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A Day in Castle Garden

The Minnesota Reprint Series by Louis Bagger. New arrivals to the U.S. first Order form

The popular magazines in the last half of the went through a port of entry and immigration

19th century provided a major source of enter- procedures. It was there that the ship passen-

ger lists were collected by Federal officials, Enter my subscription for the Minnesota Genealogical Journal

tainment. They featured poetry, adventure sto-

ries, commentary on current events, education health verified and connections made for addi- for __ years, at $23.00 each $_____

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dures at Castle Garden, a port of entry in New · MGJ back issues, at $13.00 each (which?) ________________ $_____

perspective on the culture and attitudes of the

day, as well as insight into the lives of the set- York, and is reprinted from an article origi- · Index to MGJ 1&2, and/or #3&4 and/or #5&4 at $12.00 each $____

tlers of early Minnesota nally published in 1872. ISBN 1-932212-12-4,

2005, paper, 26 pps., illus., reprint, PE-004, Books:

The Land of Lakes, or, The New Northwest $7.95

by L.W. Powell. This reprint from October 1875 de-

The Sioux War (Nicolay)

Item # Title

tails the early history of Minnesota beginning with

Cartier and the French fur-traders, Jonathan by John Nicolay, private secretary to Pres. Lin- _____ __________________________________________ $_______

Carver, missionaries such as Fathers Hennepin coln. Reprinted from February 1863. His

and Nicollet, the arrival of immigrants, the Dakota eye-witness account undoubtedly led to discus-

War of 1862, educational institutions, the naming sion with Lincoln on how to deal with the con-

victed Indians. ISBN 1-932212-13-2, 2005, _____ __________________________________________ $_______

of geographical features, and the development of

the cities of St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth. paper, 20 pp. PE-005, $7.95

ISBN 1-932212-09-4, 2005, paper, 30 pps., illus., Hole-in-the-Day (Nicolay)

reprint, PE-001, $7.95 by John Nicolay, private secretary to Pres. Lin- _____ __________________________________________ $_______

Among the Wheat-Fields of Minnesota coln. Nicolay intended to accompany Indian

by G.W. Schatzel. Among the first settlers in Minne- Commissioner Dole on a visit to the Ojibway

sota were farmers, come to plant and harvest grain Indians when the Dakota Conflict broke out. _____ __________________________________________ $_______

for themselves and the rest of the country. This ar- This is his account, reprinted from January

ticle from January 1868 describes the process for 1863, of his personal views of this Ojibway Subtotal $_______

growing wheat and bringing it to market in south- chief and the potential of that tribe joining in

the Dakota Conflict. ISBN 1-932212-14-0, MN residents: sales tax @ 6.5% $_______

east Minnesota, an area no longer known for the

crop. The author brings vast amounts of descrip- 2005, paper, 20 pp., paper PE-006, $7.95 U.S. Postage and handling:

tive detail to the process of farming in the area and The Flour Mills of Minneapolis & The Mill $5.00 for first item; $.50 each additional item $_______

the people who perform the various functions. Explosion of 1878

ISBN 1-932212-11-6, 2005, paper, 33 pps., illus., by Eugene V Smalley. Reprinted from The Cen-

reprint, PE-002, $7.95 tury and Minneapolis Tribune, this early in-

The Minnesota Pineries dustry, with its process and equipment, is TOTAL $_______

by J.M. Tuttle. Among the first settlers in Minnesota reviewed. The newspaper article includes the

list of those killed and injured in the May of Ship to:

were lumbermen, come to harvest the white pine

to supply the rest of the country. This article from 1878 disaster and includes interviews of the

March 1868 describes a trip by sleigh into the for- survivors. ISBN 1-932212-17-5, 2005, paper,

26 pp. PE-007, $7.95 Name: ___________________________________________________

ests and lumber camps from approximately pres-

ent day Anoka to St. Cloud. The author brings vast

amounts of descriptive detail to the process of log- Minnesota Reference Bookshelf Organization: ______________________________________________

ging an area and driving the logs to market and the Minnesota Cemetery Locations by Wiley

people who perform the various functions. ISBN Pope. Compendium of sites from geological Street: ___________________________________________________

1-932212-10-8, 2005, paper, 27 pps., illus., re- survey, plat and other maps, printed refer-

print, PE-003, $7.95 ences, etc. 1988, 221 pp., paper M-071,

$25.00 City, State _______________________________ Postal code: _________

A Guide to Family History Resources at £ Visa £MasterCard £Discover

the Minnesota History Center by Minnesota Card Number: ________________________________ Exp.: ________

Historical Society reference staff. Indispens-

able, practical guide, to help navigate the In case we have questions: e-mail address ___________________________

on-line catalog. 2003, 120 pp., illus. M-527, Phone: _____________________

$14.95

2 Park Genealogical Books Catalog #31

Italy History of Finnish Americans Translated by Genealogist’s Guide to Minnesota Vital Re- 1873 Minnesota State Business Directory.

Timothy Laitila Vincent. Originally published in cords: Vol. 1, Marriages and Divorces In- Alphabetic list of 14,500 business firms, sole

Finding Italian Roots: The Guide for 1926 by Rev. S. Ilmonen to honor Finnish settle- cludes outlines of the laws, procedures and how proprietors and artisans, state and county offi-

Americans (2nd ed.) by John Philip Colletta. ments in the US and Canada, this English trans- to use these records, as well as specific detail re- cers. City and county locations included, street

Updated and expanded, resources available in lation will help bridge the Atlantic. The former garding each Minnesota county’s records— addresses for Minneapolis, and St. Paul entries.

the U.S., as well as sources available in the ar- index included 15,000 names, as used in the old whether microfilmed, what dates are available 80 pp., 8½x11, soft cover, M-465, $12.00

chives and churches of Italy. D-065, 2003, 206 country; this volume also has the new country and where they are today. ISBN 0-915709-96-1,

pp., paper, maps, illus., 128 pp. $14.95 Physicians, Dentists and Druggists Direc-

equivalents! S-037, 1998, paper, about 200 pp., 2002, paper, 32 pp. M-477, $8.50 tory for 1890 for MN and WI reprint, with in-

Italian-American Family History By Sharon fully indexed, $35.00 Genealogist’s Guide to Minnesota Vital Re- dex (from cover). “List of Physicians and

DeBartolo Carmack. The aim of this book is to cords: Vol. 2 - Births and Deaths Includes the Surgeons, Dentists and Druggists, arranged al-

help you evaluate American records when trac- Norway

changing laws affecting registration, as well as phabetically by post offices, with population and

ing Italian ancestry, and enjoy it! D-085, 1997, Life Among the Old Norwegians 1834, 1888, the specific dates for records at the village, town- location.” Includes Regular, homeopathic and

paper, 142 pp., index $12.95 1892 and 1907 reprints. Extractions from travels ship, county and state levels of government, and eclectic schools, advertisements for equipment

through Norway (Excursions in the North of Eu- whether they have been microfilmed and where and supplies, price lists for procedures, etc. ISBN

Russia rope; Midnight Sunbeams; Norway and the Nor- they are available. ISBN 1-932212-04-3, 2004, 0-915709-56-2, 1997, spiral bound, paper, in-

In Their Words: Genealogist’s Translation wegians; Norway through the Stereoscope). paper, 84 pp. M-524, $10.95 dex, 154 pp. M-290, $12.50

Guide, Vol. II Russian by Jonathan D. Shea S-040, 2004, paper, 48 pp. $10.00

and William F. Hoffman. The guide the authors Norwegian Research Guide by Linda Herrick. Minnesota Genealogical Index by Wiley Pope. A.T. Andreas' Illustrated Historical Atlas

wanted when they began their researching. Well Includes addresses, research hints, and help. Name index to 72 volumes of Minnesota records, of Minnesota - 1874 The first state-wide atlas

indexed, covers topics from phonetics to gram- S-029, 1998, paper, biblio., maps $14.00 including territorial laws, supreme court with illustrations, biographies, and data on pa-

mar to finding records in the U.S., consular re- naturalizations, state prison reports from trons. The film includes St. Paul, Minneapolis

cords, etc. D-154, 2004, 392 pp., paper, $30.00 Sweden 1853-1900, etc. Contains 26,626 entries, most and Winona city view fold-outs. 35 mm micro-

before 1900. 1984, 119 pp., paper M-021, $9.50 film M-061, $35.00

Denmark 4 History of the Swedish People: Vol. I:

Prehistory to Renaissance by Vilhelm Minnesota GNIS CD-ROM Looking for a place? Comprehensive Index to A.T. Andreas' Il-

What Did They Do In Danish? by John E. Moberg. Fascinating reading! Viking raids, com- Now you can use the Geographic Name Informa- lustrated Historical Atlas of Minnesota -

Herl. Was your ancestor an Arrestforvalter? ing of Christianity, Folkungs royal dynasty, arrival tion System off-line. PC and Mac compatible, da- 1874 by Mary Hawker Bakeman. Almost 15,000

This book is a compendium of English trans- of the Black Death, reign of Queen Margareta, tabase in various formats M-351, $19.95 names in one alphabetic listing - patrons,

lations and explanations of ancient & modern etc. S-046, paper $16.95 Minnesota Land Owner Maps and 1500+ from plat maps, biographies and por-

Danish names of occupations, officials and de- 4 History of the Swedish People: Vol. II: Directories by Mary Hawker Bakeman. Exten- traits, and 600+ illustrations. All data from the

scriptions. S-041, 149 pp., paper, $13.00 sive bibliography of land owner maps dating Patrons' Directory and whether the name ap-

Renaissance to Revolution by Vilhelm Moberg. pears on a map. ISBN 0-915709-01-5, 1992, 332

Finland Focuses on the common people, and two dra- from the mid-1860s to the present day, includ-

ing wall maps, atlases, reprints, microfiche and pp., cloth M-062, $29.50

matic revolts: the national insurrection under

Traveling and Researching in Finland by Engelbrekt and the last attempt of the Smaland film, and indexes, plus rural resident directories. Adoptions and Name Changes: Minnesota

Timothy Laitila Vincent. Practical guide book- peasantry to retain medieval liberties. Moberg ISBN 0-915709-16-3, 1994, 160 pp., cloth Territory and State, 1851-1881 by Stina B.

let, county maps with parish boundaries and a also examines the enigmatic and wide appeal of M-052, $20.00 Green. More than 550 changes - former name,

list of parishes with Finnish and Swedish the Swedish forest and the rivalry with Denmark. Gazetteer of Minnesota Railroad Towns, new name, residence, parents' names for adop-

names S-034, 2001, 28 pp., paper $5.00 S-047, 2005, paper, 288 pages $16.95 1861- 1997 by Hudson Leighton. List of places tions, and date of the change. 1994, ISBN

Journal of Pastor Johan Wilhelm Eloheimo 4 Your Swedish Roots by Per Clemensson that had a railroad, along with town name 0-915709-15-5, 34 pp., paper M-145, $8.00

Translated by Timothy Laitila Vincent. Pastor and Kjell Andersson. Published as a joint venture changes, railroad beginning and end dates, and a Northwestern Minnesota: a wonderful agri-

Eloheimo served Evangelical Lutheran Parishes with Genline AV, here are step-by-step instruc- map showing the lines. ISBN 0-915709-61-9, pa- cultural section Published by the Minnesota

in Calumet and Ironwood, MI, but this journal of tions to help find and use Swedish records. per, map, index M-302, $12.00 State Board of Immigration in the 1920s. In-

baptisms, confirmations, marriages and deaths S-044, hard cover, 222 pages, illus. $24.95 Atlas of Minnesota (193_) Reprint, showing tended to encourage settlement in 10 counties in

from 1891 through 1910 includes also WI, MN, township and range numbers, along with town- the Red River Valley, the booklet provides details

WY, ID, etc. S-036, 1998, paper, 192 pp., fully ship names, for all Minnesota counties. Rail- on crops and livestock found in the area, plus

indexed, $27.50 roads, highways and other features (no pictures. reprint 1997, paper, 80 pp. M-228,

Finnish Genetics, Diseases, Traits and Cus- landowners).ISBN 0-915709-72-4, 1999 reprint, $10.00

toms by Timothy Laitila Vincent. A guide to fam- paper, coil bound M-350, $15.00 Minnesota Census

ily historians to understand medical information

Minnesota 1900 Census Mortality Schedule

and glean it from documents. S-035, 2001, 30

compiled by James W. Warren. 3,000 deaths not

pp., paper, $5.00

registered at the county but on the census and

4 New in this catalog transcribed by the Minnesota Health Dept. 1992,

paper M-133, $10.00



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Minnesota State Census Guide Listing by Poles in Minnesota This focuses on the his- Spelling Variations in German Names by In Their Words: Genealogist’s Transla-

county, townships and villages, with film num- tory and contributions of this ethnic group to the Roger Minert, A.G. Includes spelling conventions, tion Guide, Polish by Jonathan D Shea and

bers at Family History Libraries and the Minne- state. 2005, paper M-542, $13.95 grammar and application of German and Eng- William F Hoffman. The guide the authors

sota Historical Society for the microfilm of the African Americans in Minnesota by David lish phonetics to names. Also a checklist for how wanted when they began their researching. Well

1865, 1875, 1885, 1895 and 1905 state cen- Vassar Taylor. Major themes: settlement during to identify variant spellings, and a trouble shoot- indexed, covers topics from phonetics to gram-

suses. Includes county maps and an extraction the territorial and early statehood periods; devel- ing guide. D-110, 2000, 92 pp., soft cover mar to finding records in the U.S., consular re-

form for each census year. ISBN 0-915709-78-3 opment of urban black communities in St. Paul, $16.50 cords, etc. D-117, 2007 (revised), 392 pp., hard

2001, 25 pp., illus., M-411, $8.50 Minneapolis and Duluth; rural blacks, leaders Atlantic Bridge to Germany: Alsace- cover $35.00

Detailed Federal Census enumeration dis- and community organizations, etc. 2002, paper, Lorraine by Linda Herrick and Wendy Genealogical Guide to East and West Prus-

trict maps are available for Minneapolis illus. M-485, $13.95 Uncapher. First in the revised Atlantic Bridge se- sia by Edward Brandt and Adalbert Goertz. A

(Hennepin), St. Paul (Ramsey), St. Cloud Jews in Minnesota by Hyman Berman and ries, this is a self- contained guide to research- great difficulty for Polish researchers is overcom-

