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#364 From: "Claire Grant" <cmgrant2@...>
Date: Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:03 pm
Subject: Genealogy area of Worthington library.
cmgrant2
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I am planning a trip over to the library in Worthington tomorrow, and
was wondering if I need to make an appt, to get into the genealogy are
of the library or if it is staffed Mon-Fri.
I am looking for obits of - LING, MATHIASON..........and more

Claire Grant
Sioux Falls
Minnehaha Co., SD
obit volunter look-up person

#365 From: "Pat & Lynette Demuth" <demuth@...>
Date: Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:39 am
Subject: RE: Genealogy area of Worthington library.
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Claire -
The Library is open 8 to 5 Tue, Wed, Fri. and 8 to 8 on Mon and Thurs. The
library has all the microfilm newspapers. The historical society, located in
the lower level of the library, I believe is open 1 to 4 Mon to Fri. They
have clipping files of obituaries indexed by surname.

  Pat Demuth

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To: NoblesCountyMN@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [NoblesCountyMN] Genealogy area of Worthington library.


I am planning a trip over to the library in Worthington tomorrow, and
was wondering if I need to make an appt, to get into the genealogy are
of the library or if it is staffed Mon-Fri.
I am looking for obits of - LING, MATHIASON..........and more

Claire Grant
Sioux Falls
Minnehaha Co., SD
obit volunter look-up person










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#366 From: "kathieotto" <kathieotto@...>
Date: Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:41 pm
Subject: Nobles County Genealogical Group newsletter
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Is the Nobles County Genealogical Group still publishing a newsletter?

#367 From: "Roxann L Polzine" <nchs@...>
Date: Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:34 pm
Subject: Re: Nobles County Genealogical Group newsletter
nchs@...
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Yes, the genealogical newletter is sent out with the Nobles County
Historical Socity newsletter.  AThe last one went out inm September 2006
Roxann Polzine
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Subject: [NoblesCountyMN] Nobles County Genealogical Group newsletter


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#368 From: "kemperkamp" <kemperkamp@...>
Date: Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:35 pm
Subject: Kemper
kemperkamp
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I am putting together a book for my husband relating to his family
history.  His mother and father are both gone as are his grandparents,
which limit the family resources I have.  Does anyone have suggestions
on how to get obits and newspaper clippings relating to his family?  I
am new to this and don't even know where to start.

Thanks for any help you have to offer!

Dana Kemper
Worthington, MN

#369 From: Raymond Crippen <rac8@...>
Date: Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:33 pm
Subject: Re: Kemper
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Go to the library - ask the reference librarian to help you with the
microfilm reader. If you have death dates, you can find obituaries from
any Nobles County newspaper. When you find the obituary, you can make a
print of it. The librarian will show you how. Prints are twenty-five
cents each. You must have the dates, of course. If you do not have the
dates you may be able to find those at a cemetery.


On Tuesday, November 28, 2006, at 11:35  AM, kemperkamp wrote:

> I am putting together a book for my husband relating to his family
> history. His mother and father are both gone as are his grandparents,
> which limit the family resources I have. Does anyone have suggestions
> on how to get obits and newspaper clippings relating to his family? I
> am new to this and don't even know where to start.
>
> Thanks for any help you have to offer!
>
> Dana Kemper
> Worthington, MN
>
>

#370 From: dapwyn@...
Date: Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:58 pm
Subject: Re: Kemper
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Hi Dana,

I would recommend you contact the libraries where your  relatives lived. My
Roll relatives lived in Adrian and Ellsworth in Nobles  County. Adrian did an
illustrated centennial book containing pictures and  descriptions of early
pioneer families a few years ago. It has also updated the  book periodically.
The
towns where your relatives lived may have done the  same.

Here are some other Nobles County related sites you might check out.

