Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Indian |
Pioneer Peril (Third Series) |
Ethnic & Minority Groups: Native American |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/14/1928 |
4 |
3 & 4 |
| Diethelm, Joseph |
Victoria boy ordained to priesthood |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/21/1928 |
1 |
2 |
| Indian |
Pioneer Peril (Third Series) |
Ethnic & Minority Groups: Native American |
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/28/1928 |
3 |
1 & 2 |
| Indian |
Pioneer Peril (Third Series) |
Ethnic & Minority Groups: Native American |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/9/1928 |
3 |
5 & 6 |
| Briesemeister, Mrs. Paul |
Death |
|
Carver County News |
8/16/1928 |
5 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, Mr & Mrs Math |
Twins born last week a boy and a girl and the little girl passed away |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/8/1928 |
2 |
2 |
| Riesgraf, John |
Obituary |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/10/1929 |
1 |
2 |
| Gunderson, Anton |
He renoewed old time here as he was born and raised by Carver on the G. Riesgraf farm and now resides in Boones Ferry , Idaho |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/17/1929 |
2 |
6 |
| Riesgraf, John |
Obituary |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/17/1929 |
5 |
5 |
| Riesgraf, John |
Obituary |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/17/1929 |
5 |
5 |
| Riesgraf, John |
Died |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/17/1929 |
8 |
|
| Briesemeister, Roland M. |
Married Emma L. Mielke |
Marriage Records |
Lester Prairie |
10/10/1929 |
1 |
2 |
| Briesemeister, Roland |
Purchased farm from Otto Hechsel |
Land & Property: Real Estate |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/24/1929 |
6 |
2 |
| Hechsel, Otto |
Solf farm to Roland Briesemeister and moved to a farm at Gotha near Cologne |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/24/1929 |
6 |
2 |
| Ries, Dr. R. C. |
Marriage - Lasca Miller |
|
Carver County News |
11/14/1929 |
4 |
4 |
| Miller, Lasca |
Marriage - Dr. R. C. Ries |
|
Carver County News |
11/14/1929 |
4 |
4 |
| Schroeder, Otto Mr & Mrs |
Moved into Herman Briesemeister apartments |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/28/1929 |
5 |
1 |
| Cemeteries |
The Mt. Hope in retrospect. |
Cemeteries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/28/1929 |
2 |
2 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
Walker Acres Hatcheries - Lloyd Osterfeld manager of hatchery |
Animal Husbandry: Poultry |
Waconia Patriot |
2/6/1930 |
1 |
|
| Briesemeister, August Henry |
Died at the home of his son and was buried from the local Lutheran Church |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/20/1930 |
3 |
|
| Briesemeister, August Henry |
Obituary |
|
Young America Eagle |
3/28/1930 |
1 |
0 |
| Cities - Chaska |
Contributors to band concert, fund made series a possibility. Public spirited business people deserve utmost of credit for support (Names of Contributors) |
Arts: Music: Bands |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/4/1930 |
1 |
|
| Riesgraf, Adam |
Obituary- Died in Minneapolis |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/18/1930 |
1 |
|
| Riesgraf, Adam |
Obituary- Died in Minneapolis |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/18/1930 |
2 |
|
| Riesgraf, Adam |
Obituary- Died in Minneapolis |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
9/25/1930 |
1 |
|
| History - Carver County |
Carver County 75 years old.Herald will publish series of articles of county's history |
History: Pioneer Life |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/9/1930 |
1 |
|
| Indians |
County - Mound Builders lived in county, 2nd article in Jubilee series tells of customs |
Ethnic & Minority Groups: Native American |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/16/1930 |
1 |
|
| History |
4th of a series of articales of Carver County History to mark its 75th anniversary. County's pioneers of German, Swedish blood |
History: Pioneer Life |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/30/1930 |
1 |
|
| History |
5th article in the series. Settlement by Nationalities |
History: Pioneer Life |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/6/1930 |
1 |
|
| History - |
Gov. appointed first officers. County seat established at San Francisco in year 1955, 5th article in series |
History |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/13/1930 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Can you recognize these 1913 "Shieks"? This picture, the first of a series of old ones that will be run weekly |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/13/1930 |
8 |
|
| Carver County |
County seat moved to Chaska thru election - The seventh of a series of articles on Carver County's history |
- Politics & Elections: Elections
- History: Historic Districts |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/20/1930 |
1 |
|
| Carver County |
Famous verdict of County jury - Man had right to mover property wherever he D---D pleased.(The 8th article in the Carver County diamond Jubilee series) |
- Government: Courts
- Law & Justice: Juries |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/27/1930 |
1 |
|
| Carver County |