(Stearns, Benton and Sherburne), Duluth Linda Mack Schloff. Although never more than a ing: word lists in German, French and English, ing the challenges presented by the Polish parti-

(St. Louis) and Winona (Winona). See the small percentage of the state population, Jews history, geography, maps, divisions, places, avail- tions. For those with family roots in the Prussian

appropriate county listing. have made remarkable contributions in busi- ability of films at Family History Library, etc. partition, this book offers reference material,

1930 Census Minnesota Enumeration Dis- ness, politics, and education, beginning in terri- AB-001, 2003, paper, 192 pp., illus. $20.00 covering records, publications, sources, etc. Ten

tricts Numeric and alphabetic listings of all EDs torial days. 2002, paper M-457, $13.95 Atlantic Bridge to Germany: Baden by Linda chapters focus on Institutional, Church and Civil

for the State. This allows researchers to easily Herrick and Wendy Uncapher. This is a self-con- records, little known documents, surname lists,

find institutions, such as hospitals, poor farms, Minnesota Military tained guide to researching: word list in German timeline, and more. A number of references are

orphanages, etc.2002, M-449, $15.95 Citadel in the Wilderness: Story of Fort and English, history, geography, maps, divisions, to books and materials written in German but ti-

Snelling and the Northwest Frontier by Evan places, availability of films at Family History Li- tles are translated so you can decide if they

People of Minnesota Series Jones. Classic history, now back in print. “High brary, etc. AB-002, 2004, paper, 156 pp., illus., might be beneficial. In addition the 17 appendi-

Mexicans in Minnesota by Donicio Valdes. The adventure and low shenanigans….courage and $20.00 ces cover topics such as West Prussian emigra-

history of working-class people in railroads, chicanery…maximum of straightforward and tion records, Kaszubia, locality names, etc. Fully

Atlantic Bridge to Germany: Pomerania by indexed, too! D-141, 2002, paper, 360+, maps,

heavy industry, meat packing and sugar beet incisive storytelling.” (Library Journal) 2001, Linda Herrick and Wendy Uncapher. Index and

production, from the Red River Valley to the 256 pp., B&W photos M-504, $14.95 illus., index $49.95

maps of place names in Pomerania (Pommern).

southern part of the state. 112 pp., illus., map, Known War of 1812 Veterans Buried in Min- Includes church and civil record dates available Finding Your Polish Ancestors by Kathleen

reading list, notes, index M-562, $13.95 nesota Compiled by Arthur Louis Finnell. At in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Ann LaBudie-Szakall and Jan Steven Zaleski.

Irish in Minnesota by Ann Regan. Wherever least two to three generations for 182 War of History, maps, and tips on how to research. It’s easy to research when you know the an-

they settled, they founded churches and com- 1812 veterans, one Revolutionary War veteran, AB-003, 2005, paper, 238 pp., illus. $22.00 cestral village and those records have been

munity organizations, became active in politics, plus some who served with the British forces, all Finding Your Slovak Ancestors by Lisa A. Alzo. microfilmed. This book describes strategies for

and invited everyone to be a little Irish! This tells buried in Minnesota. Each contains parents' Resource book, with both traditional and online overcoming most common problems, plus re-

their diverse stories. 112 pp., illus., map, reading names if known, place and date of birth/death, resources necessary for researching Slovak an- sources to help you in your search. paper

list, notes, index M-455, $13.95 marriage date and spouse, sketch of military ser- cestors, and how to document and preserve find- D-161 , $23.00

Chinese in Minnesota The history and contri- vice, list of children with details, and footnotes ings for future generations. 385 pp., full size

for the sources. ISBN 0-915709- 35-X, 1997, ev-

A Traveller’s History of Poland by John

butions of this ethnic group to the state. 2003, forms, paper D-162 , $21.00 Radzilowski. Excellent background history, with

paper, illus., photos, index M-530, $13.95 ery name index, paper M-221, $15.00

Platt Düütsch/Low German by Bob Stockman. full chronology, a list of monarchs and rulers, a

Germans in Minnesota by Kathleen Neils Legends, Letters and Lies: Readings on the Help with spelling and pronunciation, plus over gazetteer, and historical maps. 2007, paper, il-

Conzen. Story of German- Americans and their Spirit Lake Massacre of 1857 Compiled by 5000 words in the glossary. D-129, paper lustrations, maps D-165, $14.95

profound influence on Minnesota history and Mary Hawker Bakeman. Series of personal and $20.00

governmental readings on this event, often 4 Introduction to Ostfriesen Genealogy

culture. 2003, paper, illus., map M-506, $13.95 Finding Your Dutch Ancestors by Esther by the folks who know at the Ostfriesen Genea-

thought to be the forerunner of the Dakota Con-

Norwegians in Minnesota by Carlton C. Qualey flict. ISBN 0-915709-77-5, 2001, 252 pp., paper, Perry. This book presents a sound strategy to logical Society of America! Resources and hints

and Jon A. Gjerde. From territorial times, in both maps, bibliog., illus., index F-532, $28.95 prepare for thorough and productive research for researching this north German group.

urban and rural areas, their influence is evident experiences at the Family History Center. D-168, 2007, paper, illus. $18.00

in Minnesota art, culture, cuisine, and speech. 4 Outbreak and Massacre by the Dakota

D-155, 93 pp., paper, $10.00 Churches of Ostfriesland by Robert Noah

2002, paper M-456, $13.95 Indians in Minnesota in 1862 by Marion

Satterlee. Reprint of his extensive research from Finding Your Ukrainian Ancestors by Muryl (trans. by Gene Janssen and Geo. W. Heikes).

Swedes in Minnesota This focuses on the his-

the early 20th century which documented events Anrejciw Geary. Ukraine became an independent Photos, drawings and text on many of the apse

tory and contributions of this ethnic group to the

(including lists of dead and wounded). Classic. country in 1991, making it easier than ever be- churches in this area of Germany. D-140, 2002,

state. 2004, paper, illus., notes, index M-531,

M-451, 2001, paper, 128 pp., partially indexed fore to research ancestral roots. Lists of various (1980) paper, with many photos of churches

$13.95

$16.00 sources to research and what results to expect. and their features added since original publica-

(1998) 2000, paper, 163 pp. D-163 , $16.00 tion $15.00





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Germanic Researching in Germany: A Handbook for The Dakota War of 1862 by Kenneth Carley. Claims from the Dakota Conflict: Supply-

Your Visit to the Homeland of Your Ances- Readable, balanced account, with maps, ing the Local Militia–Vol. 3: Dec 31, 1862

Lands of the German Empire and Before by tors, by Shirley Reimer and Roger Minert. To sketches and photos. 2001 (rev. of 1976), 112 More than 1800 claims authorized by the Board

Wendy K. Uncapher. Quick reference for finding help make your research trip both enjoyable and pp., paper F-507, $14.95 of Auditors on just one day. ISBN

administrative districts, brief histories of areas, productive! D-130, 2001, 264 pp., illus, $18.95, 1-932212-21-3, 2007, paper M-581, $16.95

points of interest, lists of town names, etc. There Perspective on the Sioux War: Oscar

are maps, too! D-109, paper, 137 pp. $18.00 Historic Atlas of East Central Europe by Paul Malmros, Minnesota’s Adjutant General 4 Claims from the Dakota Conflict: Sup-

Robert Magocsi. Maps and commentary re: Po- Reprints of Oscar Malmros’ official reports to plying the Local Militia - Vol. 4:

German Maps & Facts for Genealogy by land, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Yugoslavia,

Wendy K. Uncapher and Linda M. Herrick. Com- Governor Alexander Ramsey on the military as- 1863-1870 More than 2770 claims authorized

Greece, eastern Germany, Lithuania, the Ukraine pects of the Dakota Conflict of 1862, including by the Board of Auditors. Some of the claims had

bination of maps, showing religions of the Ger- to the Dneiper River, and more. D-049, 2002,

man states, migration figures, etc. to help status of ammunition and arms, expeditions to been held over from the original Board of Audi-

218 pp., paper $45.00 Fort Abercrombie, and more. With biography of tors, some were new, some were approved by the

researchers sort out their families. D-133, 2001,

paper, 72 pp. $14.00 Life in Germany, 1842, 1844, 1901 Selected Malmros. ISBN 1-932212-22-1, 2007, paper, in- Minnesota Legislature. M-595, ISBN

portions of “The Rural and Domestic Life of Ger- dex, illus. M-584, $16.95 1-932212-23-X, 2007, paper, 74 pp., indexed

Border People: German-Bohemians in many” 1842; “German Experiences: Addressed $19.95

America by Ken Meter and Robert Paulson. Im- Through Dakota Eyes: Narrative Accounts of

to the English; both Stayers at Home, and Goers the Minnesota Indian War of 1862 edited by Index to Claimants for Depredations follow-

migrant stories of the German and Czech people Abroad” 1844; “German Life in Town and Coun-

who came to Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan Gary Clayton Anderson and Alan R. Woolworth. ing the Dakota War of 1862 Alphabetical list of

try” 1901. D-142, paper, 2002, 49 pp. Reprint. Collection of 36 narratives, providing a Sioux the approximately 2500 who filed property

and the Dakotas. Liberally illustrated, maps from $10.00

both the Old Country and new. 1993, paper, perspective to the story. 2001 (1988), 316 pp., claims. ISBN 0-915709-86-4, 2001, paper, map

illus., bibliog. D-048, $15.00 A Traveller’s History of Germany by Robert paper F-508, $15.95 M-429, $15.00

Cole. Complete and authoritative history, with Genealogist’s Guide to Researching Civil Sioux Depredation Case Files Property claims

Germanic Genealogy, 3rd Edition edited by practical info for visitors, a historical gazetteer,

Dr. Ed Brandt, Mary Bellingham, Kent Cutcomp, War and Dakota Conflict Ancestors in Min- from civilians following the Dakota War of 1862.

and illustrated with maps plus a chronology of nesota by Mary Hawker Bakeman. Methodology, Photocopies of the files submitted to the Com-

Kermit Frye, Patricia Lowe and Paul Sternberg, of events. paper, illustrations, maps D-166, $14.95

the Germanic Genealogy Society. Subtitled “A types and use of records and resources, as well mission in 1863, with first person accounts and

Guide to Worldwide Sources and Migration Pat- Witter’s German-English Schoolbook as repositories. Section on the special records for itemized descriptions of the losses. The names

terns,” this edition includes resources for spe- (1881), reprint of school book to teach Ameri- those citizens at home during the Dakota Con- for which we have files are listed in the Minne-

cific areas, new material for Eastern Europe, can students how to read and write German flict. ISBN 1-932212-15-9, 2005, paper, 60 pp., sota Genealogical Journal:21, (March, 1999)

detailed information for Germanic settlements in gothic script. No previous knowledge of German illus. M-546, $15.95 and on our web site at

Canada, new maps, websites, expanded informa- required. D-131 ,1987, paper, illus, $10.00 1862 Claims from the Dakota Conflict: Sup-

tion for over 90 countries, how to read German Understanding Meyers Orts by Fay S. plying the Militia: Vol. 1-3 Set of 3 volumes and noted in the index (see above item). M-335,

script, terminology and more. 2007, paper, 680 Dearden. A translating guide for the directory of with all military claims paid in 1862 to those photocopy, $10.00 each.

pp., illus., index D-088, $49.00 places in the German Empire. Includes exam- who supplied equipment, supplies, services, The Dakota Indian Internment at Fort

Beginner’s Guide to Germanic Genealogy by ples of interpreting the abbreviations and the horses, and other necessities. Three volume set. Snelling, 1862-1864 by Corinne L. Monjeau-

Lois Edwards. Practical, worksheet-based, with special Gothic typeface used in it. D-106, 2000, Each volume separately indexed. M-587,$44.00 Marz. Factual, objective account of the camp and

instructions on how and where to look for the paper, 20 pp. $8.00 Claims from the Dakota Conflict: Supplying the experiences of its 1600 Dakota women,

information you need to be successful in search- Deciphering Gothic Records by Fay Dearden. the Local Militia – Vol. 1: October-Novem- children and old men who lived there. Virulent

ing for Germanic ancestors. 2005, illus., index On heavy stock for use right on the microfilm ber 1862 Extracts of 1003 claims from the re- disease swept the camp, killing hundreds. Led by

D-158 $16.00 reader. Compare various ways the letters are cords of the Minnesota Board of Auditors for the missionaries, a religious revival occurred, with

formed and figure out the words for yourself! Adjustment of Claims for War Expenditures from many becoming Christians and literate in their

German-English Genealogical Dictionary by own language. 2005, paper, illus. F-540, $19.95

Ernest Thode. Easy-to-use for translating Ger- D-078, 1996, paper, spiral bound $6.50 teamsters, ferrymen, farmers, livery stables, ho-

man- language documents. D-023, 1996, 318 Romanians in the United States and Canada tels, etc. for materials and services furnished to The Last Full Measure: Life and Death of

pp., paper $29.95 by Vladimir F. Wertsman. The most extensive, citizen soldiers who responded to the outbreak the First Minnesota Volunteers by Richard

up-to-date resource for Romanian research — of the Dakota Conflict. ISBN 1-932212-16-7, 40 Moe. Definitive history of this heroic regiment

German Researcher: How to Get the Most pp., paper, indexed, M-547, $14.95 during the Civil War. M-507, paper, illus. $17.95

Out of an LDS Family History Center by Fay bibliography, tips and strategies, resource con-

Dearden and Douglas Dearden. Easy to use tacts, etc. D-153, 2002, paper, 225 pp., $24.95 Claims from the Dakota Conflict: Supply- Sioux Uprising in Minnesota, 1862: Jacob

guide with English translations of Meyers Orts Deciphering Handwriting in German Docu- ing the Local Militia – Vol. 2: Nov-Dec 30, Nix's Eyewitness History edited by Don Hein-

abbreviations, help in reading script, etc. 4th edi- ments by Roger Minert. German records often 1863 compiled from the actual affidavits, war- rich Tolzmann. First person account, by an offi-

tion. D-019, paper, 58 pp. $14.00 use Latin and French in addition to the German rants and claim register in the Minnesota State cer who defended New Ulm. 1994, paper, 166

language. Complicated by use of the Gothic Archives. Includes more than 2000 military pp., both German and English M-315, $12.95

script, this book can help you analyze records claims paid from November 25-December 30,

and continue your research. D-128, 2001, paper 1862. M-579, 2006, paper, 82 pp., indexed

$26.95 $19.95 See also specific county listings.

