Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Briesemeister, Herbert M/M |
Born a baby girl. |
Birth Records |
LP. |
9/16/1937 |
1 |
5 |
| Quast, Mr & Mrs Otto (Quaas) |
Injuries received in accident on Hwy # 25 |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/4/1937 |
1 |
1 |
| Trende, Willmer |
injuries riceived in accident on hwy #25 |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/4/1937 |
1 |
1 |
| Riesgraf, Richard Leo |
Born 11-22-1937- Baptized |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/2/1937 |
6 |
1 |
| Lynd, Seth |
Husband of Rosa Riesgraf died at Little Falls |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/16/1937 |
7 |
2 |
| Briesehoff, m/m C |
birth son 12-16-1937 |
|
Norwood Times |
12/24/1937 |
4 |
3 |
| Nordquist, Harold |
Ten Cars bump in one evening- no injuries |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/10/1938 |
1 |
|
| Politics |
Party politics being started - Committee issues call for primaries, county convention at Waconia |
Politics & Elections: Political Parties |
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/21/1938 |
1 |
|
| Hesse, Harold, Rev. |
Will be ordained a priest Saturday. Son of Mr. & Mrs.Ben Hesse |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/2/1938 |
7 |
|
| Hesse, Harold, Rev. |
Newly ordained priest leaves for Madison |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/9/1938 |
7 |
|
| Kopecky, Lester J. |
2 smash-ups cheated death. Car occupants escape with lives and without any serious injuries |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/9/1938 |
1 |
|
| Wolter,Iona/Priess Howard |
Marriage |
|
Norwood Times |
7/8/1938 |
1 |
3 |
| Burau, Walter |
Married Ethel Briesemeister |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/1/1938 |
1 |
0 |
| Eitel, Fred J. |
Auto injuries fatal to former resident, age 71, killed at Bellevue, Washington |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/1/1938 |
1 |
|
| Miller, Joseph A. |
Memories |
|
Waconia Patriot |
12/1/1938 |
5 |
|
| Briesemeister, Mr. & Mrs. Roland |
Birth of Baby Girl |
Birth Records |
LP |
12/8/1938 |
1 |
|
| Briesmeister, Mr. & Mrs. Ronald |
Parents of Baby Girl |
|
Carver County News |
12/15/1938 |
4 |
4 |
| Briesemeister, Theodore H & Viola Ida (nee: Vahl) |
Baby Girl: Shirley Bertha |
|
Carver County News |
1/5/1939 |
2 |
4 |
| Briesemeister, Theodore H & Viola Ida (nee: Vahl) |
Baby Girl: Shirley Bertha |
|
LP |
1/12/1939 |
2 |
0 |
| Riesgraf, Mr & Mrs Joe |
Attned funeral of Mrs. McKlian |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/9/1939 |
6 |
2 |
| Riesgraf, Roger |
Injured Saturday |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/20/1939 |
6 |
2 |
| Opperman, E., Rev. & Mrs. |
Suprised Sunday evening to commemorate the joint anniversaries of their 25 wedding anniv. & 25 yrs. in the ministry |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/13/1939 |
7 |
|
| Sports |
D-Lights enter title series - Victory over Victoria puts locals against Young America in loop |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/10/1939 |
1 |
|
| Trick, Julius |
vehicle injuries |
|
Norwood Times |
8/18/1939 |
1 |
5 |
| Schrupp, Mrs Henry |
injuries from fall downstairs |
|
Norwood Times |
9/22/1939 |
5 |
2 |
| Crime |
Burglaries of 3 farm homes solved, Mpls trio being held for questioning. |
Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/26/1939 |
1 |
|
| Accidents |
Several cars in mishaps, one life lost, several sustain injuries in mishaps during week. Otto Richter was killed |
Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/9/1939 |
1 |
|
| Sports |
Two victories start season - Chaska High squads go into action on local floor Friday evening |
Sports & Recreation |
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/7/1939 |
1 |
|
| Bouman, H.J., Rev. |
Rev. honored for 3 anniversaries |
|
Norwood Times |
12/8/1939 |
1 |
5 |
| Landsberger, Agnes 1866-1939 |
Death comes suddenly. Stroke is first sign of illness - nee Agnes Driessen |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/28/1939 |
1 |
|
| Riesgraf, Richard Leo |
Son of Mr & Mrs Ray Riesgraf- Obituary |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/21/1940 |
6 |
1 |
| Schuckert, Henry |
It's a small world...Priest in Chicago finds Polka named after home town |
|
Waconia Patriot |
8/8/1940 |
9 |
|
| Music - Waconia Polka (Musical Composition) |
It's a small world ... Priest in Chicago finds polka named after home town |
Arts: Music |
Waconia Patriot |
8/8/1940 |
9 |
|
| Simons, B. H. |
Jury clears Simons, weller of charges in Civil matter now being tries in District court |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1941 |
1 |
|
| Crime |
Stolen car is left here by CCC boys,. Series of conincidences recovers Jordan coach. |
Law & Justice: Crime: Robbery & Theft |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/16/1941 |
1 |
|
| Friese, Mrs. Max |
Funeral. |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP. |
2/13/1941 |
6 |
|
| Kaley, Carl |
Held for manslaughter. He died from head injuries received from Wampach in some trouble at the St. Paul House |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/3/1941 |
7 |
|
| Riesgraf, Math |
Passed away at Little Falls |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/1/1941 |
7 |
|
| Riesgraf, Ervin |
Married Hedwig Deutch |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/8/1941 |
3 |
3 |
| Riesgraf, Math |
Obituary |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/8/1941 |
3 |
|
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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
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