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Heritage Preservation Grants

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Small Grant Deadline
Applications for the Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants quarterly small grant round (requests of $20,000 and less) will be due Friday, July 10, 2026. Contact the Grants Office with questions. 

MONTH Grants Open House
Month X - Online: The Grants Office will hold a virtual Grants Office Open House using Google Meet from 2 to 3:30 pm in order to provide additional grants support to our communities. We encourage people to RSVP to Gillian with a short summary of what you want to talk about and she will try to ensure that someone helpful will be available. Learn more »

Grants Office Webinar: Something something something
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From the Blog

This week's blog post is from the Acme County Historical Society. Have a blog? Let us know!

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More MN Blog posts

• Coyote's recipe for Tornado Bird Seed - Acme County Historical Society

From the Tube

This week's post is from Carver on the Minnesota. Have a video channel or podcast? Let us know!

More MN Tube posts

• Coyote launches Rocket Shoes - Acme County Historical Society

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Job Opportunities

Minnesota Historical Society's Job Announcement, Internship, Fellowship, and Volunteer Opportunity pages.

MNHS

• Publishing Assistant - MN History Center

LOCAL

• Executive Director - Lake Superior Railroad Museum, Duluth, MN

• Senior Collections Technician - Anoka County Historical Society, Anoka, MN

• Operations Manager - East Side Freedom Library, St. Paul, MN

• Performing Educator - The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis, MN

• Seasonal Visitor Services & Shop Associate - Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN

• Custodian II - Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul, MN

• Executive Director - Kaddatz Galleries, Fergus Falls, MN

REGIONAL

• Tram Driver - Old World Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Eagle, MN

• Food and Beverage Coordinator - Old World Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Eagle, MN

• National History Day in Milwaukee Learning Facilitator -  Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; Milwaukee, WI

• Head of Archival Collections and Institutional Repository - Raynor Library, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI

• NAGPRA Support Technician - State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND Job ID: 3033403

• Education Outreach Coordinator - 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Jamestown, ND Job ID: 3033462

• Assistant to the State Historian - South Dakota State Historical Society, Pierre, SD

• Experience Associate - Cultural Heritage Center, South Dakota State Historical Society, Pierre, SD

• Marketing & Events Coordinator - The Journey Museum, Rapid City, SD

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Executive Director - Illinois State Historical Society, Springfield, IL

• Historical Documents Conservator - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL

• Processing Archivist & Cataloger (term), South Side Home Movie Project - University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

• Site Services Specialist 2 - Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, Hartford, IL

• Museum Educator - Rockford Park District, Rockford, IL

• Lighting Preparator - Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN

• Early Childhood Engagement Specialist - Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN

• President & COO - National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH

• Reference Librarian – Arts & Special Collections, Cincinnati Public Library, Cincinnati, OH

• Site Superintendent - John Rankin House and U.S. Grant Visitor Center, Georgetown, OH

• Site Director - Ohio History Center & Ohio Village, Columbus, OH

• Administrative Assistant-Finance and Administrative Services - Ohio History Center, Columbus, OH

• Executive Director - The Contemporary Dayton, Dayton, OH

• Capitol Educator - Michigan State Capitol Commission, Lansing, MI

• President/CEO - Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, Saginaw, MI

• Fundraising Events Associate - Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI

• Archivist for Community Collections - Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

• Interim Executive Director - Alan I W Frank House Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA

• Director of Development and Advancement - Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona, PA

• Curator of Insects & Arachnids - Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON

• Advancement Director - The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA

• Associate Educator - Teacher and Student Learning - Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, MO

• Collections Assistant - Orillia Museum of Art & History, Orillia, ON

• Director/Curator - RiverBrink Art Museum, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

• Exhibit Designer - Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB

• Assistant Director, Culture and Heritage - Government of the Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT

• Managing Editor - The Oral History Review, Remote position

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Do History Here

Dakota Native Americans and Dr. Thomas Williamson near the Upper Sioux Agency, Minnesota.
Image used with permission. From the collections of the Nicollet County Historical Society.

