All Projects

To hire a qualified architect to conduct a roof assessment for the historic New Ulm Post Office, listed in the National Register of Historic Places and home of the Brown County Historical Society.

Cokato Museum Door Replacement Project

Recipient

City of Cokato

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To improve public accessibility at the Cokato Historical Society and better comply with the Americans with Disability Act.

Collections Evaluation and Inventory System Consolidation

Recipient

Nicollet County Historical Society

2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,096

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To provide better organization of the museum collections which will allow the public greater access to the community

Comfrey

Recipient

Comfrey, City of

2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$175,925

Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$175,924

Fund Source

Clean Water Fund

Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet TMDL wasteload requirement

Comfrey

Recipient

Comfrey, City of

2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$175,925

Fund Source

Clean Water Fund

Construct wastewater treatment improvements to meet phosphorus discharge requirements

Essig

Recipient

Milford Township

2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$190,000

Fund Source

Clean Water Fund

Construct collection system and connection for treatment

Exhibit Installation: WWI Brown County and the First Amendment

Recipient

Brown County Historical Society

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$8,982

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

With the centenary of the U.S. involvement in the Great War in Europe, the experience of predominantly German New Ulm and Brown County continues to have national significance and relevance to current events. The Brown County Historical Society created an exhibit, "Loyalty and Dissent: Brown County and World War I" on the second floor of their museum to illustrate and interpret the war experience of 1917 and 1918 as it pertained to Brown County.

General Conservation Assessment and Long-Range Preservation Plan

Recipient

City of New Ulm (Fire Department)

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,584

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified museum consultant to conduct a general preservation needs assessment survey and long range collections preservation plan.

General Conservation Assessment and Long-Range Preservation Plan

Recipient

Gustavus Adolphus College (Hillstrom Museum of Art)

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,005

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified museum consultant to conduct a general preservation needs assessment survey and long range collections preservation plan.

Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Study

Recipient

Brown County

2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified and experienced HVAC engineer to evaluate the current system preparatory to better control of the Brown County Historical Society museum environment.

Minnesota Small Craft Project

Recipient

Maritime Heritage Minnesota

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$8,196

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To conduct a survey of rare Minnesota-produced watercraft to allow for greater public access to these historic resources.

Minnesota Suburban Lakes Nautical Archaeology Project: Anomaly Assessment

Recipient

Maritime Heritage Minnesota

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$9,989

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To conduct a marine archaeology anomaly assessment of several suburban lakes.

Minnesota Suburban Lakes Survey Project

Recipient

Maritime Heritage Minnesota

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$9,952

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To conduct a marine archaeology survey of six suburban Minnesota lakes.

Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway 2013 Interpretive Plan

Recipient

Upper MN Valley Regional Development Commission

2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified interpretive specialist to develop an interpretive plan for the history along 287 miles of the Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway.