MNopedia

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MNopedia: The Minnesota Encyclopedia is a free English-language encyclopedia project from the Minnesota Historical Society. Funded through a Legacy Amendment Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund grant, it is the first online encyclopedia about Minnesota,{{cite web|title=MNopedia: The Minnesota Encyclopedia|url=http://legacy.mnhs.org/whats-new/mnopedia-minnesota-encyclopedia|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=18 January 2013}} a "resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history".{{cite web | url=http://www.mnopedia.org/ | title=MNopedia: Minnesota Encyclopedia | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | access-date=January 2, 2018}} Approved by Minnesotans on November 4, 2008, planning took place in 2010, the site was built in 2011{{cite web | url=http://www.mnopedia.org/about | title=About MNopedia | work=MNopedia | access-date=January 2, 2018}} and was online on August 15; initial funding for 2010 was $199,457.{{Cite web |title=Digital Encyclopedia of Minnesota History {{!}} Minnesota's Legacy |url=https://www.legacy.mn.gov/projects/digital-encyclopedia-minnesota-history |access-date=2025-06-21 |website=www.legacy.mn.gov |language=en}} Many of the articles produced by the encyclopedia are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License as are some of its multimedia files.{{cite web|title=Copyright|url=http://www.mnopedia.org/copyright|work=MNopedia|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=18 January 2013}}

The Minnesota Historical Society had previously planned to produce a print encyclopedia, but opted for an online site for the sake of affordability and interactivity.{{cite news|last=Tillotson|first=Kristin|title=MNopedia site makes history fun|url=http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/128191048.html|newspaper=Star Tribune|date=August 22, 2011}} MNHS paid history scholars including Rhoda Gilman and Annette Atkins to compose essays for the site{{cite news|last=Treacy|first=Mary|title=MNopedia – An evolving encyclopedia of all things Minnesota|url=http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/blog/mary-treacy/mnopedia-evolving-encyclopedia-all-things-minnesota|newspaper=Twin Cities Daily Planet|date=November 27, 2012}} and the historical society also awards grants for the creation of entries on select topics.{{cite news|last=Downer|first=Paul|title=CCHS receives grant for MNopedia project|url=http://sunpatriot.com/2012/12/06/cchs-receives-grant-for-mnopedia-project/|newspaper=Sun Patriot|date=December 6, 2012}}

MNopedia is queryable via API.{{cite web|title=About MNopedia|url=http://www.mnopedia.org/about|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|access-date=18 January 2013}} Online newspaper MinnPost publishes entries from MNopedia on a weekly basis as well as publishing bimonthly news articles that are later developed into entries for MNopedia.{{cite news|title=MinnPost partners with Minnesota Historical Society on MNopedia|url=http://www.minnpost.com/inside-minnpost/2012/09/minnpost-partners-minnesota-historical-society-mnopedia|newspaper=MinnPost|date=September 7, 2012}}

Linda Cameron is the Project Manager. The article on the Wealthy Apple is a staff and internet favorite; under CC-By-SA attribution it was imported from MNopedia into Wikipedia in 2012.{{cite web | url=http://ampers.org/mn-art-culture-history/minnesota-historical-society-launches-mnopedia/ | title=Minnesota Historical Society launches MNopedia (audio) | publisher=Ampers | work=KFAI | last = Gray | first = Susan| date=April 19, 2013 | access-date=January 2, 2018}}