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4 Tales of the Tenth Regiment, Minne- Pensioners on the Roll as of January 1, Destination Canada: Guide to 20th Century Tracing Your Irish Ancestors (3rd Ed.) by

sota Volunteers, 1862-1863 Previously un- 1883, Living in Foreign Countries 1591 mili- Immigration Records For researchers dealing John Grenham. Updated to reflect the enormous

published pocket diary of two soldiers from tary pensions paid to people not living in the with arrivals in Canada in the past 100 years. In- changes brought about by on-line research op-

Sibley County who fought in the Dakota Conflict U.S., including parents. Hints for immigrant ori- formation on passenger lists, border crossing re- tions, this edition includes maps of Catholic par-

plus a summary of efforts made to protect gin! M-331, ISBN 0-915709-68-6, paper $10.00 cords, immigration branch records, the national ishes, checklist of sources, list of manuscripts,

southern Minnesota settlers afterwards. M-224, Recollections of the Sioux War by Private registration file of 1940, Russian Consular Re-

etc. B-040, 2006, 550 pp., paper $24.95

1996, paper, 36 pp., illus. $7.50 Thomas C. Hodgson. Reprint of a series of news- cords, Chinese Immigration 1885-1949, and

more. There is a section on naturalization and A New Genealogical Atlas of Ireland, 2nd edi-

4 March on the Dakotas: Sibley Expedi- paper articles, written by this member of Com-

tion of 1863 by Susan Mary Kudelka. A compi- pany K, 8th Minnesota. Includes biographies of citizenship indexes in the Canada Gazette tion by Brian Mitchell. This edition adds Roman

lation of information about the camps and some members of the company, most of whom 1915-1951. This section does not include the Catholic parishes in all 32 counties of Ireland

campsites, with a record of the troops and casu- came from Dakota County. M-328, ISBN names of individuals, but helps researchers and Presbyterian congregations in the 9 counties

alties. M-589, paper, maps $14.95 0-915709-69-4, 1999, paper, $12.00 track down the issues that can help them. of northern Ireland, making it a complete geo-

F-055, 2001, paper $9.95 graphical picture of the major religious denomi-

4 Atlas of the Sioux Wars (2nd Edition) by Minnesota in the Civil War: An Illustrated

Charles D. Collins, Jr., Combat Studies Institute History by Kenneth Carley, with foreword by Finding Your Ancestors in Manitoba by nations in Ireland during the middle years of the

Press, Fort Leavenworth. Color maps illustrating Richard Moe and intro and epilog by Brian Laura Hanowski. The author reviews the ‘5W’ 19th century. B-059, 2002, paper, 175 pp.,

the various battles between federal forces and Horrigan. Lavishly illustrated, richly detailed, approach to help redefine goals and look for maps, $20.00

Dakota Indians from the Dakota War of 1862 to comprehensive picture of Minnesota’s involve- alternate resources. WHO are you looking for? Finding Your Irish Ancestors by Dr. Penelope

Wounded Knee. Traces troop movements, and ment in the Civil War, from the opening shots at WHEN did the ancestor live in Manitoba? Christensen. A sound strategy for thorough and

explains tactics. CD-036, CD, illus. $10.00 Bull Run to silence over Appomattox. 2006, 256 WHERE in the province did they live? WHAT productive research, including the four primary

The Indians Revenge Reverend Alexander pp., paper, maps, chronology, index, illus. records were created? WHY were the records sources and others available through Family His-

M-568, $19.95 created and WHY you’re searching. 152 pp.,

Berghold gathered the history of the U.S.-Da- tory Libraries. B-068, 2000, paper, 100 pp.,

kota Conflict of 1862 from neighbors in his Pen Pictures from the Second Minnesota by paper F-061 , $15.00

forms for gathering information $10.00

parish of New Ulm, Minnesota. His book, first T.H. Pendergast. Reprinted from several series of Back to the Land: Genealogical Guide to

newspaper articles, Pendergast analyzes the Civil Finding Farms on the Canadian Prairies Vi- Planning a Genealogy Research Trip to Ire-

published in the 1890s, is one of the most sig- land: The Research Trail in Dublin by Ruth

nificant original sources, told with compassion War effort, the work of the leadership, and ac- tal reference for researchers working on the Ca-

tions of the troops. Well-written and compelling nadian Prairies, with a basic summary of how to Blair, PLCGS. A resource guide for getting the

for both sides. 2006 (1891), paper, indexed most out of your trip, including the General Reg-

reading. M-297, ISBN 0-915709-58-9, 1998, pa- read land descriptions, as determined by the Do-

M-580, $14.95 ister Office, National Archives, National Library,

per (coil bound), 120 pp., index $15.00 minion Land Survey, and maps of the three Prai-

Six Weeks in a Sioux Tepee Reprint of ac- rie provinces. There is also an index of Church of Ireland, Land Registry, Dublin ceme-

The Story of a Regiment, being a Narrative teries, etc., with URLs, addresses and more!

count by Sarah Wakefield. Her family was res- townships, giving the matching sub-districts in

of the Service of the Second Minnesota by B-067, 2005, paper, 90 pp., $10.00

cued by a Sioux who was hanged for his part in the 1901 census, and the census microfilm

Judson Bishop, Newell Chester, editor. Reprint

the 1862 uprising, a situation which Wakefield number. F-056, 2002, paper $9.95 A Traveller’s History of Ireland by Peter

with added material, photos and biographies of

found abhorrent. M-339, paper $14.95 Neville. Full and accurate portrait from prehis-

key people. 2000, 258 pp., paper, photos, illus. Researching Canadian Religious Records by

Brackett’s Battalion by Kurt Bergemann. This M-392, $14.95 Ryan Taylor. Information about church archives, tory to the present, with info on the Anglo-Irish

cavalry unit served in both the war against the church records in public archives, published relationship, the potato famine, the two separate

Narratives and Rosters, reprinted from the traditions for Catholics and protestants, etc. pa-

Confederacy and against the Dakota Indians, be- books, as well as denominational backgrounds of

classic 2-volume work, Minnesota in the Civil per, illustrations, maps B-071, $14.95

coming seasoned/battle-hardened troops very various religious groups F-050, 2001, paper, coil

War and Indian War.

quickly. Fascinating story! M-529, 2004, 214 bound, 190 pp. $17.00

pp., photos, notes, bibliography, index $15.95 ¬ The First Minnesota Regiment Scotland

Camera and Sketchbook: Witnesses to the M-253, ISBN 0-915709-40-6, paper $12.00 Ireland Finding Your Scottish Ancestors by Dr.

Sioux Uprising of 1862 Volunteer soldiers ¬ The Second Minnesota Regiment Researching Irish Archival & Repository Penelope Christensen. A sound strategy for

Adrian Ebell (pioneering photojournalist) and M-254, ISBN 0-915709-41-4, paper $12.00 Centres by Brian W. Hutchingson, CMA, CG, thorough and productive research, including

the four primary sources and others available

Albert Colgrave (scenic designer) tell their per- ¬ The Third Minnesota Regiment FSA. Overview of the centers throughout

sonal stories about the conflict in words and pic- M-255, ISBN 0-915709-43-0, paper $10.00 Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland through Family History Libraries. B-070,

tures. M-533, ISBN 1-932212-07-8, 134 pp.,

¬ The Fourth Minnesota Regiment for Irish research, with emphasis on types of 2000, paper, 230 pp., forms for gathering in-

paper, illus., perfect bind, index, $18.95

M-256, ISBN 0-915709-44-9, paper $10.00

records, onsite and long-distance methodology formation $17.00

Pensioners on the Roll, as of 1 January and availability of institutions. Includes ad-

1883, and Living in Minnesota, with every ¬ The Fifth Minnesota Regiment dresses, info on sources at the Family History

name index Reprinted from the Minnesota Ge- M-257, ISBN 0-915709-45-7, paper $10.00 Libraries. B-069, 2001, paper, 82 pp., $9.00

nealogical Journal: 3-6, with index. M-143, ¬ The Sixth Minnesota Regiment

ISBN 0-915709-13-9, 1994, 84 pp., paper M-258, ISBN 0-915709-46-5, paper $10.00

$12.50

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Immigration/Emigration The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwe- ¬ The Seventh Minnesota Regiment Story of the Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer

gian Americans Today Historian Odd S. Lovoll M-259, ISBN 0-915709-47-3, paper $7.50 Infantry (Spanish-American War) by Chap-

4 From Scandinavian Shores by Jim Hove. researched historical documents, conducted an lain T.A. Turner. Reprint, with every name index

Most printed sources talk about the wealthy— extensive questionnaire, and performed hun-

¬ The Eighth Minnesota Regiment added. M-326, 1999, 200 pp., paper $12.95

this one deals with the characteristics of the or- dreds of follow-up interviews. We meet wheat M-260, ISBN 0-915709-48-1, paper $5.00

Minnesotans in the Spanish-American War

dinary people who arrived from Norway, Sweden, farmers in North Dakota, halibut fishermen in ¬ The Ninth Minnesota Regiment and the Philippine Insurrection compiled by

Denmark, Finland and other Scandinavian the Pacific Northwest, and carpenters in Brook- M-261, ISBN 0-915709-49-X, paper $7.50

points. Information on religion, occupations, Antona Richardson. Service records of 8500 Min-

language, and many other topics, drawn together

lyn who consider themselves Norwegian Ameri- ¬ The Tenth Minnesota Regiment nesotans in Volunteer Infantry and Federal units,

cans. He interviews prominent Norwegian- M-262, ISBN 0-915709-50-3, paper $5.00 with rank, residence, date and place where en-

in one volume. M-588, 2007, paper $19.95 Americans, like Walter Mondale, and everyday

North Germany to North America: 19th Cen- people-factory workers, at-home mothers, small-

¬ The Eleventh Minnesota Regiment tered the service, etc. Capsule histories of regi-

M-263, ISBN 0-915709-51-1, paper $5.00 ments. M-299, 1998, 232 pp., paper, coil bound

tury Migration by R.L. Stockman. A brief his- business owners, and teenagers. One unique as- $25.00

tory of emigration, emphasizing rural persons pect of The Promise Fulfilled is Lovoll’s pioneer- ¬ Citizen Soldiers, Flandrau's History of

who came to the midwest, New York and Texas. ing consideration of the social history of all seven the Dakota Conflict 4 The Boys in Blue: Diaries of John Curtin,

Covers everything from reforms, farms, tradi- generations of Norwegian Americans. S-043, M-264, ISBN 0-915709-42-2, paper $15.00 Spanish-American War and Philippine In-

surrection 1898-1902 The personal story (yet

tions, settlements in the U.S., etc. A veritable en- 1998, hard cover, 352 pages, 52 black-and-white ¬ Minnesota's Sharpshooters (2 every soldier's story) told through his diaries and

cyclopedia! D-151, 2003, paper, illus., maps, photos, 19 tables, 1 map $29.95 companies)

675 pp. $28.95 letters, newspaper clippings, etc. Also included is

Researching American Immigration Re- M-265, ISBN 0-915709-52-X, paper $4.00 a list of other Sibley County soldiers, with service

The German-Americans: An Ethnic Experi- cords by Kyle Betit. Immigrants arrived in the ¬ Minnesota's Cavalry information. M-283, 1997, paper, 48 pp., index,

ence by Willi Paul Adams; translated and U.S. (and its predecessor colonies) through illus. $8.95

adapted by LaVern J. Rippley and Eberhard M-266, ISBN 0-915709-53-8, paper $12.00

many ports— large, small, Canadian, U.S. ¬ Minnesota's Artillery Regiments Minnesota's WW-II Army War Dead Names of

Reichmann. Chapters include: Why Germans This book will help you identify what records

Left Home; Whereto? Germans Joined Germans; M-267, ISBN 0-915709-54-6, paper $12.00 6462 men and women, their rank, cause of

were created and what info the records can death and county of enlistment. M-144, ISBN

German Clubs and the Public Display of provide. U-154, 129 pp., paper, $14.00 Roll of the Dead, 1886-1906, MN GAR com-

‘Germanness’; German or English?; Integration. piled by Antona Richardson. Alphabetic listing 0-915709-14-7, 1994, 40 pp., paper $9.50

D-105, 1993, paper, illus., photos $4.95 Canada more than 3100 deceased members of the Minnesota's World War II Naval Casualties

Norway to America: History of the Migration Researching Canadian Census Records by Grand Army of the Republic, with year of death (Dead and Injured) Those killed or injured

by Ingrid Semmingsen, trans. by Einar Haugen. Doris Bourrie, CGRS. Background on Heads of and name and Minnesota location of the Post to while serving in the U.S. Navy, the Marine Corps

First published in Norway for the 150th anniver- Family and Nominal census records, as well as which they belonged. Beginning in 1894, military or the Coast Guard or their Reserves, with status,

sary of the departure of the first emigrant ship to specialized censuses. Where to find records, rank in Minnesota or other-state unit in which name and address of next of kin. M-204, ISBN

America, this is the story of the migration as it samples, film numbers, etc. F-049, 2001, paper, served, day and month of death, and for some, 0-915709-27-9, 1996, paper $12.50

affected both countries. S-033, paper $15.95 coil bound $12.00 cause of death are also reported. Information Minnesota Churches

The Promise of America: A History of the from the yearly Journal of the Proceedings of the

Researching Canadian Vital Statistics Re- Annual Encampment of the MN Dept. of the Directory of Churches and Religious Orga-

Norwegian-American People (Revised Edi- cords (B, M & D) by Sharon L. Murphy. Basics nizations in Minnesota edited by Antona

tion) Historian Odd S. Lovoll tells the story of the GAR. M-364, 60 pp., paper $12.00

on types of records, including civil registration, Hawkins Richardson. Expanded indexes and re-

thousands of Norwegian immigrants who gam- as well as all types of vital records. There is also a The Minnesota Adjutant General's Report of print of the WPA monumental work listing all the

bled on a fresh start in the United States. Lovoll province-by-province listing of archives, which 1866 Alphabetic listing of 26,000 who volun- churches in Minnesota in 1942. M-268, 1997,

has carefully revised this successful book to re- office holds them, time period covered, etc. teered for the Civil War or for the militia during 270 pp., paper, indexes $35.00

flect new understandings of the Norwegian- F-048, 2001, paper, coil bound, 256 pp. $17.00 the Indian War. Most entries provide age, nativ-

ity, muster date and location, unit, and other History of Methodism in Minnesota by

