Ceremonial Shovel for Groundbreaking. Material: metal, wood. Size: 11" x 48 1/2". Description: metal shovel attached to wooden mount; the socket for the handle grip and the collar for the scoop and the scoop are painted gold; wooden handle and wooden handle grip; gold plaque on wooden mount: "Ceremonial shovel used for second expansion groundbreaking at Clear Lake Division on June 11, 1976."

E. F. Johnson Company Brochure. Johnson CB Brochure. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 9". Description: orange and yellow cover; color photograph of the United States, pictures in each section; orange print: " Johnson CB. the great American adventure, Johnson."

E. F. Johnson Company Catalog. Johnson CB Catalog 1976. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: orange and yellow cover; color photograph of the United States, pictures in each section; orange print: " Johnson CB... the great American adventure, Johnson"; 23 pages.

Clear Lake Map 1976. Material: paper. Size: 16" x 21". Description: cream paper; Clear Lake, Waseca County; State of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Division of Game and Fish Technical Services Section; Fieldwork date 7-2-74; Drawn by R.D.T. & T.R.S. 5-10-76; Financed with aid of Dingell-Johnson Funds; Outline from aerial photo taken in 1964.

Greater Gustavus Quarterly Magazine, May 1976. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: black and white photograph of Susanne, Jennifer and Lisa Bjorling, granddaughters of Sweden's greatest male opera star, Jussi Bjorling. Standing behind the girls are their uncle, Rolf Bjorling and their mother Mrs. Anders Bjorling (Janet Neidt). Page 6: "E.F. Johnson Endow $500,000 Chair in Fine Arts."; 31 pages.

Greater Gustavus Quarterly Magazine, July 1976. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: black and white photograph of Swedish Consul General Per Olof Forshell standing with the three largest individual donors in the history of Gustavus. Front: Mrs. Harold Schaefer; Back left to right: Edgar F. Johnson; Russell T. Lund; 27 pages.

Invitation from Laura Ann Sahlstrom Waseca High School Class of 1976.

Memorial Card of Hannah E. Nora Olson Sunde. Material: paper. Size: 3" x 5". Description: white card stock folder with cover black and white graphic photo of the LeSueur River Lutheran Church in rural New Richland. Contents: the Twenty-Third Psalm and information about Nora Sunde, March 2, 1903-April 21, 1976; participants in the service were officiant Rev. Charles Espe; organist Joann Hagen; soloist Mrs. Edward Bott; pall bearers Harold Hagen, Earl White, Donald Olson, Roger Evenson, Cheste ... more

Byron Farm Store Calendar 1976. Material: paper, metal. Size: 10 1/2" x 13 1/2". Description: white calendar attached to gray cardstock backing; mail box pocket attached to top of calendar; red wooden pencil in metal holder at bottom.

Mary Ann Donahue. Material: paper. Size: 2" x 3". Description: color high school graduation portrait of a young woman with long hair posed with her hands crossed over the back of a chair; Mary Ann Donahue was a graduate of Janesville High School in 1976 and a neighbor to the McBride Family on North Main Street, Janesville.

University of Minnesota, Technical College, Waseca Commencement 1976. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" W. x 8 1/2" H. Description: gold cover; red print: "University of Minnesota, Technical College, Waseca, Waseca, Minnesota, 1976 Commencement, the Eleventh of June, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Six, Two O'clock, Physical Education Building"; 3 pages.

Janesville Bicentennial Monument. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: color photo showing two children beside a stone monument located in Memorial Park, Janesville, Minnesota; a plaque mounted on the side identifies its purpose, "1776 - 1976 Janesville Bicentennial, buried at the north side of this monument is a vault containing memorabilia of the occasion. It is to be opened in 200 years, 2176. July 4, 1976"; the open vault holding artifacts is in the foreground.

Janesville Bicentennial Celebration in the Park. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2". Description: color photo of an open vault containing memorabilia donated by Janesville citizens that were currently meaningful; the vault was sealed and buried on the north side of the Bicentennial monument erected in the center of Memorial Park, Janesville, located along 1st Street and Mott Streets; some items appear to be books, a straw hat and a striped men's tie; the plaque on the monument indicates t ... more

Waseca County Park Board Meeting Minutes. First meeting minutes: 21 April (no year given); 27 September 1976 - 26 November 1979. 37 Pages. Inclusion: 9/27/1976 - 11/26/1979.

Waseca County Park Board Meeting Agendas. 10 November 1976 - 23 December 1986. 23 Pages. Inclusion: 11/10/1976 - 12/23/1986.

Waseca County Park Board Blowers Park. Blowers Park legal descriptions of property 11 March 1976. 1 Page.

Waseca County Park Board Ray Eustice Park. Forms listing type of work completed at Ray Eustice Park 1989. Cost sheet for fence, gate, Fuse Boxes for Football and Baseball Fields and play ground equipment for Ray Eustice Park in Waldorf 27 September 1976. 5 Pages. Inclusion: 9/27/1976 - 8/1/1989.

Boy Scouts. Cub Scouts. Pack 85. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 4 1/4". Description: black and white photograph of Cub Scouts, Pack 85, Den 5. Scouts just received their Service Stars. Front row: Brian Burditt; Chris Bauleke; Gregg Johannsen. Back row: Jeff Ross; Mike Thompson; Brendon Gallagher; Steven Waligoski.

Boy Scouts. Cub Scouts. Pack 85. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 4 1/4". Description: black and white photograph of Cub Scouts, Pack 85, Den 4. Scouts just received their Service Stars. Jeff Ashland; Brett Larsen; Dennis Diltz; Brian Breck.

Boy Scouts. Cub Scouts. Pack 85. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 4 1/4". Description: black and white photograph of Cub Scouts, Pack 85, Den 1. Scouts just received their Wolf Badges. Front row: Brad Ress; Leif Classon; Ted Allaire. Back row: Jon Brune; Scott Hildebrandt; Jerit Nelson; Jon Bartelt.

Le Sueur River Lutheran Church Centennial Placemat. Material: paper. Size: 11" x 17". Description: white paper table place mat with black and white images of first and current pastor from 1876-1976, O. A. Mellby and Charles Espe; photos of the church as it looked in 1876 and as it looked in 1976.

Waseca High School, "Bluejay '76." Material: paper. Size: 8" W. x 10 3/4" H. Description: gold colored hard cover Blue Jay Annual with script lettering across the front of the United States Declaration of Independence; photographs of Waseca High School classes, activities, teachers and other staff employees.

Waseca High School Annual 1976. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 11". Description: gold colored hard cover with white printed cover title, "Bluejay '76"; remnant of the United States Declaration of Independence in black script diagonally printed across front cover. Contents: black and white glossy pages numbered up to 152 showing photos of students, faculty, organizations, high school events and athletic teams; dedication to Robert Hoffman.

Jack Dahl, Janesville artist portrayed with the farm paintings he created for display at the Farmfest in Lake Crystal.

Donald Dean Eustice Memorial Card. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Description: white paper; black print: "In Remembrance, Donald D. Eustice, 1928-1976"; black and white photograph of Don Eustice in center; inside: prayer, memorial information; back page: Sandberg Funeral Home.