Verndale Newspaper Rehousing Project

A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program

Wadena County Historical Society

Quick Facts

Recipient: 
Wadena County Historical Society
Activity Type: 
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected 
Wadena

Archival newspaper storage boxes were purchased to rehouse the Verndale newspaper collection at the Wadena County Historical Society. The newspapers were sorted by oldest dates to newest dates on top. Labels were put on the boxes to identify the contents of each. The newspaper collection is now in better storage conditions than prior to the project.

Project Details

To make local history publicly accessible by organizing and rehousing Verndale newspapers
Start Date: 
October 2010
End Date: 
June 2011

Project Details by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year(s): 
2011
Legal Citation / Subdivision: 
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language 
(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.
Fiscal Year Funding Amount: 
$275
Other Funds Leveraged: 
$317

Project Manager

Ms.
Sandi
Pratt
603 N. Jefferson
Wadena MN
MN
56482
Related Topics: 
Minnesota Historical Society, History, Grants/Contracts, Wadena