All Projects

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 expand on a partnership program that will provide archaeology and cultural resource management outreach services for alpha sites at three metro area history organizations.

To document in 15 oral history interviews the history of African American educators in Minnesota.

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.

The project helps put The Landing back on a professional collections management footing after a disastrous fire several years ago that destroyed all of their inventory information.

The grant allowed them to start making an inventory of the twenty-five buildings that make up The Landing including recording the condition and location of the collection.

To provide appropriate storage materials for museum collections.

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

Building on past efforts to catalog collections, the Three Rivers Park District continued the assessment and inventory of collections at The Landing in Shakopee. Inventories of 1, 015 artifacts from six (6) individual structures: the Wilkie House; the Graffenstadt House; the Kahl House; the Harms House; the Bank, and the Boesel "Red" Barn were conducted. All artifact information was recorded by PastPerfect software.

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.

Three radio theatre scripts were produced using the synthesized oral histories of Douglas County's elder residents. The oral histories had been gathered earlier as part of the Minnesota Historical Society's oral history project to preserve the stories of Minnnesota's Greatest Generation. The topics for the scripts were: the Great Depression, World War II and the post-war economic Boom. Each script was vetted by knowledgeable content experts and the information presented is historically accurate.