_http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.sta
tes.minnesota.counties.nobles_
(http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.state\
s.minnesota.counties.nobles)

_http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gskw=USA+Mn+Nobles&ti=0&ti.si=0&ra
nk=0&hc=25&gss=mb&db=mb&application=public&filter=0&utype=Admin_
(http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gskw=USA+Mn+Nobles&ti=0&ti.si=0&rank\
=0&hc=25&gs
s=mb&db=mb&application=public&filter=0&utype=Admin)

_http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnnobles/_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnnobles/)

_http://www.noblescountyreview.net/_ (http://www.noblescountyreview.net/)

_http://www.americashistoricplaces.com/historyminnesota/ChurchofStAdrian--Cath
olic.htm_
(http://www.americashistoricplaces.com/historyminnesota/ChurchofStAdrian--Cathol\
ic.htm)

_http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NoblesCountyMN/_
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NoblesCountyMN/)

_http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NoblesCountyMN/messages/101?viscount=100_
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NoblesCountyMN/messages/101?viscount=100)

Good Luck,

Dave Petrie
Arden Hills, Minnesota

#371 From: "Patty" <Trish3185@...>
Date: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:03 pm
Subject: Re: Kemper
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The Minnesota History center in St. Paul has all the newspapers published in Minnesota and they are on microfilm and can be copied. If you know dates of death you can look up obits. They also have death certificates available from 1908-2001 and they can also be copied at 35 cents a copy, and birth certificates from 1900-1924 can be copied at $2.00 each. Hope this helps 
 
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Date: 11/28/2006 12:38:11 PM
Subject: [NoblesCountyMN] Kemper
 
I am putting together a book for my husband relating to his family
history.  His mother and father are both gone as are his grandparents,
which limit the family resources I have.  Does anyone have suggestions
on how to get obits and newspaper clippings relating to his family?  I
am new to this and don't even know where to start.
 
Thanks for any help you have to offer!
 
Dana Kemper
Worthington, MN
 
 
 
 
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#372 From: "Cindy Roberts" <croberts@...>
Date: Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:45 pm
Subject: Re: Kemper
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Hi Dana,
 
If you have the exact dates of death and know where they died you can go to your local library and do an inter-library loan for the newspapers on microfilm to view and print copies of the obituaries. It may take a little bit to get them, and of course you may have to try more than once to make sure you request the right paper that they would be in, if someone submitted one for them. There is a history library in Jackson, MN that does have newspapers. You might want to try calling them, or even your local library in Worthington to see who would have the information you are seeking. They are alway eager to help.
 
Cindy
----- Original Message -----
From: kemperkamp
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 11:35 AM
Subject: [NoblesCountyMN] Kemper

I am putting together a book for my husband relating to his family
history. His mother and father are both gone as are his grandparents,
which limit the family resources I have. Does anyone have suggestions
on how to get obits and newspaper clippings relating to his family? I
am new to this and don't even know where to start.

Thanks for any help you have to offer!

Dana Kemper
Worthington, MN


#373 From: "Kevin Feit" <kmfeit@...>
Date: Tue Nov 28, 2006 10:13 pm
Subject: Re: Kemper
lonewolf1122
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To save you time (and money in the long term) I personally recommend getting a membership to Ancestry.com.  It provides access to many public records, birth/death info, obits, existing family trees, etc.
 
I have a membership and have been really pleased.
----- Original Message -----
From: kemperkamp
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:35 AM
Subject: [NoblesCountyMN] Kemper

I am putting together a book for my husband relating to his family
history. His mother and father are both gone as are his grandparents,
which limit the family resources I have. Does anyone have suggestions
on how to get obits and newspaper clippings relating to his family? I
am new to this and don't even know where to start.

Thanks for any help you have to offer!

Dana Kemper
Worthington, MN


#374 From: "Cindy Roberts" <croberts@...>
Date: Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:54 am
Subject: Re: Kemper
legance2001
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Just a side note about Ancestry.com. I do have the subscription, and there isn't much on there for the newspaper, same goes for Green Bay, WI.  It will bring up some deaths, births, marriages, but if you want the certificates you pay a pretty hefty price to get them. Ancestry is expensive enough without paying for all the certificates. I do know from searching and also a friend there searching that in one township all the obits were cut out of the papers and put in a folder. The only way to find them is by sitting there and sifting through them till you come up with the name you were looking for. Dana, if you do have any birth, death or marriage dates and you wish a little help to send you in the right direction, I would be more than happy to lend a hand and see what Ancestry has in it's files.
 
