All Projects

To document in 15 oral history interviews the history of African American educators in Minnesota.

To contract with qualified professionals to prepare construction documents for the roof of the Blue Valley Creamery, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

St. Bonifacius is the only town in Minnesota with a real Nike-Hercules missile in its park, commemorating the nearby missile base that stood from 1959 to 1974. This is a rare display; as only l5-20 missiles still exist from the thousands placed around 20 U.S. cities during the Cold War. The project designed and manufactured two outdoor interpretive panels to tell the story of this missile and missile base within the larger context of the Cold War, a chapter in U.S. History increasingly invisible to younger people.

To hire qualified professionals to publish a book on the history of 20th century Jewish immigrant culture in Minnesota.

To hire a qualified professional to complete a manuscript on the history of Japanese American college students in World War II Minnesota.

A 3-volume boxed set of "Patriots of Brooklyn: Suppressors of the Great Slave Rebellion" was published by the Brooklyn Historical Society. The books document the historic role that 200+ soldiers from Brooklyn Township played in the American Civil War. The books are a valuable reference resource for local residents and historians.

A professional quality book documenting the stories of refugees in Minnesota is now in print. The book, "This Much I Can Tell You", was self-published by the Minnesota Council of Chuches Refugee Service. It is a compilation of eighteen stories told by local refugees, from nine different countries, who have resettled in Minnesota after fleeing their country of origin. The 980 books printed through this project make important refugee histories accessible to a wider Minnesota audience.

To add 35 standard Minnesota history titles to broaden public accessibility.

To hire qualified professionals to publish Howard Greene's journals about the north woods of Minnesota.

To construct a historically accurate account and thorough context of the 1995 Hunger Strike.

THA erected an interpretive marker at the site of the former Carlos Boynton Land Company Ranch to provide public access to the story surrounding the ranch.. Volunteers provided the labor to dig the post hole, install the post and mount the weather-proof marker.

To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for Bridge No. L-4646 (Spring Brook Bridge), listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The project addressed a long standing need for more, better organized collections storage space for the Brown County Historical Society (BCHS) .

The ESNDC developed a 39-minute audio/video tour of the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a distinctive natural landscape on the Mississippi River floodplain on St. Paul's East Side. Experts were asked to advise on the project and then narrate a specific tour stop using their expertise to comment on aspects of its ecological history and/or cultural value.

The tour was publicized on the Lower Phalen Creek Project website, on the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary Facebook page and in the local nespaper.

Partner Organization: Conservation Corps of Minnesota.

Partner: The Conservation Corps of Minnesota (CCM)

Partners: Access Philanthropy

To design, produce, and install two historical markers for the Tverberg Log House and West St. Olaf Church in southeast Minnesota.