ST LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
506 W MICHIGAN ST, DULUTH, MN 55802 www.thehistorypeople.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE GENERAL NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE THE DISCOVERY, PRESERVATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISTORY AND PREHISTORY OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. IN ADDITION TO COLLECTING AND PRESERVING OBJECTS OF MATERIAL CULTURE AND HISTORICAL RESEARCH MATERIAL, THE SOCIETY SHALL MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A MUSEUM AND MATERIALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE COLLECTIONS AND OPERATIONS OF A HISTORICAL RESEARCH CENTER ADEQUATE TO SERVE THE REGION ENCOMPASSING ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.

TO DISCOVER, PRESERVE, AND DISSEMINATE THE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA THROUGH ARCHIVAL AND MUSEUM SERVICES.

VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL (VMH) - VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL IS A JOINT PROJECT OF THE SOCIETY AND THE MILITARY SERVICE VETERANS OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. METADATA: THE PROJECT ARCHIVIST DEVELOPED METADATA GUIDELINES FOR ARCHIVAL CATALOG RECORDS TO ALLOW RECORDS TO BE EFFECTIVELY RESEARCHED AND UTILIZED. DIGITIZATION/DUPLICATION/PUBLICATION: 17 REQUESTS FOR DIGITIZATION OF SOCIETY'S ARCHIVES INCLUDING A MNOPEDIA ARTICLE ON ALBERT WOOLSON, THE LAST CIVIL WAR VETERAN. THE BOOK SUCH GOOD MEN (2019) BY ALAN ANDERSON, PHD, EXPLORES THE CAREERS OF LOCAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS. WEBSITE UPDATE: ONGOING PROJECT WITH REVISED CONTENT AND WEBSITE REDESIGN; LAUNCH IN FALL 2020. VMH WEBSITE: 15,342 USERS, 17,940 SESSIONS; 72,711 PAGE VIEWS. VMH FACEBOOK: 1,112 LIKES; TOTAL REACH OF 121,013 INDIVIDUALS. ALBERT J. AMATUZIO RESEARCH CENTER (AJARC): ARCHIVES AND RESEARCH RECORDS ARE REORGANIZED TO BE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STANDARD USED TO COMPILE AND SORT THE DOCUMENTS. METADATA GUIDELINES ALLOW VOLUNTEERS/ INTERNS TO CATALOGUE THE COLLECTION WITH PROFESSIONAL STAFF. VMH ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM: ON TARGET. IN 2019, 4 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS. PRIORITIES INCLUDED TRANSCRIBING, PROOFING, AND ADDING THE INTERVIEWS INTO THE COLLECTION. 12 ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS WERE TRANSCRIBED. OF THE 147 ORAL HISTORIES COMPLETED, 101 ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE INTERVIEWEES: 6,973 TOTAL STORIES AVAILABLE ON LINE. 150 VETERAN ORAL HISTORIES ARE ASSESSED AND REORGANIZED IN PREPARATION FOR CATALOGING AND SECURING GRANTS FOR THOSE THAT STILL NEED TRANSCRIPTION. VMH-HOSTED EVENTS: HISTORY IN A PINT HAD 3 SPEAKERS;180 COMBINED ATTENDEES. VMH 5K FUN RUN BROUGHT $15,605 FROM 36 INDIVIDUAL/ LOCAL BUSINESS SPONSORS. 50 RUNNERS/ 100 OBSERVERS. MAJOR HENRY A. COURTNEY, JR., MEDAL OF HONOR INSTALLATION CEREMONY ATTENDED BY 70 PEOPLE, INCLUDING HIS DESCENDANTS AND LOCAL VETERANS. SOCIETY WORKED WITH FREEDOMS FOUNDATION TO SECURE THE MEDAL FOR MEDAL OF HONOR ROW. USS DULUTH BELL UNVEILING AND CREWMEMBERS REUNION: SECURED $1,300 GRANTS AND LOANS FOR THE RESTORATION. THE BELL, LOANED BY THE NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND CENTER, WAS UNVEILED TO 110 ATTENDEES AT THE USS DULUTH CREWMEMBERS REUNION, VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL. AN AMERICAN FLAG THAT SERVED ON THE USS DULUTH 2002-2004, FLEW OVER DULUTH'S CITY HALL DURING A FLAG RAISING CEREMONY; 60 ATTENDEES. THE DULUTH HONOR GUARD PARTICIPATED. 