All Projects

To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.

To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.

To provide better organization of archival materials, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.

To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.

To provide better organization of the museum collections, allowing for greater public access to the community's historic resources.

MCHS accomplished more than the stated goal to finish the inventory of the remaining half of an estimated 8000+ items. A total of 17,000 items were inventoried. The MCHS now has a more accurate and complete resource for access and control of the collections.

In order to more closely meet national museum standards, the MDC purchased the StEPS program and created a PastPerfect database that recorded information on 4,037 objects in their collections. Objects documenting Iron Range history were identified and inventoried. The inventory process included moving an object to a processing location, writing descriptions, researching the objects function and name, noting the objects location and then entering the data collected into the database. Then the object was re-packaged and returned to its home location.

The Lac qui Parle County Historical Society/Museum purchased a laptop computer and a PastPerfect software program to facilitate the inventory of their entire historical collection. The program is stored on the Lac qui Parle county server.

To hire a qualified historian to research the cultural history of St. Cloud State University.

To document in up to 20 oral history interviews the history of Iraqi Americans in the Moorhead area.

To document in 13 oral history interviews the history of Celtic Junction Arts Center.

A 1’ scale model of the gallery, developed a visitor traffic flow plan, developed specs for new exhibit walls/structures, researched & developed major exhibit themes & topic areas and developed preliminary activities for these topic areas. The exhibit design allows free movement within the gallery, allowing visitors to enter from either the south or the north door. Visitors move about freely with no dead-ends or backtracking required, which accommodates large groups of school children without diminishing their experience.

Banners, displays and educational tools were used to create an exhibit telling the history of the Iron Range through the personal narrative of 10 area residents. Research of these individuals was conducted using primary sources from the Iron Range including: oral histories, census reports, newspaper articles and maps. The life and times of each individual gives a perspective of the Iron Range from a specific time period and cultural climate.

This traveling exhibit is available for rental.

To design and create an interactive exhibit on the daily lives of iron ore miners at work and home from the 1920s to the 1950s.

The partners will develop three itineraries and explore additional opportunities to further develop local Heritage Tourism.

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

To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for roof repair on the Jackson Street Roundhouse, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The St. Paul Historic Preservation Commission hired a qualified consultant to complete the local Historic Preservation Site Designation form for the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company Historic District. After commission review and a public hearing the proposed historic district was recommended for approval to the St. Paul City Council. The City Council adopted the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company Historic District as a Heritage Preservation Site along with the Preservation Program. The ordinance was adopted in July, 2011.

To hire qualified professionals to restore the east storefront on the St. James Opera House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

To compile information on publicly-owned Jacques art and allow greater public access to these historic resources.

To conduct a conservation survey of 95 works of Francis Lee Jaques housed at three Minnesota museums.

A conservation survey was conducted for the artworks of Francis Lee Jacques from the Bell Museum, the Jacques Art Center and the St. Louis county Historical Society. Nine out of 95 works out were identified and prioritized based on condition. Each of the nine works received a treatment proposal and an estimate for its conservation needs.

To hire a qualified historian to complete the nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for Jasper School.