Rachel Hager Hanel Memoir: We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" X 8 1/2". Description: multicolored card stock cover with graphic of a white tombstone and a girl posed with flowers beside it; cover title: "We'll be the Last Ones to Let You Down; Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter"; contents: 194 pages telling the story of the Hager family in Waseca, Minnesota and their lifelong relationship with death and cemeteries in a small community where people support ... more

Honorable Rodney N. Searle Oral History. Material: paper, textile. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: green hard cover with gold cover and spine print: "The Honorable Rodney N. Searle, Sr. Oral History February 20, 2013"; contents: 92 pages of transcription from an interview conducted by Karen A. Humphrey with Mr. Searle covering the years before and after his political career in the Minnesota State House of Representatives from 1956 until 1980.

S.O. and Marie Hogaas Sunde Reunion. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: white copy paper with black and white graphic of the original Sunde farmhouse in New Richland Township, and black title print: "S.O. & Marie Sunde Family Reunion, LeSueur River Lutheran Church, July 7, 2013"; inside and back information: Welcome by Ellsworth Evenson, table prayer in Norwegian by Lenore Evenson Johnson and list of day's events plus the names of attendees listed by descendants of each of ... more

Janesville Veterans Memorial Park. Description: image of the Janesville park facing south from Old Highway 14.

Memorial Card of Dr. Wesley H. Rethwill. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: white paper; front graphic of trees and lake; inside Twenty Third Psalm and funeral details; back side information contains obituary of Dr. Wesley H. Rethwill and color photo.

Dr. Wesley H. Rethwill Funeral Program. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" folded. Description: white paper, cover graphic of rising sun captioned, "Dr. Wesley H. Rethwill March 13, 1935 - June 15, 2013"; inside information: funeral program, presiding minister, Pastor Roger Haug; obituary information on back.

Memorial Card of Donald G. Siems. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: white paper; front graphic of sunset; inside John 14:1-3 and funeral details; back side information contains obituary of Donald Siems and color photo.

Waseca County Fair Booklet 2013. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 11". Description: full color photographs of Waseca County Free Fair Scenes; white print: "Waseca County Free Fair July 17th-21st, 2013"; 48 pages.

Janesville's Doll in the Window. Colored photo of the boy mannequin that stood in the attic window of a house on Highway 14 in Janesville for over 30 years; mannequin is posed wearing a plaid shirt inside an oak case designed to look like the window in the attic of the house.

Memorial Card of Emily White Miller. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: white paper; front graphic of a rose, "In Loving Memory"; inside Psalm 121 and funeral details; back side information contains obituary of Emily White Miller and color photo.

Janesville, Minnesota Aerial View. Colored photo showing an aerial view of central Janesville. Some of the buildings identified: top of photo is St. Ann's Catholic Church; center church is the former original Methodist Church/Faith Lutheran Church; below that is the Fenelon Place Bed and Breakfast. Main Street buildings in view include Legends Bar & Grill and Patio, Air Wave TV Installation Shop, Purple Goose Restaurant, and on the end, Blasing Electric. Janesville Birdseye view. Janesville ... more

Waldorf, Minnesota, Aerial View. Colored photo showing an aerial view of the east side of Waldorf Main Street; the Community Hall is the building located in the center of the photo.

Janesville Area Foundation Program. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: white copy paper with color graphics of pizza slices at top; black printed caption: "Janesville Area Foundation Friendraiser, November 21, 2013-7:00 PM, Purple Goose-Janesville, MN; includes program musical numbers by Arlene Pooley and Becky Borneke, Foundation review by Dave Pope, Foundation description by Patrice Abbe, Awards by Karen Buum and Mike Finley.

The Bagne Family Saga. Material: paper, plastic. Size: 9" x 11". Description: clear vinyl over heavy tan card stock cover with black plastic spiral binding; cover graphic of a colorful Norway folk painting; contents: 261 pages documenting the history and heritage of the Bagne family from their original immigrant ancestors Ole and Lisbeth Bagne to the present day descendants; family photos and portraits included.