American past, plus additional photos, ex- Migration Patterns in Canada by Dr. Ed- Chauncey Hobart. Every name index and a new

panded treatment of the causes of migration, ex- comments. This allows the researcher to identify

ward Smith. Immigration, emigration and mi- the appropriate unit, and obtain other records. intro with glossary added; reduced reprint of

tensive details about the urban Norwegian- 1887 classic. M-068, ISBN 0-915709-02-3,

American experience, new data about immigrant gration in, out and within Canada, and the CD, requires Pentium processor and Win 95-98,

various records which contain this data. In- or Power PC, M-386, $20.00 1992, 102 pp., reprint, paper $12.50

fiction and reading societies, discussions of Nor-

wegians in the Civil War and the Socialist move- cludes how to read them and what you WON’T Guds Lilla Skara–Minnesota Swedish-Meth-

Battle of Sugar Point by Cecelia McKeig.

ment, and more. S-042, 1999, paper, 288 pps., find. Covers terminology, and patterns for vari- Loaded with photos, this history of the last “In- odist History by Rev. Carl Linden. The story of

227 black-and-white photos, 12 figures $24.95 ous ethnic and religious groups. F-062, 2003, dian war” in Minnesota sets the facts straight! the Swedish Methodist Church in Minnesota,

paper, 156 pp., case studies $14.00 M-355, 1999, paper, illus., photos $15.00 with biographies of the ministers, data on the

Finding Your French-Canadian Ancestors itinerants, etc. New index. M-024, 1983, 94 pp.,

With the 13th Minnesota in the Philip- paper $15.00

Resources, techniques, and help in tracing this pines by Private John Bowe from his diary. Re-

group. F-051, $10.00 print, regimental roster and every name index

added. M-325, 1999, 150 pp., paper $12.95



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4 Diocese of Minnesota: The Second The Mississippi River: Father of Waters by Genealogical Proof Standard: Building a Trace Your Roots with DNA by Megan

Fifty Years by E.L.Sheppard. History of the John T. Tigges and James L. Shaffer. A pictoral Solid Case by Christine Rose. “Preponderance Smolenyak Smolenyak and Ann Turner. What is

Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota from history from use as a waterway for explorers and of evidence” has been replaced by “Genealogical - and isn’t - possible with genetic testing, the info

1908 to 1958 and the History of the Diocese of traders, through farmers who settled its banks Proof Standard” within the genealogical commu- tests can provide, how to interpret results, plus

Duluth 1895 to 1944. M-598, 1972, soft cover and its strategic value during the Civil War, to to- nity. This booklet clearly sets out that new stan- an introduction to the fundamentals. 2005, 272

114 pp., indexed $10.00 day. 2000, paper, 128 pp., photos IA-016, dard, and how to apply it to research. G-184, pp., paper G-196 $14.95

4 Guide to Finding Episcopalians in $19.99 paper, $8.95 Estate Inventories: How to Use Them by Ken-

Minnesota for Genealogists and Histori- Old Times on the Upper Mississippi: Recol- New York State Censuses and Substitutes by neth L. Smith. Help with these records that pro-

ans by Arthur Louis Finnell. Finding records af- lections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to William Dollarhide. With over 3,700 biblio- vide a glimpse into your ancestor’s personal life.

ter a church is closed is difficult. This guide 1863 by George Byron Merrick. Classic! He graphic citations in total, each with detailed de- Sections on writing, spelling, foreign words, ab-

simplifies the task for Episcopalians, compiling started as a cabin boy and worked up to cub pi- scriptions and notes, library call numbers, and breviations, commodity prices, archaic terms,

information on the repository and actual re- lot. First published in 1909, his narrative FHL film numbers to state and Federal censuses, etc. G-061, 2000, Rev. ed. 137 pp, paper, illus.

cords located for the Episcopal Diocese of Min- matches lively stories about gamblers, ship- tax lists and other substitutes, accompanied by $12.50

nesota. The listing itself is by the name of the wrecks, and races with rich descriptions of river maps showing border evolution and extraction 4 Only a Few Bones: A True Account of

location of the church, making it easy to match life and steamboat operations. He grew up in forms, your New York research brick walls are the Rolling Fork Tragedy and Its After-

to censuses. M-593, 2007, paper, 46 pp. $10.00 Prescott, Wisconsin, volunteered for the WI In- likely to come down! 2005, paper U-156, $32.95 math by John Philip Colletta. Genealogical re-

History of the Synod of Minnesota–Presby- fantry during the Civil War before setting into life Courthouse Indexes Illustrated by Chris- search leads to a solution to a 1873 mystery.

terian Church, U.S.A. by Rev. Maurice Dwight as newspaper editor and publisher. U-146, tine Rose. Researchers often miss important Good reading (and an example of what to do

Edwards, DD (reduced reprint, originally pub- 2001, paper, 328 pp., illus. $15.95 documents because of the confusing array of with your research!). G-204, 2000, paper, 436

lished in 1927). Missionary work, educational Paddlewheels on the Upper Mississippi, indexes found in courthouses. This book pro- pp., index, illus. $18.00

institutions. Photos and obituaries. New intro 1823-1854 by Nancy and Robert Goodman. How vides many illustrations and takes the reader

and index. M-121, ISBN 0-915709-12-0, 1993, that uniquely American invention, the western through a simple process to find the family Ethnic Reference

reprint, paper $12.50 river steamboat, made settlement of the Upper name. 2006, 72 pp., paper, illus. G-199, [In addition to these books, see also page 4 for

Early Presbyterian Church Records from Midwest possible! Boat histories, stories, glossary $9.95 specific ethnic groups in Minnesota, and page 22

Minnesota: 1835-1871 Ministerial record, kept of terms, and more. M-532, 2003, paper, illus,

Courthouse Extraction Forms Keep your for ethnic groups in Wisconsin.]

by the Pond brothers, chronicles the early Pres- photos, maps, index $18.00

courthouse research efficient and organized with Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your Af-

byterian Church at St. Peter's (Fort Snelling - A-Rafting on the Mississip’ by Charles Edward these reproducible forms. G-060, 2001, paper rican-American Ancestors by Franklin Carter

Mendota), Oak Grove and Minneapolis, along Russell. Entertaining account of the golden era $4.95 Smith and Emily Anne Croom. Details for both

with marriage, birth and death records, and of lumber rafting, back in print. Russell chroni-

membership rolls for 1835-1871. Bibliography, cles the history and river lore from 70 years of Migration Patterns in the U.S. by Beverly pre- and post-Civil War research, plus detailed

indexed. M-099, ISBN 0-915709-05-8, 1992, pa- taking pine logs, lashed together, down the Mis- Whitaker, CGRS. In order to identify migration case studies with tactics outlined. G-172, 2002,

per $10.00 sissippi to build farms and towns downstream. patterns, one must learn the most prominent 256 pp., illus. $21.99

U-147, 2001, paper, photos $15.95 routes used by persons moving from one loca- Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual

“And Prairie Dogs Weren’t Kosher” - Jewish

4 Rails to the North Star: Minnesota tion to another during a given time period. Translation Guide by Jonathan D. Shea and

Women in the Upper Midwest Since 1855 by

Identifying a family’s probable migration route William F. Hoffman. A guide to translating vital

Linda Mack Schloff. Linking the personal and Railroad Atlas by Richard S. Prosser. From the

often leads to a sequence of record sources statistics records in 13 languages: Czech, French,

the historical, oral accounts, diaries, letters andfirst land grants for railroad construction in

which add detail to your research. The focus German, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Lithuanian,

autobiographies are integrated with original re- 1857, to the height of the street railways of the

of this book is a survey of migration patterns Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish

search and interpretation to shed new light on 1920s, to the consolidation of railroad compa-

within the U.S. U-160, 224 pages, softcover and Swedish. Each section shows the alphabet of

the Jewish experience in the Upper Midwest. nies in the 1960s, this volume captures all facets

$16.00 the language, sample vital statistics records and

Four generations of Jewish women who settled in of railroad development. M-596, 2007 (reprint),

their translation, and a list of words commonly

Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa and Wisconsin paper, 296 pages, photos $29.95 Nicknames: Past and Present by Christine encountered. An indispensable reference source

show how they transported and transformed Rose, CG. Over a thousand entries cross-refer- for anyone whose research involves European

their cultural and religious life in a region inhab- Minnesota Counties

enced by given names and nicknames. Includes languages. D-030, 8½" x 11", 256 pp., hard-

ited by few Jews. M-292, 1996, illus., maps, pa- Anoka County appendixes of Dutch/Frisian names, cover $29.00

per $14.95 Silent Cities: A Survey of Anoka County's superscripted names and names used for both

Transportation Cemeteries by the Anoka County Historical So- males and females. G-185, 2002 (4th ed.), pa- Discovering Your Jewish Ancestors by

per, 75 pp., $8.95 Barbara Krasner-Khait. Step-by-step blueprint to

ciety. Compilation of cemetery-by-cemetery tran- guide researchers. Chapters on Rabbinic,

The Minnesota: Forgotten River by Evan scriptions covering all of Anoka County, with

Jones. Starting at Big Stone Lake to its joining Genealogical Documentation Checklist See Sephardic, Colonial Jewish families, holocaust

index. M-037, 1977, 246 pp., paper $14.50 at a glance what facts you've found and what and cemetery research,using the internet.

with the Mississippi, this book details the history

of the river and its legends. M-486, 2001, paper, gaps still exist, with space to track the sources. G-161, 2001, paper, perfect bound, 287 pp., in-

illus. $15.95 DOC, pkg. of 100 forms $10.00 dexed $24.95



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QuickSheet: Citing Online Historical Re- 4 Researching American Cemetery Re- Becker County German-Bohemians: The Quiet Immigrants

sources by Elizabeth Shown Mills. Based on cords by Scott Andrew Bartley. History of ceme- Callaway, Minnesota: 90 Years, 1906-1996 by LaVern Rippley and Robert Paulson. Names,

the premise that online sources are publica- teries, photos of gravestones with interpretations The story of this railway community in Becker places of birth, culture, migration patterns, and

tions that have the same characteristics as of symbols, bibliography, extensive listing of re- County, over 200 photos and many biographies. more. M-172, 1995, 279 pp., hard cover $21.95

printed publications, it provides rules and sources, etc. U-164, 2005, paper, 153 pp. M-478, May 1996, paper, 167 pp., illus. $20.00 Days of 1869 [Springfield] Reprint of local

models for common record types such as pas- $14.00 history, detailing the first settlers of this area. In-

senger lists, vital records, and newspapers. The History of the Ordinance of 1787 and Benton County cludes a list of the first landowners, and owners

Since a website is the online equivalent of a the Old Northwest Territory (facsimile re- 1930 Census Enumeration Districts: of the land in the 1920s. Indexed for easier ref-

book, the QuickSheet shows you how to cite print) Beginning with how the federal govern- Benton, Sherburne and Stearns Counties, erence. M-365, ISBN 0-915709-75-9, 2000, pa-

author/creator/owner of a website, title of the ment obtained title to the land, this booklet with St. Cloud, Minnesota Descriptions plus per, 80 pp. $10.00

website, place (URL), date posted, and so map to help researchers in this unindexed cen-

clearly explains how the land was to be sur- sus. M-425, ISBN 0-915709-84-8, 2001, paper New Ulm in Word and Picture Strasser's His-

forth. 2007 rev. laminated G-202 $5.95 veyed, the parts to be set aside for public pur- tory of a German-American Settlement, 1892,

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Evidence! Help in determining when there's poses, and how polititians and settlers affected now in English. Story of this frontier town, set-

Benton County Gravestones (CD-ROM) by tled by German immigrants. Includes the illus-

enough evidence to support a conclusion, and its formation. The booklet was originally part

members of the St. Cloud Area Genealogists. In trations from the original volume. M-316, 1997,

how to cite the sources. G-047, 1998, hard cover of the Federal Writers’ Project in 1937 to cele-

brate the sesquicentennial of the Ordinance of 1982, this listing of all the burials through 1974 paper, 80 pp. $9.00

$16.95

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4 Western States Census Substitutes & 1787. U-162, ISBN 1-932212-20-5, 2006, pa- able again as Excel spreadsheets on CDs. M-430, Franz Massopust, German-Bohemian Path-

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Mountain West, and the Oregon Country. U-027, lection of articles on migration patterns, grave- Blue Earth County fabric of frontier culture and family tragedy. A

2007, perfectbound, 220 pp. $32.95 stone rubbings, family reunions, adoption, Index to Deaths in the Mankato City/Blue masterful treatment of the Massopust family his-

Earth County City Directories from tory. M-541, ISBN 1-932212-08-6, 2004, paper,

4 Eastern States Census Substitutes & epidemics, etc. 1995, 147 pp., paper G-063,

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State Census Records by William Dollarhide. $8.50 1892-1930 Entries from the first year deaths

Annotated bibliography for states in the Old were recorded in the directories, and overlapping Carlton County

Courthouse Research for Family Historians the required state-wide registration. Names of

Southwest, New England, Mid-Atlantic States, the by Christine Rose. Devoted entirely to courthouse spouses, other information included with entry. 4 Carlton Chronicles by Francis M. Carroll;

Old South, the Old Northwest, and the Central research, from preparation, help on which photo selection and editing by Marlene Wisuri &

Plains. Name lists derived from tax lists, directo- M-065, 1991, 32 pp., paper $7.00

courthouse to research first, what records are the Carlton History Committee. The crossroads

ries, voter registration, military lists, etc. U-026, held, index use, and interpretation, etc. G-183, Brown County of great railroads, a mighty river, and a growing

2007, perfectbound, 255 pp. $32.95 2004, paper, illus., index, $21.98 4 Memories of the Battle of New Ulm: highway system shaped the settlement of

4 Census Substitutes & State Census Re- Military Pension Acts: 1776-1858 by Christine Personal Accounts of the Sioux Uprising Carlton, Minnesota. This book traces the story of

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Annotated bibliography, timeline for entire U.S. gems. Provides the portions of laws relating to County history with first person accounts of the through over 125 years of colorful history with

Save by buying the set! U-028, 2005, perfect pensions, to help researchers understand what events in New Ulm. M-450, 2007, paper, 202 pictures and narrative. M-594, 2006, paper, 160

