A Recipe to Remember: Scrapbooking

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$609
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Libraries
Status
Completed
Start Date
January 2013
End Date
February 2013
Activity Type
Education/Outreach/Engagement
Counties Affected
Anoka
Anoka
Project Overview
Family recipes are tried and true -- a testament to traditions and bygone methods of measurement. A dram, a pottle?! Create a scrapbook page to preserve and showcase heirloom recipes.
Project Details
13 attendees
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 5
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$609
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Participants will adorn their scrapbook page with a scanned copy of their relative’s hand-written recipe, family photos, images from the Minnesota Historical Society’s extensive cookbook and menu collection, and decorative papers.

Measurable Outcome(s)

13 patrons learned about the history of scrapbooking and were able to use clippings from classic cookbooks to create a heirloom scrapbook page featuring their own family recipes.

Source of Additional Funds

Minnesota Historical Society

Project Manager
First Name
Chris
Last Name
Olson
Organization Name
MELSA
Street Address
1619 Dayton Avenue, Suite 314
City
Saint Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55104
Phone
651-645-5731
Email
chris@melsa.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266

Phone
651-582-8200