Remembering the Past, Sharing the Present: Speaker Series

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$588

Project of

Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Recipient Type

Libraries

Status

Completed

Start Date

January 2012

End Date

March 2012

Activity Type

Education/Outreach/Engagement

Counties Affected

Sibley

Project Overview

We had a speaker every Tuesday evening at the library from Jan. 24 to Mar. 20. We included local people “sharing” presentations about different countries they visited. These were: Chuck Klimmek and Pauline Marlinski-“Driving in Scotland: Golfing and Sightseeing,” Shannon Hruska-“South Korea, Gapshida!” John and Cindy Gustafson-“Egypt: Past and Present” and Mary Anderson-“India Outreach.” We also had local authors and speakers, Renee Wendinger from Sleepy Eye, MN, Nancy Paddock from Litchfield, MN, Jim Jensen from New Ulm, MN and Ben Leonard from the Nicollet County Historical Society to “remember” stories from the past. Renee remembered stories from her book “Orphan Train and Newsboys of New York.” Just before Valentine’s Day, Nancy shared her amazing love story “A Song at Twilight: of Alzheimer’s and Love.” Jim shared the book he wrote, “Threads of Evidence” and Ben presented his powerpoint on U.S. and Dakota Relations.

Project Details

Attendance for all eight programs- 245. All Programs were at the Gaylord Public Library at 7:00 pm: January 24, 2012 Local Author Renee Wendinger “Orphan Train and Newsboys of New York” (Attendance: 27); January 31, 2012 Chuck Klimmek and Pauline Marlinski “Driving in Scotland: Golfing and Sightseeing” (Attendance: 24); February 7, 2012 Local Author Nancy Paddock “Song at Twilight, of Alzheimer and Love” (Attendance: 30); February 21, 2012 Shannon Hruska “South Korea, Gapshida!” (Attendance: 25); February 28, 2012 Ben Leonard “US/Dakota Relations Pre Contact to Mass Execution” (Attendance: 17); March 6, 2012 John and Cindy Gustafson “Egypt: Past and Present” (Attendance: 31); March 13, 2012 Local Author Jim Jensen “Threads of Evidence” (Attendance: 47); March 20, 2012 Mary Anderson “India Outreach” (Attendance: 44)

Project Details: 2012 Fiscal Year

Legal Citation / Subdivision

Laws of Minnesota for 2011 Chapter 6, Article 4, Subdivision 4

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$588

Other Funds Leveraged

$45

Direct expenses

$633

Administration costs

$15

Number of full time equivalents funded

Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Written evaluation forms were available for each program.

Measurable Outcome(s)

A majority of the participants learned something new about each of the countries and cultures present. Participants learned something new about each of the stories from the past that were shared and be interested in some new books to read from the authors. Participants enjoyed “sharing and remembering” with local speakers and authors and vice versa.

Source of Additional Funds

Traverse des Sioux Library System and Sleepy Eye Community Education, four community presenters, authors Renee Wendinger, Nancy Paddock, Jim Jensen, and Ben Leonard from Nicollet County Historical Society, Local newspapers. Partner Organization Contribution/Role in the Program: Sleepy Eye Community Education- Publicity, four community presenters- Presentations, Authors- Presentations and Books, Nicollet County Historical Society- Presentation Local Newspapers- Publicity