Rise and Fire, Jump Shot Basketball Maneuver. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: black card stock cover with orange highlights; cover title: "Rise and Fire", the origins, science and evolution of the jump shot and how it transformed basketball forever; author Shawn Fury, a Janesville, Minnesota native. Contents: 330 pages of analysis of the jump shot that revolutionized the game of basketball, Fury relives legendary plays from the great players and weaves basketball history into a ... more

Janesville 2016 Business and Community Guide. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 10 3/4". Description: white newsprint booklet with cover photo of a young woman identified as "Miss Janesville" riding in a convertible; cover print: "Janesville 2016 & Community Guide"; contents: 23 pages of advertising and promotional information on Janesville; included is information on town history, schools, community education, churches, public library, golf club, lakes and parks, sportsmen's campground, Janesvil ... more

Phil and Bonnie Marquardt with Train Display. Material: paper. Size: 4" x 6". Description: color photo of Phil and Bonnie Marquardt posing with their model railroad display in the Waldorf Community Center on the occasion of the Waldorf Millennium School Reunion; the Phil Marquardt of rural Waldorf was a collector of model trains.

Digital color photo showing a wooded area and a wooden sign: "Peddlers Grove Cemetery".

Minnesota's Lost Towns. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: white glossy card stock cover with black and white photos of town scenes from the past such as schools, churches, buildings and a depot; cover title: "Minnesota's Lost Towns, Southern Edition". Contents: 250 pages of short historical sketches describing "ghost towns" from the counties of Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Mowe ... more

McCarthy Family History and Genealogy Report. Material: plastic, metal, paper. Size: 10 1/2" x 11 1/2". Description: black vinyl three-ring notebook containing unnumbered pages, illustrations and photos pertaining to the story of Patrick McCarthy and Ellen Brown and their descendants; also included are maps of Ireland, Minnesota, Waseca County and land documents as well as genealogy charts.

World War I Minnesota. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: white card stock cover with sepia photographs illustrating scenes of military personnel and citizens of the era; cover title, "World War I Minnesota". Contents: 143 pages of information and over 50 wartime photos and drawings tell the story from 1914 through 1921 of how Minnesotans interacted and responded to the struggles and triumphs of the Great War; explains how xenophobia against the large German American population aff ... more

Black Baseball in Minnesota: They Played for the Love of the Game. Material: paper. Size: 7" x 9". Description: card stock cover with photo of three young African-American baseball players in uniform, cover title, "They Played for the Love of the Game". Contents: 194 pages with numerous black and white vintage photos of past players and teams in Minnesota. Chapters cover Minnesota Black baseball in the nineteenth century, early 20th century, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s; appendix a ... more

St. Ann Cemetery Map: 2016. Material: paper. Size: 30" x 30 3/4". Description: white paper; black print: "Middle Section, St. Ann Cemetery."

St. Ann Cemetery Map: 2016. Material: paper. Size: 30" x 30 3/4". Description: white paper; black print: "South Section, St. Ann Cemetery."

Anton Weslely/Wesley Family Tree. Material: paper, plastic. Size: 9" x 11". Description: ivory colored card stock cover with black spiral binding and with black and white cover graphics of the 1898 farm plat of Iosco Township showing land owned by Anton Wesely around Lake Lily and Reeds Lake, Waseca County; Castle Garden port entry exterior and interior; cover title: The Anton Weseley/Wesley Family Tree. Contents: 199 pages of family history information and photographs; chapters on Anton and ... more

G.A.R. Grand Army of the Republic. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: tan glossy card stock cover with black and white photo of two Civil War Veterans. Contents: 167 pages of Civil War history and photographs focusing on Minnesota involvement in the war, its encampments, memorials, memorial ribbons, Minnesota Veterans Home, Minnesota County Map, Auxiliary organizations, Litchfield and Grand Meadow Halls and Albert Henry Woolson; indexed. References to Waseca County Posts: M. L ... more

The First 90: A History of E. F. Johnson Technologies. Material: paper. Size: 8 1/2" x 11". Description: dark glossy card stock cover showing the graphic of two men talking beside an early 1900s automobile on a street in front of an early E. F. Johnson office and storefront; title on book: The First 90, A History of EF Johnson Technologies. Contents: 147 illustrated pages divided into the following chapters covering the years 1899-2014 including Beginnings, Early Components, The War Years, ... more

John Loeffler Memorial Card. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: white card stock folder; cover features a color photo of John Loeffler holding a fishing rod along the shore of a lake; cover information, "In Loving Memory of John L. Loeffler, July 29, 1931-September 22, 2016"; inside information: recent photo of John Loeffler, a fisherman's prayer poem; order of service at his memorial mass held at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Clair; reverse side obituary.

