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Digitize B&W Negative Collection
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
Cass County Historical Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$5,516
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To provide better public access to 1,012 black and white negatives documenting Cass County history through a digitization project
Disabled Veterans Rest Camp
Recipient: 
Disabled Veterans Rest Camp
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$400,000
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

The Disabled Veterans Rest Camp (DVRC), located on Big Marine Lake in Washington County, is open to all military veterans and military families. Founded in 1926 to help disabled veterans recover from World War I, the non-profit, campground relies on donations and volunteers to host most activities that provide relief and recreation.

Discover Dakota Culture and Heritage: Educational Series
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
Blue Earth County Historical Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$7,000
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To prepare an educational series honoring the Dakota People during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Sesquicentennial.
Discovering Living History at the 135th Isanti County Fair
Recipient: 
Isanti County Fair
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$7,368
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To provide an educational overview of Isanti County over the five days of the Isanti County Fair. "Discovering Living History at the 135th Isanti County Fair" will provide visitors with an authentic, historically accurate old west experience, opportunity to hear live bluegrass music and interact with German folk musicians, and wander through exhibits showcasing artifacts of Minnesota's past.

Statewide
Diversity Outreach
Recipient: 
Minnesota Historical Society
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$101,179
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Minnesota Historical Society staff are working to serve Twin Cities area schools with increasingly diverse demographics. Staff are providing more support services for students competing in History Day and American Indian History Day. Staff are also promoting and recruiting students for programs that engage students in history like the American Indian Museum Fellowship Program and the Summer History Immersion Program. These funds also provide general staff and logistical support for diversity outreach efforts.
Docent Training and Manual
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
1006 Summit Avenue Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$5,200
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
Detailed map available
Documenting Minnesota: the 1970s Oral History Project
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program
Recipient: 
Concordia University, St. Paul
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$20,275
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To conduct, transcribe, edit and archive oral histories on the social and cultural history of Minnesota during the 1970s.
Documenting Significant Historic Areas of St. Croix Valley through Photographs
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
Marine Restoration Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,999
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To document the change in historic resources in the St. Croix River Valley based on 85 photographs by John W.G. Dunn.
Detailed map available
Documenting the History of Minnesota Comics
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program
Recipient: 
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,749
To document in 15 interviews Minnesota's cartoonists' community
Doll Collection Documentation & Storage
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
Duluth Children's Museum
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$7,000
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To document, clean, and store a collection of historical and cultural dolls using standard conservation practices.
Detailed map available
Dorothy Molter Museum Interpretive Plan
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program
Recipient: 
Dorothy Molter Foundation and Museum
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$42,625
To complete an interpretive plan for the museum in order to make more effective use of limited resources to better serve the public.
Detailed map available
Douglas County Greatest Generation Oral History
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program
Recipient: 
Douglas County Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,800
To broaden access to the Greatest Generation oral history project through interpretive performances demonstrating life in Douglas County during the Depression, the War, and the Boom
Detailed map available
Duluth Birth History Oral History Project
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program
Recipient: 
Birthing Ways - Doula Connection
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$4,095
To document in 5-7 interviews the history of maternity care in Duluth prior to 1941
Duluth Farmer's Market Oral History
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$4,300
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To document in 10 interviews the history of the Duluth Farmer's Market.
Statewide
E-book Publishing
A project of: Statewide History Programs
Recipient: 
Minnesota Historical Society Press
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$60,500
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To meet increasing demand for digital books, 136 Minnesota Historical Society Press (MHS Press) books have been converted and are available as e-books from popular e-book vendors. Six short form e-books will be released by the end of January 2013. Digital editions of more than 80 MHS Press books are available to libraries, researchers and students via Project Muse, a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content. In addition, an enhanced e-book about Minnesota in the 1970s is now being written and developed and will be published in fall 2013.

