On January 12, 2023, Heritage Preservation, Planning, and Outreach participated in a meeting of Minnesota local history organizations' executive directors held at the Washington County Heritage Center in Stillwater, MN. Over 20 leaders of local history organizations attended online and in person. The group discussed grant projects, succession planning, donor management systems, and more.
January 19 - Online: 2 to 3 pm (CT): Collections inventories are the fundamental method to understand what you have in your collection and to ensure you can easily find items. Inventories are necessary to have "intellectual control" over your museum collection so you may properly care for and use it. Come to this webinar to learn the general procedures for a good inventory and how the MNHS grant program can help to fund the work. Presented by Todd Mahon, State History Services Manager. Learn more »
Heritage Partnership Program Grant Deadline
Heritage Partnership Program grants build the capacity of two or more eligible organizations to work together on their shared goals for Minnesota’s history. The mandatory pre-application is due on Friday, January 20, 2023. The pre-application process is a requirement of this grant program. For more information, contact John or watch our video.
This week's blog post is from Pope County Historical Society. Have a blog? Let us know!
Knitting for Home
This is a series of blog posts relating to our current “Knitting with Love” exhibit.
Knitting is not just for clothing. Tea cozies, coasters, placemats, and pillows are common household knitted items.
The most common knitted household item is a blanket, such as cozy throw, an afghan, or a bedspread. We have several knitted bedspreads in the collection. They are large and heavy, so we decided to display only the pillow cover from one of the bedspreads. Continue Reading »
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Object Collections Reveal - Painting of Albert Lea Lake
Watch Curator Risha show off a collection item or more, and maybe put it away in our storage space, in our series of Collection Reveals. Here we have a painting of Albert Lea Lake in fall! Watch Video »
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Image used with permission. From the collections of the Little Canada Historical Society.
Be sure to check with each organization for COVID-19 updates and safety measures for in-person events.
Presentation: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Vision of Freedom in American Memory
January 19 - Online: 7 to 8 pm. (CT) (RESCHEDULED FROM JANUARY 12). Ramsey County Historical Society - The study of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy offers important lessons about radical democracy in the 21st century. Our observation of the King Holiday and this presentation give us the opportunity to have a rich conversation between the past and the present and to get to know a new member of the Twin Cities historians’ community. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Presentation: Emancipation Proclamation
January 19 - Northfield: 7 to 9 pm. Cannon Valley Civil War Roundtable - Lanny Witter of Rochester will present on the difficulty of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. It’s about the when, where, how, and who was freed. Cost: Free. Location: Northfield Township Hall. For information call 507-459-3140.
Drop-in Program: Weaving in Winter
January 21 - Bloomington: 1 to 4 pm. Pond-Dakota Mission Park - Try your hand at weaving a mug rug or bookmark to take home. Frontier families spun wool into yarn, then knit or wove it to make clothing, blankets, and rugs. All materials are provided free of charge. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Tour: Historski: A History Ski Tour of Riverside Park
January 22 - St. Cloud: Rethos - Love history? Like to ski? Take the central Minnesota park history challenge and take a history tour during the 15th Annual Sons of Norway Barnelopet (children’s ski) at Riverside Park. Check your knowledge while doing a scavenger hunt along some of Riverside Park's great ski trails. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Event: Special food event with BernBaum's Chef Andrea Baumgardner
January 22 - Golden Valley: 4 pm. Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest - Chef Andrea Baumgardner of BernBaum's is traveling from Fargo, ND to prepare delicious food from her custom menu just for us featuring heavy deli appetizers, beer, wine, and Dr. Brown's sodas. BernBaum’s is a bagel shop and restaurant in downtown Fargo, inspired by the Jewish and Scandinavian heritage of our founders and the talents of their team. BernBaum’s has received nods from Food and Wine, Food Network, The New York Times, Star-Tribune, and many others. Cost: $60. Learn more and view the menu »
Presentation: White Bear’s Hockey Heritage
January 23 - Online: 6 to 7 pm. White Bear Lake Area Historical Society - Hear about hockey greats from our area and learn how the sport got its start in White Bear Lake. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Annual Meeting: Freeborn County Historical Museum
January 24 - Albert Lea: 4:30 pm. Freeborn County Historical Museum - Learn the inside scoop on the Freeborn County Historical Museum, Library and Village which is celebrating 75 years this year. Also hear about the Itasca Rock Garden. For more information call 507-373-8003.
Presentation: Fake Identities and Buried Secrets Book Program
January 25 - Stillwater/Online: 7 pm (CT). Washington County Heritage Center - Author Anne Hanson will present her new book "Buried Secrets: Looking for Frank and Ida," a story about her grandparents and their secret identities and the secrets they took to their graves. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Exhibit: Crazy Quilts
January 25 - St. Cloud: 10 am. Stearns History Museum - Visit the Museum to explore this exhibit and see the craziest quilts in Stearns County. On view in galleries two & three. Learn more »
Event: Winter Ice Cream Social
January 28 - Stillwater: 12 to 4 pm. Washington County Historical Society - Free ice cream, bonfire, and a chance to visit with your neighbors you haven’t seen since the first snowfall. Location: North Lowell Park. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Presentations: Tuesday with a Scholar Series
January 24 through February 28 - Online: 12:30 to 2 pm (CT). Ramsey County Library - Join scholars from area colleges and elsewhere as they share their specialized knowledge and enthusiasm. It’s like hearing your favorite college professors again, without worrying about writing papers or taking finals. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Highlighted Museum: Lund–Hoel House, Canby, MN.
