April 1980

Story of a Mankato Industry: Mayer, Little Giant, Dotson, Part 1

Kress, Jeanne

Follows a local company over 100 years though its inventions and manufacturing history with three successive owners.

Little Giant, Dotson, Mayer, Blissenbach, Rockey (City) Mill, Fazendin, Palmer, Willard, Nyquist, Bye, Ulman, First National Bank, Hatcher

July 1980

Story of a Mankato Industry, Part 2

Kress, Jeanne

Continues the history in words and photos, as one local company changes and expands through the years to 1980.

Dotson, Mayer, Little Giant, Palmer, Willard, Nyquist, Hatcher, Fazendin, Piddie, Hodapp, Rindelaub, Landgren, Ulman, Butler, Mankato Free Press, Dedrickson

October 1980

Theater in Mankato, Part 1

Kress, Jeanne

Covers the early history of a major form of local entertainment that began in 1870 and lasted half a century. The author credits the BECHS archives for its “wealth of source material, particularly two collections of original programs and photo brochures, as well as its newspaper resources.”

Manning, Hoerr, Vogt, Manderfeld, Opera House-Theatre, Bierbauer, Harmonia Association, Harmonia Hall, Neumaier, Griebel, Schmidt, Lulsdorff, DuBuisson, Dornberg, Hughes, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Mankato Review, Wagner

January 1981

Theater in Mankato, Part 2

Kress, Jeanne

Continues the overview of “the golden age of the American theater” in 1893 and provides anecdotes of the exotic fare brought to local audiences before cinema “spelled the doom of live theatrical entertainment.”

Bierbauer, Saulpaugh, Griebel, Mankato Review, Hoerr, Free Press, Vogt, Grand Theatre, Sandon (State) Theater, Manning, AAUW, Orpheum, French, Holt Motor Company

April 1981

The Carnegie Library

Kress, Jeanne

Describes the architectural features of the library, including a detailed inscription of the cornerstone, laid in 1902.

Berg, Nelson, Mankato Free Press, Saulpaugh, Arts Council, Coughlan, Appel, Feldbusch, Masonic Lodge #12, Indians, Wise

April 1981

Putting Things Together: An Old House and a New Museum Exhibit (The Perrin House)

Kress, Jeanne

Finds a connection between the museum’s 1880’s schoolroom and a teacher’s certificate issued to Horace B. Perrin, a Mankato resident from 1894 to 1933. Perrin filled many roles as well as that of teacher. His two daughters also taught school and one daughter owned and lived in the Perrin House until 1977.

Hubbard House schoolroom, Horace B. Perrin, 618 Byron Street, Alice Perrin Baker, Krueger, Pleasant Mound Township, Amboy, William Perrin, Willis Perrin, 11th Regiment Minnesota, Civil War, Sterling Township, 100F Lodge, Jensen, Harry Perrin, Minnie Perrin

July 1981

A Tale of Two Families: Bierbauer and Dornberg

Schuster, Marcia

Chronicles the lives and accomplishments of families who fled war-torn Germany in the late 1840’s, eventually settling in Mankato. She notes the marriages and business partnerships that joined the two families for the next 50 years.

Dr. Alvin Jacob, Wilhelm (William), Adolf, Bertha, Augusta (Rockey) Rockey Mill, Louisa, Mayer Brothers, Dotson Company, Dakota Uprising, Roos, Theresa (Prael), Laura (du Buisson), Oscar, Mankato Malting Company, Herman, Burdick, Macbeth, Opera House, Register of Deeds, Alma (Hielborn) Mattie, Board of Education, Carnegie Library, Albert G., Palmer Centennial Pace, Dr. A.L.

October 1981

A Self-Made Businesswoman--Nora Reedfield, Mankato Costumer

Kress, Jeanne

Reedfield ran not one but two successful businesses in the Mankato area from the 1890’s to the mid-1930’s.  Reedfield was nationally known for the extensive knowledge and reproduction of authentic Indian designs. She also fabricated, rented, and sold costumes of all kinds for local theatrical productions, schools, churches, etc. Less well known is her role as proprietor of the “Coponanning” and Point Pleasant resorts on Madison Lake.

Indian, Bierbauer, Lorenz Post #11, Simpson, Kasota, C&NW Railroad, 313 North Front Street, Old Town, National Register, Bandolier, Chippewa (Ojibway)

January 1982

Portrait of Dan Patch

Kress, Jeanne

Paints a picture of “the most famous race horse in history,” then continues with the fascinating story of racing and breeding in the Mankato area.