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4 Researching Your Colonial New Eng- Researching American Wills and Admin- A German Town: A History of New Ulm, A Hometown Album: Cloquet’s Centennial

land Ancestors by Patricia Law Hatcher. The istration Records by Scott Andrew Bartley. Minnesota by Daniel J. Hoisington. Written Story by Larry Luukkonen and Marlene

key to facing the challenges of tracing ancestors Records created by your ancestors as well as for New Ulm’s sesquicentennial, this book Wisuri. Traces the history of the City of

to a time when they were under the rule of the legal records created by the courts for individ- traces the history of the city’s founding, what it Cloquet with pictures and stories of early in-

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territory. U-030, paper, 155 pp. $16.95 time period, the place and the prominence of many significant points in its history. M-573, and civic life, destruction by the 1918 fire and

4 Map Guide to American Migration the ancestors will be determining factors.State 2006, paper, photos, index $19.99 the courageous rebuilding. 2005, paper, 160

Routes, 1735-1815 by William Dollarhide. by state tables outline basic laws and pub- Memories of New Ulm by Rudolph Leonhart. pp., illus., photos, maps M-548 $20.00

Puts in one volume the information on migra- lished sources. U-161, 2004, 143 pp., paper Translated from the German, this eyewitness ac-

tion routes, including wagon roads (in chrono- $13.00 count of frontier life, the Dakota Conflict in New

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pecially written for family historians, this book mor and keen observations. Don Heinrich

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Fire Storm: The Great Fires of 1918 by Battle of Sugar Point by Cecelia McKeig. Swedes in Wisconsin by Frederick Hale. Re- A Wisconsin Boy in Dixie: Civil War Letters

Christine Skalko and Marlene Wisuri. Tells how Loaded with photos, this history of the last “In- vised. History, enhanced by photos from the of James K. Newton edited by Stephen E.

the fires swept through towns and rural areas in dian war” in Minnesota sets the facts straight! State Historical Society’s iconographic collec- Ambrose. Young man who grew to maturity

southern St. Louis, Pine and Carlton counties, M-355, 1999, paper, illus., photos $15.00 tions. W-080, 72 pp., illus., 40 photos, map, pa- through his war experience, combined with the

killing almost 500 people. Fire photographs and Federal Dam: The Settlement of Gould perback $9.95 ability to write wonderful letters, and touched

newspaper articles are used to illustrate it, with Township and the Village of Federal Dam by Swiss in Wisconsin by Frederick Hale. History, with humor! W-055, paper, 1961, 1989, 188

first hand stories from survivors. M-508, 2003, Cecelia McKeig. Story of the coming of settlement enhanced by photos from the State Historical So- pp., maps, photos $12.95

127 pp., paper $18.00 to this area near the Leech Lake River, ca. 1900. ciety's iconographic collections. W-042, 40 pp., Drifting to an Unknown Future edited and

Brief History of the Pioneers of the Crom- Much is oral tradition. M-272, 1996, paper, coil illus., paperback $3.95 introduction by Robert C. Steensma. Two broth-

well Minnesota Area by Bennett A Beck. Color- bound, indexed, many pictures $20.00 Welsh in Wisconsin by Phillips G. Davies. His- ers from Lodi, serving in the 2nd and 23th Wis-

ful history with info on early business, schools, History of Boy River by Cecelia McKeig. Long tory, enhanced by photos from the State Histori- consin Infantry Regiments, exchange letters with

churches, and families. Collected from personal connected with the history of the Ojibway people, cal Society's iconographic collections. W-043, 40 rich detail about the daily routine of Union sol-

interviews and research done in the early 1960s. this tells the story of this township, with lots of pp., illus., paperback $3.95 diers in the Virginia and Mississippi theaters of

M-475, 2002, paper, 200+ pp. $15.00 pictures! M-336, soft cover, spiral $20.00 action and their love for their home community.

Indian Nations of Wisconsin by Patty Loew. A good example of regional and local history set

Queen Norway and a Visual Smorgasbord by Remer, Minnesota by Cecelia McKeig. Ori- Stories, songs, the recorded words of Indian

Christine Carlson. Photographs and news clip- in context of national drama. W-068, 2000, in-

ginally a railway village, this local history with treaty negotiators, interviews and other oral dex, $14.95

pings chronicling the birth and growth of lots of photos. M-337, soft cover, spiral $20.00

Holyoke, Nett Lake, Nickerson, Jean Duluth

traditions provide insight into Wisconsin’s Na- Pensioners on the Rolls in 1883, Living in

Farm, Harlis, Belden, Duquette, Kerrick and Oak Entrepreneurs and Immigrants: Life on the tive peoples from their own perspective. Wisconsin Alphabetical listing of the 8800+

Lake. M-448, 2001, 100 pp., paper $20.00 Industrial Frontier of Northeastern Minne- W-086, 2002, paper, photos, maps, $21.95 pensioners from the Civil War, War of 1812 and

sota ed. By Michael G. Karni. Essays covering di- Wisconsin Indians by Nancy Oestreich Lurie. others. Includes widows and children. List gives

Crossroads in Time: History of Carlton verse topics on the beginning of iron ore mining

County by Dr. Francis Carroll. First comprehen- in 1884, including Indian life, the 1865-66 gold (Revised) Compact, readable account of Wiscon- cause for pension, amount, post office address,

sive history of the county, from the early activity rush, women, social welfare, labor unrest, and sin’s native peoples from the treaty-making era and sometimes the pension number or how long

of the fur traders and explorers to the modern the largest ethnic groups: Finns, SerboCroatians, to the re-awakening of tribal consciousness in the pension had been paid. W-045, ISBN

day. M-160, 1980, soft cover $16.00 the 1960s, and the profound changes brought by 0-915709-63-5, spiral bound $17.50

Italians, Jews and Norwegians. M-318, 1991, pa- Indian gaming. W-076, 86 pp., 2 maps, 27 b/w

Reflections of Our Past Pictorial history - the per, 95 pp, $12.00 photos $8.95 U.S. Research/Reference

perfect complement to Crossroads in Time. Chisago County

Many photos not published before from personal Indian Names on Wisconsin's Map by Virgil 4 Producing a Quality Family History by

collections as well as from the various historical Index to the 1865 Minnesota State Census Vogel. Fascinating analysis of the sources and Patricia Law Hatcher, C.G. Steps and consider-

societies in the area. M-211, 1997, illus., hard for Chisago County compiled by Jay Liedman. meanings of Indian place names, demonstration ations required in the process of assembling and

cover $29.95 More than an index, this volume contains read- that they are cultural artifacts that tell us how printing a family history. G-039, 1997, 286 pp.,

able copies of the census pages, maps with land- people lived. W-034, 320 pp., illus., map, hard paper $19.95

Cass County owners, annotations on aliases and legal name cover $39.95

They Came in Ships (3rd edition) by John

Longville Centennial History, 1906-2006 changes, and full instructions on use for this Wisconsin Military P. Colletta. Finding passenger lists, for that im-

Collection of the facts and memories of this heavily Swedish area. M-291, ISBN migrant ancestor. G-100, paper, 184 pp $12.95

Exploring Civil War Wisconsin: Survival

area from families, businesses, resorts, orga- 0-915709-57-0, paper, 64 pp., maps $12.00 Guide for Researchers by Brett Barker.

nizations, and other groups from the past 100 Genealogical Documentation Checklist See

Cook County Learn how to navigate the wide variety of primary at a glance what facts you’ve found and what

years of Longville and the surrounding town- Pioneers in the Wilderness by Willis H Raff. A sources in Wisconsin (it will help you know what

ships. M-583, hardbound, 456 pgs., illus. gaps still exist, with space to track the sources.

wonderful history of Cook County — including to look for elsewhere too!). W-082, 2003, 160 DOC, pkg. of 100 $9.95

$40.00 the North Shore, the Gunflint Trail, Grand pp, illus. $24.95

Memories of Sugar Point and Bear Island Marais, the everything! 1999 (1981), paper, 415 4 Searching American Military Records

Civil War Diary of Lt. Robt. Molford Addi- by Fran Carter. From our nation’s wars, through

compiled by Cecelia McKeig, Donald & Dorothy pp, illus., index M-553, $23.95 son, 24 Dec 1863-29 Dec 1864 edited and an-

Fairbanks. A year of research, interviews and locating records, pensions, land warrants, loyal-

notated by Diane E Greene, AG. Part of Co. E, ists, veterans’ homes, using maps, etc. U-018,

community meetings of the elders of the Leech 23rd Wisconsin Infantry, Addison describes the

Lake Ojibways resulted in this sharing of stories, paper $7.95

battles of Sabine Cross Road and Pleasant Hill in

photos and memories. There’s general informa- Louisiana, as well as the Red River Campaign. 4 Getting Started in Genealogy ONLINE by

tion, transcripts of interviews, maps and much Addison eventually settles in Marshall, Minne- William Dollarhide. Beginner’s guide, with 7-step

more. M-413, July, 2001, 146 pp., index, maps, sota. Greene has added biographies on Addison system for gathering facts, where to find more

photos, illus. $20.00 and the 55 others he mentions, and suggestions thru websites, and a comprehensive listing of Ge-

for further research. W-081, paper, 2001, 188 nealogy Resource Centers in the U.S. There’s

4 New in this catalog even a “Research Help for the Addicted” section!

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G-015, 2007, paper, 64 pp., forms $12.95



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Historical Map of St. Croix County, Wiscon- 4 When the Ferries Still Ran: History and Crow Wing County Every Name Index to the 1895 Plat Book of

sin Large sheet (17X22) with map of historic Stories from the Chippewa Bottoms by Jim Minnesota's Mining Accidents, 1900-1920, Freeborn County with reprints of selected

sites, railroads, etc. on one side, and synopsis of Alf. Reminiscences of the ferries on the and Mining Deaths, 1889-1990 compiled by maps. Includes data from the Patrons' Directory,

events, township histories, etc. on the other. Chippewa River in central Wisconsin, told by a Stina B. Green from the official reports. More cemeteries, schools, lakes, etc. M-164, ISBN

Folded to 4½ x 11 inches. 1974, map, illus. ferryman. Fun reading! W-091, 2006, paper, than 2800 names from the approximately 300 0-915709-22-8, 80 pp., soft cover $15.00

W-088, $5.95 106 pp., index $19.95 mines in northern Minnesota. Each entry in- Every Name Index to The Forty-Niner index

Atlas of Wisconsin (193_) Reprint of Hixson Pioneers of Superior, Wisconsin by Ronald V. cludes all available data, and may have date, to booklet published to commemorate the 1949

Atlas with county maps, with township/range Mershart, retired chair of the History Dept. at the mine, nationality, age, marital status, number of celebration of the Minnesota territorial centen-

numbers and the state as it was in the early U WI-Superior. Who’s who newspaper citations children, source. M-163, ISBN 0-915709-20-1, nial. Alden, Carlston, and Mansfield and Pickerel

1930s. Very useful with the 1930 Census! ISBN from 1855-1885; data from federal, city and lo- 55 pp., map, illus. soft cover $13.00 Lake townships. M-080, paper $3.50

0-915709-92-9, 2002, paper, coil bind, W-077, cal censuses; bibliography of local history publi- Every Name Index to 50 Years of Life

$15.00 cations and manuscripts; relationships among Dakota County

Old Times in Dakota County by the Dakota Around Emmons index to a compendium of

citizens; and more. ISBN 0-915709-24-4, paper

1930 Milwaukee County Enumeration Dis-

W-020 $24.95 County Historical Society in celebration and rec- newspaper articles from the Emmons Leader for

tricts and Maps Numeric and alphabetic list- ognition of the county’s 150th anniversary. From the 1949 Minnesota territorial centennial.

ings of enumeration districts, plus a 4-section Wisconsin Ethnic a series of newspaper articles by early settlers M-081, paper $3.50

map of Milwaukee with the EDs marked, com-

piled from the official maps of the U.S. Census

Most Beautiful & Handy Name: Wisconsin which appeared in the Dakota County Tribune Goodhue County

Places Names in the St. Croix Valley by Timo- between 1904 and 1907 — many first person Uncertain Lives: African Americans and

Bureau. 2002, W-072, $12.95 thy L. Ericson. Explanations for why villages, wa- accounts, with illustrations added. M-487, 1999, Their First 150 Years in the Red Wing,

1930 Census Enumeration Districts: Dane ter, and other geographical features were named 130 pp., paper, illus., index $10.00 Minnesota Area by Frederick L. Johnson.

County and Madison, Wisconsin with map, in this area. paper, illus., W-052, $14.95 St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, New Trier

2002, W-078, $6.95 With its location on the Mississippi River, Afri-

The German-Speaking 48ers (Watertown, compiled by Marilyn Brink, Paul Kasel and Rob- can Americans fleeing slavery arrived in

Most Beautiful & Handy Name: Wisconsin WI) by Charles J. Wallman. Story of the re- ert J. Olson. History, map, stone transcriptions, Goodhue County with the same goals as other

Place Names in the St. Croix Valley by Timo- markable and brilliant political refugees who church records and more for this Catholic Cem- immigrants: building successful lives. Their

thy L. Ericson. Explanations for why villages, wa- fled German-speaking countries in the after- etery in (originally) German community. M-420, assimilation process into the area’s dominant

ter, and other geographical features were named math of the failed revolutions of 1848. paper, 1988, paper, 58 pp., index $6.00 white culture is thoroughly documented in

in this area. paper, illus. W-052, $14.95 W-087, $12.95 St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Miesville this narrative. Also includes summary of both

Cemetery Locations in Wisconsin compiled Black Settlers in Rural Wisconsin by Zachary compiled by Marilyn Brink and Robert J. Olson. federal and state census data from 1860-1920

by Linda M. Herrick & Wendy K. Uncapher. Com- Cooper. History, enhanced by photos from the Transcriptions of the stones, but deaths from for this group in the area. M-569, 2005, 166

prehensive listing, with names and alternate State Historical Society's iconographic collec- parish records. M-421, 1989, paper, 33 pp., in- pp., paper, indexed, illus. $16.95

names given. Primary list by county (with map), tions. 32 pp., illus., paperback W-036, $3.95 dex $3.50

plus index. 1998, 219 pp., paper W-033, $20.00 The Sea Wing Disaster by Frederick L. John-

Danes in Wisconsin by Frederick Hale. History, Oakwood Cemetery, Hastings compiled by son. Steamboats helped bind the frontier settle-

Wisconsin Medicine: Historical Perspectives enhanced by photos from the State Historical So- Marilyn Brink, Robert J. Olson and Ethel ments of the Upper Mississippi to the rest of the

edited by Ronald L. Numbers and Judith Walzer ciety's iconographic collections. 32 pp., illus., pa- Thieling. History of cemetery, map, transcription nation. This weather-related disaster near Red