Rudolph and Priebe Millinery Store Diorama. Material: textile, paper, wood, plastic. Size: 9" x 13" x 8" H. Description: cardboard floor and two walls form the basis for the ca. 1916 millinery store replica; balsa wood display units feature miniature women's hats and accessories such as flowers, feathers and ribbons; a plaster figure representing Jennie Rudolph Beckman, the proprietress of the hat shop stands beside the counter; a small white mouse huddles in the corner; accompanying the dior ... more

Book: Long way from Tipperary. Material: paper. Size: 6" x 9". Description: blue-green glossy card stock cover with map and sign graphics; title in red print, "A Long Way From Tipperary, a journey of Morrisseys, Ryans, Agnews to Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota". Contents: 359 pages detailing Irish immigrant families written by a descendant in this memoir/family history style; several brief references to Waseca County when author's great-grandparents, Patrick and Mary Ryan Morrissey far ... more

Town Ball Parks of Minnesota. Material: paper. Size: 10" x 11". Description: green hard cover with white printed title: Town Ball Parks of Minnesota; 234 pages illustrated with photographs; chapters on town ball parks in the towns of Arlington, Belle Plaine, Bird Island, Cannon Falls, Chaska, Cold Spring, Dassel, Delano, Dundas, Fairfax, Gaylord, Granite Falls, Hamburg, Hinckley, Jordan, Loretto, Marshall, Midway, Miesville, Minnetonka, New Ulm, Pearl Lake, Red Eye, Red Wing, Rochester, Union ... more

Waseca County death records, Trinkhaus, Chris Herter, Liebenberg, Krause, George Herter, McLin, Herter Business, Herter Advertising, Catherine McLin Obituary, Thelma Herter, Berthe Herter, E. O. Herter, Crime, Newspaper clippings.

Waseca County death records, Trinkhaus, Chris Herter, Liebenberg, Krause, James McClean, Mary Blacker, James Mackliin, Marie Drinkhaus, Michael McLin, Leonard, Silver Lake House, Waseca County Map, Bee Hive, Edward Herter, Herter drawing, Military Herter, Jacques HerterGeorge Herter, McLin, Herter Business, Herter Advertising, Chuck Herter, Gramme, Tribune Herters Story, Herters Feathers, Margaret Herter, Catherine McLin Obituary, Thelma Herter, Berthe Herter, E. O. Herter, Crime, Newspaper cli ... more

Waseca High School Annual, 2016. Material: paper. Size: 9" x 11". Description: gray hard cover with dark blue title and flag graphic imprint: In the Moment. Contents: colored photos of students, staff and school employees; 176 numbered pages includes index.

Janesville 2016 Business & Community Guide. Material: paper. Size: 8" x 11". Description: white newsprint booklet with color photos. Contents: Mayor Santo's welcome; Janesville history; Janesville Schools; Trinity Lutheran School; Community Education; Janesville Public Library; Prairie Ridge Golf Club; Reinbold Sportsmen Campground; Farmamerica; Waseca County Fair; Parks & Lakes; Health, Mind & Body; Hay Daze Celebration; Irish American Club; Indian Island Winery; Map of Janesville; Business ... more

Waseca Monday Study Club 2013-2016. Material: paper, plastic, metal. Size: 11" x 11 1/2". Description: green vinyl three-ring album with acrylic pages holding photos, programs, mementoes of the Monday Study Club meetings showing their activities and presentations; some of the guest speakers and attractions were Rod Searle, Julie Anderson, Steve Luther, El Salvador, Faribault, E. F. Johnson Co., Waseca County Horse Thief Detective Society with Scott Roemhildt, The Vista Sisters with Marjorie Gore ... more

Corchran's Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Plaque. Material: metal. Size: 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". Description: gold brushed steel square with blue and red highlights, blue logo of State of Minnesota, printed "Member Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association, Corchran, Inc."

Put Spice in Your Life Booklet. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 7". Description: multi colored glossy soft cover booklet; cover title, "Put Spice in Your Life"; 28 pages containing short inspirational stories that were used by Dr. Frederick in the over 1,000 presentations he made to many groups including 4-H, FFA and other Rural Youth groups that were meant to inspire and motivate those in his audience.