Edina City Council — Transcript
Saturday, March 15, 2025
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Edina Heritage Award Goes to Home History Website
ThouseHistory.com Platform Overview and Data Sources
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Presentation and Recognition of 2024 Edina Heritage Award Winner
The Heritage Commission recognized ThouseHistory.com as the 2024 award recipient. Creators Amanda Zelski and David Decker discussed the platform's mission to crowdsource home history documentation. The platform contains over 24,000 homes nationally and approximately 600 in Edina. Data for Edina homes was sourced from the Minnesota Historical Society, Hennepin County History Museum, and Minneapolis Star Tribune. The platform offers free access for users to upload information and a free history research guide, with optional paid features for professional research assistance.
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we're super grateful for the award it's just been an incredible opportunity to help preserve the history of all the homes
the big idea behind our platform is to be able to answer what's the story with that house and capture the real moments that make a house a home
we just love the idea of everyone coming together and crowdsourcing home history it's the real magic when everyone is contributing that together
Ordinances & Resolutions (1)
Annual award presented by the Edina Heritage Commission during preservation month to recognize local historical preservation activity. Awarded to ThouseHistory.com in 2024.