about the heritage education commission
Heritage Education Commission
The Heritage Education Commission, founded in 1978, is an independent, non-profit commission developed for the purpose of creating, initiating and conducting programs and projects which aid in the preservation or restoration of the cultural heritage of the Upper Midwest region.
Programs
Family History Workshop
The Family History Workshop, a full-day seminar, is sponsored each fall to offer regional genealogists an opportunity to update their skills and learn from both experts and their peers.
Oral History
During the 1980s, we interviewed over 200 local leaders in the areas of agriculture, arts, business, communication, education, government and politics, homemaking, law and law enforcement, medicine, religion, and service organizations. Since 2001, we have interviewed nearly 70 veterans, most of whom served during World War II. Most of the interviews have been digitized and are available on RED, the institutional repository of Minnesota State University Moorhead.
Family History Research Awards
An important part of our Family History Workshop is announcing the winners of our annual research awards. We encourage all historical researchers to consider submitting projects for award consideration in several different categories. This is an excellent way for your research to receive the recognition it deserves and to make it more broadly available to other researchers. Award winning projects are submitted to the Archives of the Northwest Minnesota Historical Center at Minnesota State University at Moorhead.
The Commissioners
Kris Thompson
Kris Thompson
Kris Thompson
President of the Heritage Education Commission.
Kris is an educator who has worked in a number of area educational institutions. She is currently with Minnesota State Community and Technical College as the Testing Services Coordinator.
Commissioner since 2019.
Tony Tilton
Kris Thompson
Kris Thompson
Bio coming soon!
Commissioner since 2014.
Jacki Brophy
Kris Thompson
Trista Raezer-Stursa
Bio coming soon!
Trista Raezer-Stursa
Trista Raezer-Stursa
Trista Raezer-Stursa
Trista is the university archivist and an associate professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead. She has a master's degree in Information and Library Science and in History. She has over 15 years of experience helping genealogist access archival material.
Commissioner since 2020.
Colleen Gordon
Trista Raezer-Stursa
Colleen Gordon
Secretary of the Heritage Education Commission. Colleen is the Scholarly Communication Librarian at North Dakota State University. She has a master's degree in Library and Information Science and a bachelor's degree in Anthropology; has been researching her own family history since 2017; and leads introductory genealogy sessions.
Commissioner since 2020.
Jean Kramer
Trista Raezer-Stursa
Colleen Gordon
Jean is a genealogical research enthusiast and member of numerous genealogical societies. She serves as a librarian at Minnesota State University Moorhead with master's degrees in Library and Information Science and in Sociology. Willing to help.
Commissioner since 2024.
Heritage Education Commission
PO Box 292 Moorhead MN 56560
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