MNHS continued the Legacy Research Fellowships program in FY15 with a productive second year of adding to the body of knowledge and interpretation of Minnesota's pre- and post-statehood history.
Four scholars were selected as research fellows. Three scholars received $5,000 awards and one received a $1,000 award. The Legacy Research Fellows used the Gale Family Library at the Minnesota History Center to research their topics, which included:
MNHS awarded seven research fellowships for the third year of the Legacy Research Fellowships program in FY16. Four scholars received $5,000 awards and three received $1,000 awards. The fellows used resources from the Gale Family Library to explore a wide range of Minnesota history topics including:
* A review of Minnesota's development and
Indian lands
* Visual arts in Minnesota
* Forts in Minnesota after the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
* Minnesota reflections on World War I
The fourth class of scholars was selected in November 2016 and begin work in January 2017.
This project will be an exhibition that will present the work and perspectives of 20 Black and Indigenous women and femme artists through the lens of sovereignty and liberation at the Goldstein Museum of Design (GMD). Resist and Reclaim aims to amplify, expand, and add nuance to Minnesota's cultural heritage by exploring the contemporary and historical impacts of the built and visual environments.
The language and cultural needs of the American Indian community in the Twin Cities urban area are high. Additionally, the urban area has Dakota and Ojibwe tribal members, as well as, other tribal members.
To restore the 1935 floor of the Litchfield Opera House as close as realistically possible to its original condition: with a finished and safe surface for public and catered events.
To hire qualified professionals to repair and restore windows in the Universal Laboratories Building, listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
To restore and repair windows on the Soo Line Depot, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and current home of the Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Museum.
