establishment of a benchmark to aid future plans, improved accessability to the objects and a more accountable stewardship of the items within the collections.

Project Details
To gain intellectual and physical control over all objects in the collections and to provide better access to them.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language

(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,995
Other Funds Leveraged
$2,940
Project Manager
Salutation
Mr.
First Name
James
Last Name
Milan
Street Address
308 North Marshall Ave.
City
Litchfield
State
MN
Zip Code
55355
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000