Beth, Neysa, Sorry about that. Fergus Falls is located in Minnesota. Ottertail county. It did have a library when I was a kid, so I suppose it's still there. I'll have to look it up. Tomorrow. I was on a Scrapbooking get-together over the weekend, and I am pretty tired. Beth, thanks for the hint! shalom, nancyT On 11/14/2011 7:15 PM, Neysa wrote: > Beth: Fergus Falls, what state? > Neysa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Beth Bowling > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:54 PM > Subject: Re: [GN] Odd question - want to find some houses. > > > Nancy, does Fergus Falls have a library? I have often called libraries and > asked if someone would look up City Directories for information...I have > offered to pay for the clerk's time for this....had a good bit of success > over the years. > Beth > > <snip> > My folks, Phillip and Geda Moe, Lived in Fergus Falls all their married > lives. (and while they were single, too....LOL) > > They moved to different houses in Fergus Falls quite a few times. I don't > have addresses for any of these houses. > > For example, one house was refered to as : "The Clifford House"... I'm > assuming that refers to some former occupants. There are some photos, too, > but, again, no addresses. > > Is there any way to find out addresses on these houses? Fergus Falls is the > county seat of Otter Tail County. I do not think that Otter Tail County was > ever a part of some other county, but I am not 100% sure of that! > > (My folks did not do a very good job of writing info on the backs of > photographs! A very few were marked in my mother's handwriting, but not the > photos of the houses. My sister, whom I could have asked, passed away about > 5 years ago - she would have known this, but I sure can't ask her now!) > > Thanks a whole bunch! > > Nancy T > > PS. about my grandfather and grandmother - the historical society in Fergus > Falls, has a file on the "Moe family" and they are willing to make a copy > for me!!!! Wheeeee ! Cost me $41.75, which I regard as rather minor, > considering I'm getting some info on them!!!) > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: >

Nancy: When did your folks live there? I have a friend off line who might be able to help. Neysa ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Tollefson To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 8:36 PM Subject: Re: [GN] Odd question - want to find some houses. Beth, Neysa, Sorry about that. Fergus Falls is located in Minnesota. Ottertail county. It did have a library when I was a kid, so I suppose it's still there. I'll have to look it up. Tomorrow. I was on a Scrapbooking get-together over the weekend, and I am pretty tired. Beth, thanks for the hint! shalom, nancyT On 11/14/2011 7:15 PM, Neysa wrote: > Beth: Fergus Falls, what state? > Neysa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Beth Bowling > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:54 PM > Subject: Re: [GN] Odd question - want to find some houses. > > > Nancy, does Fergus Falls have a library? I have often called libraries and > asked if someone would look up City Directories for information...I have > offered to pay for the clerk's time for this....had a good bit of success > over the years. > Beth > > <snip> > My folks, Phillip and Geda Moe, Lived in Fergus Falls all their married > lives. (and while they were single, too....LOL) > > They moved to different houses in Fergus Falls quite a few times. I don't > have addresses for any of these houses. > > For example, one house was refered to as : "The Clifford House"... I'm > assuming that refers to some former occupants. There are some photos, too, > but, again, no addresses. > > Is there any way to find out addresses on these houses? Fergus Falls is the > county seat of Otter Tail County. I do not think that Otter Tail County was > ever a part of some other county, but I am not 100% sure of that! > > (My folks did not do a very good job of writing info on the backs of > photographs! A very few were marked in my mother's handwriting, but not the > photos of the houses. My sister, whom I could have asked, passed away about > 5 years ago - she would have known this, but I sure can't ask her now!) > > Thanks a whole bunch! > > Nancy T > > PS. about my grandfather and grandmother - the historical society in Fergus > Falls, has a file on the "Moe family" and they are willing to make a copy > for me!!!! Wheeeee ! Cost me $41.75, which I regard as rather minor, > considering I'm getting some info on them!!!) > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > ******************** Gen-Newbie's website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

