All Projects

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.

Architectual Assessment of Great Northern Depot Roof

Recipient

Mille Lacs County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To conduct an architectural assessment of a roof replacement project for the Great Northern Depot, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and currently in use as the Mille Lacs County Historical Society.

Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center history films DVDS

Recipient

Gunflint Trail Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,733

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To make publicly accessible three films documenting the Gunflint Trail through copy to modern media formats.

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.

Historical Museum Improvements

Recipient

City of Milaca

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$2,048

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To improve accessibility and security by replacing non-historic windows and doors with those that more closely resemble the historic components.

HVAC Evaluation

Recipient

Cook County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified and experienced HVAC engineer to evaluate current system preparatory to better control of the North Superior Lifeboat Station Lightkeeper's House, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and current home of the Cook County Historical Society.

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 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.