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 family history booklet compiled by Mrs. Victoria Busch, of Mankato, Minnesota. The booklet contains Busch family genealogy information, photocopies of newspaper articles and obituaries related to the Busch family, photographs, and general historical information about New Ulm and Mankato. The family tree and genealogical information included starts in the 1860s and runs through the 1970s.

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This collection consists of a genealogy compiled by Victoria Busch of Mankato, Minnesota. The booklet outlines the history of the Scheurer family, and focuses especially on the family of John Benedict and Seraphine May Scheurer. The family’s history is traced back to the 1860s when Simon and Katherine Scheurer, parents of John, moved to rural Mankato from Germany.

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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 family history compiled by Donald Force Jackson. The narrative focuses on the author’s parents, Raymond Jackson and Della Anne Force Jackson. Information on pioneer life in Mankato and River Falls, Minnesota, the Mankato Teachers College, Army life during World War II, and the Mankato Tire Company are all part of the booklet.

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This collection consists of a booklet written by Arnold Meyer of Mankato, Minnesota. The booklet contains genealogical information about the Uhlhorn family, including many photographs, a portion of F.W. Uhlhorn’s military record, and copies of official documents such as birth and wedding certificates.

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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.

Abstract This collection consists of items related to the children of William C. and Inez Goff Wood, formerly of Mankato. They had five sons and one daughter, and all excelled in their fields. This collection focuses on Harland and Earl Wood. Newspaper clippings about and magazine articles written by these two men make up part of the collection. A small amount of correspondence from Earl Wood is also included. Programs from two lectures and a symposium conducted by Harland and Earl Wood are part of...