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Local Histories

Books on New Ulm, Minnesota, and other towns, townships
and counties in the surrounding area


LH.087.Ale Alexander Harkins Store
24 pages
History of the store with pictures.*
LH.086.Arm

Arminiius, Herman Monument
Telling about the great Herman
39 pages*

LH.040.Atl Atlas of 1953 of Brown County
30 pages
Donated by Angie Portner *
LH.009.Bap Baptismal Records from SS Peter and Paul’s Parish, Mankato, MN 1856-1868
The records kept by Father Valentin Sommereisen have been copied and placed in a hard bound book. This book also includes some Confirmation Records, Marriage Records and Burial Records. The records are in English and they are handwritten.
LH.010.Bap Baptismal Records from SS Peter and Paul’s Parish, Mankato, MN 1868-1878
These records have been copied and placed in a hard bound book. This book also includes some Marriage Records and some Burial Records. The records are in English and they are handwritten.
LH.006.Bel Bells Across the Prairie, 125 Years of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, New Ulm, Minnesota
1995, 71 pages.
Text in English with lot of pictures.
LH.074.Boh

Villages in Bohemia, House numbers, 1939-1946
9 pages
By Paul Kretsch*

LH.094.Bro Brown County Minnesota, 150 years of Brown County, 1856-2006
152 pages
Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch *
LH.027.Bro Brown County Naturalization Records Index AA-LA 1856-1945
Prepared by Conrad Peterzen and the Range Genealogical Society
2001, 215 pages, text in English
LH.028.Bro Brown County Naturalization Records Index LA-Z 1856-1945
Prepared by Conrad Peterzen and the Range Genealogical Society
2001, 212 pages, text in English
LH.024.Bro

Brown County (New Ulm) Minnesota Pioneers and Their Families
Excerpted from: “History of Brown County, Minnesota, Its People, Industries and Institutions.”
568 pages, text in English, some pictures.
Written by L. A. Fritsche, 1916.
Edited with a new introduction by Don Heirich Tolzmann, 2002.

LH.054.Bro A Pictorial History of Brown County
By Bruce Fenske
128 pages
Donated by Ruth Hornick*
LH.089.Cam Camera and Sketchbook
132 pages
This is about the Sioux Uprising, 1862*
LH.016.Cat Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (2000)
71 pages of pictures, 43 pages of names
Parish book of Holy Trinity Cathedral, New Ulm, MN
LH.004.Cen Census Records 1860-1870 Brown County
LH.005.Cen Census Records 1880-1890 Brown County
LH.025.Cen A Century Of Memories-LeCenter, 1890-1990 (Centennial), LeCenter, MN
By Miles Bowler & Jim and Patricia Simonett and by Centennial Committee
481 pages, text in English, lots of pictures.

