1.97.170
Booklet, Commemorative
1931
Memories: Commemoration Booklet for LeSueur River First Settlers and Church Congregation. Material: paper, metal. Size: 6" W. x 9 1/4" L. Description: white paper cover, geometric line bottom and top borders and title: "Memories, Published in Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Coming of the First Settlers and the 70th Anniversary of the LeSueur River Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, June 27 & 28, 1931, New Richland, Minnesota, contents: 30 pages stapled inside cover includes information the forward, black and white photographs of LeSueur River Church and Trinity Lutheran Church (in New Richland), anniversary program, history of the settlement, black and white photographs of former pastors and groups, list of early settlers (with penciled in notes), the building program and the congregation, 40th anniversary synopsis, biographies of former pastors of the congregation (O.A. Mellby, L.G. Engelstad, Edward Nervig, J.C. Walledom), work of the congregation, mission circles, Christian education, young people's organizations, choirs, biographies of sons of the congregation who have entered the ministry or missions.
The ministry (Carl August Mellby, Gustav Stearns, Christian E. Sybilrud), greeting from J.A. Aasgaard who is president of the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (LCA) and other religious leaders, officers of the congregation, committee members. New Richland.
Memories