Minnesota Historical Society announces grant funding for area organizations

On Tuesday, the Minnesota Historical Society announced the recipients of over $430,000 in small grants, including funds for area organizations and nonprofits. 

According to a news release, the Kanabec County Historical Society received $10,000 to hire an architect to conduct an assessment of the Coin School.

The school, which is located in Mora and was built to be a one-room schoolhouse in 1899, was recommended to be placed on the national registry of historic places earlier this year.

East Central Minnesota Pride was awarded just over $7,000 for a historical marker commemorating LGBTQ pride events in Pine City. 

The organization is working with the city’s parks and rec committee on placement of a marker at Voyageur Park.

The Isanti County Historical Society, located in Cambridge, also received about $6,900 to purchase a microfilm reader to help make records more publicly accessible.

This cycle of grants was approved by the Historical Society's Executive Council on May 16.

Coin School circa 1912, from National Register of Historic Places registration form.