Photograph by McGhiever, distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 license.
Curatorial Careers Virtual Roundtable: Getting Beyond the Internship Stage
January 24 - Online: 1 to 2 pm (CT). AAM Curators Committee - This virtual round table brings together aspiring, emerging, and seasoned museum professionals in an informal discussion on curatorial careers. Topics discussed include getting beyond the internship stage, finding a first job, taking a volunteer versus paid position, seeking a mentor, considering alternative career directions, and not giving up. Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Data-informed Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
January 25, February 1, & 8 - Online: 10 am to 12 pm (CT). Minnesota Council of Nonprofits - Over the course of this three-part training you will learn more about data-informed strategic planning and how organizations are using it to action plan and set better, more responsive goals for their future. Explore the process that can help sustain and tell the story of your program and strengthen your decision-making processes. This is a six-hour virtual training split into three two-hour sessions. Cost: $129 members/$169 nonmembers. Learn more »
Throwing Flames (Safely): Building Safety Programs at Living History Sites
January 26 - Online: 10 am (CT). Texas Historical Commission - When planning programs at your museum or historic site, do you remember "safety first," or is it an afterthought? Aaron Shuman's programs at the National Museum of the Pacific War involve flamethrowers and tanks, and in this free webinar he'll share strategies for developing safety protocols tailored to your site (even if you don't have a flamethrower). Cost: No cost. Learn more »
Small Museum Association 2023 Conference - Curating a Culture of Care
February 20, 21, & 22 - Wilmington, DE: Small Museum Association - While the small museum workplace of the past was one of long hours and little compensation, the last three years have inspired many of us to reevaluate what we look for in a workplace. How do we find a work-life balance and still care for the cultural and historic resources that our institutions are entrusted with and serve our communities? And how can leaders at small museums empower their employees to find time for guilt-free self-care? Learn more »
Online Course: Leadership and Administration for History Organizations (Spring 2023)
March 20 through May 14 - Online: American Association for State and Local History - During the eight weeks of this course, modules addressing governance and administrative structures, nonprofit status and the public trust, mission and vision, the relationship between board and staff, including their roles and responsibilities; strategic planning, human resource development and management, and leadership will be covered. Cost: $215 members/$315 nonmembers. Learn more »
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Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
February 15 - (Deadline): National Endowment for the Humanities - This grant supports national or regional (multistate) training programs for scholars, humanities professionals, and advanced graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Learn more »
National Fund for Sacred Places
February 24 - (Letter of Intent due): National Trust for Historic Preservation - The fund is a comprehensive program that provides training, planning grants, and capital grants up to $250,000 to congregations of all faiths for rehabilitation work on their historic facilities. Learn more »
NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grants & Repatriation Grants
March 10 - (Deadline): Consultation/Documentation Grants support the efforts of museums, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations in consulting and documenting NAGPRA-related human remains and cultural items in non-Federal collections.
May 12 - (Deadline): Repatriation Grants defray costs associated with the packaging, transportation, contamination removal, and/or storage of NAGPRA-related human remains and cultural items. Learn more »
Program Seeks to Preserve Native Languages
March 31 - (Deadline): Department of Health and Human Services - Preservation and Maintenance program provides funding for projects to support assessments of the status of native languages in an established community, as well as the planning, design, restoration, and implementation of native language curriculum and education projects to support a community's language preservation goals. Eligible Native American communities include American Indian tribes, Native Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives, and Native American Pacific Islanders. Learn more »
Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board
IRRRB is an economic development program of the State of Minnesota, designed to advance growth on Minnesota's Iron Range. The program provides grants and other funding to local units of government and non-profits to support economic development and vibrant and prosperous communities. Learn more »
Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation
The Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation creates grant partnerships with organizations that generate transformational results in human and social services, education, and health and medicine. Grantees must serve the people and communities in the seven-county Twin Cities region. Requests to serve counties that fall outside of these are by invitation only. The Foundation seeks proposals that focus on the areas of Human and Social Services, Education, Health, and Medicine. Learn more »
January 23 - Online: 2 to 3 pm: Environment and Culture Partners, New Buildings Institute, and NEMA - The Carbon Inventory Project (CIP) is part of the IMLS National Leadership Grant research project Culture Over Carbon: Understanding Museums’ Energy Use. This Project will provide training and resources for cultural institutions to organize their energy data and calculate their institution’s carbon footprint associated with energy use October 2022 – June 2023. The feedback we received during Phase One of Culture Over Carbon identified collecting energy data as the biggest barrier to research participation. Learn more and participate »
In Black Ink, a publishing arts initiative, was at the University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center in North Minneapolis doing the first part of a two-part interview to get the migration stories of Nothando and Vusimusi Zulu, community elders who founded the Black Storytellers Alliance dedicated to presenting and training Black storytellers, including those from the younger generations. The Black Storytellers Alliance is now going into its 33rd year. Learn more »
Volunteers took time to pose to show off their design and sign-building handiwork at the White Bear town hall after completing the job. The historic town hall was designed by Cass Gilbert who went on to design bigger civic buildings such as the Minnesota State Capitol and the US Supreme Court Building. Learn more »
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Reminder: Due to COVID-19 all Heritage Preservation Department staff (Grants Office and Local History Services) are working remotely until further notice. If you need to connect with a specific staff member, please email them directly.
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