130 PEOPLE ATTENDED A LEADERSHIP SEMINAR FEATURING 5-STAR GENERAL NEAL. 15TH ANNUAL REMEMBRANCE DINNER HOSTED 200 PEOPLE, INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE 5 LOCAL MEN WHO RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR. THE MIKE COLALILLO MEDAL OF HONOR SCHOLARSHIP WAS AWARDED AT THE DINNER. 155 PEOPLE VIEWED THE EXHIBITION OF CHARLES KAPSNER'S AIR FORCE PAINTING IN THE GREAT HALL. VMH STAFF: FOCUSED ON VMH WALL OF REMEMBRANCE PROJECT TO INVESTIGATE, VALIDATE, ADD AT LEAST 134 NEW NAMES. PUBLISHED WORK, PHOTOS, AND COMPLETED RESEARCH FOR STARS AND STRIPES, MILITARY TIMES, AND FOR THE DEPOT FOUNDATION. COORDINATED WITH LOCAL ARTIST: TIM CORTES CREATED THE MEDAL OF HONOR LIMITED EDITION PRINT DEPICTING 5 REGIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS. SOCIETY SECURED FUNDING. 1,000 POSTERS OF THE ARTWORK ARE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. PLANNING OF JOE GOMER EXHIBIT, TUSKEGEE AIRMAN, WWII, TO INCLUDE TRAVELING EXHIBIT STARTING IN THE DEPOT, FALL 2020. SOCIETY SECURED $10,000. JOE GOMER (WWII) AND DAVID WHEAT (VIETNAM) STATUES AT OBERSTAR TERMINAL, DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SOCIETY-OWNED STATUES WERE CURATED BY SOCIETY; VMH MEMBERS SECURED FUNDING. JAMES JOSEPH HUBERT EXHIBIT: LLOYD K. JOHNSON FOUNDATION FUNDED 5 HUBERT FAMILY VMH ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPTIONS; BASIS FOR AN EXHIBIT HONORING A WWII VETERAN WHO REMAINS WERE REPATRIATED. SOCIETY STAFF ARE INVOLVED; DESIGN IS COMPLETE; ANTICIPATE A FALL 2020 INSTALLATION. ERIE MINING COMPANY HISTORY PROJECT - BEGUN IN JANUARY 2014, A 6-PHASE PROJECT. REGULAR STATUS REPORTS; MOST RECENTLY IN DECEMBER 2019. PHASES 1-4 ARE COMPLETE; INCLUDES PUBLISHING THE BOOK. PHASE 5 IS CREATING A FIXED MUSEUM EXHIBIT. PROJECT ADVISORS PARTNERED WITH SPLIT ROCK STUDIOS, ST. PAUL, TO DESIGN AND FABRICATE THE EXHIBIT. BOOK: THIS HISTORY BOOK WAS PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER 2019; WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO 1400 LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS IN MINNESOTA. BOOK SALES ARE SUCCESSFUL; 645 INDIVIDUAL PRE-PUBLICATION BOOK ORDERS. MAILED 747 BOOKS; 300 WERE DELIVERED TO FULFILL THE NEW AND PRE-PUBLICATION ORDERS. ACCESS THROUGH PUBLIC ARCHIVAL INSTITUTIONS: COMPLETED 152 INDIVIDUAL BOOK INTERVIEWS; ALL ARE TRANSCRIBED;146 IN FINAL FORM INCLUDING PHOTOS. TO BE PUBLISHED SEPARATELY FOR ACCESS BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES. EDUCATIONAL ON-LINE LEARNING: PROJECT COORDINATOR PRESENTED THE ERIE HISTORY PROJECT'S EDUCATIONAL ON-LINE LEARNING PORTION TO 60 EDUCATORS AT MINNESOTA MINERALS EDUCATORS WORKSHOP. STUDY GUIDE TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE IRON MINING ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA. WEBSITE PRESENCE: 503 FOLLOWERS IN PROJECT'S FACEBOOK. TRAVELING EXHIBIT: EXHIBIT WAS DISPLAYED AT 5 VENUES IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY: DULUTH, HOYT LAKES, AURORA, ST. LOUIS COUNTY FAIR, CHISHOLM. FIXED MUSEUM EXHIBIT: DEPOT FOUNDATION FUNDED PLANS FOR ITS INFRASTRUCTURE TO REPLACE THE CURRENT MINING EXHIBIT IN THE DEPOT; $61,000. AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS CREATED; HIRED SPLIT ROCK STUDIOS, $40,000 CONTRACT, TO PLAN THE $350,000 EXHIBIT. