Microfilm Scanner System

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$6,900
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Friends of the History Museum of East Otter Tail County
Start Date
October 2010
End Date
April 2011
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Otter Tail
Otter Tail
Project Overview

A Microfilm Scanner System and associated computer and software were purchased for the Museum. Staff and volunteers were trained in their uses. Improved image quality was immediately noticeable. The purchase enhances the overall plan to preserve local history in Otter Tail County.

Project Details
To make primary records accessible through a new microfilm reader/printer
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
$6,900
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,250
Project Manager
Salutation
Ms.
First Name
Lina
Last Name
Belar
Street Address
230 First Avenue North
City
Perham
State
MN
Zip Code
56573
Administered By
Administered by
Location

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

Phone
651-259-3000