Waseca Main Street. Waseca State Street. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of main street Waseca, circa 1915; a view looking south from the intersection of Elm Avenue and 2nd Street (now State Street); several automobiles are parked; men walking on sidewalks, one crossing the intersection is blurred; visible businesses are the Waverly Hotel front porch on left side, the flag atop city hall, the water tower on right distance, Didra Drug store on right corner, a clothing store next, and ... more

(a) Tie clip. Material: metal. Size: 2 3/4" L. Description: gold with small octagonal button with blue inlay and Three Ring Link (F.L.T.) (b) Cardboard holder. Material: paper. Size: 2 3/4" L. Description: ecru cardboard with blue trimmed edge - "Tie Holder Guaranteed 10 Years" printed on front. Odd Fellows.

PLACEHOLDER (a) Service jewel. Material: metal. Size: 1 1/4" W. x 1 3/4" L. Description: gold - pin attached to Three Link Chain - medal is gold with red and white inlaid star with blue raised button marking 70 years of service - back imprinted with "10 K" and "Minnesota 1064" (the Grand Lodge of Minnesota). (b) case. Material: leather, cardboard, textile, metal. Size: 5 3/4" W. x 6" L. Description: black leather exterior - cardboard interior covered with black satin - jewel attached to b ... more

(a) Button. Material: metal. Size: 1/2" W. Description: gold with laurel leaves etched around sides - white, blue and red inlays with "F.L.T., I.O.O.F., 25 Year Veteran". "Phil Badge Co Phil. 7, PA." engraved on back. (b) Box. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/4" W. Description: white cardboard with "Philadelphia Badge Co., Inc 1007 Filbert St. Philadelphia 7, Pa" stamped in blue ink inside top cover. Odd Fellows.

L.H. Wood Residence, Waseca. 4" x 2 1/4" black and white inset photograph on postcard, no writing on back; front note in pencil identifies building as the residence of L. H. Wood, in Waseca, Minnesota; three men sitting on front steps.

Two 3 1/2" x 2" banquet tickets for the May 2, 2004, Annual Banquet of the Future Farmers of America, Waseca Chapter; held at the Waseca High School Commons.

3" x 4" metallic sticker with emblem of the Future Farmers of America printed on it in blue and red; "Agricultural Education" printed in the round; an eagle image at the top.

4 1/4" x 8 1/2" white paper dinner napkin, printed in blue ink, with "FFA, America's Best"; stands for Future Farmers of America; used at the 2004 Annual Banquet.

5 1/2" x 8 1/2" folded; the program for the FFA, Future Farmers of America, Annual Banquet, Waseca Chapter, held at the Waseca High School Commons on May 2, 2004.

St. John's Lutheran, Alma City Records. Material: paper. Size: 11 1/2" W. x 18 1/2" L. Description: gray heavy card stock cover, photocopied pages divided into categories: first members, births and baptisms, deaths, marriages, and confirmations from 1910 to 2003; hand printed on cover: "St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Alma City, MN"; many early entries are in German language.

Material: paper and textile. Size: 7" W. x 7" L. Description: moss green background - yellow, orange and green floral print - heart-shaped cover filled with heart-shaped white pages - first three pages have been handwritten and illustrated: "Die beste Gabe, das grohste gluck, Dem Brautpaar solb besehiedenscin, Ein wolkenloser Ehehimmel, Ein ungetrubter..Sjonnenschein. Zum Andenken an Walter Kolb." - other entries from Erna Kolb and K. Kolb - dated "27.6.1923" - most pages are blank.

Lakeside Golf Club Members. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2" black and white photograph of a group of people posing outdoors at Lakeside Golf Club or Country Club; all wearing casual clothing, two are holding golf clubs; identified L-R: (back, standing) Fred Senn, Ella Senn, Mrs. Charles Watson, Daisy Ward, Percy Ward, next three fellows unidentified; (front) first man unidentified, Bill Cummings, Emerson Ward holding his daughter Mary Ann, Vera Ward, Hettie Everett, Guy Everett (wearing knickers).

Janesville Centennial Booklet. Material: paper, metal. Size: 8 3/4" W. x 11" L. Description: parchment colored heavy, textured stock paper cover stapled to white pages with brown print on cover: "The History of Janesville 1856 - 1956"; cover graphic of a man and woman riding a tandem bicycle and more print: "Janesville Centennial June 24 ~ 25~ 26, 1956"; back cover shows a brown graphic of a city and the words: "Centennial Celebration 100"; contents include a history and black and white photog ... more

Gas Field Drilling in the Celtic Sea. Material: paper. Size: 6" W. x 9" L. x 1/2" thick. Description: green hardcover with a paper dustcover - title: Wildcats and Shamrocks - author: George B. Collins - 90 numbered pages plus appendix and index - annotation: "A rare insight to the travail and troubles in acquiring a foreign exploration license...in the area of foreign drilling culminating in the Marathon Kinsale Head gas field in the Celtic Sea off the Irish Coast" - handwrrtten inside front ... more

Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 11" L. Description: white copy paper - black printing - entitled "Wichitans Share in Irish Gas Strike by Marathon" - copy of an original article printed in the "Wichita Eagle" under the heading "Petroleum News".

Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 11" L. Description: white sheet of copy paper - black print - entitled: "Wichita Bar Association Memorial, George B. Collins".

George Crumb Newspaper Article. Material: paper, metal. Size: 8 1/2" W. x 11" L. Description: two white sheets of copy paper stapled together in the upper left corner - black print and black and white photo of the journalist author, Canon Denis O'Callaghan - headline: "Meelin was gambling site chosen by the oil barons" - handwritten in upper right corner: "Cork Co. 1992 December".

Donahue Real Estate Ashtray. Material: glass. Size: 4 1/2" W. x 5" L. x 1 1/4" deep. Description: white; triangular shaped; depressed center to hold ashes; concave area at each of the edge's three points to hold cigarettes; stamped on each of the three sides in black and red: Donahue logo, a large white "R" on a black square background and "Donahue Real Estate Waseca Minnesota 835-4040 Realtor Bill Hintz & Don Dickie - Owners".

Lucille Karsten Calling Card. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 2" engraved calling card or name card of the 1923 Waseca High School graduate, Lucille F. Karsten.

Waseca High School Class of 1923. 5" x 3 1/8" engraved invitation to the May 31, 1923 graduating exercises for the senior class of Waseca High School, at the Palace Theater, Waseca, Minn.

3" x 5" folded program for the 1923 graduating exercises for Waseca High School; includes a calendar of graduation events on the front; the Class Roll or list of graduates on the back side.

5 1/8" x 3 1/4" brown with gold embossed designs and "1923" on front, a folder containing the program, invitation and name card of Lucille F. Karsten; for the 1923 graduating exercises at Waseca High School.

100th Anniversary Program. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: white paper; graphic at top of woman touching flowers; black print: "Welcome, Waseca Monday Study Club Annual Meeting, Monday, June 7, 2004, 11am, Waseca County Historical Society Museum, 100th Anniversary Luncheon, 1904-2004"; program listed below.

100th Anniversary Meeting Collect. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Description: white paper; pink print: "A Collect for Club Women, 2004 Waseca Monday Study Club 100th Anniversary"; Mary Stewart's Collect for Women's Clubs printed below.

All Saints Catholic Church and Parsonage, New Richland. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of the All Saints Catholic Church and parsonage in New Richland, Minn.; may also be known as Church of All Saints; circa pre 1927, as a new church was built in 1927; this church is a classic wood structure with white clapboard siding and steeple.