Cindy
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin Feit
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [NoblesCountyMN] Kemper

To save you time (and money in the long term) I personally recommend getting a membership to Ancestry.com.  It provides access to many public records, birth/death info, obits, existing family trees, etc.
 
I have a membership and have been really pleased.
----- Original Message -----
From: kemperkamp
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:35 AM
Subject: [NoblesCountyMN] Kemper

I am putting together a book for my husband relating to his family
history. His mother and father are both gone as are his grandparents,
which limit the family resources I have. Does anyone have suggestions
on how to get obits and newspaper clippings relating to his family? I
am new to this and don't even know where to start.

Thanks for any help you have to offer!

Dana Kemper
Worthington, MN


#375 From: "hpatlak" <hpatlak@...>
Date: Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:18 pm
Subject: Re: Kemper
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Dear Dana,
There is a wonderful new website - www.newspaperarchive.com - they
offer a free 7-day trial period.  I found it so useful that I took a
subscription for a year.  It is much quicker in responding than
Ancestry (which I use daily) - makes for easier for downloading.
I found many more entries for my relatives at this site than at
Ancestry.com!! Some of the papers (all .pdf for Adobe Reader) are
all the way back to the early 1800's and to the present day. You can
search by relatives name, or by city or county or state - by topic -
whatever you want. New papers are added daily from USA to
International. Here's what they claim: 1 Page Added Every Second,
That's Over 80,000 Pages Per Day! The clicker just said: Currently
Uploading Newspaper Page: 51,905,107 and it continues clicking!!

I hope this helps you - if not email me for any other assistance.
Helena


--- In NoblesCountyMN@yahoogroups.com, "Cindy Roberts"
<croberts@...> wrote:
>
> Just a side note about Ancestry.com. I do have the subscription,
and there isn't much on there for the newspaper, same goes for Green
Bay, WI.  It will bring up some deaths, births, marriages, but if
you want the certificates you pay a pretty hefty price to get them.
Ancestry is expensive enough without paying for all the
certificates. I do know from searching and also a friend there
searching that in one township all the obits were cut out of the
papers and put in a folder. The only way to find them is by sitting
there and sifting through them till you come up with the name you
were looking for. Dana, if you do have any birth, death or marriage
dates and you wish a little help to send you in the right direction,
I would be more than happy to lend a hand and see what Ancestry has
in it's files.
>
> Cindy
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Kevin Feit
>   To: NoblesCountyMN@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:13 PM
>   Subject: Re: [NoblesCountyMN] Kemper
>
>
>
>   To save you time (and money in the long term) I personally
recommend getting a membership to Ancestry.com.  It provides access
to many public records, birth/death info, obits, existing family
trees, etc.
>
>   I have a membership and have been really pleased.
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: kemperkamp
>     To: NoblesCountyMN@yahoogroups.com
>     Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 10:35 AM
>     Subject: [NoblesCountyMN] Kemper
>
>
>     I am putting together a book for my husband relating to his
family
>     history. His mother and father are both gone as are his
grandparents,
>     which limit the family resources I have. Does anyone have
suggestions
>     on how to get obits and newspaper clippings relating to his
family? I
>     am new to this and don't even know where to start.
>
>     Thanks for any help you have to offer!
>
>     Dana Kemper
>     Worthington, MN
>

#376 From: "Vicki Garro" <tonvic@...>
Date: Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:30 pm
Subject: Re: Kemper
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I would sift through the microfilms that the first reader mentioned. Keep in mind many of these small town newspapers had sections of "neighborhood" news. So don't stop at the obituary. You may miss the first hand account of the funeral from your ancestor's friend "who happened to write for the newspaper". You may also miss who attened the funeral, who should have been there, "who took care of the cows" while others traveled, etc.
 
