At 04:16 PM 3/7/2004 -0500, Robert Tucker wrote: >Could someone please tell me where I could send to get books for the >history of the town of Sleepy Eye,Minnesota during the time frame of 1880 >and 1910? Thanks. A.T. A.T. ---------- Write to the Sleepy Eye Chamber of Commerce! Jean R. Legried, CGRS <jrl@smig.net>

At 05:21 PM 3/7/2004 -0500, RJNOHR@aol.com wrote: >Does anyone have any idea of where I could find the early history of >Macalaster college? I had a close friend that attended there just a few >years ago and >she couldn't find anything for me. >My ancestor, Nathaniel McFetridge was a professor in the very early years. >He died while at the college but I have yet to find any more information >about >him. >Bev Bev -------- Write to the college! Jean R. Legried, CGRS <jrl@smig.net>

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Bestrom" <rbestrom@earthlink.net> To: <RJNOHR@aol.com> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 5:35 pm Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] Macalaster college ----- Original Message ----- From: <RJNOHR@aol.com> Does anyone have any idea of where I could find the early history of Macalaster college? Despite the poor answer you were given by one, not all in the list are that way: General Info http://www.macalester.edu/ History of the college http://www.macalester.edu/academic/catalog/mhra3.html > My ancestor, Nathaniel McFetridge was a professor I did some checks and only found a posting that you made on Ancestry and an 1860 census. Ron Bestrom

----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Tucker" <rtucker14@cfl.rr.com> > Could someone please tell me where I could send to get books for the history of the town of Sleepy Eye,Minnesota during the time frame of 1880 and 1910? Despite the poor answer given by one, the list has people willing to help: Area Historical society: http://www.tds.lib.mn.us/BrownCoGen.htm#SLEEPY County Historical Society: http://www.tds.lib.mn.us/BrownCoGen.htm#SLEEPY 5 volume history of Sleepy Eye: http://www.lib.mnsu.edu/lib/archives/fas/smhc129.html Ron Bestrom Area Historical society:

Does anyone have any idea of where I could find the early history of Macalaster college? I had a close friend that attended there just a few years ago and she couldn't find anything for me. My ancestor, Nathaniel McFetridge was a professor in the very early years. He died while at the college but I have yet to find any more information about him. Bev

Could someone please tell me where I could send to get books for the history of the town of Sleepy Eye,Minnesota during the time frame of 1880 and 1910? Thanks. A.T.

> 2. Does anyone have any ideas where else I might check for info on > Michael's whereabouts? Michael, age 15 is listed on familysearch.org's 1880 census records. The name was spelled Soyka on this census. "Marey" 's parents are living with them. I would contact the cemetery/ies where other family members were buried, in case he is also buried there. It sounds as though you've already done the obituary work. > 3. Does anyone have knowledge as to how long the churches generally maintain > their records? and do they turn older records over to the Archdiocese? The Chancery at the Archdiocese of St. Paul has lots of area church records on microfilm. They do not do research, have limited hours and require an appointment and a fee of researchers. I've been there twice - they are fairly busy and do not have time to give advice. Mary mary@mwancestor.com

At 09:14 AM 3/6/2004 -0700, MARILYN GELLER wrote: >Does Austin, MN, have one? Mower County (where Austin is located) has three county histories -- 1882, 1911 and one done ca1970. They should all be available on inter-library loan. Jean R. Legried, CGRS Norwegian-American research specialty <jrl@smig.net> Freeborn Co. MNGenWeb Coordinator: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnfreebo Beginning Genealogy lessons: http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie Co-editor, VESTLANDET

Does Austin, MN, have one? Marilyn Geller mlgeller@msn.com ----- Original Message ----- From: MINNESOTA-D-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 8:04 PM To: MINNESOTA-D@rootsweb.com Subject: MINNESOTA-D Digest V04 #49 Content-Type: text/plain MINNESOTA-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 49 Today's Topics: #1 [MINNESOTA] Centennial Books [Claire Grant <cmgrant2@yahoo.com>] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from MINNESOTA-D, send a message to MINNESOTA-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. To contact the list administrator, send mail to MINNESOTA-admin@rootsweb.com. ______________________________

Hi Listers, The list has been kinda quiet lately, so I thought I'd post the names again that I'm researching. I'm currently working on my SOIKA and FABIANSKI branches. Joseph Soika, b 1872 married Pauline Fabianski, b 1879. Both were born in the US after their parents families settled in Moundsview Township (modern day city of Mounds View, and New Brighton), leaving Poland in their past. My present mission is to find where the families came from in Poland. I've had little luck locating the information thru the usual means, so I've been trying to locate some early church records where these families may have declared their place of origin in Poland. Specifically, Catherine Soika married Joseph Sepion, and I believe the marriage may have taken place at St. Adalbert's Church in St. Paul. When I was a child, I attended mass there occasionally, and know there to have been Sepion's in the parish, tho I didn't know at the time they were related to me. I've also since learned that Joseph and Pauline Soika belonged to the church at the time my father was married in 1942. In spite of all this, St. Adalbert's tells me they can find no records on any of the names I've given them. This was quite a let down as it appears at first glance that someone didn't try very hard to help me. I'm similarly waiting to hear from St. Casimir's parish in St. Paul for marriage records for Josephine Soika, and Michael Schutta from 1892. I have a marriage certificate in this case to verify the date. These two marriages I'm researching are for the two oldest girls in the Soika family. It is my hope that the church records for one of them will show where their family immigrated from. The eldest of the boys in the family, Michael Soika, has disappeared off the map, and I have no ideas where to search. Michael was born in Poland in 1865, and last appears on the 1875 census at 10 years old. He is not listed on the 1895 census, and I haven't been able to locate any death record for him. From other family obituaries, I've only been able to surmise that Michael probably died before 1941. My questions are these: 1. Is there anyone else out there researching any of these names? 2. Does anyone have any ideas where else I might check for info on Michael's whereabouts? 3. Does anyone have knowledge as to how long the churches generally maintain their records? and do they turn older records over to the Archdiocese? Thanks for sharing any thoughts or ideas. Pat Soika, in California (formerly of St. Paul) Researching Polish and German Ancestry in Minnesota: BUCHOLZ, FABIANSKI, HASKAMP, KEDROWSKI, LANGE, LETTERGARVER or LETTENGARVER, MALASKE, MAZURKIEWICZ shortened to MAJOR, MODRZEJEWSKI shortened to MODJESKI, SCHAEFER from St. Cloud, SCHULTE, SCHUTTA, SEPION, SOIKA, WINIECKE, WISNESKI

