Hi! Has anyone some information about Eric Herman Akerstrom, who worked in Benton, Monnesota in 1920? He emigrated from Sweden in 1911. Many greetings from Sweden Bengt Östbom

Hi , I am hoping someone in the Benton County, Glendorado Township will be able to give me a hand. I am looking for ANY info. on my uncle Charles BECKER b. 1872c died sometime around 1931, His wife Mahilda moved in with their son Arthur (b.1895) in 1932, so I assume he was killed in a farming mishap before that, he was supposed to own a farm in this area, they also had a daughter Dorothy (b.1908) , who married a Clarence HANSON from that same area in 1933. I would like to find out what happen to Charles and where his farm was located and what kind of farming mishap took place, I understand he was cremated, I also believe he was Lutheran. Thank you for your help, Bill Becker, Phx. AZ.

Things are happening in St. Cloud this upcoming weekend... Sept. 29 - College of St. Benedict/St. John's Univ. Fine Arts Series-Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - Omaha Theatre Co. for Young People at College of St. Benedict, 7:30 pm; Contact: 320-363-5777 for more information. Sept. 30 - "What Goes Around" craft sale at St. Cloud Armory; Contact: Judy at 320-202-6712 Sept. 30 - Fever: A Tribute to Peggy Lee featuring Connie Evingson at Paramount Theatre, 8 pm; Contact: 320-259-5463 Sept. 30- Oct. 30 - Molitor's Trout Heaven Park Haunted Hayrides & Spookhouse - Fridays/Saturdays/Sundays; Contact: 320-253-1672 for more information Ron Zurek Benton County Coordinator MNGenWeb/USGenWeb Project

Darlene Joyce wrote: > What maps for St. George?????? Searching for NORTON and SMITH in St. > George, Benton County between the end of the Civil War and about 1885. > darlenecjoyce@uswest.net Unfortunately the earliest plat maps found at the historical society were 1903. > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: MNBENTON-D-request@rootsweb.com > Reply-To: MNBENTON-L@rootsweb.com > To: MNBENTON-D@rootsweb.com > Subject: MNBENTON-D Digest V00 #18 > Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:00:37 -0700 > > << message2.txt >> > << message4.txt >> > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com.

What maps for St. George?????? Searching for NORTON and SMITH in St. George, Benton County between the end of the Civil War and about 1885. darlenecjoyce@uswest.net ----Original Message Follows---- From: MNBENTON-D-request@rootsweb.com Reply-To: MNBENTON-L@rootsweb.com To: MNBENTON-D@rootsweb.com Subject: MNBENTON-D Digest V00 #18 Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:00:37 -0700 << message2.txt >> << message4.txt >> _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Hi Benton List members, I loved all the plot maps that were sent on St. George township etc. I found lots of family members. I would love any information on the Bozych surname. Enoch Bozych I can't seem to find. Thanks! Patti

Hi Pam and Listmembers: There is some interesting information on the following Web site regarding Paul Jurek and Theodore Jurek along with other farmers in St. George Township during 1915: http://www.holymtn.com/Family/. Look under "Selected Maps." This is an actual document of the Farmers Directory of 1915 for St. George Township that you can blow up and read online or print. Paul is listed owning 120 acres in Rt. 1, Sec. 27 with wife Agnes and children Dominick, Clara, Raymond, Ruldolph and Martha. They have lived in the county for 34 years. Theodore is listed owning 160 acres in Rt. Sec. 32 with wife Hattie and children William, Helen, Benjamin, Frank, Joseph, Margaret, Martha and Florence. They have lived in the county for 12 years. Kind of a neat document, there are also maps of the actual plots under the home page of www.holymtn.com. Ron Zurek Benton County Coordinator MNGenWeb/USGenWeb Project

August 19 - Pantowner Event - Lady Slipper parking lot-downtown St. Cloud; Contact: 320-259-4010 for more information. Don't miss the St. Cloud Antique Auto Club Car Show and Swap Meet on Sunday, August 20 from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Benton County Fairgrounds. For more information contact: 320-251-1239. August 19 & 20 the Clearwater Rodeo will be happening in Clearwater. For more information please contact 320-743-4618 or 320-558-2980. August 26 - Summer C-r-a-f-t-a-s-t-i-c...by George at Lake George, downtown St. Cloud. Crafts, food and lots of activities for everyone. Come to St. Cloud and enjoy these events!

In a message dated 7/24/00 5:48:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, CGarr34@aol.com writes: << Granite MOST DEFINITELY DID COME FROM BENTON CO> --- There were several quarries there -- my grandmother had a farm on Quarry Road outside of Sauk Rapids -and there was several around there --- several members of my family worked on them -- that would be in the early 1900's. >> Carol, thanks for setting the record straight. BTW, my information was from the St. Cloud Chamber of Commerce. --Ron

Granite MOST DEFINITELY DID COME FROM BENTON CO> --- There were several quarries there -- my grandmother had a farm on Quarry Road outside of Sauk Rapids -and there was several around there --- several members of my family worked on them -- that would be in the early 1900's. Carol

