Order of the Eastern Star Pendant. Material: metal. Size: 1/4" diameter. Description: silver pendant with emblem of the Order; five-pointed star with the white ray of the star pointing downwards towards the manger (in the Chapter room, the downward-pointing white ray points to the West.); The character-building lessons taught in the Order are stories inspired by Biblical figures: Adah (Jephthah's daughter, from the Book of Judges); Ruth, the widow from the Book of Ruth; Esther, the wife from t ... more

Rod Searle, Gavel. Material: wood. Size: 3 1/2" x 10". Description: finished and turned hardwood mallet head with a tooled handle; taped to mallet head is a label: "Rod Searle".

Rod Searle Name Plate. Material: metal, plastic. Size: 2 1/4" x 10" x 1 1/2" D. Description: gold colored metal plate with an extended base; brown vinyl, wood-grained inset in which the name "Rod Searle" is engraved.

Rod Searle Identification Button. Material: wood. Size: 3 1/2" diameter. Description: brown wooden disk heavily lacquered; hand printed on surface: "Rod Searle, Itasca Community College"; label on reverse: " C.W.D.C. Industries, Inc., Virginia, Hibbing, Grand Rapids, Wood Button & Badge, 218-326-8574"; attaching pin on reverse.

Janesville Juvenile Band. Janesville Band. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 8". Description: black and white newspaper print; Janesville Juvenile Band; caption under photograph: "Janesville Juvenile Band, always uniformed in khaki, gave a distinctive military atmosphere to every patriotic occasion at which it performed during the war. Directors of the band were: Roy L. Johnson and Alfred L. Nyquist. Cornet players were: Ernest Werdin; Albert Williston; Verne Randall; George Schmidt; Lyle Morrill; A ... more

Portrait of Rodney N. Searle, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Material: textile, paper, metal, wood. Size: 21" x 25". Description: color portrait photographed by R. David of Virginia shows Speaker of the Minnesota State House of Representatives posed at his podium in the House Chambers; he is holding a gavel; a portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs in the background.

Rodney N. Searle, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Material: paper. Size: 15 1/2" x 19 1/2". Description: black and white glossy photo of Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rodney N. Searle posed with his gavel and at his podium in the House Chambers, a portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs on the wall behind him.

You're The Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline Sheet Music. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 10 1/2". Description: white paper; black print: "No. 49, You're The Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline, Harmony Heritage Songs of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Keep America Singing"; black and white photo of cover of You're The Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline sheet music.

In Dear Old Georgia Sheet Music. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 10 1/2". Description: white paper; black print: "No. 55, In Dear Old Georgia, Harmony Heritage Songs of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Keep America Singing"; black and white photograph of Reedie Wright.

The Band Played On Sheet Music. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 10 1/2". Description: white paper; black print: "No. 60, The Band Played On, Harmony Heritage Songs of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Keep America Singing"; black and white photograph of Thoroughbreds singing group.

When That Star Spangled Banner Goes By Sheet Music. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 10 1/2". Description: white paper; black and red print: "Barber Shop Show Tunes, No. 12, When That Star Spangled Banner Goes By, Words by Fred Carter and Willis A. Diekema, Music by Willis A. Diekema, 10 cents, Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America."

We Sing That They Shall Speak Sheet Music. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 10 1/2". Description: white paper; black print: "Barber Shop Songs for Men, No. J-9, We Sing That They Shall Speak, words and music by Clarence Burgess, narration by Hugh Ingraham, Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America."

Down on the Corner Sheet Music. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 10 1/2". Description: white paper; black print: "Barber Shop Songs for Men, J-13, Down on the Corner, words and music by Paul Barnhart, arranged by Greg Lyne, Price 10 cents, Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America."

Waseca SPEBSQSA Barbershop Singers Program. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: tan paper; black print: "Welcome to Riverboat Days, The Faribault Lakelanders join the Crossroads Chordsmen in presenting the 30th Annual Parade of Quartets"; inside: Program; Waseca Crossroads Chordsmen Members; Faribault Lakelanders Members; back side: About the Barbershoppers.