Subject: RE: [MINNESOTA] Books Hello- What does the Adrian Centennial include? Information about the whole state, or each county separately? Thanks, Centennial Books- Most generallly the Centennial Books are about the city and the surounding area of families and shops. Most often their is a family histories section where the families themselves write a piece about their forebears and themselves. Many times it is possible to make a connection with ones relatives just by reading the history of that place and times along with bits of family information. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster.

Hello- What does the Adrian Centennial include? Information about the whole state, or each county separately? Thanks, Deanna Researching Crawford, Walker, Swarthout, Standish, Maxwell, Dillon and Burke(Maternal Lines) > [Original Message] > From: Loretta Eichmann <leichmann@iw.net> > To: <MINNESOTA-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 3/3/2004 9:34:54 AM > Subject: [MINNESOTA] Books > > I check at the Library and they have the Adrian Centennial book 1876 to 1976 > > they are closing out at $10. the Adrian from 1876 to 2001 is $30. You can > > contact the adrian Library at adrianlb@yahoo.com and they will help you . > > Or if you just want a page or 2 they will help. > > If there is a problem let me know I will find out for you > > Loretta

I check at the Library and they have the Adrian Centennial book 1876 to 1976 they are closing out at $10. the Adrian from 1876 to 2001 is $30. You can contact the adrian Library at adrianlb@yahoo.com and they will help you . Or if you just want a page or 2 they will help. If there is a problem let me know I will find out for you Loretta

Well, there's www.parkbooks.com. You can search here by county name: http://www.parkbooks.com/web_store.cgi?page=outlet_frontpage_db.html&&cart_id= You can also download a PDF of their catalog: http://www.parkbooks.com/Html/catalog.pdf I know there's also a lot of good county and ethnic group books at the MN History Center's two stores: http://www.mnhs.org/market/stores/index.html Some are the same as what Park Books has in stock, but you can order online with Park Books. Kathy diane31542@comcast.net wrote: > > Excellent request! These type of books are very informative and nice to have even if your not into genealogy. Please post list if there is one. > > Thanks, > -- > Diane > > Wouldn't it be nice if whenever > we messed up our life we could > simply press 'Ctrl Alt Delete' > and start all over? > > Is there anyplace that there is a complete list of all the Family History > > Books in Minnesota for sale for the different towns? > > I just received notice on the Otter Tail County list of a book and was > > wondering if there was a repository for this information. > > Thank you, > > Margit > > > > > > ==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== > > To view completed census transcriptions online, go to: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/inv/index.html > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== > To view completed census transcriptions online, go to: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/inv/index.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Excellent request! These type of books are very informative and nice to have even if your not into genealogy. Please post list if there is one. Thanks, -- Diane Wouldn't it be nice if whenever we messed up our life we could simply press 'Ctrl Alt Delete' and start all over? > Is there anyplace that there is a complete list of all the Family History > Books in Minnesota for sale for the different towns? > I just received notice on the Otter Tail County list of a book and was > wondering if there was a repository for this information. > Thank you, > Margit > > > ==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== > To view completed census transcriptions online, go to: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/inv/index.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Is there SKS on the list who has a subscription to Genealogy.com's 1930 census enumeration that could do the aforementioned lookup. The image on Ancestry.com is totally illegible. Would like to find out all information for this person plus those living in that household at this time. Thanks, Cathie (and Christine) : - )

I am swearching for inforamation regarding a Swan Swanson (b. abt 1880 d. 1950) who married a Jenny Gabrielson. If you're searching this line or have any information I'd appreciate it. I have just started this venture on my mom's side of the family and she provided me with some names and dates, but am having no luck with the familysearch. Thank you, Christie

Hi Linda, It is here: http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ Margit > I'm not familiar with Gendex. How can I access it before it goes away? > > Linda

Why is Genex going away? Bummer! Lois Margit wrote: >Hi Linda, >It is here: >http://www.gendex.com/gendex/ >Margit > > > > >>I'm not familiar with Gendex. How can I access it before it goes away? >> >>Linda >> >> > > >==== MINNESOTA Mailing List ==== >Want to unsubscribe from the Minnesota-L list (Single message mode)? Send an e-mail message to MINNESOTA-L-request@rootsweb.com On the first line of text, enter only the following word: Unsubscribe > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > >

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