City Council Meeting Date:
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
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Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to Hayes Scriven, Executive Director of the Northfield Historical Society.
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Summary Report:
Mayor Pownell will present Hayes Scriven, Executive Director of the Northfield Historical Society for his service since 2006. Mr. Scriven has announced that he will step down on February 28 to become the new Executive Director of the Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin.
According to the Historical Society website, Board President Sarah Beimers says “Hayes’ leadership has energetically upheld the Northfield Historical Society’s place as one of the
preeminent local history organizations in Minnesota.”
Under Scriven’s leadership, the society has been awarded nearly $450,000 through the Minnesota Historical Society’s Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant (“Legacy”) program. These grants facilitated the construction of an elevator and six ADA-compliant restrooms, and the installation of compact archival shelving - all at the society’s downtown Northfield Scriver Building. The grants also have allowed the society to hire professional staff in order to complete several curatorial projects.
The presentation of the certificate will include the reading of the Certificate by City Administrator Martig along with some additional words of appreciation from the Mayor, Northfield Historical Society board representatives.
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