The Minnesota Historical Society

awarded a Minnesota Historical and

Cultural Heritage Grant in the amount of $7000

The grant was approved by the Society’s awards committee on October 27 and will help replace the museum roof.  The Pope County Historical Society is raising $150,000 to complete this project. "Appeal letters were sent countywide last week and response is already strong," reports Merlin Peterson, PCHS administrator.  "We are excited to add this grant award to fund."

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 in November 2008.  The grants are awarded to support projects of enduring value for the cause of history and historic preservation across the state.

“It is wonderful to see so many communities and local organizations 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 organizations 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.”  

Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants:  For more information about Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants 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.