The Minnesota Historical Society Awards the Elbow Lake Public Library a Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant.
Without a concerted effort, our state’s historic and cultural treasures are in danger of being lost to time. The Minnesota Historical Society awarded a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant tin the amount of$680.00 to the Elbow Lake Public Library. The Grant was approved by the Society’s awards committee on July 22 and will support library’s Minnesota Book Shelf project.
Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants are made possible by the Minnesota Legislature from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund Created with passage of the Clean Water Land and Legacy Amendment to the Minnesota Constitution on November 2008. The Grants are awarded to support projects of enduring value for the cause of history of history and historic preservation across the state.
The Library’s Minnesota Book Shelf project added 32 books about Minnesota’s history to the library’s collection. The books will be on display at the library and available for checkout. On December 21st you can enjoy a read aloud from a couple of the books as a part of our Solstice / Soultice read aloud at 7:00 p.m. The project is of enduring value because the books will remain as a permanent part of the library’s collection and available for checkout.
“It is wonderful to see so many communities and local organization benefitting from the Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants,” said Britta Bloomberg, deputy state historic preservation officer. “Minnesotans should be proud of the unprecedented opportunities these grants provide for organization to preserve and share our history and cultural heritage. The impact of projects supported by Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants will be felt throughout the state for many years to come.”
The Society will award a total of $6.75 million in Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants to non-profit and educational organizations, government units and tribes during the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years for projects of enduring value for the cause of history and historic preservation across the state. Grants are available in three tiers: Small, or “Fast Track” grants of $7,000 or less, Mid-Size grants between $7,000 and $50,000 and Large grants of more than $50,000. For more information, including application deadlines, visit www.mnhs.org/legacygrants.
The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. Its essence is to help illuminate the past as a way to shed light on the future. The Society collects, preserves and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs and book publishing.
This project has been made possible in part by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008. Administered by the Minnesota Historical Society.
