All Projects

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

Grant was used to purchase 24 microfilm rolls of the local newspapers in Clearwater County and fill in from neighboring counties newspapers.

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer/scanner to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

To purchase a microfilm reader/printer/scanner to make microfilmed records more accessible to the public.

To improve security of a National Register building by adding eleven cameras to the security system.

Citizens for Backus/AB added eleven cameras to a basic five camera security system, replaced locks and updated the electronic entry of the historic E.W. Backus Jr. High School, now known as the Backus Community Center in International Falls.

To hire qualified professionals to publish Howard Greene's journals about the north woods of Minnesota.

The Fergus Falls Heritage Preservation commission, in cooperation with the Otter Tail County Historical Society, produced a brochure with the help of a qualified historian. The brochure consists of photographs, descriptions and maps to locate historically significant buildings and homes in the city. It was designed for use as a self-guided tour of the city's historical and architectural landmarks. The 40-page brochure is available through the Otter Tail County Historical Society, the Fergus Falls Heritage Preservation Commission and the Fergus Falls Convention and Visitors Bureau.

To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan for interpretation of the Clearwater County Veterans Memorial.

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

To provide appropriate storage materials for museum collections.

To hire professionals to assess and write a collections storage plan for a historically significant collection of books, which will allow greater protection and public access to this resource.

Twelve northwestern MN museums joined together to form the Minnesota's Historic Northwest group. The group, which includes: Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Mahnomen, Norman, Lake of the Woods, Roseau, Pennington, Red Lake, Polk County Historical Societies, the East Polk heritage Center and the McIntosh Arts and Heritage Center collaborated to purchase supplies and to conduct workshops about artifact storage.

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

To hire qualified technicians to upgrade Otter Tail County Historical Society's fire and burglar alarm systems.

To hire a qualified consultant to write an interpretive plan for the Gumm historic house (Judy Garland Museum).

To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan on the importance of water in Dakota history in Minnesota.

To support the development and restructuring of regional history groups.