Minnesota Historical Society: Minnesota's Greatest Generation Film Series 2010-2011
The Moorhead Library teamed up with the Moorhead Senior Center and Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County to provide a three-part documentary series on Minnesota’s Greatest Generation. The films were followed by an audience discussion with two to four members of Minnesota’s Greatest Generation.
This activity took place in SFY2010 and the majority of costs were incurred in SFY2010, but a few costs were incurred in SFY2011.
• Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event:
- 06/28/2010 – Moorhead Library - 1
- 07/26/2010 – Moorhead Library - 10
08/23/2010 – Moorhead Library - 9
• Partner Organization(s):
The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County
• Partner Organization(s) Contribution/Role in the Program:
The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County helped promote the programs by distributing promotional materials and promoting the programs on their facebook page. The Moorhead Senior Center helped to recruit two to four individuals to participate in the Greatest Generation discussion, following each set of films.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.1. Community members will have an increased knowledge of MN's Greatest Generation.2. Community members will have an increased knowledge of resources available through their public library on the topic of MN's Greatest Generation.3. Audience members in attendance will have a new appreciation for and understanding of MN's Greatest Generation.
A Summary of surveys from the program is:Please rate the quality of this program: Using 1-5 scale, with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor.
- Not rated ~ (0), 1~ (0), 2 ~ (0), 3 ~ (0), 4 ~ (0), 5 ~ (6), Average (5.00)
What did you like best about the program?
- I loved watching these videos, especially the ones involving the younger kids and the older adults.It's a great way to see the differences in the generations.
What did you expect to experience or learn? Did you experience or learn what you expected?
- A great generation got us to where we are today.
- I will relate better to relatives.
- This is a great program to tell the stories of the greatest generation.If we don't get these stories recorded, they will be lost.
What other programs would you like to see offered at the library?
- More of the same
- Writer's circle - to read current works
- Quilting Bees - work on quilts for homeless shelters
- Local oral history gathering projects
- How can I see these again?
How did you hear about the program?Program flier - 1Information/poster at the library - 1Information/poster in the community - 0Library newsletter - 0Library web site - 0Newspaper/magazine - 2Radio - 0Television - 0From library staff - 2From another person - 0# of evaluations: 6