All Projects

ADA Accessibility - Bathrooms & Entry Door

Recipient

Grant County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$29,215

Fund Source

To enable greater public access to Grant County history through installation of restrooms that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Alexandria's Historic Context Study

Recipient

City of Alexandria

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To draft a Historic Context Study and integrate the study with the city's comprehensive plan.

American Association of Museums Conference Scholarship

Recipient

Clearwater County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$1,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To send one person to the American Association of Museums annual meeting and conference, April 29-May 2, 2012, in Minneapolis.

Funding for a Long Range Conservation Plan for a Collection of Fine Art

Recipient

Minnesota State Community & Technical College

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,696

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire professional conservators to assess historically significant collections and write a long range preservation plan.

Geophysical and Archaeological Evaluation of Fort Juelson, Otter Tail County

Recipient

Otter Tail County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$21,947

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To conduct a geophysical and archaeological evaluation of Fort Juelson, resulting in completion of a Minnesota state site form and National Register nomination.

Grant County Courthouse: Condition Report and Treatment Proposal

Recipient

Grant County

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,950

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To prepare condition report and treatment proposal for the Grant County Courthouse, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Kittson County Historical Society (KCHS) Collections Management

Recipient

Kittson County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,838

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To gain physical and intellectual control of approximately 2500 artifacts using PastPerfect software.

Microfilm Acquisition

Recipient

Clearwater County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$405

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To acquire 5 rolls of microfilmed newspapers for the county historical society's research library.

Microfilm Reader/Scanner

Recipient

Cloquet Public Library

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

The Cloquet Public Library would like to purchase a new microfilm/microfiche reader/scanner to access our collection of microfilmed Cloquet newspapers from 1890 to 2008.