I'm quite certain that none of that granite came from Benton County. Most came from Stearns. The quarries on this side of the river were not the best of granite. Except of course that prison in Sherburne being built of some of it. Even the Feds were mislead by Granite Ledge Twp. That's another story in Benton County's recent history. MNBENTON-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > MNBENTON-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 13 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [MNBENTON-L] Latest Happenings [Rzurek@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > Did you know...The granite produced in the area can be found in monuments in Washington, D.C.? > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [MNBENTON-L] Latest Happenings > Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:42:05 EDT > From: Rzurek@aol.com > To: MNBENTON-L@rootsweb.com > > Central Minnesota’s First Annual Art Crawl will be held July 19 & 20 from 11 > a.m. to 9 p.m. The Art Crawl is a self guided tour of art galleries and > artist studios throughout St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Avon, Collegeville, St. > Joseph, New London, Foley, Princeton and Cambridge. > > For more information and a map of participating artists please contact > Melissa at the Paramount Arts District at 320-257-3112. > > Don't miss the Summer Gardens Tour! Take a self-guided tour of privately > owned > gardens in the St. Cloud Area July 22nd, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and July 23rd, noon - > 5 p.m. > Experience the art of gardening through creative garden designs such as > shade, perennial rock, alpine, and water gardens. Tickets can be purchased > for $10 at Al’s Music, Byerly’s, Herberger’s, Lady Slipper Gardens, and > Thomsens Greenhouse. Included with the tickets you will receive an event > guide with garden descriptions, addresses and directions. Summer Gardens is > a collaboration between United Arts of Central MN & Thomsens Greenhouse. > > Ron Zurek > Benton County Coordinator > MNGenWeb/USGenWeb Project

Central Minnesota’s First Annual Art Crawl will be held July 19 & 20 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Art Crawl is a self guided tour of art galleries and artist studios throughout St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, Avon, Collegeville, St. Joseph, New London, Foley, Princeton and Cambridge. For more information and a map of participating artists please contact Melissa at the Paramount Arts District at 320-257-3112. Don't miss the Summer Gardens Tour! Take a self-guided tour of privately owned gardens in the St. Cloud Area July 22nd, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and July 23rd, noon - 5 p.m. Experience the art of gardening through creative garden designs such as shade, perennial rock, alpine, and water gardens. Tickets can be purchased for $10 at Al’s Music, Byerly’s, Herberger’s, Lady Slipper Gardens, and Thomsens Greenhouse. Included with the tickets you will receive an event guide with garden descriptions, addresses and directions. Summer Gardens is a collaboration between United Arts of Central MN & Thomsens Greenhouse. Ron Zurek Benton County Coordinator MNGenWeb/USGenWeb Project

Interested in CARR families of Benton County - Territorial census of 1850 has a J. B. Carr, born Canada, in the county. Al Dawson, Berea, Ohio - MA, History, UNC-Chapel Hill, 1973. My Webpage: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/a/w/Al--Dawson/ Surnames include ("Mary and John" passengers) GRANT, GILLETT, WOLCOTT, PHELPS, GRISWOLD, HOLCOMBE, FORD, COOK, CHARD ("Mayflower") FRANCIS COOKE, STEPHEN HOPKINS, JOHN ALDEN PRISCILLA MULLINS, THOMAS ROGERS and WILLIAM BRADFORD Al is a daily pilgrim to http://www.thehungersite.com/ - every click helps :) AND Proud member IBSSG- see http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~blksheep/

In a message dated 6/13/00 1:01:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, MNBENTON-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Are you attending the Foley Cent next week? I would like to know as soon as possible. I'll explain why when I get your reply. >> I will be unable to attend the Centennial Celebration as my wife is having surgery next week and I need to be close to home to help her recooperate. If anyone is attending the celebration, please give us a report. I am sure everyone would like to hear about how successful it was. Ron Zurek Benton County Coordinator MNGenWeb/USGenWeb Project

Ron, Are you personally attending the Foley cent. celebration? I would appreciate an immediate reply and will explain why when I hear from you. Thanks, Lillian ----- Original Message ----- From: <MNBENTON-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <MNBENTON-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 6:16 PM Subject: MNBENTON-D Digest V00 #9

Ron, Are you attending the Foley Cent next week? I would like to know as soon as possible. I'll explain why when I get your reply..Thanks, Lillian ----- Original Message ----- From: <MNBENTON-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <MNBENTON-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 6:16 PM Subject: MNBENTON-D Digest V00 #9

Check out the following web site which lists the events of the Foley Centennial Celebration starting Friday, June 16th through Wednesday, June 21st. http://www.astroatlas.com/foleycentennialbook/InfoPage1.htm Ron Zurek Benton County Coordinator MNGenWeb/USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnbenton

The City of St. Cloud has a web site located at http://ci.stcloud.mn.us/Web/mainindex.htm. Here you can find a search engine, city news, city codes, information on the city council, mayor's office, departments, and other area links. Please do check it out during your next surfing session. Ron Zurek Benton County Coordinator MNGenWeb/USGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnbenton

Need someone please to lookup an obituary for the following person: Floyd DINGMAN, birth 28 Nov 1924, Died 10 Nov 1970, Sauk Rapids, Benton, MN. Thank you for your help. Willing to pay expenses. Sincerely, Justin L. Dingman, Tacoma, WA ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

If you are searching the following surnames in Benton County, please reply...and I will post the info I have for that individual [from pension files for Harvey Stillman Norton, Civil War vet...in Benton about 1863-1884]. IF* there is an [S] after the surname, this person resided in Stearns County, near Benton.... Abfalter; Adelman; Baker; Beatte; Calhoun [S]; Carpenter; Coates; Deichen; Drummond; Fitzgerald; Gilman [S]; Hart; Herbst; Jones; Leuffkin; McMahon; McMasters [S]; Mitchell; Mute..spelling? [S]; Norton; Nott [or Knott]; Scanle [S]; Scherbing; Shero or Thero...spelling? [S]; Senn; Smith; Winkelmann. Darlene Joyce darlenecjoyce@uswest.net ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com