Minnesota Historical Society

Minnesota Historical Society

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

651-259-3000
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"Company Town" Book
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
William M. Kelley High School
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,008
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To publish a history of Silver Bay bases on firsthand oral history.
Statewide
"Hands On" History Curriculum for Minnesota's Students
A project of: Statewide History Programs
Recipient: 
Minnesota Historical Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$382,757
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
The Minnesota Historical Society is developing creative, hands-on learning projects for K-12 students that adhere to state social studies standards and introduce students to important aspects of Minnesota and U.S. history. For example, students will explore the role of slavery in American history by examining historical newspapers, letters and laws and by watching a series of dramatic portrayals of Dred and Harriet Scott who lived at Fort Snelling in the 1830s. These projects will be made accessible to teachers around the state and around the country in 2013.
"Marking Time: The Rituals of Life & Death" exhibit
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
Scott County Historical Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$3,650
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To create and install an exhibit on the development of rituals in Scott County history.
"The Children Remember" Oral History Digitization
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
Minnesota State Public School Orphanage Museum, Inc.
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$6,743
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To make an oral history collection accessible through copy to modern digital format.
Statewide
"Then Now Wow" Enhancement
Recipient: 
Minnesota Historical Society
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$225,386
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
The Minnesota Historical Society is developing an extensive, hands-on exhibit designed to bring the rich cultural tapestry of Minnesota into vivid focus. Visitors to ”Then Now Wow" at the Minnesota History Center will explore the state’s distinctive places and meet the people who have made their homes here.
Statewide
"Then Now Wow" Exhibit
Recipient: 
Minnesota Historical Society
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$483,183
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Funding is enabling the Minnesota Historical Society to develop an extensive, hands-on exhibit as well as traveling exhibits to augment "Then Now Wow" in the Minnesota History Center.
"What is an Advocate?" Oral History
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
Saint Paul Domestic Abuse Intervention Project
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$7,000
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To document in 5 to 7 interviews the many roles advocates play in helping victims to become successful survivors and helping to move society toward the elimination of abuse altogether.
Detailed map available
10 Most Endangered Exhibit Expansion Project
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program
Recipient: 
Preservation Alliance of Minnesota
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$5,771
To create and expand an exhibit on the 10 most endangered historic places in Minnesota
Detailed map available
100 Years of Chinese American History in MN
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program
Recipient: 
Chinese American Academic and Professional Association in MN
2011 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$7,000
To document in 8 interviews the history of Chinese experience in Minnesota after 1970
160 years of Jewish Migration MNopedia Articles
A project of: Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants Program 2012
Recipient: 
Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount:
$4,522
Source: 
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
To research and write two articles about Jewish migration and denominations for MNopedia: Minnesota Encyclopedia.