St. John's Lutheran Church Vivian Township Records: church member registry book listing member names, birth dates, marriages, maiden names, baptism dates, names of children and confirmations.

Janesville High School Senior Class 1925. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white newsprint photo copy showing three rows of Janesville Seniors posed for their graduation photo. Identified are: front row, Mary Cahill, Ruth Smith, Gladys Koplen, Rosina Flemming, Albertina Fratzke. Middle row, Maynard Robbins, Cecilia Cahill, Sylvia Gekeler, Hannah Lambert, Marie Munz, Charlotte Zollner, Corliss Hartwick. Back row, James Glynn, Robert Timlin, Luverne Klinder, Kenneth Str ... more

Clifford Wesley Gardner, St. Paul. Brother of Harvey Gardner. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: sepia photo mounted on heavy paste board showing a young businessman or lawyer seated at his office desk probably in St. Paul, his fedora hat is lying on a small table beside him; he is the older brother of Harvey Gardner, Janesville, Minnesota attorney. Also known as Harvey E. Gardner.

School Children. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4 1/2". Description: black and white photo showing people posed seate on a ladder leading up to a high door in a barn or granary; at the top are two men, one with a hammer and one with a long gun, four young boys with one holding a large horn (game call perhaps) and a basket, and one holding a cover metal box; at the bottom is seated a very young girl;

Rev. Martin and Margaret Winter Family Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: black and white reprint of original portrait showing a family of two adults and eight children ranging in age from approximately 1 to 18; they are identified as the family of Rev. Martin Winter, a Janesville Trinity Lutheran pastor from 1905-1934, his wife and children, posed in a studio setting. Children in photo but not necessarily as they are posed: Martin E. Winter b. 1899, Lydia Winter b. 1901, ... more

Archie Lortis Graduation Certificate. Material: paper. Size: 14" x 17 1/2". Description: white paper mounted on foam core; black printed information with graphic of Waseca Central High School: "Waseca High School, This certifies that Archie Carl Lortis has honorably completed the course of study prescribed for the High School by the Board of Education of Waseca, MInnesota, and is entitled to all the honors of a graduate thereof", dated May 28th 1925 and signed by Superintendent Huffmann, Princip ... more

Shriners Special Southbound Train. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: black and white image of a train and trainmen on May 28, 1925 in Waseca, Minn.; handwritten note on back, Shriners Special Southbound behind M & St. L #632 2-8-2. Built 24 Dec. 1920 by Brooks Const # 62574. Class Type MI-46 (3). C & NW mainline crossing under 5th car. A negative of this picture was saved by James Sullivan who worked for the M & St. L in various capacities for over 4 years culminating in the C & ... more

Waseca County Horse Thief Detectives Constitution, 1925. Material: paper, metal. Size: 3 1/2" x 5". Description: gray card stock cover with black printing, "Constitution of the Waseca Horse Thief Detectives, Organized in 1864, Waseca, Minnesota". Contents: 15 pages, mission statement and its 20 articles; revised membership list as of April 2, 1925.

Straw Boater/Skimmer Hat. Material: straw, leather, textile. Size: 13.5"x3.5". Description: tan, straw woven hat; black gross grain ribbon hat band encircles crown, bow on the left side; brown leather sweat band inside; brown ribbon attached to the sweat band to indicate the back of the hat; mesh lining inside crown; tag that appears to have been cut out; felt strips under sweat band; head size tag, 7 1/4 and product number 17081.

Waseca High School, Waseca, Minn. 6124. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: black and white photo of a three-story modern building identified as the Waseca High School 6124.

Christmas Comedy Script. Material: paper. Size: 5" x 7". Description: white paper cover with green print and graphics; title information, "Uncle Caleb's Quiet Christmas by Marie Irish"; 19 pages of dialogue telling the story of Uncle Caleb whose Christmas takes an unexpected turn from its usual calm when a raft of uninvited relations descend on him for an extended stay; a Christmas comedy in one act; written for 9 characters with performance time of forty minutes.

Attendance Certificate. Material: paper. Size: 10 1/2" x 12". Description: white card stock card with a dark pink rose graphic and heading, "Certificate of Award"; the form certifies that Loris Fretham of School District No. 5 of Waseca County is awarded for being neither absent nor tardy from school for four months...dated April 26, 1925 and signed by teacher, Ollie Porten and County Superintendent H. C. Van Loh.