Leavitt. Essays on frontier medicine, alternatives perback W-037, $3.95 of stones, actuary’s register, church and Wing took 98 lives (all listed). M-187, paper,

to orthodox medicine, practice of rural and ur- newpapers, lot ownership, etc. for this cemetery illus. $7.95

ban medicine, etc. Nifty illustrations! hard Irish in Wisconsin by David G. Holmes. The in Nininger township, Dakota County. M-419,

cover, 212 pp., indexed W-054,$15.00 story of this group of immigrants to the state. Cannon Falls: As Remembered by One of

1991, paper, 34 pp., index, illus., map $3.50

2003, paper, 72 pp., W-085, $9.95 Our Pioneers By E.L. Clark. Reprinted from the

4 West-Central Wisconsin: The Early Picturing the Past: Dakota County in the 1903 Cannon Falls Beacon. Clark came to the

Settlers by Gordon D. Waller. What life was like Finns in Wisconsin by Mark Knipping. History, Twentieth Century by David M. Schreier. Da- area in June 1855, and tells first person stories

before 1900 in the Norwegian belt from Eau enhanced by photos from the State Historical So- kota County’s “dream of destiny” was forged into about the people and events of the next fifty

Claire to La Crosse and west. 2006, paper, many ciety's iconographic collections. 40 pp., illus., pa- reality with both urban and rural citizens partici- years. M-196, 1993, paper, indexed $7.50

photos W-090, $7.50 perback W-038, $3.95 pating in the scientific agricultural organizations

Germans in Wisconsin by Richard H. Zeitlin. Sky Crashers: A History of the Aurora Ski

La Pointe: Village Outpost on Madeline Is- and businesses. Easily read, richly illustrated,

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land by Hamilton Nelson Ross. Classic account with significant accomplishments and events

torical Society's iconographic collections. 30 pp., history. This group of Norwegian immigrants

of three centuries of the history of La Pointe and that made them possible. M-540, 2003, hard

illus., paperback W-039, $9.95 dominated America’s first ski jumping tourna-

Madeline Island, supplemented with a chronol- cover, illus., indexed $39.95

ments, and established the first set of rules for

ogy of events, a glossary of Ojibwe names, a new Norwegians in Wisconsin (2nd edition) by Freeborn County competitive ski jumping. Its leaders helped

foreword, and the numerous maps, charts and Richard J. Fapso. History, enhanced by photos Every Name Index to History of Hayward found the National Ski Association. Fascinating

illustrations. 2000, paper, 256 pp., 36 photos, from the State Historical Society’s collections. index to history written for the 1949 Minnesota reading! M-521, 2003, 138 pp., paper, photos,

illus. W-062, $14.95 2002 (rev.), illus., maps, paperback W-075, index $12.95

territorial celebration. M-082, paper $3.50

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Grant County Uptown Minneapolis by Thatcher Imboden 4 Prairie Trails to Hi-Ways compiled and Grass of the Earth by Aagot Raaen. Engaging,

Every Name Index to the 1900 Standard and Cedar Imboden Phillips. Rare photographs edited by Beth Hughes Bauman and Dorothy J. richly detailed biography of a family of Norwe-

Atlas of Grant County Includes reprints of document and celebrate Uptown’s development Jackman. Over 1600 stories and 2300 pictures of gian immigrant homesteaders in eastern North

the township maps, as well as data from the Pa- from a 19th century summer retreat and agri- Burleigh County, ND, families, from every town- Dakota in the late 1800s, a story of dogged cour-

trons' Directory. M-165, ISBN 0-915709-21-X, cultural area into a thriving metro business, en- ship, including a land ownership map for each, age and determination. ND-008, 1994, 238 pp.,

48 pp., soft cover $12.00 tertainment and residential district. M-567, as well as many wedding photos from early fami- paper $16.95

2004, paper, photos, 128 pp. $19.99 lies. These stories tell the tale of the transforma- 4 North Dakota Immigrants: Coming to

Hennepin County Hopkins, Minnesota, Through the Years by tion of prairie trails to the nation’s bicentennial. America by Joseph L. Gavett. Nonfiction histori-

4 Roots and Ties: A Scrapbook of North- Bev Ewing. Comprehensive local history from the ND-022, 1978, hard cover, heavily illus., in- cal novel about North Dakota’s golden era of im-

east Memories by Genny Zak Kieley.The third late 1800s through 2002, with photos, maps, dexed $35.00 migration (1869-1903) as told through the lives

in her compelling series about the NE Minneap- personal stories, and walking tour. M-488, Lakota Sioux Missions, South Dakota by Jan of twelve families. In writing his story the author

olis, documenting the changes from her child- 2003, 230 pp., paper, illus., maps $20.00 Cerney. President Grant’s Peace Policy of 1869 has used a wide variety of sources, including the

hood thru its decay and now rebirth. M-592, assigned one religious denomination to each In- personal memories of the immigrants and their

2003, paper, illus., photos $21.95 Old Bloomington Cemetery compiled by

Kermit Frye. Includes transcriptions from the dian Reservation, a restriction removed in 1881. families in their quest to create a new home

1910 Census Enumeration Districts: Minne- cemetery markers plus data from the cemetery Over 200 photos illustrate the story of the mis- here in the land of the Flickertails. There is

apolis, Minnesota Descriptions, street guide records. M-354, ISBN 0-915709-70-8, 1999, pa- sion era, its intended policy of assimilation, the much detail regarding sod houses, shipping

plus ward maps with E.D.s. M-424, ISBN per, map, illus. $15.00 resistance to change, and eventual compromise. lines, ships, letters, and experiences to bring the

0-915709-85-6, 2001, paper $17.95 Chapters: In the Beginning, Cheyenne River, stories to life. ND-020, 2007, paper, 307 pp.,

The Grave Markers of Hennepin County: Standing Rock, Rosebud, Pine Ridge, St. Joseph’s illus., maps $19.95

1930 Census Enumeration Districts: Minne- Vol. 1 Townships of Maple Grove and west

apolis, Minnesota Descriptions plus 3-part Indian School (Lower Brule), Upper Brule. Pensioners on the Roll, Dakota Territory,

Osseo. 2000+ entries. M-016, ISBN 2005, paper, illus., 128 pp. SD-017, $19.99

map to help researchers in this unindexed cen- 0-915709-03-1, paper $6.00 1883 Alphabetic list of those receiving military

sus. M-427, ISBN 0-915709-82-1, 2001, paper Fargo: 1870-1940 by David B. Danborn and pensions before this area was divided for state-

$12.95 Vol. 2 Townships of Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Claire Strom. The coming of the railroad and the hood. List includes name, county of residence,

Park, Champlin, Dayton and east Osseo (St. wheat boom created a flourishing frontier city. post office, date and amount of pension, cause,

Deaths Recorded in Minneapolis City Direc- Vincent de Paul). 8000+ entries. M-017,

tories, 1887-1900 by Stina B. Green and Mary Yankees, Midwesterners, Germans and Scandi- and pension number. ND-010, ISBN

ISBN 0-915709-04-X, paper $10.00 navians were among the early settlers, but many 0-915709-26-0, paper $7.50

Melissa Lawrence. Starting with the first year

deaths were recorded, and overlapping statewide SPECIAL: The Grave Markers of others came as well. Photo story of this Red Prairie Peddlers: Syrian-Lebanese of North

registration. Names of spouses, other informa- Hennepin County: Vol. 1&2 Order both River community. ND-018, 2003, paper, 128 Dakota by William C. Sherman, Paul L. Whitney

tion included with entry. M-128, 200+ pp. Vol. 1 and 2. 10,000+ entries. M-015, pp., illus. $19.99 and John Guerrero. An amazing story and com-

$23.00 paper $15.00 Prairie in Her Heart: Women of North Da- pilation of source material — almost half the

Deaths Recorded in Minneapolis City Direc- St. Anthony of Padua Cemetery, Minneapo- kota by Barbara Witteman. The North Dakota pages reveal census records, naturalizations,

tories, 1901-1910 by Stina B. Green and Mary lis, Minnesota, 1851-1995 More than 15,000 prairies were home to mothers, daughters, and WWI records, etc.! ND-014, 2003, cloth, 404

Melissa Lawrence. Starting with the first year interments in this Catholic ethnic cemetery. In- grandmothers who worked as hard as men to pages, illus., index $28.95

deaths were recorded, and overlapping statewide cludes data from the cemetery's interment and survive and prosper in the wilderness. Interviews Nothing to Do But Stay: My Pioneer Mother

registration. Names of spouses, other informa- lot books, and the inscriptions transcribed in the and diary excerpts tell of how women claimed by Carrie Young. The story of an uncommon

tion included with entry. M-129, 100+ pp. 1980s by members of the NWTFCHC. M-330, their own pieces of land as well as document the woman who homesteaded by herself, doubled

$18.00 ISBN 0-915709-66-X, paper, map $25.00 chores making up daily routines. 2001, paper, her holdings, became a secure woman of prop-

St. Mary’s Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minne- illus., 128 pp. ND-019, $19.99 erty before she married and bore 6 children.

The Lake District of Minneapolis by David

sota, Vol. 1 - 1870s-1899. Almost 5000 burials Land in Her Own Name by H. Elaine Lindgren. Testimony to the lasting spirit of pioneer heri-

A. Lanegran and Ernest R. Sandeen. The his- in this south Minneapolis Catholic cemetery, Stories of the women who homesteaded in North tage! ND-016, 1991, paper, photos $12.95

tory of this area, which includes Lowry Hill, taken from interment records, with other data Dakota, taken from their oral histories, diaries

Kenwood, Lake of the Isles and East Calhoun, added. M-460, ISBN 0-915709-94-5, paper, and other sources. ND-005, 1996 (1991), pa- Wisconsin

from Native American villages and missionar- map, $20.00 per, index 320 pp. $19.95 Wisconsin: Her Counties, Townships, Vil-

ies through the grand resort and streetcars to lages Besides the data promised by the title, this

the remaking of the landscape by the park St. Mary’s Cemetery, Vol. 2: 1900-1907 com- 4 Best of Covered Wagon Women by Mi-

piled by Mary Hawker Bakeman. Continuation of chael L. Tate, Kenneth L. Holmes. Diaries and book includes earliest registration dates, inter-

board in 1911. Many vivid photos and illustra- interment records for this south Minneapolis esting facts, and evolution of counties. W-011,

tions. M-570, 2004, paper, photos, 112 pp. letters of women who braved the overland trails

Catholic cemetery. M-523, ISBN 1-932212-03-5, between 1848 and 1864, giving a fresh perspec- 1994, 88 pp., spiral bound, soft cover $18.00

$19.95 2004, paper, 52 pp., map $15.00 tive on the pioneer experience. ND-021, 2008, 1930 Census Wisconsin Enumeration Dis-

Happenings Around Wayzata Beginning from paper, 304 pp., illustrations, map $19.95 tricts Numeric and alphabetic listings of all EDs

settlement into the 20th century. Many interest- African Americans in North Dakota Another for the entire state. W-073, 2002, $15.95

ing stories. M-517, 1980, 130 pp., photos, map, excellent guide to this ethnic group. ND-015,

index $9.95 2003, cloth, 404 pages, illus., index $24.95

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Kinsmen of Another Kind: Dakota-White Soldier Boy: Civil War Letters of Chas. O. Hezekiah Brake—Pioneer Autobiography, 4 They Ate From One Bowl: The History of

Relations in the Upper Mississippi Valley, Musser, 29th Iowa edited by Barry Popchock. from the mid-1850s, describing his coming to the New Prague Area (1856-1900) by Dr.

1650 - 1862 by Gary Clayton Anderson. How the From Council Bluffs, this 20-year-old farmer western Hennepin county. M-519, 2003, photos, Thomas O. Kajer. Background on conditions in

Dakota concept of kinship affected the tribe's wrote 130+ letters home, of battles, marches, map $5.95 Bohemia, crossing experiences, the movement

complex relationship with whites, leading to the camp life, morale, assassination, all in the west to the Mississippi, the steamboat industry

Dakota Conflict of 1862. F-519, 1997 (1984), Trans-Mississippi theatre. IA-014, 1995, hard- Itasca County and passages from Galena/Dubuque to St. Paul

new intro, paper, 383 pp, index $15.95 cover, maps, photos $24.95 Minnesota's Mining Accidents, 1900-1920, and Shakopee, and finally settlement in the Bo-

and Mining Deaths, 1889-1990 compiled by hemian Triangle covering parts of Le Sueur,

The Flandrau Papers: Treasure Trove for Letters of a German-American Farmer by Stina B. Green from the official reports. More

Mixed-Blood Dakota Indian Genealogy com- Johannes Gillhoff, translated by Richard Lorenz Scott and Rice counties. Topics covered include

than 2800 names from the approximately 300 the early struggles for survival, the importance of

piled by Mary Hawker Bakeman; introduction by and August Trost. Drawing upon early 20th cen- mines in northern Minnesota. Each entry in-

Alan Woolworth of the Minnesota Historical Soci- tury letters written back to Mecklenburg from NE ginseng, interactions with local American Indi-

cludes all available data, and may have date, ans, Civil War involvement, agricultural advance-

ety. These are transcriptions of contracts with Iowa, this archetype describes the life of the Ger- mine, nationality, age, marital status, number of ments, the pros and cons of the railroads, etc.

