Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grants

Small Grants Deadline
Fast Track grants are due in the Grants Office on Friday August 27, 2010. Limited funds remain, so apply now! Information available online.

Fast Track Recipients Online
The award lists for small grants made in May, June, and July are now all posted online. Check out the new maps for locating the grant awards.

From the Blog

Digitizing Minnesota Newspapers (new post, 1 comment) - Budget cuts last year required Minnesota Historical Society to stop microfilming the state's newspapers; however, MHS continues to collect daily and weekly newspapers from throughout Minnesota. How would you feel about accessing digital copies of newspapers instead of the traditional microfilm format?

Minnesota Use of StEPs (new post) - Cherie Cook reports on the reception of this new standards program from American Association for State and Local History, and Minnesota's standing.

When 1991 is Ancient History (1 new comment) - Do your donors (or board, staff, volunteers) balk at collecting modern artifacts? How can local historical organizations teach the public that history doesn't have to be old?

Job Opportunities

Project Coordinator
Northfield History Collaborative seeks a full time, 9-month Project Coordinator. Applications due August 31, 2010.

Associate Curator of Japanese Art
Minneapolis Institute of Arts seeks Associate Curator of Japanese Art. Deadline: September 12, 2010.

Do History Here

Pops on the Porch
White Bear Lake Area Historical Society hosts the Moonlight Serenaders for a free evening of music at Pops on the Porch, Thursday August 26, 2010 6 to 8 p.m. Call 651-407-5327 for more information.

Historic Pub Crawl
Stroll downtown White Bear Lake on Tuesday August 31, 2010 on a guided tour of some of the city's oldest establishments. Presented by White Bear Lake Area Historical Society. Price: $25 members, $30 nonmembers. Reservations required; call 651-407-5327.

Brown Bag Lunch
St. Louis County Historical Society presents Lunch with the History People, Thursday September 2, 2010, noon to 1 p.m. Folksinger Lee Murdock will perform songs about the history of Lake Superior and the Duluth/Superior/North Shore areas. Free. Contact Julie, 218-733-7568, with questions.

Pictorial History of the US-Dakota War of 1862
Nicollet County Historical Society presents author and historian Curtis Dahlin who will share images of the US-Dakota War of 1862 on Saturday September 4, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Fort Ridgeley Historic Site.

Breakfast Club meets
Marian Rengel will detail the work of the Minnesota Digital Library at the Stearns History Museum's Breakfast Club program on Wednesday September 8, 2010, 9 a.m.

Gideon Pond's Letters
Pond Dakota Mission Park in Bloomington hosts Jay Ludwig and Jeff Williamson, portraying Gideon Pond and Dr. Thomas Williamson, respectively. Both will speak about Gideon's letters and everyday life just after the U.S./Dakota War of 1862. Sunday September 12, 2010, 2 p.m. House tours available.

Music and Stories
Attend the Goodhue County Historical Society's "The Story of Music, Stories of Home" on September 16, 2010, 7 p.m., and hear Lauren Pelon and Gary Holthaus combine the spoken word with music.

Arts Festival
Take Me to the River "festival of festivals" takes place September 23-26, 2010 along the St. Croix River. Call 651-439-1465 for more information.

Living History Festival
Pond Dakota Mission Park hosts River Rendezvous Public Day on Saturday September 25, 2010, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hands-on activities for all ages. Admission: $6, under 4 are free.

Hanger Dance
Cut some rug with Scott County Historical Society at their 1940s Hanger Dance on Saturday September 25, 2010, 5:30 p.m. at Flying Cloud Airport.

Photo Competition
LeDuc Historic Estate is accepting entries from now until September 30, 2010 for the Historic Hastings LeDuc Photo Competition. Professional and amateur photographers invited. Winning photos will be featured on postcards sold at the LeDuc Historic Estate and Lawshe Memorial Museum.

Junior Needle Working Class
LeDuc Historic Estate hosts a Junior Needle Working Class on October 2, 2010, 9 a.m. to noon. Attendees will recreate a historic pattern from Hastings Needle Work Company on a dish towel. Register through the LeDuc Historic Estate, 651-437-7055.

Continuing Education

AASLH Tribal Track
American Association for State and Local History offers a Tribal Track during the Annual Meeting, September 22-25, 2010 in Oklahoma City OK. Register before August 27 to get pre-registration rates.

Historic Preservation Conference
Join the State Historic Preservation Office for the 30th Annual Statewide Preservation Conference at the Winona County Historical Society, September 16-17, 2010.

Call for Proposals
National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting proposals for conference sessions at the 2011 National Main Streets Conference, May 22-25, 2011 in Des Moines IA. Learn more and submit your proposal online. Deadline: September 20, 2010.

Grants

NTHP Grants Deadlines
National Trust for Historic Preservation has two matching grants programs available for Minnesota. Virginia Sweatt Preservation Fund and Jeffris Heartland Fund deadlines are October 1, 2010. Contact Chris Morris or Erin Hanafin Berg with questions.

Laura Jane Musser Fund Rural Initiative Program
The Musser Fund Rural Initiative Program offers planning or implementation grants up to $25,000. Applications due November 10, 2010.

Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
National Endowment for the Humanities offers Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grants up to $400,000. Applications due November 16, 2010.

News

E-conservation
The latest issue of e-conservation magazine is now online, with some thoughts on the value of preventative conservation.

Legacy funds audit
The Legislative Auditor's report on legacy funds issued to the Minnesota State Art Board is online.

Field Note