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New 20 Page Booklet. Early days in Swift County, MN, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The booklet contains information on the following villages and/or townships of: Benson, Appleton, Pillsbury, Kerkhoven, Hayes, Camp Lake, Kildare, Dublin, Cashel, Torning, Clontarf, Six Mile Grove, Swenoda, West Bank, Marysland, Tara, Fairfield, Moyer, New Posen, Shible and Hegbert. Among the many subjects discussed are: Physical Features of the area; Early county officials; Early Norwegian settlers, like Ole Thorson, Hans Golden, and Lars Christianson, who carried mail on snowshoes; settlements; and other early settlers; County "firsts," such as the first store, saloon, hotel, church, school, newspaper, etc.; Railroad; Early public officials; County… Read More

Early days in Ramsey County, Minnesota, are recalled in this NEW 42-page spiral bound booklet reprinted from two rare books: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill, and Minnesota, a State Guide, a WPA publication. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The 1882 Neill history covers the early development of this area, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glympse from a 1938 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. The booklet contains information on the following communities: Arden Hills, Blaine (part), Dellwood, Falcon Heights, Gem Lake, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Maplewood, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, North St. Paul, Roseville, Saint Anthony (part), Saint Paul, Shoreview, Spring Lake Park (part), Vadnais Heights, West Saint Paul, White Bear Lake (part). Among the subjects… Read More

1882. NEW 64 Page Booklet. Early days in Scott County, MN, including the present and/or past communities of Belle Plaine, Blakely, Brentwood, Cedar Lake, Credit River, Elko, Eagle Creek, Glendale, Helena, Jordan, Little Rapids, Louisville, Marystown, Merriam, New Market (formerly Jackson), New Prague (part), Prior Lake, Sand Creek (formerly Douglass), St. Lawrence, Savage, and Shakopee, and Spring Lake are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this spiral bound booklet reprinted from a rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: officers of the county in 1853 and 1881; Thomas Holmes, Daniel Apgar, Martin Byrnes, H.H. Spencer, Thomas O'Donnell, Michael Flynn, W. H. Calkins, and other early settlers; Early Indian missionaries, teachers and… Read More

New 80 Page Booklet! History of the Sioux Massacre by Charles S. Bryant was originally included as a separate part of a history book on the counties in the Minnesota Valley. Written in the early 1880s when survivors were still around to share their personal experiences, Bryant presents a vivid chronological account of the Indian uprising. This reprint was is an excerpt from the hard to find 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley and the only part of that book credited to Bryant. It is printed on 60# paper with the print enlarged slightly for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. After a brief background on the tribes in the area, including their lifestyle, treaties and complaints, Bryant gives an account of the massacre with incredible detail. This wasn't just a single incident or battle, but involved a series of deadly encounters with individuals or small groups of scattered settlers on the Minnesota frontier. Numerous tales of murders, burnings, captures,… Read More

NEW 73 Page Booklet. Early days in Nicollet County, Minnesota, which encompasses the present and/or past communities of Traverse, Traverse des Sioux, St. Peter, Rock Bend, Belgrade (formerly South Bend), Lake Prairie, Oshawa, Eureka, Swan City, Courtiano, Red Stone, Lafayette, Ridgely (Fort Ridgely), Brighton, Granby, New Sweden, Bernadotte are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this spiral bound booklet reprinted from a rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: Physical description of land; First officers of the county; Schools, Churches, and Newspapers; Controversy over County seat location; The St. Peter Company's attempt to make St. Peter the Territorial Capital; first birth, marriage, death; railroads and ferry boats; a… Read More

Early days in Sibley County, MN, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 70-page spiral bound booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. Sibley County encompasses the past and/or present communities of Alfsborg, Arlington, Bismark, Cornish, Dryden, Faxon, Grafton, Green Isle, Henderson, Jessenland, Kelso, Moltke, New Auburn, Severance, Sibley, Transit, Washington Lake. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: Physical features; Charles Blair, John Blair, Ed Winkelman and other early settlers; German, Scotch, Irish and French Canadian communities; Various county office locations; Joseph R. Brown, pioneer town-builder of Minnesota; early county and municiple officials; firsts -- church service, postmaster, school and teacher, white child born,… Read More

1882. New 53 Page Booklet. Early days in Renville County, in south central Minnesota, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The booklet contains information on the following communities: Beaver Falls, Birch Cooley, Flora, Cairo, Camp, Hawk Creek, Sacred Heart, Preston Lake, Norfolk, Stewart, Emmett, Boon Lake, Bandon, Henryville, Palmyra, Wellington, Erickson, Brookfield, Hector, Wang, Melville, Troy, Bird Island, Olivia, Martinsburg, Kingman, Winfield, Osceola, and Township 116, range 36. Among the many subjects discussed are: Physical Features and boundaries; Early "de facto" public officials and later elections; Louis La Croix "with his squaw wife," Martel the ferryman, Major Joseph R. Brown, and other early pre-massacre settlers; "Bad Talkers"; the… Read More