LH.019.Chu

The Church of the Japanese Martyrs - From it Origin to its Centennial (1867-1967)
68 pages in English with pictures.
Reprinted and donated by Ruth Hornick
LH.060.Cle Clear Lake School Dist. 6/179in 1864-1971, the Good Years.
By Gary Wiltscheck
47 pages
Pictures from Angie Portner
Donated by A. Portner*
LH.003.1.Com Comfrey, Minnesota 1899 - Volume One - Our Town
1982, 245 pages, text in English, pictures
Early history.
LH.003.2.Com Comfrey, MN - One Hundred Years of Pride - Volume Two - Our Town
2000, 256 pages, text in English, pictures
Story of rebuilding after the tornado.
LH.048.Com St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Comfrey, MN
Newspaper clippings and pictures.
Donated by Ruth Hornick*
LH.049. Com Church of St. Paul’s, Comfrey, MN, 100th  Anniversary
Lots of pictures.
Donated by R. Hornick
LH.050.Com Comfrey Vets and Cemetery Information, Birth, Death, and Service Branch
Donated by R. Hornick *
LH.044.Con The Chemnitzer Concertina, 1834-2004
History of concertinas.
By LaVern Rippley
294 pages
Donated by the author*
LH.065.Con The Population of Fort Ridgely During The Siege of 1862
By Carrie Zeman
32 pages.
Purchased by GBHS.*
LH.051.Cou Brown, Cottonwood, & Watonwann Counties, 1886-1905
Townships, surnames, and landowners.
Donated by Ruth Hornick *
LH.057.Cou Brown 1886, Redwood and Nicollet Plat  Maps
200 pages.
Donated by R. Hornick*
LH.055.Ess.No 2 Essig, Minnesota, Isn’t Made of Vinegar
By Alvin Rolloff
249 pages
LH.072.Exp When World War II Was Over
As told by Kael Hausner.
Expulsion from Bohemia after the war.
16 pages.
Donated by Angie Portner*
LH. 076.Emm The Combined Efforts of Immigrants Ships and a List of Hessian Waldeck Prisoners of War, Ship Lists
Donated by John Fritsche, & Angie Portner*
LH.026.Fai Fairfax Centennial 1882-1982 July 9-10-11
252 pages, text in English, lots of pictures
Donated by Joleen Keckstein
L.H.096 Far Farm & Home Plat & Directory, since 1981 (1996)
By Farm and Home Publishers
72 pages
Township maps & phone directory.
LH.092 Foo Footprints of the Five Generations
6 pages
From Martha Ortiz*
LH.095 Ger German-Bohemians of Brown County & Nicollet County
200 pages
From Bob Paulson*
LH.063.Ger German-Bohemians
5 pages
Compiled and donated by Don Brand*
LH.066.Ger German-Bohemian Heitage Society Timecapsule Scrapbook, 2005
By Molly Schweinfurter
50 pages, pictures, a great book. *
LH.067.Ger German-Bohemian Family Data Base (early)
Compiled by Bob Paulson.
51 pages*
Donated by Ruth Hornick.
LH.036.Ger German Immigration to the Minnesota River Valley Frontier 1852-1865 (2000)
By Bryce O. Stenzel
119 pages, text in English, with some pictures
LH.023.Ger German Pioneer Accounts of the Great Sioux Uprising of 1862
Edited by Don Heinrich Tolzmann in 2002
Donated byb the author.
106 pages, text in English.
LH.080.Ger Trips to Germany and the Homeland in 1995
Includes a video.*
LH.002.Ger GERMANIA, U.S.A.
By Noel Iverson
1966, 188 pages, text in English
Social change in New Ulm, MN.
Donated by Louie Lindmeyer.
LH.021.Ges Geschichte der Dreifaltigkeits - Gemeinde in New Ulm, MN: eine Festgabe zum Goldenen Jubilaum
By Father Alexander Berghold
237 pages, German text, photos
Catholic Church, Priests, German-Americans - History of the Holy Trinity Parish in New Ulm, MN for their Golden Jubilee.
LH.041.Hei Heimat in Bohmen, Semeschitz-Kreis Bischhofteinitz
By Dr. P. Karl Stich,
845 pages, text in German, many photos.
Donated by Harold & Agnes Zwaschka*
LH.088.Her Herman the Legend to Symbol
Pictures*
LH.017.His A History of St. Mary’s Parish, New Ulm, MN
1996, 118 pages in English, pictures
Marking the 75th anniversary of the appointment of the first pastor.
LH.007.His The History of Lafayette 1900-2000
By Centennial Committee
2000, 470 pages, text in English, some pictures
LH.008.His The History Of Ss. Peter And Paul Parish Mankato, MN 1854-1899
By Wilhelm von Festenberg
139 pages, text translated from German to English, pictures
LH.022.His History of the Minnesota Valley - Including the Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota
By Rev. Edward D. Neill
176 pages
Included in this book is the History of the Sioux Massacre by Charles S. Bryant, which is 1000 pages. Text in English, no illustrations or pictures.  Chronology pages 257-262.
LH.014.Hol Holy Trinity Church of New Ulm, Minnesota (A Record of 75 Years) 1868-1944
250 pages, text in English, with pictures
LH.052.Hol Holy Trinity Church, New Ulm, MN, 1869-1944
260 pages
Donated by A. Portner*
LH.069.Hol Holy Trinity Early Cemetery Records
Donated by Bob Paulson. 21 pages.*
LH.059.Hol Early years records of Holy Trinity Cemetery
Published on the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee on October 8, 1944.
Compiled and donated by Bob Paulson*
68 pages
LH.038.Hol A German Town, A History of New Ulm
By Daniel Hoisington
216 pages, with illustrations
LH.001.Jou Journey 1872-2000
2000, 345 pages, text in English, pictures
Donated by Sleepy Eye Depot Museum
LH.080. Kre Parish Books from Kreis Bischofteinitz in the Pilsen Archives
By Alfred Piwonka
38 pages
Donated by Bob. Paulson
LH.039.Lea Leavenworth, MN. 1857
Early history and family names
By Pat Schieffert
97 Pages
LH.020.Man Mankato - Its First Fifty Years 1852-1902
By the Centennial Committee
345 pages, text in English, with pictures.
LH.031.Man Mankato Memories
Published by the Mankato Free Press
Historic Photo Album-1852-Today
2001, 128 pages
LH.037.Man Mankato Milestones 1852-2002 
By Bryce O. Stenzel
122 pages, text in English, a lot of pictures
LH.093.Mar Marking Time, An Illustrated guide to Brown County sites of Historical Interest
By CJ Carmichael Brown*
127 pages, many photos
LH.090.Mem Memorials of the Sioux Indian Outbreak 1862
24 pages, many photos,
Donated by Dolores Kloeckl Dietz*
LH.013.Min A Minnesota Shepherd
A Life of Bishop Alphonse J. Schladweiler
By Richard M. Hogen
1979, 88 pages, text in English, with some pictures
Donated by Holy Trinity Church
LH.091.Mus Musikanten Spuits
2000, 91 pages, text in German, pictures of musical instruments*
LH.043.New New Ulm, Minnesota
Translated and edited by Don Heinrich Tolzman
A history of New Ulm
370 pages
Donated by Don. Heinrich Tolzmann *
LH.081.New New Ulm’s Catholic Cemetery Records
From Elroy Ubl and Bob Paulson*
LH.082.New New Ulm’s Cemetery
Surnames of lots.
About 50 pages.
From A. Portner*
LH.083.New New Ulm’s Catholic Cemetery 1884-1920
Handwritten, about 100 pages, A.P.*
LH.084.St.J Centennial of St. Joseph Society, 1875-1975
23 pages
From George Portner*
LH.053.New A Chronology of New Ulm, MN. 1853-1899
Compiled by Elroy Ubl from another book on New Ulm.
150 pages
From Ruth Hornick *
LH.058.Ubl New Ulm Area Defenders of Aug. 1862, Dakota Indians and Pioneer Settlers
By Elroy Ubl
55 pages
Donated by author*
LH.071. New  A Souvenir book of New Ulm, MN
2003, pictures
Donated  by Angie Portner *
LH.029.Nic Nicollet County Naturalization Records Index 1867-1956
Prepared by Conrad Peterzen and the Range Genealogical Society 1998.
241 pages, text in English
LH.085.Nic Nicollet County Plat Book
About 30 pages*
LH.077.Nic Do You Remember? A history of St. Peter area
1995 (reprint), 38 pages.
LH.018.Peo The People of Springfield
By The Springfield History Book Committee
2000, 235 pages, English text, pictures
LH.011.Pic Pick Out the Biggest
By Frank Morris
1943, 132 pages, text in English, a few pictures
This book has been included in our library because one of New Ulm’s finest, Lester F. Domeier, served on the U.S.S. Boise.
LH.033.Reu The Reunion
By Tom Fischer 
2001, 308 pages, text in English with some German words used occasionally
A fictional writing about the life of George Fischer, who came to the U.S. from a village in Bohemia called Trohatin.
LH.046.Sle