Waseca SPEBSQSA Barbershop Singers Program. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: lime green paper; black print: "Cabaret '79, We sing that they shall speak"; inside: Program; Crossroads Chordsmen Officers.

Military Medal. Air Medal. (a) Box. Material: paper, plastic, textile. Size: 3 1/4" x 5 3/4" x 1" H. Description: blue plastic covered cardboard box; gold design on lid; gold print on lid: "Air Medal"; cream silk lining inside lid top; cream felt lining inside lid bottom. (b) Medal. Material: textile, metal. Size: 1 1/2" W. x 3 1/4" H. Description: blue ribbon with two golden orange stripes attached to pin backing; Bronze compass rose with an eagle in center; eagle is carrying two lightning flas ... more

Military Medal. Bronze Star. (a) Box. Material: paper, plastic, textile. Size: 3 1/4" x 5 3/4" x 1" H. Description: blue plastic covered cardboard box; gold design on lid; gold print on lid: "Bronze Star Medal"; cream silk lining inside lid top; cream felt lining inside lid bottom. (b) Medal. Material: textile, metal. Size: 1 1/2" W. x 3" H. Description: white, red and blue striped ribbon attached to pin backing; bronze star with superimposed bronze star in center (c) Metal pin with white, red ... more

Military Medal. Army Commendation Medal. (a) Box. Material: paper, plastic, textile. Size: 4 1/4" x 7" x 1" H. Description: blue plastic covered cardboard box; gold design on lid; gold print on lid: "United States of America"; cream silk lining inside lid top; cream felt lining inside lid bottom. (b) Medal. Material: textile, metal. Size: 1 1/" W. x 3" H. Description: green and white striped ribbon attached to pin backing; hexagonal medal attached to ribbon; American Bald Eagle in center, wing a ... more

Military Pin. Material: metal. Size: 2" W. 2" H. Description: gold metal; eagle in center, red, white and blue shield on center of eagle; E pluribus unum above eagle; eagle holding wheat and torch in talons.

Albert Kujath. Material: paper. Size: Description: black and white photograph of Albert Kujath wearing a dark suit and holding a cigar in his left hand. Photographer: Krueger Bros., Star Studio.

Waseca County Wedding Party Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 12" x 14". Description: wedding party shows the bride and groom seated front and center on wicker chairs; standing behind are their four attendants; the bride is wearing a light colored floor length dress with six bands of ribbon inserts encircling the hemline, a bodice with elbow length sleeves edged with plaited ruffles and vertical ruffles extending from shoulder to waistline; a long sleeved and high necked floral patterned underb ... more

Yank, The Army Weekly VE Issue Magazine, June 1, 1945. Material: paper. Size: 10 1/2" x 14". Description: red, white and black cover; white and black print: "Yank, The Army Weekly, VE Issue, June 1, 1945, Vol. 3, No. 50, 5 Cents"; black and white photograph of a solider running with his arms up, caption below: "Fade-out"; 23 pages, black and white photographs and stories from World War II.

Rural Wilton Township School District #91 Reunion Booklet 2015. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: white cover; black and white photograph of school District 91; located in Waseca County, Wilton Township, Section 10; black print: "District 91, Written by the students of District 91, Organized by Sharon Owens Possin and Charlene Roemhildt"; 47 pages: History of School District 91; Memories of School District 91; Life After District 91; Photographs from District 91; We Remember - ... more

Public School, Elysian, MN. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photograph of students from the Elysian Public School; white print at bottom of postcard: "S-61, Public School, Elysian, Minn., The Nienhauser Co., St. Paul, Minn"; postcard addressed to Mrs. Margaret Wolgamood, Constantine, Mich.; "Dear Mrs. Wolgamood, Don't you think we have quite a school! Most of the pupils are here. The four teachers are at the right. Think you can pick them out. the two littl ... more

Rural Blooming Grove Township School District #74 Grubish School. Material: paper. Size: 3" 4 1/2". Description: black and white image of a white clapboard building identified as country school district #74 located on the Mahlon Grubish farm on the Waseca-LeSueur County line south of highway 60 and near highway 13.