Yes, I know it is time consuming to read all these papers, but you can't believe the tidbits you will find. I usually read from the death date until about 2-3 weeks later to make sure I don't miss anything.
 
Vicki

#377 From: Terri Mindock <tmindock@...>
Date: Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:04 pm
Subject: Re: Kemper
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There is also another newspaper site: GenealogyBank
It costs about $20/month (I think) but I think the subscription length is only a month. So you can end it at any time. I have memberships to both GenealogyBank and NewspaperArchive and have not come across the same articles in both sites.

Terri Mindock
Lane-Blood Genealogy


kemperkamp <kemperkamp@...> wrote:
I am putting together a book for my husband relating to his family
history. His mother and father are both gone as are his grandparents,
which limit the family resources I have. Does anyone have suggestions
on how to get obits and newspaper clippings relating to his family? I
am new to this and don't even know where to start.

Thanks for any help you have to offer!

Dana Kemper
Worthington, MN

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#378 From: "marymoel" <mlmoel@...>
Date: Tue Mar 6, 2007 8:55 pm
Subject: Edward Hans Olson - dob 4/2/1904 - dod 7/25/1976
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I would like to obtain an obituary for Edward Hans Olson, son of James
Henry & Sara (Smith) Olson. He was born in Jackson Co. MN & lived most
of his life in Brewster, MN. He is buried in Hersey Cemetery in
Brewster. He was married to Dorothy Mae Smith, daughter of Frank &
Anna (Holm) Smith. Casket bearers were Gary Ahrens, Gary Olson, Rodney
Olson, Wayne Smith, Donald Anderson & Richard Schmitz (grandsons &/or
nephews?)I contacted the Daily Globe and they advised I contact the
Nobles Co. Library is that the route to take? I was also wondering
about the Nobles Co. Genealogical Society, if they could help. I don't
mind if there is a fee.

#379 From: "Roxann Polzine" <nchs@...>
Date: Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:05 pm
Subject: Re: Edward Hans Olson - dob 4/2/1904 - dod 7/25/1976
nchs@...
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Hello,
I found the obit in the Brewster Tribune send me your snail mail and I'll send the obit on to you
Roxann Polzine
----- Original Message -----
From: marymoel
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 2:55 PM
Subject: [NoblesCountyMN] Edward Hans Olson - dob 4/2/1904 - dod 7/25/1976

I would like to obtain an obituary for Edward Hans Olson, son of James
Henry & Sara (Smith) Olson. He was born in Jackson Co. MN & lived most
of his life in Brewster, MN. He is buried in Hersey Cemetery in
Brewster. He was married to Dorothy Mae Smith, daughter of Frank &
Anna (Holm) Smith. Casket bearers were Gary Ahrens, Gary Olson, Rodney
Olson, Wayne Smith, Donald Anderson & Richard Schmitz (grandsons &/or
nephews?)I contacted the Daily Globe and they advised I contact the
Nobles Co. Library is that the route to take? I was also wondering
about the Nobles Co. Genealogical Society, if they could help. I don't
mind if there is a fee.


#380 From: Scheery Goekler <scheeryg@...>
Date: Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:28 am
Subject: Re: Edward Hans Olson - dob 4/2/1904 - dod 7/25/1976
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Thanks,
Scheery Lu Renken-Goekler
801 San Simeon Dr.
Edmond, Okla. 73003
--- Roxann Polzine <nchs@...> wrote:

> Hello,
> I found the obit in the Brewster Tribune send me
> your snail mail and I'll send the obit on to you
> Roxann Polzine
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: marymoel
>   To: NoblesCountyMN@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 2:55 PM
>   Subject: [NoblesCountyMN] Edward Hans Olson - dob
> 4/2/1904 - dod 7/25/1976
>
>
>   I would like to obtain an obituary for Edward Hans
> Olson, son of James
>   Henry & Sara (Smith) Olson. He was born in Jackson
> Co. MN & lived most
>   of his life in Brewster, MN. He is buried in
> Hersey Cemetery in
>   Brewster. He was married to Dorothy Mae Smith,
> daughter of Frank &
>   Anna (Holm) Smith. Casket bearers were Gary
> Ahrens, Gary Olson, Rodney
>   Olson, Wayne Smith, Donald Anderson & Richard
> Schmitz (grandsons &/or
>   nephews?)I contacted the Daily Globe and they
> advised I contact the
>   Nobles Co. Library is that the route to take? I
> was also wondering
>   about the Nobles Co. Genealogical Society, if they
> could help. I don't
>   mind if there is a fee.
>
>
>
>




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#381 From: Mary <mlmoel@...>
Date: Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:41 pm
Subject: Re: Edward Hans Olson - dob 4/2/1904 - dod 7/25/1976
marymoel
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Mary Moel

3336 S. Jamie Lane

Iowa City, IA 52240

THANKS SO MUCH!

 

#382 From: Scheery Goekler <scheeryg@...>
Date: Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:03 pm
Subject: Re: Edward Hans Olson - dob 4/2/1904 - dod 7/25/1976
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I recieved the obit. today.  Thanks so much.  I was
wondering if you look up Edwards Olson's marriage that
might give me his mothers maiden name.  Thanks so much
again.
Scheery




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#383 From: "meffa5" <meffa5@...>
Date: Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:49 pm
Subject: James Conlon - Little Rock Township, MN
meffa5
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Hi there.  I just signed up with this group.  I was hoping to get some
suggestions on the types of resources I can check for my family tree
research. I live in Massachusetts. My gggrandfather James Conlon was
from County Meath, Ireland.  He ended up in Boston MA in the early
1870s and married there.  In 1879 he moved his family to MN.  I'm
assuming it must have been part of the Irish colonization in Nobles
County.  The 1880 census lists him as a farmer living in Little Rock
Township in Nobles.  My great grandfather, also James, was born in
Little Rock on October 14, 1880.  They moved back to Boston around
1883.  I'm just starting my search for records pertaining to when they
lived in MN.  Would there be land records if he bought the property he
lived on in Little Rock Township?  Would there be city directories for
such a small area so I can see if they lived there the whole time?  Is
the agricultural cesus for 1880 another good source?  Any tips would be
greatly appreciated.  I'm really excited to learn more about their time
in MN.

#384 From: "Pat & Lynette Demuth" <demuth@...>
Date: Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:59 pm
Subject: RE: James Conlon - Little Rock Township, MN
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Hi meffa5 -
I just did a quick search of the Gen. Soc. master database, it is an index
for a large number of resources in Nobles County. I only found one hit for
your family and you already have that information. The birth index has James
Conlon's birth listed.

Minnesota also has a state census they did on the off five years, 1875, 1885
maybe 1895. These are not indexed so you will have to search Little Rock
Twp. for them. You maybe able to get the film on interlibrary loan in at
your area library, worth a try.

  Pat Demuth

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From: NoblesCountyMN@yahoogroups.com
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Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 5:49 PM
To: NoblesCountyMN@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [NoblesCountyMN] James Conlon - Little Rock Township, MN


Hi there.  I just signed up with this group.  I was hoping to get some
suggestions on the types of resources I can check for my family tree
research. I live in Massachusetts. My gggrandfather James Conlon was
from County Meath, Ireland.  He ended up in Boston MA in the early
1870s and married there.  In 1879 he moved his family to MN.  I'm
assuming it must have been part of the Irish colonization in Nobles
County.  The 1880 census lists him as a farmer living in Little Rock
Township in Nobles.  My great grandfather, also James, was born in
Little Rock on October 14, 1880.  They moved back to Boston around
1883.  I'm just starting my search for records pertaining to when they
lived in MN.  Would there be land records if he bought the property he
lived on in Little Rock Township?  Would there be city directories for
such a small area so I can see if they lived there the whole time?  Is
the agricultural cesus for 1880 another good source?  Any tips would be
greatly appreciated.  I'm really excited to learn more about their time
in MN.