Savage, Schmidt, Lang, S.M. Livestock/Fair Association, Mankato Driving Park Association, Garden City, Sibley Mound, Himmelman, City Hotel, Wilkinson, City Council, Palmer House, Glenwood Cemetery, Curryer, Jordan, Lee, Piper, Rutan, Pond, Halfhill, Keene, Patterson, Zimmerman

April 1982

The Quilting Party

Kress, Jeanne

Quotes from a popular 19th century song introduce the folk art known as “crazy quilts.” Photos and descriptions of materials, methods, and designs, plus notations on the early artists who fashioned the quilts serve as a fine resource on the topic.

Permelia Mills, Garden City, Epworth League, Methodist Church, Old Settlers Association, GAR

April 1982

The Mankato Commercial College

Kress, Jeanne

Details the business college’s history from 1903 to 1980.

catalogues, Brandrup, Nettleton, McMullen, Mankato House Block, Stern, South Front Street, National Bank of Commerce, Saulpaugh, Richards Block, Star Drug, Martin Building

August 1984

Pioneer Fairs in Blue Earth County

Burns, Inella

Relays a wealth of information in the coverage of three early county fairs and those who took part in them. Many well-known names and events are featured in the survey.

Garden City, Blue Earth Valley Fair, Mankato Fair, Pleasant Mound, South Bend, Sioux Uprising, Thompson, Diamond, Buck, Bundy, Parks, Piper, Glynn, Gilman, Curryer, Shelby, Wilder, McKibbon, Brown, Cornish, Brooks, Hubbell, Randall, Warner, Shaubut, Sibley Mound, Merrill, Weaver, Jordanm Himmelman, Carney, Wise, Pond, Hubbard, Empire Store, Brett, Lamm, Schroeder, Schmidt, Atchison, Saulpaugh, Krost, Caledonia Curling Club

October 1984

Water Over the Dam (Blue Earth River Water Development)

Burns, Inella

Surveys 130 years of beginnings, expansion, use, success and disaster, as successive attempts were (and are) made to provide power for area industries.

Rapidan, Moreland, Winnebago, Barney, Willard, Kenworthy, Swan, Mendenhall, Mankato Record, Piper, Baker, Warner, Dilley, Widell, Mankato Free Press, Mankato Review, Lake Crystal, Rodgers, Northern States Power

November 1984

Ladies of the Club (Women’s Clubs in Mankato)

Burns, Inella

Four early organizations are formed for specific civic purposes; of the four, three are still “alive and well.”

Tourist Club, Harrington, Robbins, Hobart, Farr, Willard, Ray, Burdick, Clio Club, Wise, Davis, Rose, Swan, Williams, Beatty, Webster, YWCA, Art History Club, Hunt, Adams, James, Zetetic Club, Andrews, Judge Comstock, WTCU, Wiecking

December 1984

Christmas Memories/School District #59

Palmer, Gail

Fondly recalls the rural school district as a one-room schoolhouse back in 1937, and its role as a center of community activities. Features the unusual and enchanting annual holiday program.

Perch Lake, Beauford, Christmas Chorus

January 1985

Dressing the Infant at the Turn of the Century

Smith, Louisa

Centuries of swaddling a baby for protection did not cease even when multiple layers of clothing became the norm in the early 20th century.

History of Childhood, Ladies Home Journal, Harper’s Bazaar, Sears and Roebuck

February 1985

Burning the Stone (Limestone)

Apitz, Darell

Thorough research documents 85 years of making lime, a “mortar material used by stone masons and bricklayers.” Beginning in 1853, the industry flourished but began to decline when Portland cement became available, and finally closed its doors in 1939.

Minnesota River Valley, Jefferson, Coughlan, Fowler, Pay, Mankato Lime Company

March 1985

The Mapleton Colony, Part 1: The New York Group

Annis, Audrey

Explores why and how a large group of New Yorkers with Scottish and English surnames immigrated to the wilds of southern Minnesota in 1856.

Murphy, Fergueson, Wessels, Taylor, Fletcher, Maple River, Lura Lake, Highland, Simmons, DeWolf, City Belle, Reveille, Rapidan, Lyra, Haynes, Cornell, Mund, Corp, Roberts

April 1985

The Mapleton Colony, Part 2: The Wisconsin Group

Annis, Audrey

Continues the survey of Mapleton and Sterling Township’s early settlement.  Describes the trip to Minnesota from Wisconsin in 1856 and the hardships of pioneer life.