Metis who had been denied their annuity pay- man immigrant. Very popular in Germany, now children, source. M-163, ISBN 0-915709-20-1, M-591, 2006, 216 pp., paper, extensive foot-

ments. Flandrau, an attorney, was lobbying for in English! IA-010, 2000, paper, 200 pp., illus. 55 pp., map, illus. soft cover $13.00

the reinstitution of the payments. All listed here $16.95 notes $23.00

can trace their ancestry to people who received One Year’s Soldiering (14th Iowa Infantry) Kanabec Lyon County

payments before the Dakota Conflict of 1862. by F.F. Kiner. Originally printed in 1863, covers This Side of Anywhere by Vivian Norberg 1929 Plat Book and Rural Directory of Lyon

F-502, ISBN 0-915709-37-6, 1997, 60 pp., pa- the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh and the Loken. Vivid portrait of life growing up in rural County by Farm Stock and Home. Microfiche of

per $15.95 capture of 200 officers and men, with his con- Minnesota, steam-driven threshers, freight a rare atlas. M-167, 1 fiche $6.00

finement for over six months in Confederate trains, music of the river, etc., set in Mora,

Ojibway Indians Kanabec County. M-534, 2004, paper, 202 pp., Martin County

prisons. Includes rosters, letters, newspaper arti-

History of Ojibway People by William W. War- cles and more in addition to the original book. $19.50 Newspaper Extracts from the Martin

ren, new intro. by W. Roger Buffalohead. Vivid IA-006, 2000, 175 pp., paper $14.95 County Sentinel, 1 January 1879-27 Sep-

descriptions of customs, family life, totemic sys- Kandiyohi County tember 1889 compiled by Mary Lou Hackett

tem, hunting methods, and relations with other A Perfect Picture of Hell: Eyewitness Ac- Extant Records of Monongalia County, Min- Magnusson. Vital records, extracts orphan train

tribal groups and whites. F-513, (1885) 1984, counts by Civil War Prisoners from the 12th nesota, 1858-1870 Compiled by Arthur Louis placements, Civil War vets receiving pensions,

411 pp., indexed $15.95 Iowa edited by Ted Genoways and Hugh H. Finnell. Vital records for this county, disbanded weddings, and other helpful data. M-251, ISBN

Genoways. Accounts from diaries, letters, and part of Kandiyohi County since 1870. 0-915709-38-4, 1997, paper, 56 pp. $15.00

Upper Midwest speeches, newspaper articles and memoirs, with M-051, ISBN 0-915709-28-7, paper $15.00

descriptions of the battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Meeker County

Pioneer Women: The Lives of Women on the Jackson and Tupelo, plus Confederate prisons. Kittson County Meeker County Cemeteries: Vol. 2 - Includes

Frontier by Linda Peavy & Ursula Smith. The IA-009, paper, 2001, illus., maps, bibliography, Proceedings of the Red River Valley Old Acton, Darwin, Dassel, Forest City, Forest Prairie,

courage and hardships faced by the settlers, in index $19.95 Settlers’ Association Facsimile reprint of Kingston, Manannah, North Kingston, Swede

words from journals, letters and oral histories, their 1898 report, including biographical Grove and Union Grove townships. M-137, ISBN

1861-1910 Directory of Students at Luther

complemented by seldom-seen photographs. sketches of old settlers, incidents in the early 0-915709-11-2, paper, $15

College, Decorah, Iowa compiled by Antona

Provides a background for writing your family days of along the river and stories about

Richardson. More than 2700 Norwegian men Meeker County Cemeteries (CD) Contains

history! U-152, paper $21.95 steamboats, the Dakota conflict of 1862 and

from MN, IA and WI, the Dakotas, IL, etc. who at- .PDF files of the full two-volume set (Vol. 1 is out

Iowa tended this college, with their postoffice address, Budge’s Tavern. M-574, 2006, every name in- of print), with cemetery locations, maps, epi-

“A Secret to Be Burried”: Diary and Life of year of first enrollment, plus added info for dex, illus. $7.95 taphs, etc. M-494, CD, 2003 $20.00

those who entered the ministry. IA-004, 1999,

Emily Hawley Gillespie, 1858-1888 by Judy

40 pp., paper $8.95 Lake County Mower County

Nolte Lensink. Detailed account of rural Iowa By Water & Rail–A History of Lake County, Prominent Men and Women of Mower

life, with the reflections of a woman who North/South Dakota Minnesota by Hugh E. Bishop. From the County County Reprint from the Mower County Tran-

dreamed of being a painter and writer, but in- Historical Society, personal accounts of those

Atlas of North Dakota (193_) Reprint of script of 1891, with the 1874 Andreas Atlas his-

stead became wife and mother. She gives details who fulfilled their lives in Lake County, German

Hixson Atlas with county maps showing town- tory added. M-525, ISBN 1-932212-05-1, 2004,

of her garden, the farm produce and more. and Swiss immigrants, sailors, etc. M-390,

ship/range numbers and the state as it was in paper, illus., index $14.95

IA-012, 1989, paper, photos $19.95 2000, 208 pp., illus. $19.95

the early 1930s. ND-013, ISBN 0-932212-02-7,

Atlas of Iowa (193_) Reprint of Hixson Atlas 2003, paper, coil bind $15.00

Olmsted County

Le Sueur County 4 Rochester, Minnesota by Ted St. Mane.

with county maps showing township/range num-

Atlas of South Dakota (193_) Reprint of St. Wenceslaus/Czech National

bers and the state as it was in the early 1930s. Images from all eras in the history of this city,

Hixson Atlas with county maps showing town- Cemeteries, New Prague, Minnesota List-

IA-011, ISBN 0-932212-00-0, 2003, paper, coil from 1854 to the present day. M-572, 2003,

ship/range numbers and the state as it was in ings from two ethnic cemeteries, a joint project paper, photos, illus. $19.99

bind $15.00

the early 1930s. SD-015, ISBN 0-932212-01-9, of the Czech Society and the Germanic Genealogy

2003, paper, coil bind $15.00 Groups. D-139, 2002, paper $10.00

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Otter Tail County Gravemarkers of Pine County by Ralph and Declarations of Intention of 262 Minnesota

American Indian

4 Ever the Land: A Homestead Chronicle Lorayne Kirchner. Copied from gravestones in Pioneers Compiled by James E. Erickson. Dec-

by Ruben L. Parson. Originally published in the more than 20 cemeteries in this county in the larations ranging from 17 January 1847 to 18 Many Tender Ties: Women in Fur Trade So-

1970s, this book tells the story of the people and 1980s. M-461, ISBN 0-915709-76-7, paper, September 1852 from what was probably St. ciety, 1670-1870 by Sylvia Van Kirk. Story of in-

farm homesteaded by Swedish immigrants near $20.00 Croix County, Wisconsin Territory (and now is terracial fur-trade families and their society,

Battle Lake. The author is a land expert, having a Washington County). Each Intention usually pro- especially from the female view, showing the

Pipestone County vides name, age, birthplace and date, place and

PhD in geography and working as land planner mutual relatinship of social interactions and eco-

“And What Nobler Purpose…” - Civil War date of arrival in U.S.; original source; and other nomics. F-539, 2000 (1983), 302 pp., illus.

and professor. M-590, paper, illus. $16.95 Veterans in Pipestone County Revised edition information from other resources. M-241, ISBN Map, bibliograph, index $21.95

Pennington County of “Biographies…,” with entries now expanded 0-915709-36-8, 1997, 24 pp., paper $10.95 Everyday Life Among the American Indians

Thief River Falls and Pennington County from 264 to 315 veterans. This was a joint pro- Winona County by Candy Moulton. Concise, authoritative collec-

by Caryl J. Bugge. Occupations, buildings and ject of the Genealogical and Historical Societies.

tion of details, plus additional information on

people involved with the history of both the city M-502, 2000, 86 pp., paper $12.00 1930 Census Enumeration Districts:

finding more sources. F-533, 2001, paper, 304

Winona County and City. Alphabetic and nu-

and the county. M-571, 2006, paper, soft, illus. Ramsey County meric listing of enumeration districts in Winona pp. $16.99

$19.99 City of St. Paul, Enumeration Districts, 1910 County, with map of the City of Winona. M-452, “Neither White Men Nor Indians” - Affida-

Pine County Federal Census compiled by Hudson Leighton. 2002, paper, $4.95 vits from the Winnebago Mixed-Blood Claim

Maps, marked with E.D.s, plus street guide, de- Commissions edited by Linda M. Waggoner.

Hinckley’s Holocaust of Fire, 1894: A Ge- scriptions. M-190, ISBN 0-915709-34-1, paper, Kashubian Polish Community of Southeast-

nealogist’s Guide by Antona Hawkins Richard- coil bound $17.95 ern Minnesota compiled by the Polish Cultural Transcriptions of original records, tracing Métis

son. Biographical information on 4500+ Institute. Photos from this ethnic community. parentage and fraud allegations from the

survivors, including age, place of birth, resi- 1930 Census Enumeration Districts: M-446, 2002, soft, $19.99 1838/1839 Mixed-blood claim commissions.

dence, time in Minnesota, occupation, names Ramsey County and St. Paul, Minnesota De- F-536, ISBN 0-915709-95-3, 2002, 140 pp., pa-

Index to Deaths in the Winona City and per, index, bibliography, map $25.00

and ages of spouses and children, etc. Missing scriptions plus 4-part map. M-428, ISBN County Directories from 1906-1930 by Stina

and identified dead included. M-543, 2005, pa- 0-915709-83-X, 2001, paper $12.95 B. Green. Entries from the first year deaths were Dakota Indians

per $16.00 4 Deaths Recorded in St. Paul City Di- recorded, and overlapping state-wide registra- See Minnesota Military, p. 4, for books on the

From Partridge to Askov by the Danish Ladies rectories, 1888-1910 by Stina B. Green and tion. Names of spouses, other information in- Spirit Lake Massacre and the Dakota Conflict

Aid. Two communities settled by immigrants Minnie Gray Kendall. Begins with the first year cluded. M-066, 1991, 26 pp., paper $7.00 of 1872.

from Denmark, and their story. M-311, paper such information was included. Spouse name, History of St. Charles Reprint with every-name

$8.00 other information included with entries. M-064, Lakota Sioux Missions, South Dakota by Jan

index of this local history. Lots of Winona County Cerney. President Grant’s Peace Policy of 1869

Fire Storm: The Great Fires of 1918 by 1991, 191 pp., paper $15.95

names. Railway station on cover. M-120, ISBN assigned one religious denomination to each In-

Christine Skalko and Marlene Wisuri. Tells how Ramsey County's Forgotten Cemetery Alpha- 0-915709-59-7, soft cover, index $10.00 dian Reservation, a restriction removed in 1881.

the fires swept through towns and rural areas in betic listing of the almost 3000 burials in the Over 200 photos illustrate the story of the mis-

southern St. Louis, Pine and Carlton counties, County Potter's Field. Introduction includes a Wright County

Postcards from the Old Man and Other Cor- sion era, its intended policy of assimilation, the

killing almost 500 people. Fire photographs and brief history of how the cemetery began and resistance to change, and eventual compromise.

newspaper articles are used to illustrate it, with ended, with photos. M-321, ISBN respondence from Clearwater (Wright and

Stearns Counties) by Cynthia Anne Frank Chapters: In the Beginning, Cheyenne River,

first hand stories from survivors. M-508, 2003, 0-915709-65-1, 80 pp., photos, paper $12.00 Standing Rock, Rosebud, Pine Ridge, St. Joseph’s

127 pp., paper $18.00 Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul: Ethnic Origins Stupnik. Made of up ‘saints or scoundrels,’ this

book explores through poems and essays the in- Indian School (Lower Brule), Upper Brule.

Index to Wilkinson’s “Memorials of Minne- in Marriage Records, 1887-1897 by Linda 2005, paper, illus., 128 pp. SD-017, $19.99

dividuals, situations, and places for this river

sota Forest Fires...1894" compiled by Antona Therkelsen. More than 250 marriage records The 1851 Treaty of Mendota transcribed and

town. M-536, 2004, paper, 164 pp., $21.50

Richardson. Rev. Wilkinson’s book is the stan- from this German Bohemian parish, in which edited by Rebecca Snyder. Reference tool illus-

dard reference on the forest fire in Hinckley. Father Trobec included the names of parishes Stockholm Cemeteries Transcriptions and re-

cords of the only two cemeteries in this township trating the relations between the U.S. Govern-

M-489, paper, 2002 $7.00 and the small villages where the immigrants

which was settled by Swedes. M-158, ISBN ment and the Lower Sioux tribes, including

Queen Norway and a Visual Smogasbord by were born. The book provides a methodology for letters, papers, diaries and other materials rele-

0-915709-18-X, 1995, 32 pp., paper $10.00

Christine Carlson. Photographs and news clip- other similar studies. M-484, ISBN vant to the interpretation of this treaty. F-538,

pings which chronicle the birth and growth of 0-915709-97-X, 2002, paper, maps $13.00 Otsego: The Holt Diary, 1877-1890 Another 2001, 204 pp., illus. $20.00

Holyoke, Net Lake, Nickerson, Jean Duluth Payne Avenue Memories Reprint from 1906 from the Otsego Historical Preservation Commis-

sion. This volume reveals what farm life was like Little Crow: Spokesman for the Sioux by

Farm, Harlis, Belden, Duquette, Kerrick and Oak publication, biographies and business histories Gary Clayton Anderson. Biography of the reluc-

Lake in Carlton County. M-448, 2001, 100 pp., for this neighborhood. M-329, ISBN during the time period. Samples of the pages,

history of the Holt family back to 1576, and tant leader of the Sioux during the Dakota Con-

paper $20.00 0-915709-69-4 $7.00

many pictures are included. M-393, 2000, pho- flict of 1862. Illustrates the complex relationship

tos, illus. $15.00 between the settlers and Indians. F-526, soft

4 New in this catalog cover $11.95





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Index to Obituaries, 1877-1907 (as pub- Early Records of the LeSueur River Church White Bear Lake MN Census Surname Index · Volume 4 (1897- 1904) includes sample of

lished in the St. Cloud Times). Contains ap- of Waseca and Steele Counties by George W. Features transcriptions of censuses for White the interment records and describes the pro-

proximately 10,000 names identified from the Anderson. Ministerial records of membership Bear Village and White Bear Township for all cess used to develop this series of records.

actual obituaries published, and includes some (1863-77), congregational meeting attendees Federal and State Censuses from 1850-1910, M-312, ISBN 0-915709-64-3, 1997, 98 pp.,

death notices. This will lead you to published re- (1863-1868) and confirmands (1866-1961), plus a surname index and a history of the area. soft cover $22.50

cords from the Central Minnesota region, and patronymic/surname and given name indexes M-404, 1992, paper, 162 pp. $20.00 · Volume 5 (1905- 1911) This is the last vol-

may provide invaluable clues such as maiden for this Norwegian congregation near New St. John’s in the Wilderness Episcopal Cem- ume in this series.

names, deaths of relatives, and info about sib- Richland. M-132, ISBN 0-915709-09-0, 1993, etery Alphabetic listing of the burials, with plat M-353, ISBN 0-915709-74-0, 1997, 98 pp.,

lings and spouses. 2005, CD M-564, $22.00 56 pp., paper $7.50 map and brief history, published with the ap- soft cover $22.50