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#385 From: "patdemuth" <demuth@...>
Date: Sun Nov 18, 2007 4:12 pm
Subject: Heritage Preservation Sites
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We are developing a list of structures in Worthington that could be
designated "Heritage Preservation Sites" kind of like the National
Register of Historic Places only local instead of national.

The following is the criteria:

   1. Exemplify or reflect the broad cultural, political, economic or
    social history of the City of Worthington.

  2. Be identified as a site of a significant historic event.

   3. Be identified with a person or persons who significantly
contributed to the culture and development of the City of Worthington.

   4. Embodies the distinguishing characteristics of a architectural
   style, period, form or treatment.

   5. Identifies work of an architectural or master builder whose
individual work has influenced the development of the City of Worthington.

   6. Represents the notable work of a master builder, designer,
landscape architect, engineer or architect.

One site that you mentioned in the past was the band shell and well as
Chautauqua Park as a whole. I would think the band shell with it's NYA
link would fall under the #1 and the park wold be #2 as well as #1.

Of course the places on the National Register: (Kilbride Clinic,
Dayton House, Citizens' National Bank, and the Hotel Thompson) would
be listed. I would think the Rail Road Depot and some of the churches
would play into the social history of the city. Anything you can add
to the list?
Pat

Just off hand, Pat - I think you might weigh Memorial Auditorium -

         The auditorium was built in 1931 as part of the contract which
also resulted in Central Elementary. The auditorium has the same art
deco motif as the school - the acoustics in the Auditorium are
exceptional.

         The auditorium has been Worthington's music hall, concert
hall, lecture hall through passing decades. Hal Holbrook did his
evening with Mark Twain performance there before he went to Broadway
with it. Tennessee Sen. Estes Kefauver held a rally there in his 1956
bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Jessica Dragonette, a
nationally-known singer and network radio performer, did a concert at
the auditorium on the night of Pearl Harbor. The Corn on the Cob shows
lately are a unique Worthington feature. The high school held pep
rallies there through years; WHS basketball games were played there,
along with many tournament games. It has been the site of the concert
series through half-a-century - the only concert series Worthington
has had. It was the setting for a host of high school and city band
concerts, choir concerts, Christmas concerts.

         The auditorium was scheduled for razing when the old high
school went down. Worthington protested and the City Council was moved
to take over the building from the school board - one instance when
historic preservation succeeded.

         Oh - "Memorial" - it was built as a war memorial, a memorial
to Worthington servicemen in World War I.

If it's all right I will send you some thoughts on local buildings of
historic interest as they come to me - you can decide whether they
meet the criteria you set out. Maybe they are something you want to
consider, maybe not.

         • The old post office building at the corner of Third Avenue
and 11th Street. That dates to (about) 1934. It is in the federal or
federalist style of architecture which was popular with U.S.
government planners of that time. One interesting thing about it: it
was a part of the New Deal effort to create jobs and to stimulate
local economies. There were the public works agencies - PWA, WPA,
etc., - but the Post Office Department (there was a Post Office
Department then) the PO Dept. also was being liberal in authorizing
new buildings. Franklin D. Roosevelt's name is carved into the
cornerstone. (I haven't looked for a while; I think Henry Morgenthau,
Secretary of the Treasury, and James A. Farley, Postmaster General,
also have their names there.) Loretta Harper, who was Worthington's
only woman postmaster, served her term there. Ray Schisler, who also
was Worthington's mayor, was postmaster there. Mail arrived on trains
and there was a truck to deliver mail to and from the depot and post
office, making regular runs along 11th Street.

         • Immediately before that time, Worthington's post office was
located in the brick building which faces on Fourth Avenue and which
is behind the Cow's Outside. The post office leased that space; the
government did not own it. I understand Phil Willardson just bought
that building. The building is a good one and it has a root which is
very close to 100 years old, give or take.