Payne, Annis, Sherman, Hall, Franklin, Durkee, Holbrook, Cornell, Taylor, Lura Lake, Jackson

May 1985

Our past: Blue Earth County Historical Society

Stone, Anita

Stone, Director of Public Information at MSU, traces the society’s history from 1901 to 1938, citing major highlights from records.

Buck, City Hall, Hughes, Reynolds, Wilder, Barney, Powell, James, Hubbard House, Pay, Seppman, Nachbar, Ott, Strobel,Sibley Park, Swain, Lake Crystal, Cray, W.P.A.

June 1985

A Steamboat Excursion on the Minnesota

Palmer, Gail

Relates the 1908 voyage of the steamboat Lorene on the Minnesota River from Mankato to New Ulm.

Palmer, Lorene, Hubbard Mill, Henrietta, South Bend, Minneopa Falls, Judson, Saulpaugh Hotel

July 1985

Horse Racing: The Early Years in Blue Earth County

Burns, Inella

Correlates the opening of the new Canterbury Downs with the forty years of horse racing enjoyed by the locals from the 1850’s to the 1890’s. Mankato’s horses had a “national reputation ... and many a race track,” as well as with “lovers of finely-bred horses at home.”

Anderson, Curryer, Pay, Spornitz, Mankato Independent, Germania Park, Dan Patch, Lake Crystal, McLaughlin, Swenson, Sibley Park, Halstead, Himmelman, Saulpaugh, Davis, Pond, Mankato Review, Mankato Free Press, Piper, Thro, Dodd, Mickelson

August 1985

Early Mankato Breweries, Part 1

Palmer, Gail

The writer gives a brief history of the brewing industry in the area and notes that few accounts exist of the profitable industry and advises readers that “sources differ in spelling the names of the owners ...”

Mankato Record, Welch, Klein, Branson, Mankato Union, Bierbauer, Trout, Wolf, Hass, Schmidt, Lieferman, Gessler, Nagli, Christenson, Chapman, Iback, Tinkom’s Addition, Jacoby, Boekle

September 1985

Early Mankato Breweries, Part 2

Palmer, Gail

Surveys the local industry to 1893, noting that the William Bierbauer Brewery (the first brewery west of St. Paul, Minnesota) was the only one still in existence in 1920 when the Prohibition Act was passed. The Bierbauer buildings were used until 1967, and demolished in 1971.

Blue Earth Brewery, Ibach, Graeber, Welsch, Gessler, Tinkom’s Addition, Haas, Schmidt, Lieferman, Lamm, Boelke, Jacoby, Wolf, Trout

October 1985

An Historical Indian Village: Its Heyday

Fitzsimmons, Lucille

Retired English teacher Fitzsimmons includes interviews with local residents as well as many print sources in her comprehensive look at Good Thunder from 1881-1912.

Maple River, Houk, Graham, Panos, Malzahn, Billet, Treanor, Wiedenheft, Schlesselman, Seaquist, Good Thunder Herald, Griffin, Opera House, Ulrich, Welsh, O’Neill, Christenson, Bruscke, Bennett, Kienitz

November 1985

Victory Highway

Burns, Inella

Patriotism was prime in 1944, with area residents seeking ways to honor local members of the United States armed forces. Probably the most lasting memento of this was the beautification of the new Highway 22 from Mankato to Mapleton.. Today it still has no billboards but most of its “living tribute of trees and shrubs” still grace the Victory Highway.

Von Ribbentrop, Boy Scouts, Mapleton, Garden Club, Barney, Blue Earth County Enterprise, Mankato Free Press, Olson, American Legion, Rogers, Franciscus,

Le Sueur River, Winnieshiek, Sioux, Winnebago, Cummiskey, Landkamer, Spaulding, Kough, Nelson

December 1985

A Christmas Past 1885

Burns, Inella

Review of the holiday celebration a century ago, replete with details and nostalgic information.

Mapleton, Mankato Free Press, City Skating Pavillion, Germania Band, Sprague’s Hall, Allen’s Orchestra, Wells, Himmelman, Union Hall, Mankato Opera House, Congregational Church, Bentley’s Rink, Eagle Lake Methodist Church, Simmonds, The Nancy Phelps Review, Synid Norway Church, Ogle, McConnell, Golden Lion Store, Brett’s Empire Store, Busch, Krolik, Swenson, McMahon, Masters, Garden City

January 1986

Impact of Four Mankato Camp Fire Leaders on National Youth Programs

Shellburg, Ruth

A long-time MSU professor and Camp Fire leader, the author reminisces about the 75-year history of the organization and local women who gained national renown.

