All Projects

To stabilize 10 structural elements on the Alex Seitaniemi Barn, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and used as a cultural attraction.

To enhance an existing walking tour with 14 kiosks broadening public access to Pine River's history.

To gain intellectual and physical control of historic objects held in public trust using PastPerfect.

To provide better public access to 1,012 black and white negatives documenting Cass County history through a digitization project

To document, clean, and store a collection of historical and cultural dolls using standard conservation practices.

To document in 10 interviews the history of the Duluth Farmer's Market.

To provide better organization and analysis of archaeological collections, allowing for greater public access to historic resources.

To hire a qualified consultant to develop a historic properties management plan that will help preserve the Stuntz Bay Boathouse Historic District, 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 create 15 entries about Minnesota's Jewish institutions using text, photos and videos from the collections of JHSUM for MNopedia.

To digitize the contents of the John M. Rohr Film Collection, 16mm film shot in Pine River MN from the 1940s through the 1960s.

To produce construction documents for a gallery and adjacent museum storage to preserve Eastman Johnson art works and Ojibwe artifacts.

To purchase 81 rolls of microfilmed newspapers from bordering communities that include Freeborn County history.

To document in 10 interviews the history of Mesaba Co-op Park and related cooperative movement history.

To gain physical and intellectual control of approximately 2000 artifacts using PastPerfect software.

To create Cass County entries for the MNopedia project for online research.

To hire a qualified professional to restore the last two of thirteen stain glass windows in the B'nai Abraham Synagogue, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and now used as a community center.

To prevent damage occurring to a 1907 steam locomotive, tender, ore cars, and caboose by repairing the railroad track upon which they rest.

To hire a qualified historian to research the history of African-Americans in Duluth.

To hire a qualified consultant to develop architectural drawings for the Lincoln Center for Arts Education Building, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

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

To digitize 496 photographs documenting the history of Hibbing and make them accessible via a website.

To conduct primary source research on the history of small watercraft in Minnesota.

To hire qualified professionals to produce materials on the Ojibwe language for public access.

To stabilize structural elements and repair the roof of the Sacred Heart Cathedral, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and used as a music center.

To hire a qualified museum consultant to conduct a general preservation needs assessment survey and long range collections preservation plan.

To hire a qualified historian to research and assemble materials concerning the former Burntside River Community

To hire project staff to research the history of Iron Range paleontology, archaeology, and geology in preparation for a future exhibit.

To edit the USS Essex log books in order to make them more publicly accessible.

To contract with qualified professionals to prepare planning documents for the preservation of the Lyric Building, a contributing property in the Virginia Commercial Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and reused as an arts facility.

To repair sandstone details, masonry, and windows on the Young Women's Christian Association building, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, for low-income and homeless housing.