Catalog

The following is a partial list of items available in the Museum Store. Please call the BECHS office at 507-345-5566 or contact the Museum Assistant for availability and price confirmation.

Books:

Blue Earth County Century Farms,  Blue Earth County Historical Society, $39.95

Blue Earth County Century Farms tells the stories of agriculture in this county through the eyes of the farm families who lived it.  Between 1976 and 2004, 178 farms in our county have become registered Century Farms.  Through the pages of this book, meet these families and learn their stories.

Blue Earth County Historian 2001-2005 The Blue Earth County Historical Society, $11.95

This is a compilation of all the primary articles in the quarterly newsletter from the winter of 2001 through the fall of 2005. Some of the nearly twenty topics covered are the history of Minneopa Cemetery, the first settlement of Blue Earth County, the Winnebago, Lebanese Immigration, Century Farms, Diners and Restaurants, Schools, 1930's stories of first dollars earned, and early Blue Earth County Women Veterans.

Blue Earth County: Its Geographical Position and Physical Resources Embracing Climate, Soil, Timber, Lakes and Rivers, Production, Water Powers, &c., &c., As printed in the Garden City Herald, February 26, March 4, March 11, 1868, $5.00

This booklet contains information about Blue Earth County's streams and lakes, early settlement, outbreak and removal of Indians, later developments and population, unoccupied lands - more room, soil-grain-fruit, the growing season, the wither months, health in this locality, resume of the progress of 1867. This booklet contains information on Blue Earth County and its townships.

Cut Nose Who Stands on a Cloud, Loren Dean Boutin, North Star Press of Saint Cloud, $14.95

This is Boutin's new, first book about the life of a leading Dakota warrior, Cut Nose Who Stands on a Cloud, in the Dakota uprising of 1862 who was hung in Mankato the day after Christmas of that same year along with 37 other Dakota in the largest mass execution in the history of the U. S. government. Boutin's book is not only an exploration into the life of Cut Nose, but is also a historical account and analysis of the aftermath of that event.

Mankato Walking Tour, Prepared under the direction of Dr. Janet Cherrington, $3.50

This pamphlet contains pictures and sites located in the western section of Blue Earth County.

This tour is designed to lead you through several of the older neighborhoods of Mankato including Cherry, Fourth, Hickory, Jackson, Second, Spring, Walnut, Warren and Washington Streets and the Lincoln Park Neighborhood, Old Towne, Memorial Park and downtown North Mankato

Meet the Hubbards, Beth Zimmer, Blue Earth County Historical Society, $14.95

This recollection of the life and history of R.D. Hubbard and family explains some of the motivators behind New Englanders' emmigration from the places their ancestors had lived for generations and the migration routes that they took to get to what is now Minnesota. Mary Esther Cook Hubbard must have breathed a sigh of relief when they finally settled in Mankato. She had been a devoted wife following her husband as he traveled from county to county and state to state seeking his fortune. They probably had not been in town long before Rensselaer Dean Hubbard made his presence known

Old Rail Fence Corners, Frontier Tales Told by Minnesota Pioneers, Edited by Lucy Leavensworth Wilder Morris, Minnesota Historical Society Press, $16.95

The stories of how many settlers traveled to Minnesota, what they found when they arrived, and how they coped with the rigors of frontier life were first collected over sixty years ago and published in a book entitled Old Rail Fence Corners. Long out of print and much sought after, Old Rail Fence Corners is again made available to a new generation of readers. Added to the reprint edition are the introduction, a contents page, and a comprehensive index that make this book even more useful to researchers and general readers.

Recipes From The Land Volume II, Celebrating 30 Years 1976-2006 The Land, 2006, $8.50

Cookbook includes recipes from all over the state of Minnesota assembled by The Land Magazine of Mankato which began in 1976 as a semi-annual supplement to the Mankato Free Press and the Owatonna People's Press. This second volume of "Recipes from The Land" has some of the best recipes offered by some of the best people around-readers of The Land.