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Presentation: History of Lake Minnesota
March XX @ 11 am to 12 pm (CT) - Online: Acme County History Museum - Explore the many variations of the legend that is said to give our lake its name. Learn about the earliest known sources and many versions that have evolved. Cost: Free for members/$100 non-members. Learn more »

Workshop: DNA and Genealogy 
March XX - @ 7 pm - Roseville: Acme County History Museum - This workshop will give those who have taken a DNA test the opportunity to build their family tree, add surnames to their profile, and more. Cost: Free. For more information call: XXX-XXX-XXXX.

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Continuing Education

Highlighted Museum: Fairfax Historical Depot Museum in Fairfax, MN.
Photograph by McGhiever, distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 license.

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Title of Event
March XX @ 5 to 9 pm (CT) - Online: Acme Museums Association - This webinar will examine how building community within museums can help staff members navigate a changing world of work and increase their museum’s capacity to serve its external communities. Cost: Free. Learn more »

Title of Event
March XX @ 5 to 9 pm - St. Paul: Acme Foundation - This workshop will give those who have taken a DNA test the opportunity to build their family tree, add surnames to their profile, and more. Cost: $50. Learn more »

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UPCOMING EVENTS & CONFERENCES

Additional Educational Opportunities »

Funding & Awards

Title of Grant
Deadline - January XX: ACME Endowment for the Humanities - These grants help small and mid-sized institutions — such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, cultural organizations, town and county records offices, and colleges and universities — improve their ability to preserve and care for their significant humanities collections. Learn more »

Title of Grant
Letter of Intent - November XX / Deadline - January XX: Minnesota State Arts Board - Operating Support provides general support to high-quality, established arts organizations that produce, present, or exhibit works of art; to organizations that provide a broad range of services to practicing artists; and to community arts schools and conservatories that make arts learning available to Minnesotans of all ages and abilities. Learn more »

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News

Vintage Museum Photo: Dakota County Historical Society Museum exhibits in the South St. Paul municipal building basement, South St. Paul, MN. (1972). View additional photos on Instagram »
This section features slides taken of Minnesota history museums from the 1970s through the 1990s by David Nystuen, the MNHS Field Services Coordinator, and other Field Services representatives during that time period.

Building a small town museum: Hanska Historical Society works to preserve community’s past
New Ulm Journal - The town of Hanska was officially incorporated in 1901, making it one of the younger communities in the region, but its history is rich and its residents maintain a strong community spirit 125 years later. Continue reading »

Hinckley Fire Museum continues to preserve, educate, remember 1894
Moose Lake Star Gazette - In 1976, the doors to the Hinckley Fire Museum officially opened for the public. This museum allowed for community members, family members–and all others who remembered the inferno that leveled Hinckley to ash 82 years prior–to keep this life-changing event from fading out of history. Continue reading »

The Rainbow Connection: Learning the History of Pride in the FM
KVRR - We're less than a week away from Pride Week in the metro, and for this year's 25th anniversary, you're invited to come learn just how far we've come in the quest for gay civil rights in the region. The presentation "A Pride of Our Own: Coming Together in Fargo-Moorhead" is in its final preparations for next week at the Clay County Historical Society. Watch video »

Buzzing with heritage and hope; Historic Hofmann Apiary hosts 4th Annual ‘Bee Bash’
Janesville Journal - A sweet breeze swept across the historic grounds of the Hofmann Apiary on Saturday, August 1, as community members, local vendors, and bee enthusiasts swarmed the fourth annual Bee Bash. Beneath sunny skies, attendees explored historic timber buildings, sampled unique local treats—including limited-edition Bee Bash Blended Honey infused with bourbon—and celebrated a legacy that has anchored Southern Minnesota’s agricultural history for over a century. Continue reading »

Missing film footage of historical South St. Paul vote discovered after a century
KSTP - Many will vote during Minnesota’s primary election next Tuesday. A historic ballot was cast more than a century ago in South St. Paul, and it was captured on film. In 1920, a group of South St. Paul women became the first in the nation to legally vote following ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. “We know 90 women voted that day,” said Matt Carter with the Dakota County Historical Society. Watch video »

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