Waseca Baptist Sunday School Treasurer's book 1887-1898. Number of sheets: 1

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Annual Town Meeting. Number of boxes: 3 Number of sheets: 5

Green leather bound autograph book-4"x6 1/4". "Album" stamped in gold script on cover. Autographs addressed to "Henry" (Sunde) from friends and relatives. 27 page book. Number of sheets: 1

Mortgage Deed of Adam Bishman and wife to the Wilmington Savings Bank. Adam Bishman was born in Germany in 1824. He came to America in 1846 and settled in Otisco in 1856. When the railroad was built through Otisco and completed in 1879 the post office was located in his home. He remained the Otisco Postmaster until 1892. Number of sheets: 1

Second grade teaching certificate of Adam E. Bishman Oct. 12, 1887. Adam Bishman was born in Germany in 1824. He came to America in 1846 and settled in Otisco in 1856. When the railroad was built through Otisco and completed in 1879 the post office was located in his home. He remained the Otisco Postmaster until 1892. Number of sheets: 1

Number of sheets: 1 Congregational Church, Freedom Township. Resolution to form church.

Number of sheets: 1 29 August 1887 Warranty deed between Nellie Markham and William Lockwood.

Acceptance of Overseer documents to Remund, Town Clerk, signed Papke, Beese, Fingerson, Bouchier, Schuette, Sampsen, Behne, McGuire. Number of sheets: 8

Number of sheets: 3 Appraisal of cow for Ole O. Kim 27 October 1887. Astray Notice about a cow found 29 September 1887 in Section 20 in Blooming Grove Township on Kim property, signed Ole O. Kim.

Number of sheets: 1 Report of the Board of Auditors for the Town of Blooming Grove 1 March 1887. Month, Day, Name of Person, Nature of Account, Amount Claimed, Amount Allowed, Road and Block, Road District.

Number of sheets: 5 Chattel Mortgage John Hackett to Warder, Buschnell & Glessner 4 March 1887; Chattel Mortgage Wolf to Warder, Buschnell & Glessner 4 March 1887; Chattel Mortgage Healy to Laughlin 25 May 1887; Chattel Mortgage Klewitter to Esterly Harvesting Machine Co. 29 July 1887; Chattel Mortgage Patrick Maloney to Jimson or Jameson 13 December 1887.

Blooming Grove Township verified accounts: claim of Beisner 15 February 1887; Gulick Knutson 1 March 1887; Thos Cawley 8 March 1887; H. Behne 8 March 1887; Remund 8 March 1887; Thos McGuire 8 March 1887; Remund 22 March 1887; D.R. Davis 23 March 1887; Child and Murphy 22 March 1887; Reinhardt 23 March 1887; Schutte 23 March 1887; D.R. Davis 28 March 1887; Beisner 31 March 1887; Taylor 29 April 1887; Keys Swift 27 June 1887; Albert Schutte 27 June 1887; Justice Reinhardt 27 June 1887; Ole Sonst ... more

Number of sheets: 1 Janesville Independent Order of Odd Fellows IOOF Charter certificate given under the hands and seal of the Grand Lodge of Minnesota, I.O.O.F. at St. Paul in the State of Minnesota the 12th day of December 1887 and of our Order the 69th year.

Number of sheets: 10 Blooming Grove Township Land Tax Road Warrant 1887 documents.

Number of sheets: 18 Blooming Grove Township Town Order receipt from Treasurer of Waseca County in payment of County Auditors Warrants 1887-1895.

Number of sheets: 7 Blooming Grove Township Official Oaths 1887.

Infant Undershirt. Material: textile and shell. Size: 16 1/2" W. x 10" L. Description: white cotton muslin, one-piece sack open at both top and bottom, top is edged all around with narrow white tatting, one white button sewn at front top edge on both sides, one buttonhole at back top edge on both sides.

Black Leather Child's High-Top Boot. Material: leather, metal, textile. Size: 2 1/4" W. x 6" L. x 4 1/8" H. Description: black leather high top Oxford; red interior; sole nailed in place; six metal eyelets extend vertically on each side; black laces; reinforced toe; punched leather toe design.

Material: paper, leather. Size: 8 1/2" W.x 2 3/8" D. x 11 1/4" L. Description: leather cover - gold lettering on spine: "Steele and Waseca Counties, Minnesota" - gold lettering on front cover: "Album of History and Biography"- cover page: "History of Steele and Waseca Counties, Minnesota, Chicago: Union Publishing Company 1887" - 756 pages.

Smith Premier No. 2 Manual Typewriter. Material: metal, textile. Size: 13" W. x 13" L. x 10" H. Description: black painted metal with a double keyboard (three rows for upper case, three rows for lower case), bottom strike type bars arranged in circle underneath platen, QWERTY arrangement of alphabet, numbers on outside and black inked ribbon; white permanent label across front of machine: "The Smith Premier Typewriter"; gold permanent labeling on front: "Smith Premier No. 2"

Material: metal and wood. Size: 11 1/2" W. x 13" L. x 5" deep. Description: gray cast iron -long, curved metal crank with wooden handle attached to grinder - wing nut end on long screw for secureing grinder to a base - stamped in side: "No. 10 Enterprise Tinned Meat Chopper" and other side: "Enterprise Mfg. Co. Phila.U.S.A." - stamped on crank: "1887" stamped into outlet rim: "Screw This Ring Up Tight".

7/8" W. x 1 3/8" L. black & white photograph mounted on beige cardboard mat with gold geometric border; pictured is downtown Janesville with a parade moving south down Main Street; a band, horses & buggies & lots of people are marching; onlookers are standing on the boardwalk; street is dirt; buildings are mostly wood frame; a large flag is suspended over the street (36 stars); Finley's & F.H. Miner's stores are distinguishable, Trinity Lutheran Church is in background along with another church ... more

Jennison Bros. Ink Pen. Material: wood and metal. Size: 7/16" diameter x 7 3/8" L. Description: yellow tapered cylinder - black print on cylinder: "Jennison Bros. & Co., Jersey Lily, Janesville, Minnesota, U.S.A., Uniform, High Quality Flour" - circular slot in one end to hold writing tip - curved fine pointed tip slides into slot - stamped on tip: "31, Pou..., Bus..., Minneap..."

Augusta Sommers Krassin. 5 1/2" x 4" black and white photograph of Mrs. Gottlieb Krassin, nee Augusta Sommers; photographed by Lawin, Northfield & Waseca, Minn.; pictured is a woman wearing a dark dress, white collar, tie or bow at neck, her hair is dark, center-parted and pulled back.

Father Christie. 2-1/2 x 4 photograph of man in clerical garb identified on the back as Fr. Christie. Photographer: Fred Palmer.