Trouble marked early plan - Building of county capitol meant struggle of many years.(article nine in the Carver County Diamond Jubilee series) |
- Growth & Development: Planning
- History: Historic Districts |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/4/1930 |
1 |
|
| Carver County |
Early tax receipts interesting thing - Indian stories connected with county; woman killed by warrior of band living here. (The 10th of the Carver County Diamond Jubilee Series of Articles) |
- Government: Finance and Funding: Budget
- Ethnic & Minority Groups: Native American |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/11/1930 |
1 |
|
| Carver County Plans Made to Build Canal Here From Lake |
Minnetonka & Minnesota, joining project taken up by Shaska Company then dropped. (12th article in the Carver County history series) |
Environment & Ecology |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/25/1930 |
1 |
|
| Cities - Carver County |
General History - Carver Township organized decades ago. Village formed from town; history of each place in county to be given weekly (The 13th article in the Carver County history series). |
History: Early Development |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/1/1931 |
1 |
|
| Crime |
Prisoner tries to escape from Jail, local man aids in plot to gain prisoner's escape. |
Law & Justice: Jails |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/20/1931 |
1 |
|
| Briesemiester, Theo. Mrs. |
Died. |
Death Records: CC Index |
LPN. |
12/3/1931 |
2 |
|
| Briesemeister, Theodore, Mrs. |
Passed away (nee-Brandt) |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/10/1931 |
3 |
|
Information contained in this database has been obtained from the files of the Carver County Historical Society Library; specifically, the newspaper index (in the future to include scrapbooks, family histories etc...). As with any information source, errors, inconsistencies, and accuracy in spelling and content are unavoidable. Therefore,
we suggest checking for alternate spellings when researching individual names or places. We have tried to include alternatives whenever possible.
Some examples of alternate spellings include:
Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
The Carver County Historical Society is grateful to Southwest Newspapers for their generous financial support of the newspaper indexing project.
Research assistance
The Newspaper/Resource Search is a searchable index of newspaper, record, and archival materials available from the Carver County Historical Society’s Research Library and Archive. Please see Library Resources and Genealogy for detailed information of the materials available at the CCHS.
If you wish to obtain copies of materials within the index, the CCHS staff is readily available to assist you with operating our microfilm readers, locating records, or providing access to archival material.
Research Benefits for CCHS Members & Future Members
- CCHS members conducting research receive annually any combination of five of the following options, free of charge:
- digital or printed newspaper articles or documents
- digital photos without watermark
- Digital photos are 300 dpi resolution
- Requests for prints or higher resolution images are subject to fees
See our membership page for information on additional member benefits and how to become a member.
Copies may be obtained in the following manners:
- Researching In-Person
- The CCHS Library is free and open to the public
- There is a fee of $0.25/sheet for printing research materials
- Photographing materials with a personal device is allowed, free of charge
- Library staff is available to assist with & guide your research efforts
- Article & Records Requested Remotely
- Contact our Researcher with a list of articles or records you have located through the Newspaper/Resource Search
- Fees for requested articles & records (applied to all requests):
- $3.00 processing fee for requests of up to 15 articles or records
- Additional processing fees applied to requests exceeding 15 articles or records
- $2.00 per emailed article or record
- $2.50 per printed article or record
- Custom Research by CCHS Staff
- The CCHS staff is available to conduct research on your behalf
- Our research fee is $25.00 per hour for researching and identifying available resources within the CCHS Library and Archive, if any.
- Printing or emailing of identified articles, records, or documents subject to additional fees:
- $3.00 processing fee for requests of up to 15 articles or records
- Additional processing fees applied to requests in excess of 15 articles or records
- $2.00 per emailed article or record
- $2.50 per printed article or record
CCHS Library Research Policy (Effective July 23, 2019)
Research requests are completed in the order they are received.
If you have a question or would like to submit a research or article & records request, please email the CCHS Researcher, Brenda Reister, at: breister@carvercountymn.gov. Or call us at: (952) 442-4234. Requests can also be submitted by mail using our Research Request Form: Click here for a printable form
What are these fees used for? Library fees help offset a portion of the costs of running the library including staff time, purchasing new materials, and maintenance of the microfilm reader.
You may contact us at:
Carver County Historical Society
555 W First St
Waconia MN 55387
Phone: (952) 442-4234
