Portrait of a Young Baby from Lewer Family Collection. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Description: sepia card stock portrait of a young baby posed seated and wearing a very long white dress; front photographer's logo caption, Yates Sisters, Waseca, Minn.

Vignette Bust Portrait of an Older Woman, Margarete Lewer from the Lewer Family Collection. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Description: sepia card stock portrait of an elderly woman identified as Margarete Lewer, 1825-1907; she is wearing a dark dress that buttons down the front, with high puffed leg-o-mutton sleeves, and a neckline brooch; she has white hair that is center-parted and drawn to the back; front photographer's caption, Yates Sisters, Waseca, Minnesota, Superior Finish.

Vignette Bust Portrait of an Older Man, Likely Heinrich Lewer from the Lewer Family Collection. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Description: sepia card stock portrait of an older man tentatively identified as Heinrich Lewer, 1828-1910; he has thinning short dark hair that extends into a short beard framing his face from his sideburns and under his chin; he is wearing a light colored vest and coat over a dark shirt with small white dots, his tie is a very large dark bow; front photographe ... more

Full Length Portrait of Young Man from the Lewer Family Collection. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Description: sepia card stock portrait of a young dark hair man with a small mustache posed standing with his right hand resting on a rail fence prop in a studio portrait; he is wearing a dark suit with the top button of the coat buttoned; front photographer's logo caption, Manderfeld, Waseca, Minn.

Full Length Portrait of Young Man from the Lewer Family Collection. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Description: sepia card stock portrait of a young dark hair man with a small mustache posed standing with one knee crossed over the other and with his right hand resting on a rail fence prop in a studio portrait; he is wearing a dark suit with the open coat showing a watch chain fob draped across his vest; front photographer's logo caption, Manderfeld, Waseca, Minn.

Full Length Portrait of Young Man from the Lewer Family Collection. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Description: sepia card stock portrait of a very young, clean shaven man posed standing with his right hand holding onto an ornate tooled colonnade prop in a studio portrait; he is wearing a loose fitting suit with the open coat showing a watch chain fob draped across his vest; front photographer's logo caption, Manderfeld, Waseca, Minn.

Full Length Portrait of Four Young Siblings from the Lewer Family Collection. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 6 1/2". Description: sepia card stock portrait of a three girls posed with a younger boy in a studio setting; they are wearing dark clothes and high top shoes; front photographer's logo caption, O. J. Oftedahl Photos, New Richland, Minn.

August Billing Calling Card. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4". Description: colorful fancy Victorian card featuring a woman's hand holding a yellow breasted bird, a floral background and an envelope graphic with a scripted message, "Accept my unchanging love"; the precision cut card is adhered to white cardstock with a cut scalloped edge and stamped with the name: August A. Billing; reverse side handwritten signature of Amanda Schwartzkopf and "AES".

Willie J. Heilman Calling Card. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4". Description: colorful fancy Victorian card featuring a woman's hand holding a framed picture with a scripted greeting "Ever Faithful" and a floral background; the precision cut card is adhered to white cardstock with a cut scalloped edge and stamped with the name: Willie J. Heilman; reverse side hand printed "F. S."

Emil E. Billing Calling Card. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4". Description: colorful fancy Victorian card featuring a hand holding a basket of flowers; two white doves are seated on top of the flowers holding a card between them with a greeting "Sweet remembrance"; the precision cut card is adhered to white cardstock with a cut scalloped edge and stamped with the name: Emil E. Billing; reverse side hand printed "A.S.S."

Walter J. Foels Calling Card. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4". Description: colorful fancy Victorian card featuring a two hands holding a framed card with the message: "Life bear for you its sweetet flowers"; two song birds perch on to of the card against a floral background; the precision cut card is adhered to white cardstock with a cut scalloped edge and stamped with the name: Walter J. Foels; reverse side hand printed "A.S.S."