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: NEW PROGRAM WILL BEGIN WITH SUPPORT FROM THE DULUTH-SUPERIOR AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. ERIE MINING HISTORY PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS WILL RAISE $50,000. PROJECT VOLUNTEERS: 4356 VOLUNTEER HOURS EXPENDED ON THE ERIE MINING PROJECT. A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIETY'S PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER WORKFORCE.MUSEUM OPERATIONS (MO) - MUSEUM OPERATIONS' GOAL: TO INCREASE THE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS REPRESENTING THE HISTORY OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. SOCIETY ACCESSIONED 65 COLLECTIONS FROM UNIQUE DONORS. SOCIETY CATALOGUED AND PREPARED ALL 2019 DONATIONS; 189 OFFERED/ 68 ACCEPTED. SOCIETY CONTINUES TO REVIEW FUNDING SOURCES FOR SPECIALIZED PRESERVATION TREATMENT TO ITEMS IN POOR/ UNSTABLE CONDITION. STAFF PRESERVED 29 ITEMS, INCLUDING A USS DULUTH-LPD6 BELL. COLLECTIONS ACCESSIBILITY INITIATIVE: REHOUSED 450 OVERSIZED OR ODD-SIZED OBJECTS; ORGANIZED WITHIN A 5-YEAR, MULTI-PHASE INITIATIVE TO CREATE CONSISTENT RECORDS, DEVELOP AN ACCESSIBLE COLLECTION, AND BALANCE PRESERVATION WITH EDUCATION. 8 LINEAR FEET OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS WERE TRANSFERED TO THE KATHRYN A. MARTIN LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, DULUTH. INITIATED CONVERSATION WITH COUNTY ELECTED OFFICERS AND STAFF REGARDING SOCIETY'S USE OF COUNTY-OWNED BUILDINGS FOR PERMANENT STORAGE; A HIGH PRIORITY FOR 2020. AN ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2019 IS AVAILABLE; FUNDED THROUGH A LEGACY GRANT, MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. DATA-LOGGERS WERE REPLACED AND ACTIVELY VISUALLY MONITOR COLLECTION ACCESS POINTS AND EXHIBIT AREAS. FORMAL DATA IS ASSESSED ANNUALLY. SYSTEMS PROTECT AND PRESERVE ARTIFACTS AND ARCHIVES. SOCIETY HANDLED ABOUT 180 CORRESPONDENCE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO ARCHIVES. MARTIN LIBRARY DID APPROXIMATELY 500 REQUESTS. ADMINISTRATIVE OR CURATORIAL STAFF HANDLED ABOUT 295 EMAIL OR PHONE REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION. MO STAFF COORDINATED WITH THE AMERICAN INDIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HOST NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY; 300 ATTENDEES. GEODOME, THE MOON LANDING FROM AN INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE; 35 ATTENDEES. BUCKANAGA SOCIAL CLUB COLLECTION WAS COHOSTED WITH DULUTH ART INSTITUTE; 50 ATTENDEES. EFFETE DU LAC: A MULTI-WEEK EXHIBIT OF 58 PAINTINGS OF DULUTH AND LAKE SUPERIOR'S NORTH SHORE BY JOHN COOK. OPENING RECEPTION; 115 ATTENDEES. LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND EXHIBIT: THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF LIGHTHOUSE; HONORED SOCIETY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CURATOR AT OPENING RECEPTION. MUSEUM BASED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: DEPOT EDVENTURES: A NEW PROGRAM OFFERED ON SATURDAYS; 7 EVENTS,122 ATTENDEES. CHILDREN'S INTERACTIVE. MUSEUM BASED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: LAKE SUPERIOR OJIBWE GALLERY: AN EXCELLENT SOURCE ABOUT THE RICH HISTORY AND CULTURE OF LAKE SUPERIOR'S OJIBWE. INFORMATIVE TEXT, CULTURAL ARTIFACTS, AND SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING GUIDES SO VISITORS IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE EXHIBIT TO GAIN AN APPRECIATION FOR THE OJIBWE. SOCIETY EMPLOYS 2 DOCENTS IN THE GALLERY, EACH OF WHOM IDENTIFIES AS OJIBWE. AMERICAN INDIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE GALLERY. MUSEUM BASED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES: FESLER GALLERY: HILL OF THREE WATERS MURAL BY JOHN COOK, PORTRAYS A SITE IN NORTHERN ST. LOUIS COUNTY SACRED TO THE OJIBWE. LINDA LEGARDE GROVER, PHD, AN OJIBWE ELDER, PROVIDED THE TEXT. IRRRB FUNDED. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: THREE INTERNS DURING SPRING SEMESTER AND ONE OVER THE SUMMER. EACH COMPLETED 150 HOURS (450 TOTAL). WINTER PROJECTS: CREATE GRAPHIC DESIGNS SOCIETY'S DEPOT SQUARE, RESEARCH MILITARY UNIFORMS, AND CATALOGUE MUSEUM ARTIFACTS.

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