University Archives and Southern Minnesota Historical Center

Abstract This collection consists of items pertaining to the Barney family of Blue Earth County, Minnesota. Genealogical information about the Barney family, a scrapbook, family correspondence, newspapers, and reminiscences about the Barney family homestead near Good Thunder, Minnesota are all part of the collection. Members of the Barney family were among the early pioneers in Blue Earth County. The scrapbook of Asa Barney, who was witness to events during the 1862 Dakota Conflict, and the...

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This collection consists of a genealogy compiled by David Wendell Hughes. The text outlines the history of the Davies and Evans families, who were Welsh pioneer families in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. This genealogy traces the two families from their roots in Whales, and follows them until the 1960s.

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This collection consists of a genealogy compiled by David Wendell Hughes. The text outlines the history of the Hughes and James families, who were Welsh pioneer families in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. This genealogy traces the two families from their roots in Whales, and follows them until the 1960s.

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This collection consists of a photocopied genealogy written by Rudolph F. Prael. This volume tells the history of the Dornberg family, of Blue Earth County, Minnesota. The genealogy begins with the emigration of the family patriarch from Germany to Minnesota in 1847, and continues until about 1941.

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This collection consists of a genealogy produced by Arthur W. True. The genealogy is focused on the families of three True brothers, Hosea, Lewis, and Charles, who were all pioneer settlers in Blue Earth County, Minnesota. This volume deals with the families’ history from approximately 1850 through 1977.