Early days in Blue Earth County, in south central Minnesota, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The NEW 106-page booklet is printed double-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The booklet contains information on the following places: Mankato, Lime, Jamestown, Le Ray, South Bend, Judson, Cambria, Butternut Valley, Lincoln, Garden City, Lake Crystal, Rapidan, Decoria, McPherson, Medo, Beauford, Lyra, Vernon Center, Ceresco, Pleasant Mound, Shelby, Sterling, Mapleton, Danville, and Minnesota Lake. Among the many subjects discussed are: Physical Features; Boundary and Claim disputes; Henry Jackson, P.K. Johnson, and other early settlers; County and/or community "firsts," such as the first post office; first bridge, first white woman in Mankato, first ferry licenses; etc.; "Misplaced" Winnebago Indian… Read More

Early days in Minnesota's Yellow Medicine County are recalled in this NEW 33-page spiral bound booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The booklet contains information on the following villages and/or townships of: Yellow Medicine City, Granite Falls, Minnesota Falls, Stony Run, Echo (formerly Empire), Sandes, Lisbon, Wood Lake, Norman, Canby, Hazel Run, Swede Prairie, Friendship, Florida, Wergeland, Posen, Burton, Tyro, Omro, Fortier. Among the many subjects discussed are: Upper Sioux Agency, Battle of Wood Lake, Physical Features of the area; Early county officials; First Permanent Settlers after the Sioux War; County Seat disagreement; County Records in a haystack; County and/or community "firsts," such as the first court session, first marriage, first sawmill, first… Read More

New 32 Page Booklet. Early days in Minnesota's Big Stone, Traverse & Grant Counties are recalled in this spiral bound booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill, with additions from the WPA's Minnesota, a State Guide. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The booklet contains information on the following communities: Big Stone County -- Ortonville, Odessa, Big Stone, Prior, Graceville, Browns Valley, Bay View, Tokua, Almond, Malta, Otrey, Artichoke, Akron; Traverse County -- Village of Browns Valley; Grant County -- Elbow Lake; and the Sisseton and Wahpeton Indian Reservation. Among the many subjects discussed are: Physical Features, such as Artichoke and Big Stone Lakes; Ole Bolsta, Jacob Hurly, C.K. Orton, Robert "Red Head" Dickson, Walter Steers, Joseph R. Brown, Solomon Robert, Moses Mireau, and other early… Read More

New 27 Page Booklet. Early days in Chippewa County, MN, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The booklet contains information on the communities of: Chippewa City, Montevideo, Sparta Township, Granite Falls, Tunsburg, Watson, Rosewood, Leenthrop, Kragaro, Lac Qui Parle, Havelock, Big Bend, Mandt, Grace, and Woods, Among the many subjects discussed are: Physical Features of the area; Early county officials; Early settlements; Walter Carlton, George W. Frink, and other early settlers; County "firsts," such as the first house, first school, first post office, first white child born, first marriage, etc.; Roster of early public officials; the Demise of Chippewa City and the Birth of Montevideo; Schools; Churches; Sunset Masonic Lodge and Chippewa… Read More

Early days in Redwood County, MN, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW spiral bound 38-page illustrated booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The booklet contains separate sections on the communities of: Redwood Falls, Redwood Falls Township, Sherman, Sheridan, Charlestown, New Avon, Swedes Forest, Sundown, Brookville, Willow Lake, North Hero, Springdale, Lamberton, Delhi, Three Lakes, Underwood, Gales, Waterbury, Johnsonville, West Line, Walnut Grove, Vail, Paxton, Honner, Kintire, Morgan, Vesta, and Township lll, Range 38. Among the many subjects discussed are: Physical Features of the area; The Sioux Indians and the Massacre of 1862; Land appraisals in 1867; Early county officials; Transportation; Early settlements and trading posts; Early… Read More

New 73 Page Booklet. Early days in Minnesota's Hennepin and Dakota Counties are recalled in this spiral bound booklet reprinted from two rare books: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill, and Minnesota, a State Guide, a WPA publication. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The 1882 Neill history covers the early development of this area, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic glympse from a 1938 vantage point, including interesting historical notes, especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. The city of Minneapolis, grew from nothing in 1855, to 50,000 in 1882, to nearly half a million in 1938. Past and/or present communities (all of which may not be mentioned in the booklet) include: HENNEPIN COUNTY: Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Chanhassen (part), Corcoran, Crown College, Crystal, Crystal Bay, Crystal Lake, Dayton… Read More

