South Dakota Germans from Russia Oral History Project Support

FAIN: HC-276595-20

Northern State University (Aberdeen, SD 57401-7198)
Robert Russell (Project Director: May 2020 to October 2022)

Two part-time positions to develop digital history resources relating to the community of Germans from Russia in South Dakota.

Project will increase preservation of and access to a unique oral history project documenting the Germans from Russia and the history of South Dakota. Funds will be used to replace staff hours lost due to coronavirus, create transcriptions, create metadata & place records online, and to purchase equipment to implement incorporate social distancing practices.