All Projects

To hire qualified consultants to develop and install an exhibit on Minnesota author and artist Peter Rosendahl's comic strip "Han Ola og han Per."

A new interpretive exhibit was installed in the North Gallery of the History Center of Olmsted County. The exhibit examines the interaction between culture, place and the environment. Comparisons between the natural and the man-made help to inform perceptions of home and the familiar. The public is able to explore the relationship of the built environment to the natural environment.

To hire a qualified museum lighting professional to develop a museum lighting plan.

To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for the Virginia Street Church, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

To develop a partnership between historic preservationists and university faculty to integrate preservation curriculum into existing educational programs.

To document in 7 oral history interviews the history of Polish World War II survivors living in Minnesota.

To hire qualified consultants to evaluate a 1913 bank building in Polk County for possible inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.

To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for Central Presbyterian Church, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

To provide appropriate storage materials for historic collections items at the Cathedral of Saint Paul.

To hire qualified professionals to publish a book on the history of ballet in Minnesota.

To conduct archaeological research and analysis with public involvement and educational programming in the two partner counties.

To hire qualified professionals to publish a book on historic homes in Minnesota that have a connection to F. Scott Fitzgerald.

To hire qualified consultants to conduct research for an exhibit on Pullman porters in Minnesota.

To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan from research completed on the Pullman porters and Union Depot Red Caps.

To improve collections care and management through an updated collections management system.

An interpretive exhibit, "Hmong History Through Textile", was created to show the relationship between Hmong history and the changing styles of traditional clothing and the "story cloth". Paj ntaub (flower cloth) is a form of textile artwork used to decorate women's skirts, men's collars and story cloths. The design of tradtional Hmong clothing identifies its wearer by familial, political, cultural and geographical connections.

To hire qualified professionals to stabilize building elements on Central Presbyterian Church, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

To hire qualified professionals to do restoration and repairs on the George Stoppel Farmstead, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.