Listening Sessions CORRECTION
Please note that the Minnesota Historical Society listening session scheduled in Virginia MN on December 7, 2012 will be held at the Virginia Area Historical Society, 800 9th Avenue North, Virginia.

Small Grants Deadline
The next deadline for the small Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage Grants program will be Friday January 11, 2013. Applications must be received via the grants portal before midnight on the deadline date. Questions? Contact the Grants Office, Melinda Hutchinson, 651-259-3459, or John Fulton, 651-259-3467.

Spotlighted Project: Film Housing Project

Recipient: Olmsted County Historical Society
Funding Amount: $3,569
Project Details

Local television station (KTTC) donated 485 BETA videos and 557 16mm films to the History Center of Olmsted County, Rochester MN. New storage methods and materials were implemented to preserve and stabilize these donations. The historic collection was sorted, organized and rehoused into archival containers which were then labeled, cataloged and entered into a PastPerfect database.

Local History Newsletter Digest: Historical Society and the One Room School – District #63

The following article was originally printed in "The Prairie Outlook" November/December 2012, Volume 29 Number 6. Reprinted with permission from Stevens County Historical Society, Morris MN.

Facebook Findings

Minnesota Local History added 4 fans since last week's big push, bringing us up to 1,035. News of note:

• How scouting programs benefit local historical organizations.
• Interesting history becomes a book and a good grant project.
• Creation of the modern shopping bag? Right here in Minnesota!
• Hannah Jensen Kempfer exhibit planned at Otter Tail County Historical Society.

Agricultural Specialist
Klein Creek Farm, Winfield IL, seeks Agricultural Specialist. Deadline: December 10, 2012.

Culture & Arts Director
City of Waterloo (IA) seeks Culture & Arts Director for Waterloo Center for the Arts. Deadline: December 21, 2012, 5 p.m.

Executive Director
African American Museum of Iowa, Cedar Rapids IA, seeks Executive Director. Deadline: January 11, 2013.

Program Manager
Patterson Homestead, Dayton OH, seeks Program Manager. Send cover letter, resume, and references to Alex Heckman.

Holiday Open House
Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead MN, invites the public to their annual Holiday Open House, Saturday December 8, 2012, 1-3 p.m. Call 218-299-5511 for more information.

Dakota Calendar
Pond Dakota Heritage Society, Bloomington MN, invites the public to tour the Pond House, then create a 2013 calendar using pictures of Dakota month names, including Sore Eyes Moon and Tree Popping Moon, Sunday December 9, 2012, 2-4 p.m. Suggested donation: $2. Call 952-563-8693 for more information.

Breakfast Club
Stearns History Museum, St. Cloud MN, holds Breakfast Club on Wednesday December 12, 2012, 9 a.m. Chuck Winkelman and Tom Goddard will talk about the restoration of the Paramount Theater. Call 320-253-8424 for more information.

Civil War Program
Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn Park MN, hosts Wayne Jorgenson, who will speak on his book "Every Man Did His Duty," about the First Minnesota Infantry during the Civil War, Saturday December 15, 2012, 11 a.m., Brookdale Library. Afterwards, Randal Dietrich, Minnesota Historical Society, will convene the second in a series of discussions with Civil War stakeholders to review planning for the 2013 Gettysburg Anniversary and youth outreach.

Christmas Celebration
Join Pond Dakota Heritage Society, Bloomington MN, at the historic Pond House on Sunday December 16, 2012, 2-4 p.m. to sing Christmas carols and listen to Rev. Gideon Pond read excerpts from his 1862 Christmas sermon. Warm up next to the fire with Christmas treats. Suggested donation: $2. Call 952-563-8693 for more information.

Civil War Roundtable
Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable will hold its Eighth Annual Civil War Pot Luck Supper, Thursday December 20, 2012, 6 p.m. at the Faribault Senior Citizens Center, Faribault MN. Informal meeting on Civil War topics, no guest speaker. Contact Dan Peterson, 507-459-3140, for more information.

Exhibit Closing
Anoka County Historical Society's exhibit "Safe for Democracy: A Closer Look at Anoka County in World War I" will be closing at the end of December.

Harry Potter Bus Trip
Scott County Historical Society, Shakopee MN, announces a bus trip on Saturday January 12, 2013, to Minneapolis to see the "Harry Potter's World" exhibit at the University of Minnesota Wangensteen Historical Library and The Bakken Museum for a celebration of Benjamin Franklin's birthday. Fee: $30/members; $35/nonmembers, plus lunch costs. Registrations required; contact SCHS, 952-445-0378.

Save the Date
AirSpace Minnesota, Twin Cities MN, announces a celebration of National Air Mail Week and International Learn To Fly Day, Saturday May 18, 2013. Contact Kristi Rollag Wangstad, 952-473-3066, for more information.

National Register Webinar
National Register of Historic Places will hold their last webinar of the year on National Register/Preservation Grants, December 18, 2012, 2-4 p.m. Eastern Time. Hosted by Paul Loether and Hampton Tucker. Register online by Monday December 17, 2012.

Registration Open
National Council on Public History announces that registration is open for the 2013 Annual Meeting "Knowing Your Public(s)--The Significance of Audiences in Public History," Ottawa, Ontario, April 17-20, 2013.

Digital Institute
HiPSTAS (High Performance Sound Technologies for Access and Scholarship) project invites applications for the 2013 NEH-funded Institute for Advanced Topics in Digital Humanities, May 29-June 1, 2013, Austin TX. Seeking a diverse group interested in working with sound collections and technologies; members of the American Indian community are strongly urged to apply. Deadline for applications: January 15, 2013.