Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Bongard, Lt. Donald W. |
Married Helen Wiebke |
Marriage Records |
LP. |
11/12/1942 |
1 |
6 |
| Bongard, Donald |
Married to - Helen Wiebke |
Human Relations: Marriage & Divorce |
Waconia Patriot |
11/19/1942 |
6 |
|
| Churches - St. John's Evangelical & Reformed |
Bongards St. John's E & R church will dedicate new art glass windows |
Religion: Churches: Evangelical |
Waconia Patriot |
6/10/1943 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Bongards |
Bongards Creamery busy nite club |
- Business & Industry: Creameries
- Business & Industry: Nightclubs |
Waconia Patriot |
7/8/1943 |
1 |
|
| Stoltz, Mr & Mrs Robert |
closed their tavern at bongards and moved to Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
8/5/1943 |
2 |
3 |
| Churches - St. John's - Bongards |
Confirmation April 2, 1944 - 8 Children |
Religion: Churches: Evangelical |
Norwood Times |
3/31/1944 |
1 |
2 |
| Bongard, Fred H. |
Married Grace Van Sloun |
Marriage Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/22/1944 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Bongards |
Elevator destroyed by fire (From 17 yrs ago file) |
- Business & Industry: Creameries
- Disasters: Fires |
Carver County News |
8/17/1944 |
1 |
3 |
| Bongard, William Mr & Mrs |
Soldier sends Nazi Parachute. |
Military Activities: Military Installations |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/25/1945 |
1 |
|
| Bongard, Hubert M. |
Married to: Barbara M. Jorissen |
Marriage Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/2/1945 |
8 |
2 |
| Bongard, Hubert M. |
Married to: Barbara M. Jorissen |
Marriage Records |
Waconia Patriot |
8/2/1945 |
5 |
0 |
| WWII- Military- New addresses |
Bongard, Fred H - Lt; Stahlke, Martin L - Lt; Koehnen, Joseph M - Pvt; Kaufhold, Earl J - Pvt; Ess, Donald F - Pfc |
Military Activities |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/30/1945 |
6 |
5 |
| Nellen, Gilbert Ellsworth |
Obit; Parents: Gilbert Peter & Lorena Mathilda (Bongard) |
Death Records: CC Index |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/4/1945 |
3 |
4 |
| Nellen, Gilbert Ellsworth |
Died; Parents: Gilbert Peter & Lorena Mathilda (Bongard) |
Death Records: CC Index |
Waconia Patriot |
10/4/1945 |
4 |
3 |
| Nellen, Gilbert Ellsworth |
Obit; Parents: Gilbert Peter & Lorena Mathilda (Bongard) |
Death Records: CC Index |
Norwood Times |
10/5/1945 |
1 |
3 |
| Nellen, Gilbert Ellsworth |
Died; Parents: Gilbert Peter & Lorena Mathilda (Bongard) |
Death Records: CC Index |
Carver County News |
10/11/1945 |
2 |
3 |
| Churches - St. John's Evangelical & Reformed |
Organ dedication service at Bongards church to be Sunday |
Religion: Churches: Evangelical |
Waconia Patriot |
11/29/1945 |
1 |
|
| Effertz, Edward |
Buys garage fromerly owned by Hubert Bongard |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/21/1946 |
2 |
2 |
| Businessess - Cologne |
Bongard Confectionary Store - Bought by Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Larson |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/7/1946 |
2 |
3 |
| Poppitz, Gildon, Mr. & Mrs. |
Buy Bongard's store |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/11/1946 |
1 |
3 |
| Poppitz, Gildon |
Bought out Gilbert Wendorf's Bongard's store. To remain in Bongards |
|
Waconia Patriot |
4/18/1946 |
1 |
|
| Wendorf, Gilbert |
Sells Bongards Store;to Remain in Bongard ( sold to Giuldon Poppitz) |
|
Waconia Patriot |
4/18/1946 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Bongards |
Bongard Store: Gilbert Wendorf sells Bongards store |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Waconia Patriot |
4/18/1946 |
1 |
|
| Bongard, Hubert M. |
Ed Effertz opens garage here (Cologne) |
Business & Industry: Automotive |
Waconia Patriot |
4/25/1946 |
5 |
|
| Effertz, Ed |
opens garage here-(in Cologne)-purchased from H. M. Bongard. |
|
Waconia Patriot |
4/25/1946 |
5 |
|
| Wendorf, Gilbert |
sells Bongard Store |
|
Young America Eagle |
4/26/1946 |
1 |
5 |
| Churches - Bongards - St. John's |
To observe 80th anniversary |
- Religion: Churches: Evangelical
- Anniversaries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/16/1946 |
5 |
3 |
| Churches - St. John's Church |
Bongards church to have 80th anniversary |
- Religion: Churches: Evangelical
- Anniversaries |
Young America Eagle |
5/17/1946 |
1 |
|
| Bongard, Willard & Gertrude (nee: Braunwarth) |
Baby Girl: Judith Ann |
Birth Records |
Norwood Times |
8/2/1946 |
1 |
1 |
| Schmidt, Philip |
Fire destroyed his barn at Bongards |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/5/1946 |
1 |
|
| Bongard, Harold |
Two Firemen suffer injury enroute to fire. |
Government: Departments and Offices: Fire Department |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/6/1947 |
5 |
|
| Wendorf, G. A. |
Opens implement building at Bongards |
|
Carver County News |
4/10/1947 |
1 |
6 |
| Businesses - Bongards |
Wendorf Implements: Wendorf's announce opening of modern implement building in Bongards |
Business & Industry: Heavy Equipment |
Waconia Patriot |
4/10/1947 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Bongards |
Wendorf's farm implement store grand opening |
Business & Industry: Creameries |
Norwood Times |
4/18/1947 |
1 |
3,4,5 |
| Schneider, Paul |
Purchased the residence of Mrs Hubert bongard |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/5/1947 |
9 |
|
| Hart, Mrs. Patrick |
The Flying Bongards...Tots travel alone at an early age |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/26/1947 |
1 |
|
| Bongards George |
Died |
|
Norwood Times |
7/4/1947 |
1 |
2 |
| Bongard, George |
Obit |
|
Norwood Times |
7/11/1947 |
1 |
3 |
| Lemke, Fred |
Two county men hurt in Mishaps-one injured in vicinity of Bongards; other in Accident near Mayer. |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/23/1947 |
1 |
|
| Bongard, Harold Mathew & Adeline Mary (nee: Fritz) |
Baby Boy: Gary Joseph |
Birth Records |
Norwood Times |
11/7/1947 |
6 |
2 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
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