Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Riesgraf, Wayne |
Married Doreline Hasse |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/3/1956 |
2 |
2 |
| Dietz, George |
He and Partner Matt Riesgraff sell their Carver Grocery Store |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/24/1956 |
1 |
2 |
| Businesses - Carver |
Carver Grocery Store: Dietz & Riesgraf, sell their store to Floyd "Stubby" Holtz & Warren Peterson |
Business & Industry: Grocery Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/24/1956 |
1 |
2 |
| Riesgraf, Matt |
Store is Landmark |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/31/1956 |
1 |
3-5 |
| Hasse, Orville. |
family treated for injuries |
|
Carver County News |
6/14/1956 |
5 |
3 |
| Schmidt, Irvin, Mr. & Mrs. |
Store is rich in memories - photo |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/21/1956 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Chaska |
Glass Block Store - Store is rich in memories (Photo) |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Weekly Valley Herald (Also Col. 5,6) |
6/21/1956 |
1 |
3,4 |
| Trieschmann, William Mrs. (nee Latzke) |
Died |
|
Norwood Times |
7/13/1956 |
1 |
4 |
| Frazee, Thomas Dean |
fatal injuries in car roll over, at 17 |
|
Carver County News |
7/26/1956 |
4 |
1 |
| Bruckshen Family YA Centennial |
Letter to Emil Mau/Childhood Memories |
|
Norwood Times |
7/27/1956 |
1 |
3 |
| Bruckshen Family YA Centennial |
Letter to Emil Mau/Childhood Memories |
|
Norwood Times |
7/27/1956 |
4 |
3/4/5 |
| Cities - Young America |
Letter to Emil Mau - Childhood memories |
- Anniversaries: Centennials
- History: Reminiscences |
Norwood Times |
7/27/1956 |
1 |
3 |
| Mcgowan Pastor |
Assumption Priest assigned to Morton |
|
Norwood Times |
8/16/1956 |
1 |
4 |
| Ofstie, Rev. H. A. |
Pastor honored on anniversaries |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/13/1956 |
1 |
|
| Forcier, John. |
fatal injuries from horse |
|
Carver County News |
9/20/1956 |
2 |
1 |
| Hoof Herman |
Recovering from serious injuries from 2-car acc. |
|
Norwood Times |
9/20/1956 |
1 |
5 |
| Briesemeister, Donald |
Married Donna Frauendienst |
|
Lester Prairie |
9/27/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Trick Julius |
Dies of injuries |
|
Norwood Times |
11/8/1956 |
1 |
1 |
| Trick, Julius Jr. |
Died from Car Accident Injuries |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP |
11/8/1956 |
3 |
1 |
| Briesemeister, Vernon Herbert & Elaine Bertha Julia (nee: Zuehl) |
Baby Girl: Kathy Marie |
|
Lester Prairie |
2/28/1957 |
1 |
6 |
| Riesgraf, Mr & Mrs Matt |
Attend christening of Twin daughters-Sandra Jean & Deborah Ann |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/7/1957 |
12 |
5 |
| Briesemeister, Vernon Herbert & Elaine Bertha Julia (nee: Zuehl) |
Baby Girl: Kathy Marie |
|
Carver County News |
3/21/1957 |
7 |
1 |
| Briesemister , Veron H . |
baby girl Kathy Marie |
|
Carver County News |
3/21/1957 |
7 |
1 |
| Schneider, Fr. Anastasius |
Departure Ceremonies to be held for missionaries |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/28/1957 |
1 |
1&2 |
| Briesemeister, Donald M/M |
Parents of baby girl |
Birth Records |
LP |
4/11/1957 |
1 |
6 |
| Preissen, Donna Marie |
Married George Riesgraf |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1957 |
8 |
|
| Riesgraf, George |
Married donna Marie Preissen |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/9/1957 |
8 |
|
| Felt, Kenneth |
Married Shirley Briesemeister |
Marriage Records |
Waconia Patriot |
6/20/1957 |
5 |
0 |
| Young, Betty |
Local Girl among Quintet touring European Countries |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/27/1957 |
1 |
|
| Plocher, Albert. |
rwo suffer injuries as car misses curve |
|
Carver County News |
9/12/1957 |
1 |
5 |
| Cities - Waconia |
Development plans: Community organizes "Industries for Waconia, Inc." |
Growth & Development: Planning |
Waconia Patriot |
9/12/1957 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Industries for Waconia Inc. - Stock in industrial bldg. Placed on sale locally |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Waconia Patriot |
9/26/1957 |
1 |
|
| Businesses - Waconia |
Industries for Waconia Inc. - Bids open on Industrial Building construction, 24 solicitors to canvas community in sales of shares in Industrial Building co. starting Thurs. |
Economics: Exchange |
Waconia Patriot |
10/3/1957 |
1 |
|
| Riesgraf, Bernard |
Married Rita Bauer |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/17/1957 |
2 |
0 |
| Businesses - Waconia |
Industries for Waconia Inc. - Citizens increase tempo in industrial stock purchases |
Economics: Exchange |
Waconia Patriot |
10/17/1957 |
1 |
|
| Borak, Don |
Chaskan, Companion escape with minor injuries in car crash early Saturday |
Transportation: Crashes and accidents |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/31/1957 |
1 |
|
| Clark, John W. |
Died from car crash injuries |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP |
12/12/1957 |
4 |
2 |
| Rademacher, Rev. Germain |
Ordained to the Priesthood |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
2/27/1958 |
3 |
3 |
| Schmieg, Brennan, Rev. |
Second son ordained priest - photo |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/26/1958 |
1 |
1 |
| Lenzen, Margaret Alma |
Obituary; nee: Priess |
|
Waconia Patriot |
10/2/1958 |
8 |
|
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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