Fletcher, Book of Ceremonials, Mankato Teachers College, Ford, Sperry, Cooper, Owen, Strom, Kiwanis Club, Camp Patterson, BWCA, Wood, Lake Washington, 75th Jubilee, Preska

February 1986

Farming Among the Sioux Indians

Burns, Inella

In 1849, the superintendent of farming for the Sioux living in the Minnesota River Valley filed a report on agriculture in the new territory of Minnesota. The author describes the article as a fascinating account of the food cultivated by the Indians and its “procuring, cooking and curing for use.”

Saint Peter, Dahkotah Sioux Dakota

March 1986

Halley’s Comet--1910

Burns, Inella

Local residents and communities enjoyed their “sky-watching parties” for this once-in-75-years appearance of the outer-space visitor.

Good Thunder Herald, Lake Crystal Union, Blue Earth County Enterprise, Mankato Free Press, Mapleton, Amboy, Medo, Thompson, Duke’s Addition, St. Clair, Chapman, Porter, Pemberton, Graham, Good Thunder, Garden City, Warner

April 1986

Mankato Street Railway Systems

Palmer, Gail

Only a few artifacts remain to show that once two railwaysystems operated in Mankato. The author traces the locations and persons involved during the years 1895 to 1930 when this mode of transportation flourished.

Farr, Noe, Willard, Lamm, Piper, Clark, Jones, Sheldon, Blake, Fitzgerald, Wolverton, Hixon, Ewing, Hance, Kron, Denn, Mueller

June 1986

The Ghost Town: Mankato Mineral Springs

Palmer, Gail

Traces the rise and fall of the site on Spring Brook, six miles east of Mankato that might have become a famous health spa. “Mineral Springs” can still be found on current Blue Earth County maps.

Morse, LePay Township, Mankato Review, Peterson, Dietl, King, Reichel, County Road #28

July 1986

The Bend of the River

Burns, Inella

Utilizes many valuable sources in tracing the exploration and development of the “great bend of the Minnesota River that marks the north boundary of Blue Earth County.”.

Anthony Wayne, Traverse des Sioux Treaty, Tiger, Black Hawk, Mankato, South Bend, Eureka, Judson, Minneopa, Shaubut, Minnesota Valley Railway, iron bridge, Widell Construction, Main Street Bridge, Scheurer Construction, Memorial Bridge, Veterans Bridge, Globe, Henriette, Civil War, Sioux Uprising

August 1986

A Century Ago

Palmer, Gail

Peruses the 1885-86 Mankato City Directory to note the educational and employment opportunities and special events available to residents of the time.

Normal School, Searing, Union, Pleasant Grove, Franklin and West Mankato Schools, Catholic College and school, Immanuel Lutheran Church and school, rural one-room schools, railroads,

September 1986

Settlement of Medo Township

Lewis, Elvina Severson

The author, a granddaughter of pioneer settlers in the area, follows the history of “small potatoes” from 1855 to the present, including four photographs and a township map.

Winnebago Reservation, Foley’s Store, Minnesota Lake, Severson, Vieg, Alphabet Railroad, Pemberton, Rathai, Little Cobb Post Office, cream, Berentson, Round School House, Lindeland, Waldorf, Kopetski, Metz

November 1986

Cigar Making

Burns, Inella

At the peak of the local industry’s 85-year existence, Blue Earth County had thirty cigar manufacturers. The author follows its history in Mankato, Mapleton, Lake Crystal, Madison Lake, and Good Thunder.

Mankato City and Blue Earth County Directory, Mankato Cigar Company, Archard, Totten, Schildknecht, Clifton Herbst, Wiecking, Margarita Cigar Factory, Lime Kiln Club, Flittie, Patterson Wholesale, Bienapfel, Timmerman, Pfeiffer, Bauer, Raithle, Hampl, Hensel, Rorman, Swanson, Sdeed, Crystal Cigar, Evans

December 1986

Christmas in Amboy

Burns, Inella

Traces the village’s holiday celebrations from 1892 to the present, citing many events, locales, and names of townspeople who combine to make it into a “five-day extravaganza that attracts up to 5,000 people.”

