Rev. O. A. Mellby. 1 7/8" x 2 3/4" black and white lithograph portrait of Reverend O. A. Mellby circa 1900; "Rev. Mellby was the first resident pastor. His field of work was wide spread, there being at one time ten preaching places covering a radius of 60 miles. He served New Richland, LeSueur, Ellendale, Medo, Aurora, and North Waseca parishes. Bad roads, hard winters and much travel brought a great deal of hardship, but he was blessed with a strong physique and a strong constitution and cheerf ... more

Sigrid (Mrs. O. A.) Mellby. 1 7/8" x 2 3/4" black and white lithograph portrait of Mrs. O. A. Mellby; wife of Reverend O. A. Mellby, LeSueur River Lutheran Church pastor; ". . . Mrs. Mellby organized our Ladies' Aid in the year of 1886. She was elected as its president and her home was a frequent place for its meetings. This organization was very simple without constitution or any set of rules and regulations. The meetings were held monthly. As distances were great the meetings were an all day ... more

LeSueur River Parsonage. 7 1/4" x 4 3/8" black and white photograph of members of the congregation of LeSueur River Lutheran Church gathered at the church parsonage for a Ladies' Aid auction circa 1888-1890; Reverend O. A. Mellby was pastor at the time and is center, front standing row, with long gray beard.

LeSueur River Church Original Members. 5 3/8" x 3 1/2" black and white photograph of the reunion of LeSueur River Lutheran Church members who had been confirmed in the original log church. Duplicate of Accession 103.88h.

LeSueur River Parsonage Parlor. 7 1/2" x 4 1/2" black and white photograph of the interior of the LeSueur River Lutheran Church parsonage, the parlor; showing a sunny room with white lace curtains, a settee in the corner, two straight chairs Eastlake chairs and a rocker, plant stand by the window, and a small, round table in the center of the room with very large Bible and photograph album on it, also a small portrait bust of an unidentified man.

Pastor O. A. and Sigrid Mellby, Family and Friends. 3 1/4" x 4" black and white photograph of Pastor O. A. Mellby, Mrs. Mellby, family members and friends; others unidentified; posed outdoors in front of a house, gathered around a table, some seated on straight chairs, some standing, children sitting on the ground in foreground.

Martha Sorenson and Cabin Home. 5 1/2" x 3 3/8" black and white photograph of "Pioneer residence of Martha Sorenson, near New Richland, Minn., built 1859"; photograph shows an older woman standing in the doorway of a one-room log cabin in the wintertime.

O. A. Mellby. 3 1/2" x 4 1/4" black and white portrait photograph of Reverend O. A. Mellby. Narrative: " . . . was born in the parish of Hurdal in Norway, January 9, 1843. He attended the parish school and later completed college and theological courses at the University of Christiana, being ordained as a minister of the gospel by the Rt. Rev. Areys in October 1872. In 1867 he married Sigrid Grundt. In 1872 Pastor Mellby with his family, left Norway and came to Waseca County where he began his p ... more

Sigrid Grundt Mellby. 2 3/8" x 3 5/8" black and white portrait photograph of Mrs. O. A. Mellby, nee Sigrid Grundt; wife of the pastor who served the LeSueur River Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church in New Richland, Minn. for so many years, 1872 to 1915. Narrative: "In 1881 twelve Lutheran women in the village of New Richland met and organized a Koindetorening Ladies Aid. The first meeting was held at the home of Mrs. A. J. Newgard, Mrs. J. R. Swann was the first president. These charter ... more

Trinity Lutheran Church of New Richland. 3 1/2" x 4 5/8" black and white photograph of Trinity Lutheran Church as it was remodeled in 1900.

Trinity Lutheran Church of New Richland. 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" black and white photograph of the present Trinity Lutheran Church built in 1923.

Congregational Church. 3 1/2" x 4 5/8" black and white photograph of the Congregational Church in New Richland, Minn.; it is the old Trinity Lutheran Church wood-frame building moved to the south part of the lot and converted for the Congregational Church. The new Trinity Lutheran Church was built on the former site of the old church building.