Early days in LeSueur County, MN, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 57 page spiral bound booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. LeSueur County encompasses the past and/or present communities of Cleveland, East St. Peter, Elysian (part), Heidelberg, Kasota, Le Center (formerly Le Sueur Center), Le Sueur, Mankato (part), Marysburg, Montgomery, New Prague (part), and Waterville, and includes ten townships: Cleveland, Cordova, Derrynane, Kilkenny, Lanesburgh, Lexington, Ottawa, Sharon, Tyrone (formerly Hillsdale), and Washington. Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: Physical features; early county and municiple officials, the ginseng market; firsts -- postmaster, school, teacher, birth, death, marriage, etc.; Le Sueur foils invasion… Read More

New 64 Page Booklet. Early days in Carver County, Minnesota, encompassing the present and/or past communities of Benton Village, Carver, Chanhassen (part), Chaska, Cologne, Dahlgren, Hamburg, Hancock, Helvetia, Lakektown, Mayer, Minneapolis, Minnetrista, Monticello, New Germany, Norwood, Norwood Young America, NYA, St. Clair, St. Lawrence (part), San Francisco, Victoria, Waconia, Watertown, Young America Lake are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this spiral bound booklet reprinted from a rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. (Note: All of the towns may not be mentioned in the booklet.) The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover Among the many and diverse topics in the booklet are: Physical description of land; First officers of the county; a celebrated jury trial over the ownership of a small building; the Chaska, Minnetonka and… Read More

Early days in Brown County, in south central Minnesota, are recalled in this spiral bound 67 Page booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The booklet contains information on the following communities: New Ulm, Milford, Cottonwood, Home, Golden Gate, Sleepy Eye Lake, Eden, Sigel, Stark, Leavenworth, Burnstown, North Star, Stately, Bashaw, Mulligan, Albin, Lake Hanska and Linden. Among the many subjects discussed are: Physical Features and boundaries and organization; Early public officials; First Permanent Settlers, Germans from Chicago; Early settlers and prominent residents in each town; County and/or community "firsts," such as the first store, first marriage, first sawmill, first postmaster, first death, first birth, first school, etc.; Overcoming Troubles: Pesky Blackbirds, hungry… Read More

New 20 Page Booklet. Early days in Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota, are recalled in this spiral bound booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The booklet contains information on the following communities: Lac Qui Parle, Williamsburg (abandoned), Cerro Gordo, Baxter, Riverside, Yellow Bank, Maxwell, Ten Mile Lake, Providence, Hantho, Lake Shore, Madison, Hamlin, Mehurin, Garfield, Arena, Freeland, Perry, and Township 119, Range 46. Among the many subjects discussed are: Physical Features and boundaries and organization; Early public officials, elections and facilities; William Mills and other early Settlers; Norwegian settlement; "Firsts" for the County and the various communities, such as the first church, first marriage, first death, first birth, first store, first school, first… Read More

New 37 Page Illustrated Booklet. Early days in Lyon County, MN, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this spiral bound booklet reprinted from the rare 1882 book: History of the Minnesota Valley, by the Rev. Edward D. Neill. The booklet is printed one-sided on 60# paper with the print enlarged for easier reading. A vinyl sheet has been added to protect the front cover. The county encompasses the past and present communities of: Balaton, Cottonwood, Florence, Garvin, Ghent, Lynd, Marshall, Minneota, Russell, Saint Leo, Stowe, Taunton, Tracy, and 19 townships: Amiret, Clifton, Coon Creek, Custer (Saratoga), Eidsvold, Fairview, Grandview, Island Lake, Lake Marshall, Lucas, Lyons, Monroe, Nordland, Rock Lake, Shelburne, Sodus, Stanley, Vallers and Westerheim. Among the many subjects discussed are: Physical Features of the area; Transportation; Early settlements and trading posts; T.W. Custer, Charles E. Goodell, the A.W. Muzzy family, and other early settlers; County… Read More

1925. Excerpts from four vintage publications shed light on the early years of the Annapolis MD area, including the US Naval Academy, in this New 123-page booklet. The pages are printed on 8 1/2" x 11" 60# opaque paper, while the three-color front cover is an 80# card stock, protected with a vinyl sheet. The primary source is: Annapolis: Its Colonial and Naval Story by Walter B. Norris (1925). This colorful and informative little book has been reproduced almost in its entirety. Other sources include: The First Parishes of the Province of Maryland (1942), Tidewater Maryland by Paul Wilstach (1931) and Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State, a WPA publication, (1940). Some of the chapter titles in the Norris book are: "A Puritan Settlement in a Catholic Colony", "Revolution of 1688...", "Clubs, Theaters and Literature", "Some Tory Families...", "Three Signers of the Declaration of Independence...", "Stamp Act Riots and the Peggy Stewart… Read More