33.21
Book
1919
Waseca County in the World War (I). Material: textile, paper. Size: 8" x 11". Description: brown suede hard cover with gold stamped printed information: "Waseca County in the World War; Carl L. Wyman, Co. E, 318th Engineers, 6th Divn. A.E.F"; contents: 224 numbered pages of black and white photographs featuring county soldiers, county committee members, the Waseca Peace Parade; information about the county groups supporting the war effort: Soldiers Fund Association, Knights of Columbus, Y. M. C. A., Young Women's Christian Association, Women's Committee of the Council of National Defense, Red Cross, Legal Advisory Board, Rural Schools, Farm Bureau, Library War Council, Everett-Aughenbaugh & Co. (EACO), American and Syrian Relief, Belgian Relief, War Savings Stamps, Boys and Girls Clubs; chronology of World War I.
Over 700 men from the county fought in World War I, and twenty one soldiers from Waseca County were killed in action. Countless numbers of Waseca County citizens worked on committees and aid for the war effort. This book was donated by Dale Huelsnitz in 1979 in honor of his great uncle, Mr. Leo Theelke.
Waseca County in the World War
Journal Radical, 1919; Augsburg Publishing