Minnesota History Players
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,401
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2012
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Becker
Clay
Clearwater
Mahnomen
Norman
Polk
Wilkin
Project Overview
As part of LARL's statewide initiative participation, costumed History Players brought Minnesota’s past to life in the traveling History Player program. A staff member from the Minnesota Historical Society led a lively 45-minute presentation. Costumed characters from Minnesota’s past share memorable stories with props, artifacts and multimedia elements for added drama. 9 presentations on Harriet Bishop, St. Paul's first public school teach took place from February 26 to 28, 2013. 9 presentations on Toni Stone, first woman to play professional baseball with the Negro Leagues took place from March 5 to March 7, 2013. 8 presentations on Virginia Mae Hope, a World War II Women Airforce service pilot took place from March 12 to 14, 2013. Presentations took place at the Ada Library, Bagley Library, Barnesville Library, Breckenridge Library, Climax School, Crookston Library, Fertile Library, Hawley Library, Mahnomen High School, McIntosh Library, Moorhead Library, Ellen Hopkins School in Moorhead, Cormorant LINK Site, Gonvick LINK Site, Frazee School, Hendrum LINK Site, Norman County West Elementary School, Lake Park-Audubon Schools, Rothsay LINK Site, Twin Valley Living Center, Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary.
Project Details
998 attended
Competitive Grant Making Body
Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,401
Other Funds Leveraged
$827
Direct expenses
$8,229
Administration costs
$189
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.0534003831417625
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Educate people of all ages about the history of Minnesota and its people.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Sample survey responses asking what did you like best about the program: It was extremely educational!; Learning the history around a woman pioneer of MN; Historical facts presented in an entertaining manner; I liked that it was factual, yet entertaining.
Source of Additional Funds
Lake Agassiz Regional Library, Minnesota Historical Society, Moorhead Public Schools, Frazee School, Lake Park-Audubon School, Twin Valley Living Center, Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary, Norman County West Elementary, Mahnomen High School, Climax School
Project Manager
First Name
Liz
Last Name
Lynch
Organization Name
Lake Agassiz Regional Library
Street Address
118 5th Street South, P.O. Box 900
City
Moorhead
State
MN
Zip Code
56561
Phone
(218)233-3757 x127
Email
lynchl@exchange.larl.org
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