MNopedia Articles on Nerstrand, Minnesota

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,455
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Rice County Historical Society
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2018
End Date
December 2019
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Rice
Rice
Project Details

To create 11 entries about Nerstrand, MN for the MNopedia project for online research.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
MN Laws 2017 Chapter 91, Article 4, Section 2, Subdivision 4 Historical Grants and Programs
Appropriation Language

$4,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000 the second year are 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 grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer these funds 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).

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,455
Other Funds Leveraged
$616
Direct expenses
$5,071
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Available upon request. grants@mnhs.org

Measurable Outcome(s)

11 articles on the city of Nerstrand and related topics were added to the MNopedia site. These topics were,
* Tosten E. Bonde Farmhouse
* Ginseng Boom in Rice County, 1858-1859
* Nerstrand Big Woods
* Nerstrand City Hall
* Nerstrand Meats and Catering
* Nerstrand Railway Station established, 1885
* Osmundson, Osmund O. (1826-1914)
* Halvor Halverson Quie
* Valley Grove Church
* Veblen, Thorstein Bunde (1857-1929)
* Thorstein Veblen Farmstead

Source of Additional Funds

Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org

Recipient Board Members
Dennis Blackmer (Co-Treasurer), Dick Carlander (2nd Vice President), Pat Chappuie, Andy Ebling, Don Hora, Pat Mensing, Dave Miller, Gary Mogren, Pat O'Conner, Ron Parker, LeRoy Rockman, Brian Schmidt (President), Pauline Schreiber (Secretary), Julie Underdahl (Co-Treasurer), and Peter Waldock (1st Vice President)
Project Manager
First Name
Susan
Last Name
Garwood
Organization Name
Rice County Historical Society
Street Address
1814 NW Second Avenue
City
Faribault
State
MN
Zip Code
55021
Phone
(507) 332-2121
Email
sgarwood@rchistory.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

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

Phone
651-259-3000