Statewide
E-book Publishing
A project of: Statewide History Programs
Recipient: 
Minnesota Historical Society Press
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$60,500
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

To meet increasing demand for digital books, 136 Minnesota Historical Society Press (MHS Press) books have been converted and are available as e-books from popular e-book vendors. Six short form e-books will be released by the end of January 2013. Digital editions of more than 80 MHS Press books are available to libraries, researchers and students via Project Muse, a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content. In addition, an enhanced e-book about Minnesota in the 1970s is now being written and developed and will be published in fall 2013.

East Central Regional Library Legacy Grant SFY 2012 - SFY 2013
Recipient: 
East Central Regional Library
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$244,859
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems encompass 350 public libraries across the state and are beneficiaries of a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage funding. East Central Regional Library (ECRL) is a consolidated regional public library system in east central Minnesota.

East Central Regional Library Legacy Grant: SFY 2010 - 2011
Recipient: 
East Central Regional Library
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$259,301
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$174,951
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding.

Projects include:
4 Plays Production
Art in Bloom Bus Trip
Capturing Library History
Celebrating Arts and History
Climb Theater
Community Wide Read Event - 2011
Danielle Daniel Storyteller - 2011
East Central Regional Library Logo Creation
Meet the Author Tour - 2011
Minnesota History Comes Alive - 2011
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East Central Regional Library Legacy Grant: SFY 2010 - 2011
Recipient: 
East Central Regional Library
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$259,301
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$174,951
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding.

Projects include:
4 Plays Production
Art in Bloom Bus Trip
Capturing Library History
Celebrating Arts and History
Climb Theater
Community Wide Read Event - 2011
Danielle Daniel Storyteller - 2011
East Central Regional Library Logo Creation
Meet the Author Tour - 2011
Minnesota History Comes Alive - 2011
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East Central Regional Library Legacy Grant: SFY 2010 - 2011
Recipient: 
East Central Regional Library
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$259,301
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$174,951
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding.

Projects include:
4 Plays Production
Art in Bloom Bus Trip
Capturing Library History
Celebrating Arts and History
Climb Theater
Community Wide Read Event - 2011
Danielle Daniel Storyteller - 2011
East Central Regional Library Logo Creation
Meet the Author Tour - 2011
Minnesota History Comes Alive - 2011
View all sub-projects »
East Central Regional Library Legacy Grant: SFY 2010 - 2011
Recipient: 
East Central Regional Library
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$259,301
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$174,951
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding.

Projects include:
4 Plays Production
Art in Bloom Bus Trip
Capturing Library History
Celebrating Arts and History
Climb Theater
Community Wide Read Event - 2011
Danielle Daniel Storyteller - 2011
East Central Regional Library Logo Creation
Meet the Author Tour - 2011
Minnesota History Comes Alive - 2011
View all sub-projects »
Detailed map available
Eastman Johnson Collection Storage Cabinets
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program
Recipient: 
Saint Louis County Historical Society
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,500
To provide appropriate storage for the nationally significant ethnographic Eastman Johnson collection.
Statewide
Education Outreach Partnerships
Recipient: 
Minnesota Historical Society
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$50,000
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Through this partnership, undergraduate students representing all five ACTC college campuses participated in a summer-long course designed to increase knowledge about the museum field. Students also interned at Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools, mentoring students participating in the History Day program. ACTC Fellows also visited leading museums in the midwest to compare and contrast the Minnesota Historical Society with other cultural institutions regarding content learned in class. This program also engaged students in discussions about ways to address the underrepresentation of communities of color and American Indian nations in historical organizations and public history graduate programs.
Education Programming: Treaties and American Indian Museum Fellowship
A project of: Arts and Cultural Heritage Grants Program-Councils of Color (State Fiscal Years 2012-2013)
Recipient: 
Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$125,000
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

The Why Treaties Matter exhibit made possible by previous Legacy funding explores the relationships between Minnesota's Dakota and Ojibwe tribes and the United States Government. The Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and the Humanities Center will take the work and impact of the exhibit deeper by creating a curriculum to complement the exhibit.

Eidem Homestead Traveling Trunk
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
City of Brooklyn Park
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$7,000
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To create trunks containing hands-on artifacts pertaining to Eidem Homestead and local history to be loaned to schools and other community groups.