Building a Pioneer Church: the St. Olaf Lutheran Congregation
To design, produce, and install two historical markers for the Tverberg Log House and West St. Olaf Church in southeast Minnesota.
To design, produce, and install two historical markers for the Tverberg Log House and West St. Olaf Church in southeast Minnesota.
$5,982,000 the first year and $7,000,000 the second year are for statewide historic and cultural grants to local, county, regional, or other historical or cultural organizations or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Money must be distributed through a competitive grant process. The Minnesota Historical Society must administer the money using established grant mechanisms, with assistance from the advisory committee created under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 4, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), item (ii).
Available upon request. Contact, grants@mnhs.org
Short term impacts -- Attendance was good at both dedication events and the Taste of Norway event. A church council member from West St. Olaf requested a followup detailed historical presentation, indicating high interest. Those attending the events made many favorable comments we can build on.
News media did not materialize as hoped. In an earlier project, the Zion Cemetery marker, Rochester Post Bulletin gave excellent coverage in response to a news announcement of local grants sent out by the MHS. Since then, the newspaper has shrunk in size and staffing, and we are not aware of a news release announcement sent by MHS.
Available upon request, grants@mnhs.org
Rita Distad, vice-president
Donald Ness, treasurer
Norman Senjem, secretary