         • Across the street, in the building at the corner of 4th and
10th where the used book store is now - the exterior mucked up with
plastic siding - I believe that building is 80 years old this year.
That was built by Elmer Ahlf and it was Ahlf's Drugstore  from 1927
until Ahlf's moved to Northland Mall in 1976/1977. The thing
interesting about it which can't be shown any longer is that it was a
corner drugstore. Corner drugstores were an American icon through the
first half of the 20th Century. There was a lunch counter/soda
fountain where downtown people went for sandwiches/coffee. But
(especially) that was where the high school kids went for Cokes and
malted milks. After school every day and through the early evening it
was full of kids, as were the sidewalks out the front door.

#386 From: "patdemuth" <demuth@...>
Date: Sun Nov 18, 2007 4:27 pm
Subject: Local Register of Historic Places, Worthington Minnesota
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Ray -
I moved this discussion on to the Nobles County Yahoo Groups website in hope
that others will contribute to the list. I hope that is OK with you.

Your input so far was just what I had in mind when I asked you about
any buildings. This will be a great help. What do you know about the
houses on 8th Street by the antique shop including the antique shop.
Did any of them have a local historical figures associated with them?

I was also thinking about Rezeau Plotts's house on Okabena Street, I would think
this would fit.

Pat

#387 From: "tmindock" <tmindock@...>
Date: Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:37 pm
Subject: Worthington Newspaper Transcriptions
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I am in the process of transcribing some articles from The Worthington
Advance. I'm currently working on 1908-1910. You may find them here:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~laneblood/newsmn.html

Terri Mindock

#388 From: Raymond Crippen <rac8@...>
Date: Sat Dec 8, 2007 10:10 pm
Subject: Re: Worthington Newspaper Transcriptions
minnesota9200
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Bless you Terri Mindock. Commendations and thanks.

However - I can't get the website on-screen. All I get is the spinning colored ball.

Ray Crippen

On Nov 27, 2007, at 12:37 PM, tmindock wrote:

I am in the process of transcribing some articles from The Worthington
Advance. I'm currently working on 1908-1910. You may find them here:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~laneblood/newsmn.html

Terri Mindock



#389 From: "tmindock" <tmindock@...>
Date: Sun Dec 9, 2007 2:03 pm
Subject: Re: Worthington Newspaper Transcriptions
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Ray,

Thanks so much for the kind words! As for your page load problem, are
you using Safari? If so, I found a web site where someone explained a
possible solution. I've copied what they wrote, below:

-------------BEGIN QUOTE--------------------------
"Clear your Safari cache (Safari > Empty Cache...). Clear your
Safari History (History > Clear History). Clear your Safari Autofill
cache (Safari > Preferences : AutoFill : "Edit" Button next to "Other
Forms" click "Remove All"). Try quitting Safari now and again, too (it
seems to have big memory structures that bog it down if left open for
days on end). If that doesn't help, back up your bookmarks and
passwords and try resetting Safari."
-------------END QUOTE----------------------------

Since I don't have a Mac, this is just a guess. I hope this helps.

Terri


--- In NoblesCountyMN@yahoogroups.com, Raymond Crippen <rac8@...> wrote:
>
> 	 Bless you Terri Mindock. Commendations and thanks.
>
> 	 However - I can't get the website on-screen. All I get is the
> spinning colored ball.
>
> 	 Ray Crippen
>
> On Nov 27, 2007, at 12:37 PM, tmindock wrote:
>
> > I am in the process of transcribing some articles from The Worthington
> > Advance. I'm currently working on 1908-1910. You may find them here:
> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~laneblood/newsmn.html
> >
> > Terri Mindock
> >
> >
> >
>

#390 From: "patdemuth" <demuth@...>
Date: Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:12 am
Subject: Historic Preservation Tax Credit
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Historic Preservation Tax Credit

Acoalition of cities, historical groups, and property developers is activelypromoting proposed legislation that would allow a credit on state income taxesequal to 25 percent of the qualified cost of a historic rehabilitation ofresidential or income- producing properties. The proposed legislation, similar toprovisions in over 20 other states, would encourage private investment inhistoric properties in both urban and rural Minnesota, generating jobs and stimulatingeconomic development.

