Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Organizations - Young America Centennial |
Letter to Martin Bachman from William H. Fallon about early settlers |
- Government: Organizations
- History: Early Settlement |
Norwood Times |
7/6/1956 |
2 |
3 |
| Organizations - Young America Centennial |
Letter to Emil Mau about early settlers from William A. Roth |
- Government: Organizations
- History: Early Settlement |
Norwood Times |
7/13/1956 |
9 |
1 |
| Trick Henry |
Writes to Emil Mau about Early Settlers |
|
Norwood Times |
8/16/1956 |
2 |
3 |
| Cities - Young America |
Y A Centennial - Letter from Henry Trick to Emil Mau - about folks being early settlers |
- Anniversaries: Centennials
- History: Early Settlement |
Norwood Times |
8/16/1956 |
2 |
3 |
| Hyde, Edward |
hydes Lake named in Honor of First settler on this farm |
|
Waconia Patriot |
2/6/1958 |
6 |
|
| Cities - New Germany |
Courageous group of home seeking pioneers under the leadership of Stalwart settlers founded New Germany Village 75 years ago |
History: Early Settlement |
Waconia Patriot |
7/19/1962 |
1 |
|
| Markham, John |
Baumeister access settled after 14yrs. The 8 acre access is finally settler |
|
Waconia Patriot |
11/25/1973 |
1 |
|
| Engler Family |
Family reunion remembers settlers - photo |
|
Carver County Herald |
6/7/1978 |
9 |
|
| Gorman, R. R. Capt. (R.L.) |
Whereabouts of Old settlers |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/9/1987 |
4 |
|
| Cemeteries - Swede Lake - Watertown Twp. |
Restoration of Cemetery done by descendents of early settlers. |
Cemeteries |
Carver County News |
6/28/1990 |
1 |
|
| Renz, Franz Antony |
Died, Yorkville settler craved change. |
|
Chaska Herald |
3/3/1994 |
12 |
|
| Carver County Historical Society |
Only a steamboat trip away for settlers |
|
Carver County News |
5/5/2005 |
1 |
4 |
| Carver County Historical Society |
Early Carver County Settlers packed light |
|
Carver County News |
5/12/2005 |
1 |
4-6 |
| Ferdinand, Anthony |
Early settlers in Hollywood |
History: Early Settlement |
L. T. Book 4 |
1/1/2007 |
69 |
|
| Borchart, Charles |
Early settlers in Hollywood |
History: Early Settlement |
L. T. Book #4 |
1/1/2007 |
69 |
|
| Boyle, Eward |
Early settlers in Hollywood |
History: Early Settlement |
L. T. Book #4 |
1/1/2007 |
69 |
|
| Burandt, Ferdinand Samuel & Hennrietta |
Early settlers in Carver County: History of the migration of Burandt family from New Paleshken, Germany in 1865 |
History: Early Settlement |
File Folder |
1/1/2007 |
00 |
|
| Burandt, Ferdinand Samuel & Hennrietta |
Early settlers in Carver County: History of the migration of Burandt family from New Paleshken, Germany in 1865 |
History |
File Folder - Dr. G-2 |
1/1/2007 |
00 |
|
| Dominick, Louise Boettcher |
'Early settlers in Carver County' a history of Burandt family |
History: Reminiscences |
G2 |
1/1/2008 |
00 |
|
| Houghton, James (Capt.) |
Died in Carver, 1/31/1872 (?), age 51 years, Born in 1821. He was one of the oldest settlers. |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
The Holmes Carver Book |
1/1/2008 |
9 |
|
| Karels, Peter |
3 sons, Ludwig, John & Nicholas. Early settlers in Hollywood. |
History: Early Settlement |
L. T. Book 4 |
1/1/2008 |
69 |
|
| Lyman. Henry M. |
Obituary - He was a pioneer settler of Chanhassen. |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Dr. G-3 |
1/1/2008 |
00 |
|
| Madden, John |
Early settlers in Hollywood. |
History: Early Settlement |
L. T. Book 4 |
1/1/2008 |
69 |
|
| Thompson,Stephen |
Early Settlers in Hollywood |
|
L.T. Book 4 |
1/1/2009 |
69 |
|
| Carver County |
History, topography, game preserve, soil & waters, 1st settlers. |
|
L.T. Book #5 |
1/1/2010 |
72 |
|
| Carver County |
Early settlers, explorers, county seat to Chaska, township county organization. - (1970s) |
|
L.T. Book #5 |
1/1/2010 |
75-79 |
|
| Carver County Settlers |
Swedish, St. Ansgar Academy(Gustavus Adolphus), German, Early Populations. |
|
L.T. Book #5 |
1/1/2010 |
81-82 |
|
| Carver County Settlers |
Germans |
|
L.T. Book #5 |
1/1/2010 |
103 |
|
| City Square Park (photo) |
Has been around since time of early settlers |
Geography |
Chaska Herald |
12/20/2012 |
A9 |
1 |
| Watertown History |
City and Township founded in same year; Gothaholm, Carver County: first settler's home; early Watertown: energetic Yankees farmed, fought; Religious ties make Gothaholm strong community; Melting glacier carved out today's Carver county |
History |
Violet Grife Scrapbook - file folder |
10/30/2013 |
0 |
|
| German Settlers |
|
|
G-1-Subj-0120 |
7/29/2014 |
0 |
|
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