Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Batdorf, Clarence |
Obituary (Watertown) |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Waconia Patriot |
6/29/1950 |
10 |
|
| Batdorf, Clarence |
Died(Watertown) |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Waconia Patriot |
6/29/1950 |
10 |
|
| Cities - Watertown |
"Watertown History" |
History: Reminiscences |
Carver County News |
7/6/1950 |
1 |
1 |
| Cities - Watertown |
"Watertwon History" |
History |
Carver County News |
7/13/1950 |
1 |
1 |
| Gahl, Theodore |
Winsted man formerly of Carver Co. passed away at Bratholdt Hsp., Watertown |
|
Waconia Patriot |
7/20/1950 |
7 |
|
| Cities - Watertown |
"Watertown History" |
History |
Carver County News |
7/20/1950 |
1 |
2 |
| Gypsies Watertown |
Visisted Watertown(From 17 year ago file) |
|
Carver County News |
7/27/1950 |
1 |
5 |
| Cities - Watertown |
"Watertown History" |
History |
Carver County News |
7/27/1950 |
1 |
6 |
| Akins, Jonas Peter |
Brief Bio - "Watertown History" |
|
Carver County News |
8/3/1950 |
1 |
6 |
| Cemeteries - Watertown |
Sec 5 & 8 reserved as public burial ground in 1858. |
Cemeteries |
Carver County News |
8/3/1950 |
1 |
6 |
| Sports |
Watertown 1950 baseball summary |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
8/17/1950 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Hedin Store - Store opens in Hahn store building |
Business & Industry: General Stores |
Carver County News |
8/24/1950 |
1 |
6 |
| Sports |
Watertown first place in league (midget baseball) |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
8/31/1950 |
6 |
2 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
American Legion picnic & parade (Photos) |
- Government: Organizations
- Entertainment: Parades |
Carver County News |
8/31/1950 |
3 |
1 - 3 |
| Japs , F . H . |
married D . Loudwehr in 1874 Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
9/12/1950 |
1 |
3 |
| Kohler, Celestine |
Purchased Watertown Hotel in 1865 and married Magdalena Roth in 1846 |
|
Carver County News |
9/21/1950 |
1 |
3 |
| Lienan , M . F . |
came to Watertown history in 1864 |
|
Carver County News |
9/28/1950 |
1 |
5 |
| Mattson , Nelson . |
born in 1827 ( Watertown History ) |
|
Carver County News |
9/28/1950 |
1 |
5 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Willing Workers 4H club annual meeting |
- Children & Youth: Programs: 4-H
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
10/5/1950 |
1 |
2 |
| Shrader , E , E . Dr . |
pioneer physician , of Watertown community , passed away |
|
Carver County News |
10/26/1950 |
1 |
1 |
| Sports |
Watertown Baseball Association: New directors elected |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
11/9/1950 |
4 |
3 |
| Events - Watertown |
Armistice Day - Talent Contest/The German Band members |
- Holidays: Armistice Day
- History: Events
- Arts: Music: Bands |
Carver County News |
11/16/1950 |
1 |
4 |
| Murphy , Ichabod . |
born in 1841 ( Watertown History ) |
|
Carver County News |
11/30/1950 |
7 |
2 |
| St . John , Walter |
born in 1840 " Watertown History " |
|
Carver County News |
11/30/1950 |
7 |
2 |
| Roescheise , George . |
born in 1841 --History of Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
11/30/1950 |
7 |
2 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
Midwest Sales & Service Garage destroyed by fire |
- Business & Industry: Automotive
- Disasters: Fires |
Carver County News |
12/28/1950 |
1 |
4 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Village of Watertown: Personal Property tax list. |
Government: Finance and Funding: Property Tax |
Carver County News |
1/11/1951 |
3 |
1 |
| Cities - Watertown |
Township of Watertown, personal property tax list. |
Government: Finance and Funding: Property Tax |
Carver County News |
1/11/1951 |
3 |
3 |
| Lindquist , George Mrs . |
a former resident of Watertown passed |
|
Carver County News |
2/22/1951 |
4 |
2 |
| Schools - Watertown - |
WHS 4/12/1934 - Topic of conservation in Watertown at present is the new high school auditorium/gymnisium(17 years ago) |
Education: High Schools |
Carver County News |
4/12/1951 |
1 |
4 |
| Vogel, Mr & Mrs |
moving to Watertown |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
6/26/1951 |
1 |
1 |
| Platt , J. L . Mrs |
A former Watertown Citizen passed a way |
|
Carver County News |
7/5/1951 |
4 |
1 |
| Sports |
Watertown: Neumann, Walter (Bud) receives class "A: trophy (Photo) |
Sports & Recreation |
Carver County News |
9/20/1951 |
1 |
4,5,6 |
| Sports |
State "A" champions - Watertown beats LeCenter 9-4 |
Sports & Recreation: Baseball |
Carver County News |
9/20/1951 |
1 |
1 |
| Schools - Watertown |
WHS - Watertown stops Hawks - Watertwon gridders first victory beat Chaska (21 - 13 ) |
Sports & Recreation: Basketball |
Carver County News |
10/18/1951 |
1 |
3 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
White Bakery leased part of Malberg building to operate bakery |
Business & Industry: Restaurants |
Carver County News |
1/10/1952 |
5 |
5 |
| Sandquist , Clifton . |
puchased Fred Scheidegger home in Mayer and it to Watertown |
|
Carver County News |
1/17/1952 |
4 |
1 |
| Businesses - Watertown |
White Bakery leased part of Malberg building to operate bakery |
Business & Industry: Restaurants |
Carver County News |
1/17/1952 |
5 |
4 - 6 |
| Schools - Watertown |
WHS - 4 farm seniors win against Silver Lake in Purina Checker Board Quiz |
- Education: High Schools
- Children & Youth: Teens |
Carver County News |
1/31/1952 |
1 |
6 |
| Organizations - Watertown |
Amalgamated Smyphonic Sons of Harmony LTD, officers elected (From 17 yrs. ago file) |
- Arts: Music: Orchestras
- Government: Organizations |
Carver County News |
1/31/1952 |
1 |
5 |
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
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