tpt - Historical Documentary on Civil War era
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$287,194
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2012
End Date
December 2013
Project Overview
In partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society and to commemorate the 150th anniversary, this series of short films explore important Minnesota episodes in the American Civil War. Content experts introduce each film. Episodes featured in this first showcase include the 1857 Dred Scott Decision, the outbreak of war in 1861, the Battle of Antietam (1862), the Battle of Gettysburg (1863) and Lincoln's Address that followed. Present-day efforts to commemorate this sesquicentennial period are central to each film.
For more information, please visit tpt's website on Minnesota and The Civil War Showcase.
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Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$287,194
Number of full time equivalents funded
3.73
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
- Produce a number of broadcasts on MN history during the Civil War era
- Designed to build a better understanding of historical interpretation and encourage critical thinking, the program looks at the subject through the lens of public memory
Measurable Outcome(s)
- The Past is Alive Within Us: The U.S. – Dakota Conflict premiered December 26, 2013
Recipient Board Members
Robert P. Rinek, Vice Chair Managing Director - Co-Head, Merchant Banking Piper Jaffray & Co.R.; Kirk Weidner, Chair VP Corporate Accounts Cargill, Inc.; Wendy Dayton Community Volunteer; Scott A. Dillon Head of Technology Infrastructure Services Wells Fargo; Kim Garretson Founder and General Partner Ovative/Group; Mary Gilbertson Community Volunteer; Peter Gill VP, Corporate Development United Health Group; Russell B. Hagen Chairman Data Recognition Corporation; Bernadeia H. Johnson Superintendent Minneapolis Public Schools; Andy Martens Global Head, Legal Product and Editorial Thomson Reuters; Robert McCrea Community Volunteer and Philanthropist; Sally Mullen Chief Fiduciary Officer, Wealth Management U.S. Bank; Jim Murphy SVP, President, Big G Cereal Division General Mills; Robert H. Nazarian EVP & CFO & Treasurer Merrill Corp.; James R. Pagliarini President & CEO Twin Cities Public Television; Jim Scheibel Executive in Residence Hamline University, School of Business; Carole Schram Community Volunteer; Gayle Schueller VP, Global Sustainability 3M Company; Tom Schumacher VP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Medtronic, Inc.; James J. Seifert SVP, General Counsel and Secretary Ecolab; Bruce Shay EVP Securian Financial Group, Inc.; Valeria Silva Superintendent Saint Paul Public Schools; James B. Stake Consultant; Jodie Tanaka President & CEO Tempo Creative Consultants; David C. Weyerhaeuser Founder and Principal GradStaff; Susan Wilson-Perez EVP, Wealth Management Products and Solutions Division Ameriprise Financial
Project Manager
First Name
Christine
Last Name
Maloney
Organization Name
Twin Cities Public Television, Inc
Street Address
172 East 4th Street
City
St. Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55101
Email
cmaloney@tpt.org
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