TheHistoric Preservation Tax Credit was originally included in the House OmnibusTax bill as a 20 percent credit (HF2362.) A conference committee of House and Senate members included $3million for historic preservation grants in the final tax bill (HF2268) which passed the Legislature on May 21st. Governor Pawlenty vetoedthe tax bill on May 30th, therefore the historic preservation grant program itincluded – as well as the proposed HPTC – will not become law thisyear.

Please contact your legislators tothank them for their hard work on the Historic Preservation Tax Credit thissession, and urge them to continue supporting it in future legislativesessions.

Link to website with sample letter:
http://capwiz.com/mnhs/issues/alert/?alertid=9722066&type=ML&show_alert=1


#391 From: "patdemuth" <demuth@...>
Date: Thu Apr 3, 2008 11:49 am
Subject: Help with photos
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Raymond - Group -
I have uploaded some photos to the NoblesCountyMN Yahoo Web Site that
we have at the historical society. We don't know who or what these
photos are from, we think they are Worthington, MN photos. Two of them
we think maybe in the inside of the Carnage Library. Does anyone know
anything about these photos? The link below should take you to the
photos, click on the photos and they should enlarge.

You don't have to respond to the group just give drop me an email at:
demuthfrontiernet.net

Pat

http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/NoblesCountyMN/photos/browse/3e31

#392 From: "patdemuth" <demuth@...>
Date: Thu Apr 3, 2008 10:46 pm
Subject: Looking for help at the Historical society
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The Nobles County Historical Society is in the process of cataloging
their entire collection. In the past the historical society has never
had a comprehensive listing of all their artifacts.

The society has now purchased museum software called PastPerfect. The
software will be a great asset to them it the process of cataloging
their collection. With this software the society's entire collection
can be cross reference to any number of search categories. It is a
very powerful software that is relative simple to use. When complete
the computer catalog will contain their entire collection. This is a
long term project; there are thousands of artifacts in just their
museum with out even taking in to consideration Pioneer Village.

The society will need a lot of help it this daunting project. They are
looking for volunteers who are willing to commit time and expertise.
The main need at this time is for people to help enter the information
into the computer database. It is a simple process on a windows based
system. The are also looking for local "experts" in various collection
fields, do you know postcards, quilts, guns, etc. There is a wide
variety of artifacts the society needs help in documenting and
assessing. They already have a person who is willing to help go
through their military uniform collection to help assesses the
collection and document what all it contains and what it lacks so they
will know in the future what items to be on the look out for.

The project is starting off with the photo collection, if you have
some time to commit and an interest in old photos of the area stop by
or give them a call. We REALLY need your help! If you have some free
time in the afternoon shoot me an email: demuth@...
Pat

#393 From: "fredrobertbob" <fredrobertbob@...>
Date: Thu Apr 3, 2008 11:30 pm
Subject: Re: Worthington Newspaper Transcriptions
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--- In NoblesCountyMN@yahoogroups.com, Raymond Crippen <rac8@...>
wrote:
>
> 	 Bless you Terri Mindock. Commendations and thanks.
>
> 	 However - I can't get the website on-screen. All I
get is the
> spinning colored ball.
>
> 	 Ray Crippen
>
> On Nov 27, 2007, at 12:37 PM, tmindock wrote:
>
> > I am in the process of transcribing some articles from The
Worthington
> > Advance. I'm currently working on 1908-1910. You may find them
here:
> > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~laneblood/newsmn.html
> >
> > Terri Mindock
> >
> >
> >
>
Thanks for the transcription effort. I have found this useful in
searching for references to Bathhouses ("bath") and Lake Okabena
references ( "okabena" or "lake")
Bob Rohrer

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