Introduction

In September 2006, the Minnesota Historical Society received a $1 million grant from the Bush Foundation to extend its technological capacity and collaborate with cultural heritage institutions in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota to develop a regional infrastructure called the Great Rivers Network (GRN).

The goal of this project is to expand our capacity to create, manage, preserve and provide access to digital content across county and state boundaries. This portal will allow users to explore the online collections of the GRN partners, facilitating the discovery of diverse resources such as photographs, artifacts, manuscripts, vital records and library catalogs.

Project Documents

• Grant Proposal Narrative

Project Reports

• October 2007: Project Meeting - Fargo, ND

• August 2007: Project Meeting - Pierre, SD
• Presentations: Project Overview, Progress Report, IDOL Demo, Data Analysis
• July 2007: Project Meeting - St. Paul, MN
• Presentations: IDOL Demo, Data Analysis, Branding, Collection Survey
• June 2007: Project Meeting - Bismarck, ND
  • Presentations - Project Overview, Progress Report, Technology and Application Demonstration
• October 2006:Project Meeting