Sleepy Eye, MN
Newspaper clippings, map, early history
Compiled and donated by Ruth Hornick. 29 pages *

LH.056.Sle A history of Sleepy Eye, MN
By Elizabeth Scobie
136 pages
From A. Portner*
LH.062.St-G

St. George Catholic Cemetery, West Newton, Township, Nicollet County, Cemetery records
17 pages
From Joe & Mary Forst*

LH.047.St.M Church of St. Marys, Sleepy Eye, MN.  1876 to 1976, Centennial
21 pages
Compiled and donated by Ruth Hornick. *
LH.068.St-M St. Mary's Cemetery lots
1965, 39 pages
Donated by Jane Tarjenson*
LH.035.Sai St. Joseph Catholic Society, New Ulm, MN 1904
Compiled and donated by Angie Portner (2002)
LH. 045.St J St. Joseph Catholic Church, New Ulm, MN and Golden Gate history 1864-1876
21 pages
Compiled and donated by Ruth Hornick.
LH.073.StJ  Diamond Jubilee of St. Joseph Society, 1875-1950
38 pages
From A. Portner*
LH.078.StJ St. Joseph's Cemetery,Cottonwood Township
From Brown County Historical Society
Copied by Angie Portner.*
LH.015.Stm  St. Mary Help of Christians (125th Anniversary 1876-2001) Sleepy Eye, MN
136 pages in English, pictures
LH.034.Sai  St. Raphaels Parish, Springfield, MN 1874 - 1974
Text in English, lot of pictures.
Donated by Ruth Hornick
LH.064.She Sheaphead Card Game
By Anna Howie
7 pages
Donated by Angie Portner*
LH.032.Sol   Soldier, Settler and Sioux, Fort Ridgely and the Minnesota River Valley 1853-1867
By Paul N. Beck     
199 pages, text in English
LH.030.Spr Springfield, Town on the Minnesota Prairie
Composition by Springfield Advance-Press
1981, 284 pages, text in English and there are photos
LH.062.Spr St. Raphaels Parish, Springfield, MN 1874-1974
Pictures, 61 pages,
Donated by Ruth Hornick *
LH.071.Sov The Henderson To Fort Ridgely Trail
By Ahle Reddemann
103 pages
Bought by GBHS.
LH. 042.The  The Matter Lies Deeper
By Elroy Ubl
History of New Ulm, pioneers, cemetery & burial locations
Pictures, 981 pages
From Angie Portner *
LH.075.Vil  Family Names and Villages in Bohemia
About 15 pages
From Bob Paulson*
LH.012.Whe Where Away
By John J. Floherty Jr. (1944)
249 pages, text in English, some illustrations
This book is in our library because one of New Ulm’s sons Clarence (Bull) Aschenbrenner served on the U.S.S. Marblehead and is mentioned in this  book.
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