American Legion Hall, Amboy Herald, Opera House, Methodist Church, Cooper, Cross, Miller, , Wareham, Willow Creek Society, Commercial Club, Dethloff Reuter, Corbett Radio, Presbyterian Church

February 1987

Growing Up in Judson,

Part 1

Lundin, Vernard

Adapting an article from his book, As the Twig Is Bent, the author spins a fond tale of the village people, places, and activities he remembers from his early boyhood.

Mankato, Lake Crystal, World War I, Mason, Johnson, Jones, Gottschalle, Rodekur, McCarger, Eureka Creamery, Cooperative Creamery, Thomas, State Bank, White, Williams, Peterson, Gustafson, Concrete Company, Nicollet, Vrooman,

C & NW Railroad, Mogren, Commander Elevator

February 1987

Growing Up in Judson,

Part 2

Lundin, Vernard

In his second return to his boyhood surroundings, the author focuses on the one-room school where he attended grades 1-8.

Korsell, Pledge of Allegiance, Detamore, Fox and Geese, WorkUp, Five Hundred, consolidation, Carlstrom, Nelson, Solberg, Roberts, Jerusalem Church

May 1987

Landmarks of Democracy (National Trust for Historic Preservation)

Celebrates preservationists for their roles in identifying and preserving national and local properties of value and significance.

Blue Earth County Courthouse, Carnegie Library, Hubbard House, Seppman Mill, First National Bank Building.

June 1987

Early Blue Earth County Newspapers, Part 1

Burns, Inella

Chronicles the rise and fall of many of the 40+ newspapers that appeared “to inform, educate and influence county residents during the last half of the 1800’s.” This and a second article commemorate the bicentennial of Freedom of the Press.

July 1987

Early Blue Earth County Newspapers, Part 2

Burns, Inella

Continues her survey of area “purveyors of news” from 1891 to present, citing many long-gone newspapers as well as those still dedicated to bringing county residents global and local events.

Amboy Herald, Strom, Krohn, Hotaling, Brown, Wilder, Burdick, Erdman, Reuter, Quiggle, Good Thunder Herald, Vernon Center News, Country Times, Hensley, Madison Lake Breeze, Knapp, Mayfield, Madison Lake Mirror, Southwick, Swearengen, Morrison, Skinner, Madison Lake Times, Lillegraven, Roemer, Morris, Edgerton, Will, Lake Region Times, Griffin, Young, Blue Earth Valley News, Larson, Marben

August 1987

Grasshopper Plague, 1873-1877

Schrader, Julie

Recounts the sometimes futile efforts to control the insect infestation that devastated Blue Earth County for four long years. As the plague continued, much of Minnesota was affected; measures to control the plague included a state-wide day of prayer proclaimed by the governor.

Courthouse, Pillsbury, Blue Earth County Heritage

October 1987

The General Store: A Popular Place for Pioneers and Speculators in Good Thunder, Part 1

Fitzsimmons, Lucille A.

Retired English teacher Fitzsimmons surveys early businesses that supplied goods pioneers were unable to produce. Fascinating details enliven this first of two articles.

Graham, Hughes, Good Thunder Herald, Leverick, White, Macbeth, Kapoun, Neil, Mann, Just, Ludtke, Hawes, Wiedenheft, Heuchert

November 1987

The General Store: A Popular Place for Pioneers and Speculators in Good Thunder, Part 2

Fitzsimmons, Lucille A.

A long-time resident and high school teacher continues her exploration of the vital purveyors of merchandise in a typical small town.

Malzahn, Good Thunder Herald, Hiller, Graf, Sohre, Graham, Mertens, Whitman, Hayes Lucas, Billet, Ulrich, Welsh, Gnadke, Laabs, Wiedenheft

January 1988

Southern Minnesota Prehistory

Scullin, Michael

Ethno-historian Scullin draws from his articles on the time period, various Indian groups, settlements and food gathering, and other forms of lifestyles throughout 10,000 years of habitation in North America.

PaleoIndian Period, Pleistocene, Archaic, Woodland, Cahokia, Mississippian, Dakota, Chippewa

February 1988

Early Mankato Hotels,

Part 1

Schrader, Julie

Traces many local lodging houses from1852 to 1930, giving informative details about meals, accommodations, and changes of ownership

Hanna, Kron, Howe, Leech, Shaubut, Clarion, Mankato House, Roosevelt, Burt, Hamilton, Stern, Minnesota House, Stahl, Quane, Washington House, Casey, Ulman, Union House, Rustermeyer, Minneopa House, Porter, Flower, Clifton House, Guenther, Williams, Klein

March 1988

Early Mankato Hotels,

Part 2

Schrader, Julie

Continues the survey of small-town lodgings from1855 to the 1930’s. Early establishments and proprietors are discussed.