Herter's Correct Professional Way to Use a Compass. Material: paper. Size: 6"x 9". Description: white glossy booklet with black cover print, "The Correct Professional Way to Use a Compass", by George Herter, of Herter's, Inc.; 13 pages, illustrated; a detailed narrative explaining how to keep your bearing when hiking using Herter's compasses; another section describes how to use the Herter Mileage computer.

Waseca High School Class of 1926. Material: paper, glass, wood, metal. Size: 7" x 41". Description: black and white panoramic photo of high school students wearing caps and gowns; they are posed standing in front of the Waseca High School; captioned "W. H. S. 1926"; photographed by Stiehl; photo is encased under glass in a wooden frame.

Emilie Johnson Certificate of Baptism and Birth Reissued. (a) Certificate. Material: paper. Size: 6 1/2 x 7". Description: white paper form preprinted with the heading, "Certificate of Baptism and Birth This Certifies"; form information is typed in and hand signed by Pastor J. C. Walledom of the Le Sueur River Lutheran Church, New Richland, Minnesota; information includes: Emilie Josephine, daughter of Anders Johnson and Inger Hartz Johnson was born on the 23rd day of April 1896 and received Chr ... more

Buster Stencel Memories of Pearl Harbor. Interview of Waldorf native, Buster Stencel who served in World War II, by Jerry Stencel.

Dorothy Hodgkins Gigeay Interview April 24, 1984 by Carol Rutledge. Audio file can be played from the Waseca County Historical website. Subjects: Freedom Township; Hodgkins Family; World War II; U. S. Coast Guard; Waseca County doctors; Women's Fashions of the 1940s; Religion and Spiritualism; Housekeeping in the 1950s; Gigeay Family; Modern Appliances; Social Life; Entertainment; American Legion Auxiliary; Frozen Orange Juice; League of Women Voters; President Franklin Roosevelt; Basement Homes ... more

Margaret Johnson Stuart Oral history interview transcript, 28 August 2015 with Pauline Haug Fenelon. Interview took place at the Waseca County Historical Society. Audio file can be played from the Waseca County Historical website. Subject: New Richland; 1920s Family Life; Depression Era; World War II; Margaret Johnson was born to George and Minnie Haugan Johnson of New Richland, Minnesota on January 11, 1920; Margaret married Edwin Stuart in 1943 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Approximately 90 min ... more

Dr. Wesley Howard Rethwill Interview, December 30, 2008 Sheila Morris. Audio file can be played from the Waseca County Historical website. Subjects: Rethwill Family; Waseca Boy Scout Troop 85; Aquilla Club; Dentistry Practice of Dr. Wesley Harve Rethwill and son Dr. Wesley Howard Rethwill; Early memories of Waseca include the neighborhood, the Everett Family, the Masonic Lodge, Waseca Schools and boyhood friends: Stubb Wyman, Lefty Sturner, Brozik.

August Groskreutz Interview, December 8, 1983 with Jan Brown. Audio file can be played from the Waseca County Historical website.

August Groskreutz Interview, December 8, 1983 with Jan Brown. Audio file can be played from the Waseca County Historical website. Subjects: Vivian Township; German Immigration; Farming; Tractors and Farm Implements; The Great Depression; Weather; Working Horses; Crops; Grain Elevators; Matawan; Bank Robbers; Bank Fire; World War I; Quilting.

19 March 1903

This transcript is from a 1976 interview Janesville High School student, Chris Schuch, had with 90 year old land owner Charlie Williams. His land was in Section 19 of Janesville Township near Smiths Mill. Most of the references in this interview are recollections of Mr. Williams' growing up in Janesville Township, weather, school days, Elysian saw mill, logging in Wisconsin, name references to a man name Wood, bear and bobcats, blizzards, housekeeper Mrs. Gray, growing potatoes, deer hunting, ... more

Williams Family information.

Schue Family Information: William Schue Sr.; Daniel Schue; Clara Boettger; Marjorie Schue Britton; Willliam Schue Jr.