MCHS Inventory - Phase I
Approximately 4315 items out of a total of 8000+ were counted and documented in the first phase of a two-part project involving the MCHS's permanent collections. Among the many expected outcomes of the inventory were the establishment of a benchmark to aid future plans, improved accessability to the objects and a more accountable stewardship of the items within the collections.
(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.