Himmelman, City Hotel, Fallenstein, Turner Hall, Hotel heinrich, Burton, Pay, Roosevelt, Lewis, Lombardo, Saulpaugh, Merriam, taft, Buchholz, American House, Hoerr, Cole, Donally, Gates, Brabender, Root, Sorenson, Everhart, Rosenberger, Kuhn, Porter, Hamilton, Kruse, Miller, Sontag, Wobshall, Ellefson, Dillinger, Roehl, Miner, Barott, Whalen, Ryan

May 1988

Palmer Family Honored

Follows the life and career of George M. Palmer from his humble beginnings to President of the Hubbard Milling Company. Continues with his deep involvement in various civic and church organizations. Lists his descendents to date.

Confer, Tilton, linseed oil, Pearson, Grannis, First National Bank, Willard, Dotson, YMCA, Kiwanis, Masonic, First Baptist Church, Roberts, Koehler, Bergerson, Williams, Morse

June 1988

The Railroad Comes to Blue Earth County

Burns, Inella

Hilarious details spice this story of the construction, dedication and excursion to St. Paul to celebrate 1868’s new form of transportation in the area.

Minnesota Valley Railway, “The Shakopee” and “The Mankato,” Red Jacket and Farmers’ Mills, Mankato Cornet Band, Wiswell, Sibley, Ramsay, Fowler, Clifton House, Drake, Normal School

July 1988

Beauford Corners

Palmer, Gail

Author uses knowledge gained while teaching in the Beauford area over many years to pen a short but comprehensive history of local people, places and events.

Winnebago Indian Reservation, Big Cobb River, McBeth, Frey, Morrow, Arza, Gatis, Rogers, Child, Findley, United Brethren, Wing, Hislop, Klimpton, Getty, Nitzell, Healy, Mullin, Mauer  creamery, railroad, sawmill

October 1988

The Windmill Climber (Alma Wagen)

Burns, Inella

This mountain climber was obsessed with reaching the heights since she first climbed the windmills on her grandmother’s farm. After becoming the “first woman professional mountain guide in the national park system,” Alma championed the role of women in the labor force.

Kraus, Mankato Normal School, Rockefeller, Whitacre

January 1989

The Railroads Reach Out

Burns, Inella

The county was both excited and cautious when the “snorting iron horse” first rolled into Mankato in 1868 and grew into a county network of rail lines by 1907.

Red Jacket Mills, Mankato Record, Reuter, Amboy, Curtis Louer, railroad, hotels, Minneopa, Dean Rowland, Rapidan, Good Thunder, Mapleton, Wells, Vernon Center, Shelbyville, Dan Patch, Judson & Cambrie, “Alphabet Line,” Pemberton

March 1989

The Days of the Stagecoach,

Part 1

Schrader, Julie

Points out the importance of the stagecoach in early Blue Earth County when water navigation was not available. Traces the routes and stage lines form 1853 to 1864.

Steamboat, Clarion, Brown, Marsh, Traverse des Sioux, Babcock, South Bend, Tivoli, Winnebago Agency, Valley Stage Company, Burbank, Winona, Minnesota Stage Company

April 1989

The Days of the Stagecoach,

Part 2

Schrader, Julie

Continues the stagecoach history from 1864 to the 1870’s, pointing out that the stage lines were still important even after railroads became prominent.

Lewis, Mankato Weekly Record, La Crescent, Davis, Owatonna, Concord, Mankato House, Clifton House, Burbank

May 1989

’89 is the Year to Celebrate Historic Places to Live

Monk-Kjos, Susan

Encourages preservation of, and visits to, both local and national sites of historic significance. Notes the more than 1,200 historic districts that help preserve our heritage.

R.D. Hubbard House, Preservation Week

July 1989

Piecing Together Your House’s History, Part 1

Jones, Penny

First of two articles reprinted from February 1989’s issue of Preservation News, the monthly newspaper of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The new owner(s) of a previously owned home are given many resources to consult in their quest for information.

August 1989

Piecing Together Your House’s History, Part 2

Jones, Penny

Using excerpts from her article in February 1989’s Preservation News, the author continues to point out more resources available to the owner(s) of a previously occupied house in searching out its history.