Number of sheets: 1 Consecrated certificate for Saint Johns Church, Janesville, Minnesota. Signed by Bishop of Minnesota, Henry Benjamin Whipple, 1878.

Number of sheets: 5 Acceptance of Overseer documents to Remund, Town Clerk, signed Reineke, Reinhardt, Dardis, Saufferer, Behne. 12 March 1878.

Number of sheets: 1 Note regarding release of stock in Chattel Mortgage between Edwin Wheeler and Patrick Healy 17 August 1878.

Blooming Grove Township Official Oaths 1878; 1879; 1880. Number of sheets: 10

Inscribed inside: "Otto Hanson, Otisco, 1882." Other inscriptions.

E. Preston. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/8" W. x 5" L. Description: white paper - black print: "Wheeler and Wilson sewing machines. The Only Grand Prize for Sewing Machines, Paris 1878" - graphic: child asleep with woman at sewing machine and three medals - reverse side: "E. Preston, Waseca, Minn."

New Richland Plat Map: 1878. Material: textile. Size: 30 1/2" W. x 41 1/2" L. Description: white linen - black imprinting - Manuscript Plat Map. Signed by Welles and notarized by M.P. Hawkins, notary public. Streets, blocks, and lots shown. Small tears, yellowed. Scale: 1" = 100'

Cedar Hill Cemetery Map: 1878. Material: paper. Size: 22" W. x 25" L. Scale 1:20. Description: white paper; black print: "Plat of Cedar Hill Cemetery"; manuscript plat map of Janesville township and cemetery; blocks, numbered lots and streets; metes and bounds described by C.E. Crane, county surveyor; certification statements signed by J.J. Wilkins, Joseph C. Swain, and William Clarke. Handwriting in upper right corner: "I hereby certify that this is a correct plat of Cedar Hill Cemetery, si ... more

New Richland Village Plat: 1878. Material: paper. Size: 13" W. x 21" L. Description: faded brown paper manuscript plat map - black bordered - metes and bounds described on back by civil engineer I. Lincoln, Jr. - notarized, certified, and signed by G.L. Hunt, Charles and Wilhelmina Zieger, Peter Hollinger, and stamped with unknown stamp, dated 27 December, 1886, and signed by August F. Kruger - streets, blocks, lots, survey points shown - "North" arrow with magnetic variation. Scale 100' to 1 ... more

White Cotton Child's Boy's Gown. Material: textile. Size: 10 1/2" W. x 18 1/2" L. Description: white cotton tissue gingham; wide, round neckline; short set-in butterfly sleeves; six-gore full skirt, 1 5/8" W. waistband across front extends to form sash ties in the back, ends of ties, sleeves, neckline, and both sides of front panel above and below waistline are all trimmed with a narrow ruffle; back closure in an 8" L. waistline placket, a 1 1/2" band of bias fabric is appliqued to hem.

Child's White Cotton Top. Material: textile. Size: 14 1/2" W. x 7 1/2" L. Description: white cotton tissue gingham, white cotton cambric facing, cut on bias; square neckline, one piece of fabric with short set-in puffed sleeves, top is gathered into a 3/8" W. hem with white cambric facing to form neckline with 1/2" W. self-fabric ruffle trim; sleeves trimmed same as neckline; hemline faced with white cotton; front or back center opening.

New Richland Official Embosser. Material: metal. Size: 6 1/2" x 2 3/8" x 5 3/8" H. Handle 7 1/4". Description: black metal tool with dies for raised imprinting on paper.; frame with pivot handle for pressing stamps together; "Village of New Richland Waseca Co. Minn. Incorporated 1878".

Material: silvered metal. Size: 5 3/4" diameter x 3 1/4" H. base; 3/8" W. diameter x 17 1/2" L. sliding rod with a thumb screw control for height - 3" diameter x 8" H. tank on one side of rod. (Wick and chimney missing).

White Slatted Cradle. Material: wood. Size: 24" W. x 45" L. Description: white painted bentwood slatted cradle attached to a central spine and on a stand.

Martha Inez Murphy. Material: metal. Size: 3" x 1 3/4. Description: tintype of a girl wearing a dark dress with a wide white collar, white stockings and light-colored high-top shoes, seated in one-armed fringed portrait chair; identified as Martha Inez Murphy, about age 6; color highlights added to face.

Martha Inez Murphy. Material: metal. Size: 2 7/8" x 2 1/8". Description: tintype of a girl wearing a dark dress with a wide white collar, holding a doll, seated in one-armed fringed portrait chair; identified as Martha Inez Murphy, about age 6, color highlights added to face.

Martha Inez Murphy. Material: metal. Size: 3" x 2". Description: tintype of a girl wearing a dark dress with a wide white collar, white stockings and light-colored high-top shoes, seated in one-armed fringed portrait chair; identified as Martha Inez Murphy, about age 6; color highlights added to face.

Gottlieb Krassin II. 5 1/2" x 4" black and white photograph of Gottlieb Krassin II; mount embossed with thin red line border; photographed by Lawin, Northfield & Waseca, Minn.; pictured is a bearded man wearing a dark suit and tie, white shirt; note on back, "Gottlieb Krassin II was born in 1818, died in 1902."

1 3/8'W x 7/8; plastic; black & white image mounted on it of a man from the chest up, he has a dark suit jacket & tie, white shirt, beard only on sides & neck that ends at bottom of chin, dark hair parted on right, he is looking to the left; identified as Gottlieb Krassin II

P. C. Bailey. Material: paper. Size: 4 3/4" x 7". Description: black and white photograph of P. C. Bailey, former mayor of Waseca, 1876-78. The Waseca County Historical Society Bailey/Lewer Research Library is located in the home in which he lived for a period of time.

Chris Eustice, Winnefred and Agnes Ford, Jerry Hogan. 5" x 3-1/2" black and white oval photograph of two men and two women identified as Chris Eustice, groom; Winnefred Ford, bride; Agnes Ford and Jerry Hogan, attendants.

Cornelia Springer Gunn and Children: Eddie, Minnie, Augusta and Mattie Gunn. 3 1/2" x 4 7/8" black and white photograph of family identified as Cornelia Sara (Springer) Gunn; and her children, L-R: Eddie Gunn, Minnie, Augusta, and Mattie (on her mother's lap). Cornelia was the wife of Stephan Gunn.

Addie Addison. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/4" x 3 3/4". Description: black and white carte-de-visite portrait photograph of Addie Addison, Mrs. Stanley Addison; husband was brother to the second Mrs. William A. Everett or Amelia Addison Everett; for husbands photo, see Accession 32.194.

State Turn-Fest Parade. 5 3/4" x 4 1/2". Description: black and white photo captioned: "This picture is one of the oldest this newspaper has found to date. It was taken by a professional photographer, Fred Palmer, Waseca, and is dated by these words printed on the mounting: 'Parade at the State Turn-Fest, Waseca, Minnesota, August 9th, 1878.'"

Eva(?) Diffle Waseca, Minn. 2 1/2" x 4" black and white oval photo. Print at bottom: "Wm. Davis, Photographer Jackson Street."