All Projects

Cataloguing the Maurice Stans Collection

Recipient

Scott County Historical Society

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$26,000

Fund Source

To catalog the Maurice Stans collection in order to gain physical and intellectual control over the collection and offer it to the public in new ways.

Cedar Lake Park Association History Publication

Recipient

Cedar Lake Park Preservation and Development Association dba Cedar Lake Park Association

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To publish a history of the Cedar Lake Park Association, a volunteer citizens' group.

Central Corridor Historic Property Assessment

Recipient

Historic Saint Paul

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified historic preservation specialist to assess potential impacts on and reuses for up to five buildings along the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Line.

Charles P. Noyes Cottage (Fillebrown House) Structural Stabilization Planning

Recipient

White Bear Lake Area Historical Society

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified architect to conduct a conditions assessment of the Charles P. Noyes Cottage, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Chaska Historical Society: Exhibit Development

Recipient

Chaska Historical Society

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified professional to research the effect of changing technologies on Chaska residents, preparatory to designing and installing an exhibit.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Station National Register Nomination

Recipient

City of Winona

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To prepare a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company Station.

Christ Church Lutheran: Historic Structures Report

Recipient

Friends of Christ Church Lutheran

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$38,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified and experienced historian to prepare a Historic Structure Report that will guide future preservation projects

Church of St. Peter's Interior Preservation Project

Recipient

St. Peter Parish

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$40,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To stabilize and restore plaster in the Church of St. Peter (Catholic), listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Church of St. Rose of Lima Historic Building Conditions Assessment

Recipient

Friends of St. Rose, Inc.

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$8,800

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified architect to conduct a conditions assessment of the Church of St. Rose of Lima (Kenyon), listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

NE Churchill, Nelson, Slaughter Addition Local Designation District Project

Recipient

City of Stillwater

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,600

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a professional to prepare documentation for local designation of the Churchill, Nelson, Slaughter Addition to the City of Stillwater.

City of Pine River, MN Walking Tour – Phase Two

Recipient

Heritage Group North, Inc.

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

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

Clay County Archives Cataloguing

Recipient

Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$70,720

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To gain intellectual and physical control of archival materials held in public trust.

Collection Survey of New Members and Development and Enhancement of Metadata for Selected Content

Recipient

Northfield Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To survey and assess the collections of five new members of the Northfield Collaborative.

Collections Consolidation, Re-Inventory, and Rehousing Project

Recipient

Taylors Falls Historical Society

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$3,324

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To rehouse and store according to archival standards objects documenting the history of Taylors Falls.

Collections Storage and Rehousing

Recipient

Minnesota Museum of American Art

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,654

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To improve to museum standards the storage of artwork documenting Minnesota history.

Collections Care - Phase 2

Recipient

Rice County Historical Society

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,725

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To improve to museum standards the storage of approximately 110 textiles documenting Rice County.

Collections Inventory - Project Completion

Recipient

Ramsey County Historical Society

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,996

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To inventory approximately 1,900 objects documenting Ramsey County history.

Collections Inventory and Data Entry

Recipient

Minnesota Museum of American Art

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,660

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To gain physical and intellectual control through a professional inventory of remaining uninventoried museum collections.

Collections Storage Improvements

Recipient

Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,384

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To improve collections care and management through proper storage

Collections Care & Mgmt: Phase 3

Recipient

Afton Historical Society and Museum

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,992

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Entering inventory level information, photographing, marking & cataloging 823 items into PastPerfect.

Collections Care & Mgmt: Calaloging 350 Artifacts

Recipient

Meeker County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

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

Collections Inventory

Recipient

Ramsey County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,996

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To gain physical and intellectual control through a professional inventory of approximately 3,800 objects documenting Ramsey County history.

Collections Inventory and Registration

Recipient

Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,384

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

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

Collections Care & Mgmt: Cataloging Artifacts from Litchfield’s Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Hall & Museum

Recipient

Meeker County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$25,811

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To fully catalog 2,892 objects documenting Meeker County history for better public access under the direction of a qualified museum registrar.

Collections Care & Mgmt: Cataloging Items into PastPerfect

Recipient

Afton Historical Society and Museum

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$24,941

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To complete a full catalog of artifacts in the Afton History Museum under the direction of a qualified museum registrar in order to provide full access to the public.

Collection Management

Recipient

Minnesota Military Museum

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$43,403

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To begin the inventory of the only statewide collection documenting Minnesota military history under the direction of a qualified museum objects curator.

Collections

Recipient

Proctor Area Historical Society

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified professional to assess historically significant collections and write a collections management policy.

Collections Project for Preservation and Interpretation

Recipient

Steele County Historical Society

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,772

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To improve care and management of collections through proper storage.

Collections Inventory: Phase 4

Recipient

Polish Cultural Institute

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$9,985

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

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

Collections Inventory Preparation

Recipient

Pine County Historical Society

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$9,750

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

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

Collections Care & Management

Recipient

Isanti County Historical Society

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$24,960

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To gain intellectual and physical control of archival materials held in public trust.

Collections Inventory Preparation

Recipient

Polish Cultural Institute

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$9,997

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

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

Collections Inventory

Recipient

Polish Cultural Institute

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$9,985

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

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

Collections Management Policy & Procedures and PastPerfect Purchase

Recipient

NWA History Centre

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,527

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified consultant to prepare a collections management policies and procedures document.

Collections Management Policy and Procedures

Recipient

Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,642

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified consultant to prepare a collections management policies and procedures document.

College Newspaper Digitization

Recipient

Minnesota State University, Mankato - Library Services

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To digitize and make accessible the Minnesota State University, Mankato school newspaper, 1926-1975.

Commemorating Controversy: Lecture Series

Recipient

Nicollet County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To document a public series of native and non-native lecturers discussing Dakota culture, relationship with the US government, and the 1862 Dakota War.