What a coincidence eh Neysa! * Jim Hope* On 14/11/2011 10:54 PM, Neysa wrote: > Nancy: When did your folks live there? I have a friend off line who might be able to help. > Neysa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nancy Tollefson > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 8:36 PM > Subject: Re: [GN] Odd question - want to find some houses. > > > Beth, Neysa, > > Sorry about that. Fergus Falls is located in Minnesota. Ottertail county. > > It did have a library when I was a kid, so I suppose it's still there. > I'll have to look it up. Tomorrow. I was on a Scrapbooking > get-together over the weekend, and I am pretty tired. > > Beth, thanks for the hint! > > shalom, > nancyT > > > > On 11/14/2011 7:15 PM, Neysa wrote: > > Beth: Fergus Falls, what state? > > Neysa > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Beth Bowling > > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [GN] Odd question - want to find some houses. > > > > > > Nancy, does Fergus Falls have a library? I have often called libraries and > > asked if someone would look up City Directories for information...I have > > offered to pay for the clerk's time for this....had a good bit of success > > over the years. > > Beth > > > > <snip> > > My folks, Phillip and Geda Moe, Lived in Fergus Falls all their married > > lives. (and while they were single, too....LOL) > > > > They moved to different houses in Fergus Falls quite a few times. I don't > > have addresses for any of these houses. > > > > For example, one house was refered to as : "The Clifford House"... I'm > > assuming that refers to some former occupants. There are some photos, too, > > but, again, no addresses. > > > > Is there any way to find out addresses on these houses? Fergus Falls is the > > county seat of Otter Tail County. I do not think that Otter Tail County was > > ever a part of some other county, but I am not 100% sure of that! > > > > (My folks did not do a very good job of writing info on the backs of > > photographs! A very few were marked in my mother's handwriting, but not the > > photos of the houses. My sister, whom I could have asked, passed away about > > 5 years ago - she would have known this, but I sure can't ask her now!) > > > > Thanks a whole bunch! > > > > Nancy T > > > > PS. about my grandfather and grandmother - the historical society in Fergus > > Falls, has a file on the "Moe family" and they are willing to make a copy > > for me!!!! Wheeeee ! Cost me $41.75, which I regard as rather minor, > > considering I'm getting some info on them!!!) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > ******************** > > > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Nancy, Here is a link to the contact page of the Fergus Falls library: http://www.fergusfalls.lib.mn.us/contact.php John On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 5:36 PM, Nancy Tollefson <mamat@gvtel.com> wrote: > Beth, Neysa, > > Sorry about that. Fergus Falls is located in Minnesota. Ottertail county. > > It did have a library when I was a kid, so I suppose it's still there. > I'll have to look it up. Tomorrow. I was on a Scrapbooking > get-together over the weekend, and I am pretty tired. > > Beth, thanks for the hint! > > shalom, > nancyT > > > > On 11/14/2011 7:15 PM, Neysa wrote: > > Beth: Fergus Falls, what state? > > Neysa > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Beth Bowling > > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [GN] Odd question - want to find some houses. > > > > > > Nancy, does Fergus Falls have a library? I have often called > libraries and > > asked if someone would look up City Directories for information...I > have > > offered to pay for the clerk's time for this....had a good bit of > success > > over the years. > > Beth > > > > <snip> > > My folks, Phillip and Geda Moe, Lived in Fergus Falls all their > married > > lives. (and while they were single, too....LOL) > > > > They moved to different houses in Fergus Falls quite a few times. I > don't > > have addresses for any of these houses. > > > > For example, one house was refered to as : "The Clifford House"... I'm > > assuming that refers to some former occupants. There are some > photos, too, > > but, again, no addresses. > > > > Is there any way to find out addresses on these houses? Fergus Falls > is the > > county seat of Otter Tail County. I do not think that Otter Tail > County was > > ever a part of some other county, but I am not 100% sure of that! > > > > (My folks did not do a very good job of writing info on the backs of > > photographs! A very few were marked in my mother's handwriting, but > not the > > photos of the houses. My sister, whom I could have asked, passed > away about > > 5 years ago - she would have known this, but I sure can't ask her > now!) > > > > Thanks a whole bunch! > > > > Nancy T > > > > PS. about my grandfather and grandmother - the historical society in > Fergus > > Falls, has a file on the "Moe family" and they are willing to make a > copy > > for me!!!! Wheeeee ! Cost me $41.75, which I regard as rather minor, > > considering I'm getting some info on them!!!) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > ******************** > > > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > > > ******************** > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >