All Projects

To fully catalog the museum's inventoried collection that documents the history of art in Minnesota under the direction of a qualified museum registrar.

Central High School's 150th Year: Research

Recipient

Central High School Parent Advisory Council

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified historian to research the 150-year history of St. Paul's Central High School.

CollectiveAccess Minnesota Training & Support Development

Recipient

Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$96,880

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To develop application, training, and support programs for new CollectiveAccess museum users in Minnesota.

Critical Timeline of Wilder?s History

Recipient

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Demographic Study of Jews of St. Paul

Recipient

Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Development of Regional History Groups

Recipient

Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$29,890

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To support the development and restructuring of regional history groups.

Docent Training and Manual

Recipient

1006 Summit Avenue Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,200

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To provide better public access to the history of the Governor and Governor's Residence through an interpretive plan and docent manual

Exhibit Research and Plan: Technology of MN Model Railroads

Recipient

Twin City Model Railroad Museum

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified consultant to write an exhibit plan for the history of technology in Minnesota model railroads.

General Preservation Assessment and Long Range Conservation Plan for the New Brighton Area Historical Society

Recipient

New Brighton Area Historical Society

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,474

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire professional conservators to assess museum collections and write a long range conservation plan.

Gumm and Milne Family History: Research

Recipient

Judy Garland Children's Museum

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,330

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified historian to conduct primary source research on the history of the Gumm and Milne families in Minnesota.

A History of Tennis in St. Paul's Black Community

Recipient

MLK Tennis Buffs

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

History of Northwestern Aeronautical Corporation: Manuscript Revision

Recipient

American Aviation Heritage Foundation

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire qualified professionals to produce a revised and expanded manuscript on the history of Northwestern Aeronautical Corporation.

Hmong Cultural Center Exhibits Curriculum Planning

Recipient

Hmong Cultural Center of Minnesota

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Holodomor Impact on Minnesota's Ukrainian Community: Oral History

Recipient

Ukrainian American Community Center

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$9,600

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

HVAC Evaluation for the Charles P. Noyes Cottage

Recipient

White Bear Lake Area Historical Society

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified consultant to perform an assessment of the Charles P. Noyes Cottage's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.

HVAC Evaluation for the White Bear Lake Armory

Recipient

White Bear Lake Area Historical Society

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$6,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified consultant to perform an assessment of White Bear Lake Area Historical Society's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system at the White Bear Lake Armory.

Immigrant and Ethnic Farming Traditions in Frogtown

Recipient

District 7 Planning Council

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,500

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To document in 10 interviews the history of the immigrant gardening in Saint Paul

Implement an Institution-Wide Environmental Monitoring Program

Recipient

Ramsey County Historical Society

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$4,931

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To monitor, assess, and make necessary changes to environmental controls at the museum sites.

Jewish Community Action 1995 to Present: 25 Years of Jewish Minnesotans Organizing for Racial and Economic Justice

Recipient

Jewish Community Action

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$9,270

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Legacy of the Pedersen Site: Documenting the 1974 Pedersen Site (21LN2) Excavation

Recipient

Science Museum of Minnesota

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$175,599

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Lighting Upgrades to Storage and Exhibit Galleries

Recipient

Clearwater County Historical Society

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$28,130

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Midway Chamber of Commerce: 100 Years of History Research/Writing

Recipient

Midway Chamber of Commerce Foundation

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,400

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Minnesota Newspaper Museum: Research and Writing

Recipient

Minnesota Newspaper Foundation

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To hire a qualified consultant to research the history of Minnesota newspapers, in preparation for a future exhibit.

Minnesota Peace and Justice History Project: Oral History Editing

Recipient

Friends of Highland Arts

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$5,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Oral History of Hmong Farmers in Minnesota

Recipient

Hmong American Farmers Association

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$10,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To document in 10 oral history interviews the history of Hmong farmers in Minnesota.

Phase I - Planning: Celebrating Suffrage: The 19th Amendment at 100

Recipient

Ramsey County Historical Society

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$40,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Publication of Reinventing the People's Library

Recipient

East Side Freedom Library

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$9,777

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

SaintPaulHistorical.org St. Paul Neighborhood Video Project--Script and Storyboard Writing

Recipient

Historic Saint Paul

2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$7,075

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

She Who Would Giants Fight

Recipient

Washington County Historical Society

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount

$76,000

Fund Source

Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To produce a one-hour documentary on the life and significant contributions of Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Rosalie Wahl based on thorough and completed research.