This readme.txt file was generated on <20200324> by ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Minnesota's Synagogues: A History Map 2. Created by Kate Dietrick, Archivist, Upper Midwest Jewish Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Kate Dietrick Institution: University of Minnesota Libraries Address: Elmer L. Andersen 222 21st Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55455 Email: diet0134@umn.edu 3. Date of data collection: 2016-2020 4. Time period of content: 1856-2020 4. Geographic location of the data: Primarily the Twin Cities with some points in Duluth and greater Minnesota 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: University of Minnesota Libraries 6. Description of project: This project aims to map the locations of various synagogues throughout Minnesota's history, from the very first synagogue in 1856 to the present. In 1856, a group of German Jews established the first synagogue in Saint Paul, two years before Minnesota would receive statehood. As the population of Minnesota grew, more Jewish families immigrated to the Upper Midwest and established places of worship. These synagogues changed locations often, opened and closed, merged and broke away. This project aims to map the locations of synagogues and their corresponding cemeteries throughout Minnesota. -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication 2. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: - Web service of synagogue locations: https://umn.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=2924b24a6bb24fdea2eeb41952e4aff0 - "Minnesota's Synagogues: A History Maps" - a interactive map (ESRI time-aware web application): https://umn.maps.arcgis.com/apps/TimeAware/index.html?appid=91766fd3ac4e41d38412a938bffe844b 3. Was data derived from another source? If yes, list source(s): Data came from various sources -- see column "Source(s)" in spreadsheet 6. Recommended citation for the data: Dietrick, Kate. (2020). Minnesota Synagogues: A History Map. Retrieved from the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota, https://doi.org/10.13020/yngk-mh80. --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Filename: UMJA Synagogue Map Data Short description: aggregated data for locations of various Jewish synagogues in Minnesota from 1855-2020 B. Filename: UMJA Cemeteries Map Data Short description: aggregated data for locations of Jewish cemeteries in Minnesota -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Collected from various websites, archival documents, city directories, published histories 2. Methods for processing the data: Once information found, placed in spreadsheet ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: UMJA Synagogue map data.csv ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of columns:12 2. Number of point: 101 3. Variable List Name = Name of synagogue Mappable Location Longitude = Longitude location of the synagogue Latitude = Latitude location of the synagogue Location display = Address location of the synagogue (used for display in the interactive map) Year at location start = Year synagogue was established at that location (used for start of date range in time-enabled map) Year at location end = Year synagogue closed at that location (used for end of date range in time-enabled map) Years of establishment = Range of years synogogue was established across all locations Sect = subgroup within Judaism with which synogogue was/is aligned General Information = Description of when the cemetery was established and other details if known For further archival resources visit = link to related resources with the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives Sources = Source(s) used to determine existence and location of the synagogue ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: UMJA Cemetery map data.csv ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of columns: 6 2. Number of point: 18 3. Variable List Name = Name of the cemetery Longitude = Longitude location of the cemetery Latitude = Latitude location of the cemetery Location = Address location of the cemetery General information = Description of when the cemetery was established and other details if known For further archival resources visit