A Novel by Peter Georgas: Dark Blues. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: black and white glossy card stock cover with image of a Navy sailor and Navy destroyer vessel; cover title: "Dark Blues"; contents: 402 pages telling a fictional tale of a Greek-American man and his adventures in the Korean War.

Grace Lutheran Church Bulletin: Pastor Roger Haug. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 8 1/2". Description: white folded paper with cover photo of Pastor Roger Haug in church sanctuary, captioned "Good Luck Pastor Roger! We love you and we will miss you!" Inside folder contains weekly Grace Lutheran Church information and upcoming schedule of events.

Otisco History Article in a Swedish-American Genealogist Journal. Material: paper. Size 8 1/2" x 11". Description: white glossy cover journal with a photo from the Goteborg port, Sweden in the 1950s; cover title: "Swedish American Genealogist"; contents includes an article written by Waseca native, Ron Johnson entitled "To my sister Mrs. Eleanor Kernor" which details early Otisco and Wilton township history as well as the early Swedish immigrant settlement of Vista; much of the article focuse ... more

Invitation to SROC Centennial Celebration. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Description: red glossy card stock with cover aerial photo of the center; front information: "Southern Research and Outreach Center Centennial Celebration 1913-2013"; inside information details the invitation with the date, times and program information.

Harry G. Chin Memorial Card. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Description: white card stock folder with color photo of Harry Chin on front; inside information contains a memorial poem and funeral service program prepared by McRaith Funeral Home & Crematory; reverse side contains the full obituary of Harry Chin, born Liang Cheng Yu in Tai San province of Canton, China in 1922.

Hugh Mullaney and Mary Higgins Mullaney Family History. Material: paper, metal, plastic. Size: 10" x 11 1/2". Description: black vinyl three-ring binder; contents: 138 pages of family history tracing the ancestry and descendants of Hugh Mullaney and Mary Higgins Mullaney Cunningham and their four children, Bridget, Mary Anna, Margaret and Hugh; other prominent family names include: Sheran, Haas and Sheeran.

Waseca Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Business Directory 2013. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: white paper; black print: "Discover Waseca, Waseca Area Chamber of Commerce, Membership Business Directory 2013."

Farmamerica Brochure 2013. Material: paper. Size: 3 3/4" x 8 1/2". Description: color brochure for Farmamerica; Who We Are; What to See; Tours; Events; location and contact information.

Business and Industry Luncheon Program 2013. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". Description: white paper; black and burgundy print: "Waseca Salutes Business of the Year, Schmidt Hoehn Law, Ltd., 41st Annual Business and Industry Luncheon, Thursday, October 17, 2013, presented by Waseca Area Chamber of Commerce and Ambassadors"; inside: program information; The Story of Schmidt Hoehn Law, Ltd.; on back: Business of the Year Recipients 1973 - 2012; list of manufacturers that produce product ... more

Southern Research and Outreach Center Centennial. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: colored glossy cover featuring aerial photos of first experiment station in the early 1900s and the modern outreach center area of 2013; cover title: "Southern Research and Outreach Center 100 1913-2013, Celebrating 100 Years of Agricultural Research and Outreach, University of Minnesota"; 24 pages of photos and chronology; introductory letter from Forrest T. Izuno, Professor and Head at SROC.

Memorial Day Program Booklet 2013. Material: paper. Size: 5 1/2" W. x 8 1/2" L. Description: color cover of American Flags; booklet stapled through center fold; white and blue print on front: "Memorial Day, May 27, 2013, 9:00 A.M., Courthouse, Waseca, Minnesota, Veterans Organizations and Auxiliaries"; Contents: Memorial Day Program; Annual Memorial Day Observance 2013; Deceased Soldiers Whose Graves Are Decorated; Privately Buried in Waseca County; Burial at Fort Snelling National Cemetery; Kil ... more