Mrs. Iver Loven. 3/4" x 2 3/8" black and white photograph of Mrs. Iver Loven, a charter member of the Ladies Aid Society, of the Lutheran Church of Ellendale, Minn., of which Reverent O. A. Mellby was the pastor. Other charter members were Mrs. Harold Norby and Mrs. Nels Ohnstad, and Mrs. O. A. Mellby was a leader in organizing the Ladies Aid on October 23, 1889.

Mrs. Harold Norby. 3/4" x 2 1/2" black and white photograph of Mrs. Harold Norby, a charter member of the Ladies Aid Society, of the Lutheran Church of Ellendale, Minn., of which Reverend O. A. Mellby was the pastor. Other charter members were Mrs. Iver Loven and Mrs. Nels Ohnstad, and Mrs. O. A. Mellby was a leader in organizing the Ladies Aid on October 23, 1889.

Mrs. Nels Ohnstad. 3/4" x 2 1/2" black and white photograph of Mrs. Nels Ohnstad, a charter member of the Ladies Aid Society, of the Lutheran Church of Ellendale, Minn., of which Reverent O. A. Mellby was the pastor. Other charter members were Mrs. Iver Loven and Mrs. Harold Norby, and Mrs. O. A. Mellby was a leader in organizing the Ladies Aid on October 23, 1889.

Rev. A. Elmber Moe. 1 1/8" x 1 3/8" black and white oval portrait lithographed print of Reverend A. Elmer Moe was the first pastor of the First English Lutheran Church congregation in 1922-1924. The First English Lutheran Church was formed in 1922 because of a split with the Norwegian Lutheran Church over which language was to be used for worship services.

O. A. Mellby. 1 1/4" x 1 3/8" black and white oval portrait lithograph print of Reverend O. A. Mellby, pastor of several Lutheran church congregations in Waseca County; here recognized as the founding pastor of the Waseca Norwegian Lutheran Church, organized on May 19, 1891.

Rev. R. P. Wasbotten. 1 1/8" x 1 3/8" black and white oval portrait lithograph print of Reverend R. P. Wasbotten, who served the Norwegian Lutheran Church from 1897 to 1922.

Rev. Ivar Ramseth. 1 1/4" x 2 7/8" black and white portrait lithograph print of Reverend Ivar Ramseth, who served the First English Lutheran Church from 1925 to 1938, and when the church changed its name to Grace Lutheran Church, he continued to serve from 1938 to 1947.

Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Nelson. 2 3/8" x 4 1/8" black and white photograph of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Nelson; Mrs. Nelson was the organizer and first president of the English Lutheran Church Ladies Aid which began in 1922. Mrs. Nelson died in 1933.

Mrs. Elling Johnson. 2 1/8" x 3" black and white photograph of Mrs. Elling Johnson, first president of the Norwegian Lutheran Ladies Aid, organized at her home.

Mrs. Hans Paulson. 2 5/8" x 4 7/8" black and white photograph of Mrs. Hans Paulson, an active pioneer member of the Norwegian Lutheran Church Ladies Aid; she died in 1929.

Rev. Donald Hinderlie. 2" x 2 7/8" black and white lithograph printed portrait of Pastor Mandrup Donald Hinderlie, from the cover of the program for his installation at Grace Lutheran and also North Waseca Lutheran Churches, on Sunday, November 9, 1947. (There is a short biography on the album page with this portrait.)

Waseca Norwegian Lutheran Church. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/8" x 2 1/8". Description: black and white photograph of the Waseca Norwegian Lutheran Church located at 402 4th Avenue N.E.; the corner of 4th Street N.E. and 4th Avenue N.E. with the front of the church facing north. In the background is the future site for St. John’s American Lutheran Church.

First English Lutheran Church. 3 1/8" x 2 1/8" black and white photograph of the First English Lutheran Church which, "bought the old German Methodist Church in 1922 and built a 20' x 50' addition to it in 1925. It is located at 404 3rd Avenue N.E. It is now vacant. The parish parsonage built in 1925 is next to it." The title on this album page indicates that the Norwegian Lutheran Church was organized in 1891; the First English Lutheran Church was organized in 1922; and they were combined in ... more