Index to Obituaries, 1908-1927 (as pub- Washington County proval and cooperation of the Cemetery Board. Ramsey County, Relief Records, 1862-1868

lished in the St. Cloud Times) Contains Scandia - Then and Now by Anna Engquist. The church was built in 1861 in White Bear. abstracted by Paula Stuart Warren and James W.

over 20,000 deaths identified from early edi- The story of the Swedish pioneers in this part of M-405, 1992, paper, paper, 25 pp. $6.00 Warren. Over 1300 entries. Primarily families of

tions of the newspaper. This will lead you to Washington County, updated in 2007 with some St. Mary’s (Catholic) Cemetery, White Bear Civil War soldiers, or of deceased, sick or dis-

published records from the Central Minnesota new photos, an index and a few corrections, but Lake Divided into three major sections covering abled men. Much family data. M-135, index, pa-

region, and may provide invaluable clues such still with the wonderful story of how Scandia de- different time periods, this compiles the records per $15.00

as maiden names, deaths of relatives, and info veloped — Copas beginnings, Elim Church, of this Catholic cemetery with transcriptions of Lexington School: Its Story, Its Community

about parents, siblings and spouses, relatives business places, schools, social activities, etc. the stones in place as of fall, 1987. M-406, Founded during territorial days, this rural school

attending a funeral, military service, and birth 2007 (rev.), photos, index M-586, $25.00 1989, paper, 142 pp. $20.00 in Rose township became part of the Roseville

information. M-577, 2006, CD $22.00 Fairview Cemetery Interments: Burial Book White Bear Lake Newspaper Genealogical school district. This is a fund raiser for the park

Postcards from the Old Man and Other Cor- #1, 1868-1906 Transcribed from the sexton’s Index Three newspapers covered the White Bear now on its site. M-327, ISBN 0-915709-62-7, pa-

respondence from Clearwater (Wright and records, this listing includes burials from the be- Lake area before April 1914. This covers genea- per, photos, index $15.00

Stearns Counties) by Cynthia Anne Frank ginning of record keeping thru mid-year 1906. logically significant events published in those pa- Oakland Cemetery: Vol. 1: Zion Lutheran

Stupnik. Made of up ‘saints or scoundrels,’ this M-490, 2003, paper $15.00 pers, plus a section of broader events, such as Church 1867-1905, Burial records kept by this

book explores through poems and essays the in- Convict Life at the Minnesota State Prison the trolley line from St. Paul to White Bear, the cemetery on its merger with Oakland. M-090,

dividuals, situations, and places for this river roster of the White Bear Brass Band from 1889, paper $10.00

Day-to-day routine for men and women con- etc. M-407, 1991, paper, 32 pp. $6.00

town. M-536, 2004, paper, 164 pp., $21.50 victs in 1909, from dinner menus to punish- Oakland Cemetery: compiled by Sharon

Stearns County Gravestones (CD-ROM) by ments and privileges. Chapter by Cole Younger White Bear Press–A Genealogical Index, 1 Bruckner. From the interment books at this

members of the St. Cloud Area Genealogists. In relating his life of crime and Northfield bank Jan 1911-31 Aug 1988 Nearly 28,000 events of non-denominational cemetery, each alphabetical

1982, this listing of all the burials through 1974 robbery. New intro and index. M-189, 1996 genealogical interest, covering 78 years of weekly entry includes sequence in book; age; where

was published. Long out of print, now it’s avail- reprint of 1909 ed., 180 pp., paper $12.95 newspapers for this area. Also includes a listing born (many immigrants); sex; marital status;

able again as Excel spreadsheets on CDs. M-372, of local history items (such as church anniversa- date, place and cause of death; when and where

2000, CD-ROM, IBM PC or 100% compatibles, Minnesota’s Beginnings Loaded with great ries, etc.). M-408, 1989, paper, 270 pp. $25.00 interred.

Windows 95 or higher $20.00 material from St. Croix County, Wisconsin Terri-

Calvary Cemetery, St. Paul Catholic burials · Vol. 2: 1853 - 31 May 1871,

tory, which became the settled part of the Min-

Steele County from St. Paul and the surrounding area, com- M-091, paper $15.00

nesota Territory in 1849. M-358, illus., maps,

piled from various sources. Data includes name,

Steele County: Landowners of Record - 1879 400+ pages, 1999 $30.00 burial date, age, location within the cemetery, · Vol. 3: 1 June 1871-31 May 1878

compiled by Ronald and Robert Houghtelin. Washington County Miscellaneous Death and lot ownership. A history of Calvary Cemetery M-092, paper $15.00

Township by township index from early wall Listings, 1871-1930 by Stina B. Green. From plus those which preceded it, plus 100 entries · Vol. 4: 1 June 1878-30 July 1885,

map. M-245, 1988, 38 pp., paper $10.00 city directories, Stillwater village death registers, from the Cathedral records. M-250, ISBN 0-915709-33-3, 1997, paper,

Owatonna Public Library—Free to All by county histories, cemetery transcriptions and the 80 pp. $15.00

· Calvary Cemetery and Its Predecessors:

Nancy Vaillancourt. Intertwined with the Hune- Minnesota State Archives. M-110, 1993, paper Volume 1: 1854-1878 The earliest records. · Oakland Cemetery: Vol. 5: 31 July

will family from Maine, the town of Owatonna $18.00 1885-31 December 1889,

M-171, ISBN 0-915709-19-8, 72 pp., soft

committed to building a public library for all. Cornerstones: 125 Years at St. Paul Lu- cover $17.50 M-352, ISBN 0-915709-73-2, 1997, paper, 80

Fascinating story, well researched and well docu- theran Church, Stillwater, Minnesota The pp. $15.00

mented. M-395, 2000, 170 pp., paper $10.00 · Volume 2 (1879 - 1888) includes details on

story of a group of German immigrant peoples

ethnic parishes and a St. Paul map. M-203, Redwood County

Waseca County who came to the U.S. in the mid-19th century

ISBN 0-915709-25-2, soft cover $22.50 Index to the 1898 Plat Book of Redwood

with faith and hope. Lots of pictures and lists.

Waseca County Landowners of Record, 1879 · Volume 3 (1889- 1896) includes a St. Paul County by the Renville County Genealogical Soci-

M-246, 1997, paper, 80 pp $10.00

with Every Name Index. indexed by Donna M. map marked with ethnic parishes. Another ety. Includes reproductions of the township

Fostveit. Warner & Foote land ownership wall shows how land area was incorporated into maps. M-440, 2001, 82 pp., paper, $15.00

map. M-102, paper $10.00 the City. M-269, ISBN 0-915709-55-4, 1997,

96 pp., soft cover $22.50



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Renville County Index to 1916 Renville County History by 1910 Census Enumeration Districts: St. Sherburne County

Index to the 1888 Plat Book of Renville the Renville County Genealogical Society. Louis County and Duluth, Minnesota De- 1930 Census Enumeration Districts:

County by the Renville County Genealogical Soci- Vol. 1 M-441, paper, $12.50 scriptions plus official map for this unindexed Benton, Sherburne and Stearns Counties,

ety. Includes township and village maps. M-437, Vol. 2 M-442, paper, $25.00 census. M-423, ISBN 0-915709-80-5, 2001, pa- with St. Cloud, Minnesota Descriptions plus

2001, 82 pp., paper, $15.00 per $6.95 map. M-425, ISBN 0-915709-84-8, 2001, paper

St. Louis County

Index to the 1900 Plat Book of Renville Pioneer Life in Ely by Lee Brownell. The story 1930 Census Enumeration Districts: St. $6.95

County by the Renville County Genealogical Soci- told in words and pictures (there are moose Louis County, with Duluth, Minnesota - De- Sherburne County Gravestones (CD) by the

ety. Includes township and village maps plus pa- hitched to a sleigh on the cover!). 1981, paper, scriptions plus 2-part map (the original had 8!) St.Cloud Area Genealogists, the third county-wide

trons’ directory. M-438, 2001, 100 pp., paper, photos M-556, $12.00 showing E.D.s in Duluth. M-426, ISBN set from its transcription project of the 1970s.

$15.00 0-915709-82.1, 2002, paper, $13.95 Includes epitaphs. M-513, 2003, CD with

Where in the World Was Calumet . . . and

Index to the 1913 Plat Book of Renville Savoy, Finn Hill (etc.) compiled by Aune Fire Storm: The Great Fires of 1918 by spreadsheet files $20.00

County by the Renville County Genealogical Soci- Bobence and the Ely-Winton Historical Society. Christine Skalko and Marlene Wisuri. Tells how

the fires swept through towns and rural areas in Sibley County

ety. Includes township maps plus farmers’ direc- Collection of mining location maps from the Ely 4 Henderson to Fort Ridgley Trail (2nd

tory. M-439, 2001, paper, $15.00 area to 1941, with names and locations of southern St. Louis, Pine and Carlton Counties,

killing almost 500 people. Fire photographs and edition) updated to include many maps, pho-

Extracts from the Morton Enterprise 1899 homes. 2004, paper, maps M-559, $3.00 tos, articles, footnotes and index, with sections

newspaper articles are used to illustrate it, with

by Judy Malecek of the Renville County Genealog- Tales of Spirit Mountain: A Narrative His- first hand stories from survivors. M-508, 2003, on Fort Ridgley, early fort settlers and defenders,

ical Society. M-443, 33 pp., paper, $7.50 tory of Duluth, Minnesota by Anne Crooks. 127 pp., paper $18.00 the grasshopper invasion and much more.

Looking Back—History of Agriculture in Collection of stories depicting the lives of Minnesota's Mining Accidents, 1900-1920,

M-597, 2008, paper, illus., map, index $20.00

Renville County by Frank Svoboda. When re- Ojibwe Indians and early pioneers around the and Mining Deaths, 1889-1990 compiled by 4 Joseph R. Brown and His Times by Wil-

searching a rural county, this kind of book ports of present-day Superior, WI and Duluth, Stina B. Green from official reports. More than liam E. Lass, professor of history at Mankato

makes families and people come alive. He dis- MN taken from diaries, local histories and pio- 2800 names from the approximately 300 mines State University. Brown spent a half century in

cusses social times, as well as the raising of dif- neer newspapers. M-582, 2007, paper, illus. in northern Minnesota. Each entry includes all Minnesota, from 1820-1870, and witnessed Min-

ferent crops and livestock, organizations, $16.95 available data, and may have date, mine, nation- nesota’s evolution from a virtually unsettled wil-

modernization, county fair, etc. M-500, 1976, A History of Incredible Ely by John W. ality, age, marital status, number of children, derness to a rapidly growing state of 439,000

hard cover, 200 pp. $25.00 Somrock with pictures by Lee Brownwell. source. M-163, ISBN 0-915709-20-1, 55 pp., people. This paper takes Brown from the early

History of the Early Episcopal Church of The Gleaned from the files of old newspaper, mining map, illus. paper $13.00 American frontier, through Wisconsin territory,

St. John’s Mission researched and prepared by industry journals and logging company records, Minnesota territory, early statehood, and finally

June Lehman for the Renville County Historical Scott County into Dakota Territory. M-600, 1995, paper, 28

stories by old settlers, trappers, prospectors,

Society. Also called Christ Church, it began in lumberjacks, Indians, etc., accompanied by St. Wenceslaus/Czech National pp. $7.50

1860 thru the efforts of Rev. Hinman,who minis- many photos of people, events and places. 1976, Cemeteries, New Prague, Minnesota List- 4 Bits & Pieces: Celebrating 150 Years of

tered to the people in their homes. It was rebuilt paper, photos M-557, $12.00 ings from two ethnic cemeteries, a joint project Sibley County History Collection of stories

in 1889 at Beaver Falls. M-479, 1999, paper, of the Czech Society and the Germanic Genealogy from newspapers, county histories, individuals,

Winton: The Town That Lumber Built by Groups. D-139, 2002, paper $10.00

comb binding, 60 pp., illus. $13.00 Margaret Sweet. The history of white pine log- including the Sibley County chapter from History

History of Franklin, Minnesota: 1880-1990 ging, from the treaties with the Ojibwe to the de- 4 They Ate From One Bowl: The History of the Minnesota Valley by E.D. Neill from

researched, compiled and written by Ruby cline of the industry. Family vignettes, of the New Prague Area (1856-1900) by 1882. M-599, 2003, paper, 238 pp., illus., in-

Deming for the 1990 celebration. Topics include newspaper accounts, area maps all give a won- Dr. Thomas O. Kajer. Background on conditions dexed $15.00

churches, features, school, etc., and many items derful picture of this logging village. 2005, paper, in Bohemia, crossing experiences, the move- St. Joseph's Cemetery, Henderson, Sibley

of interest from local newspapers. M-480, 1990, illus., photos, maps M-559, $20.00 ment west to the Mississippi, the steamboat in- County, Minnesota transcribed by Carmen

paper, bibliog., illus. $8.00 dustry and passages from Galena/Dubuque to St. Wigand and Stanley Wigand, with help from Mar-

Ghost Mines of the Ely Area (1882-1925) by Paul and Shakopee, and finally settlement in the

Index to Cemeteries of Renville County by Milt Stenlund in cooperation with the Ely-Winton garet Winterfeldt. Alphabetical and by-plot list-

the Renville County Genealogical Society. A series Bohemian Triangle covering parts of Le Sueur, ings, with maps and photos. M-332, ISBN

Historical Society. Covering a dozen iron ore Scott and Rice counties. Topics covered include

covering the entire county and almost 23,000 mines that were explored and developed on the 0-915709-67-8, March 1999, paper, illus.

names, each volume includes a map with ceme- the early struggles for survival, the importance of $10.00

Vermillion Range between the early 1880s and ginseng, interactions with local American Indi-

tery locations. 1920, this booklet provides details on the mining Stearns County

ans, Civil War involvement, agricultural advance-

· Vol 1: Bandon-Crooks , M-434, 2001, 104 companies and some of those who worked for ments, the pros and cons of the railroads, etc. 1930 Census Enumeration Districts:

pp., paper, $20.00 them. 1988, paper, photos, glossary, bibliogra- M-591, 2006, 216 pp., paper, extensive foot- Benton, Sherburne and Stearns Counties,

· Vol 2: Emmet-Preston Lake, M-435, phy M-560, $8.00 notes $23.00 with St. Cloud, Minnesota Descriptions plus

2001, 101 pp., paper, $20.00 map. M-425, ISBN 0-915709-84-8, 2001, paper

· Vol 3: Sacred Heart-Winfield, M-436, $6.95

2001, 101 pp., paper, $20.00



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