The American Girls Collection, Pleasant Company Publications

The hard cover Welcome to…'s World series are full pictoral histories including photographs, artifacts and artistic renderings and complete, easy-to-follow narratives giving a living portrait of the year. $16.95

Companion book sets include six illustrated paperback books. $39.95

American Girl Paper Doll books come with perforated dolls of American Girl and friends with cut-out clothes, accessories and fold-out backdrop scenes. $9.95

The Dakota War of 1862, Minnesota's Other Civil War, Kenneth Carley, Minnesota Historical Society Press,  $14.95

The most accurate, concise, and balanced history of this tragic and significant conflict, The Dakota War of 1862 draws on a wealth of written and visual materials by white and Indian participants and observers to show the sources of the Dakotas' justified and bitter wrath-and its terrible consequences.

The Remarkable Men From Garden City, E. Winston Grundmeier, Blue Earth County Historical Society,

$5.00

This booklet focuses on ten boys who lived in Garden City, in the 1850s and 1860s, who climbed the ladder to success, some through vast holdings, some in world fame, and all in material and spiritual rewards.

Uncle Will's Letters About Early South Bend Village 1853, Margaret Williams-Carr, $4.00

A collection of letters written about early South Bend Village in 1853 to various family members.

Maps:

• 1865 Map of Blue Earth County. $4.50
• Map of Blue Earth County, Minnesota: Drawn from actual surveys and county records, the booklet was originally published by Warner & Foote of Minneapolis in 1879. Each township of the county is shown on separate pages, showing who owned each track of land, along with the acreage. 30 pp., 1997, maps.    Paper, $8.00.
• 1888 " Bird's Eye View " map of Mankato (with descriptive sheet.), $3.95
• Ethnic Background map of Blue Earth County, 1880., $4.95
• Railroad Land Grants of Blue Earth County, 1864-1894. , $4.95
• Vegetation map of Blue Earth County, 1854-1855, $4.95

Prints:

"Reflections of Days Gone By"  The Hubbard House- Third and Final Print in the Historic Home Series by Marian Anderson.  Image Size 16" x 20"   Main Edition Prints-$75.00  Artist Proofs-$150.00

 

Compact Disks:

Commemorative CD - Mahkato Wacipi

Traditional stories and songs of the Dakotah and Lakotah nations presented by the Mahkato Mdewakanton Association commemorating the U.S. Dakotah Conflict of 1862 and the hanging of the Thirty Eight. Contains 2 CD's, 2001, $21.95

Miscellaneous:

Paperweights:

State of Minnesota paperweight cut from local Minnesota Stone, dolomitic limestone quarried by Vetter Stone Company.

• Small 3 " high x 2 ½ " wide, $4.95
  
• Large 6 " high x 5 ½ "wide, $19.95

Slates:

We have a limited number of hundred year old slate tiles from the R. D. Hubbard House roof. These slates have been hand painted and signed by a member of the Twin Cities Decorative Art Guild. Each slate is approx. 10 "x 10 ", sizes vary, $89.95

  Design choices:

• Hubbard House
• Carriage House
  
• Seppman Mill

Riverboats:

A handmade model of the steamboat "Mankato." Built by shipbuilder Paul Hadley, each model took 50 hours to build. Steamboat size 8 " L x 4 3/4 " H, $50.00

Gift and Novelty Items:

Victorian style metal frames- cream colored 8 ¾ inches high, $6.95

Replica etched metal ceiling tiles

        Sm. Brown, for 4x6" photos with 3" border, $12.50

                   Lg. Brown, for 5x7" photos with 3" border, $15.95

Vintage cabinet knob magnets, $5.25
Vintage victorian keys on burgundy ribbon, $5.25
Children's pioneer wood kitchen set, $29.95

Archival Quality Supplies:

Safe, long-term storage options for papers, photographs, textiles and other family treasures: albums, safe plastic photo sleeves, bags; acid-free, lignen-free folders, scrapbook pages, manuscript flip-top boxes, photo boxes and textile boxes.